‘The Halloween Children’ are Watching in Suburban Horror Novel

The Halloween Children are watching – they’re always watching – in a chilling new novel of suburban horror coming this summer from Bram Stoker Award winner Norman Prentiss and Brian James Freeman of Cemetery Dance Publications. 

The accommodations at Stillbrook Apartments aren’t exactly glamorous, but they’re quiet, affordable, and well maintained. The handyman is usually available to help with a leak or a broken bulb, his wife and two adorable kids often tagging along. When occasion dictates, the neighbors gather to wish each other well and spread the requisite holiday cheer. Everything’s very nice. Very normal.

But as Halloween approaches, strange occurrences are happening all around Stillbrook. The children tell disturbing stories, bizarre noises bleed through the walls, and one abandoned unit is found to be inhabited by something sinister—something that’s no longer alive.

For the safety of the tenants, the Halloween party has been canceled. There will be no decorations or masks, no candied apples or witch’s brew. But without treats to divert the Halloween Children, they have no choice but to play some very nasty tricks.

The digital eBook version of The Halloween Children will be released on June 13 (order it here), with a hardcover version to follow on September 15 (order it here) from Cemetery Dance.


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Matt Artz

Founded Halloween Daily News in 2012 and the Halloween International Film Festival in 2016. Professional writer/journalist/photographer since 2000.