All Hallow’s Read Giveaway: HOUSE OF LEAVES
In honor of All Hallow’s Read (see the video below for more info), I’m giving away a copy of the scariest book I’ve ever read.
by Mark Z. Danielewski
This book has made it impossible for me to ever live in a house alone. For the rest of my life, I will be terrified of closets, look askance at all tattoo parlors, and wonder whether the book drove me mad or this insanity was always lurking deep within.
It.
Is.
Terrifying.
With pages that look like this:
And a section at the end that can only be read by deciphering the code (DON’T DECIPHER IT. IT IS SO DISTURBING.), House of Leaves is what we call a mindf***.
It is a book within a book; story told by the deranged Johnny Truant about a manuscript he discovers. That manuscript is terrifying, and just as it rips Johnny’s fragile mind apart, it will rip apart yours. And as we watch Johnny’s life unravel with fear, so will yours…
Sounds fun, eh? 😉 Well, it is. So if you’re interested in reading this terror, then
LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW.
I’ll announce the winner on Halloween (next Monday).
And now, to let Niel Gaiman explain what All Hallow’s Read is…
October 26, 2011 @ 11:44 am
Dude! That sounds awesome!
October 26, 2011 @ 3:06 pm
It IS! I will put your name in the hat. 🙂
October 26, 2011 @ 1:04 pm
Um, hell yes! Count me in! I’ve been looking for a good scary book to read lately. Something about this time of year has been craving to curl up couch under a blanket with a scary book (and preferably on a cold, cold night in front of a crackling fire, but until I move that’s not going to happen … ever). So yes, I will most definitely be checking this book out even if I don’t win. 😀
October 26, 2011 @ 3:06 pm
Awesome, awesome. Be sure to read it WITH COMPANY.
October 26, 2011 @ 1:24 pm
Oh my gosh, count me in! If I don’t win, I’m totally going to buy this book. 🙂
October 26, 2011 @ 3:07 pm
You are duly counted!! 😀
October 26, 2011 @ 2:10 pm
Sounds like a heck of a lot of fun! I need more books to scare me, instead of just grossing me out. (Witness my pointed stare at every Richard Laymon book I have ever read.)
October 26, 2011 @ 3:08 pm
Yeah, I’ve never tried Richard Laymon. That whole splatterpunk horror just doesn’t do it for me…
October 26, 2011 @ 2:31 pm
This sounds really cool! Enter me!
October 26, 2011 @ 8:37 pm
You are entered, madame!! 🙂
October 26, 2011 @ 3:22 pm
I’m freaked out just *thinking* about reading this book now. I’m such a chicken! (So don’t enter me, because really, I don’t think I could handle it. LOL) But I love the idea of All Hallows Read!!!
October 26, 2011 @ 8:37 pm
Hahaha. If only I had known my own limits before picking this book up… You can’t put it down once you start–even though you want/NEED to!
October 26, 2011 @ 5:02 pm
Ooh this sounds so creeepy! I would love to read it.
October 26, 2011 @ 8:37 pm
Your name is in the hat!! 😀
October 26, 2011 @ 5:05 pm
I’m intrigued and frightened all at the same time, but definitely count me in 🙂
October 26, 2011 @ 8:38 pm
Hehehe. I will count you–and you’re right to be frightened. 😉
October 26, 2011 @ 5:54 pm
Oh man, I’ve really been meaning to read this book. I remember it freaking everyone out but I always forget to pick it up int he bookstore.
October 26, 2011 @ 8:38 pm
Ah yes, I recall Jeremy, Weeks, and I (and Jason?) going crazy over this book… I picked it up because Jeremy said he could never see a closet the same way, and I wanted to know why.
October 26, 2011 @ 6:02 pm
yes, awesome! with a cover like that, who would’ve thought such scariness within?
love gaiman too ;-D
October 26, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
I know–what a deceptive cover! Your name is in the hat! 😀
October 27, 2011 @ 12:33 am
Sounds like a book I need to read.
October 27, 2011 @ 9:51 am
It definitely is. 🙂 I’ve got your name down!
October 27, 2011 @ 2:30 am
I want to read this book so badly. I have heard nothing but great things about it.
October 27, 2011 @ 9:52 am
Well, your name is in the drawing, so maybe you’ll get it!! 😀
October 27, 2011 @ 1:32 am
I should probably stay away from this since I get scared easily, but it sounds interesting 😀 The only scary books I remember reading was the Witch Saga by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor when I was a kid (and really, they were more creepy than scary). Is the giveaway international? (~w~)
October 27, 2011 @ 9:52 am
Seeing as I live in Germany, it’s definitely international! Sorry for not specifying. 🙂
And hmmmm, I haven’t heard of the Witch Saga. I’ll have to look into those…
October 27, 2011 @ 2:49 pm
Awesome! I’d like to join as well 😀
October 28, 2011 @ 12:32 am
WOW. Yes I would love to read this. Count me in! Thanks
Laura x
October 28, 2011 @ 9:48 am
Sure thing, Laura!! <3
October 28, 2011 @ 7:24 am
I’ve ALWAYS wanted to read this book, but have never wanted to spend the money on it! That’s super awesome. 🙂
October 28, 2011 @ 9:49 am
EEE! Well, if you don’t win (which your name is now in the hat–so you might!!), you should totally find it at a library somewhere. 😀
October 30, 2011 @ 12:27 am
Holy smack. This sounds crazy. But crazy awesome. And crazy scary, too. Must remember not to read at night with only a nightlight on. 😛
October 30, 2011 @ 7:58 pm
Definitely keep a nightlight!! 😀 Your name is in the drawing!