Halloween is one of the best times to read some of Daphne du Maurier’s most scary short stories
Happy Halloween, everyone!
In popular culture, Halloween has become a day to celebrate horror and is associated with the macabre and supernatural. Activities include trick or treating, costume parties, carving pumpkins or turnips into jack-o-lanterns, apple bobbing, bonfires and playing pranks. It is also a great time to watch a horror or Halloween-themed film.
Or, if you love the works of Daphne du Maurier, and we are sure you do, as you are reading these pages, pick up a collection of her short stories and get totally spooked by her.
Daphne wrote many short stories, and they come in lots of collections. Maybe you should choose Echoes from the Macabre, which includes The Birds, Don’t Look Now, The Apple Tree and Kiss Me Again Stranger. You could also try The Breaking Point, which includes The Alibi and The Blue Lenses. Or, maybe, The Doll, which includes East Wind, The Happy Valley and, of course, the story called The Doll.
Whichever collection of Daphne du Maurier’s short stories you pick up, you will find ghostly and scary stories which are the perfect fit for Halloween.
So enjoy and scare yourselves in equal measure this Halloween.