For the little ones: thrills in the forest
Mouffie the skunk and the costume party
Text by Gilles Tibo and illustrations by Jean Morin
Auzou editions
From 3 years old
Following a golden leaf blown by the wind, Mouffie the skunk gets lost in the forest at dusk. Frightened, she shivers when she sees a ghost, a witch, an ogre and a leprechaun. Fortunately, fear quickly gives way to joy when she recognizes her friends in the dark. Parents of easily distracted children will appreciate the end of this pretty album with fall colors.
For the kids: monstrous candy hunt
Monstrogangs – The night of all challenges
Text and illustrations by Audrey Jadaud
Dominique and company editions
From 8 years old
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Extract from the novel Monstrogangs – The night of all challenges, by Audrey Jadaud
All children love to spend Halloween, even monsters. Finally old enough to cross into the human world, the vampirette Batsie and her three friends participate in their first candy hunt. Between the rescue of an old zombie and a surprising allergic reaction, the tour does not go as planned, however. The Monstrogangs will have to help each other get home in time. Author and illustrator Audrey Jadaud offers us a funny and rhythmic story in which friendship overcomes all challenges.
For teens: terror in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Floods
Text by Marc-André Pilon
Hurtubise editions
From 14 years old
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Extract of Floods, by Marc-André Pilon
As soon as she moves into the old ancestral home acquired by her father and stepmother in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Laurie senses that something is wrong. Her cat disappears, her half-brother cries all the time, her brother isolates himself. And then there is this dismal partially flooded basement and this locked room upstairs from which an unexplained cold emanates. So what happened in this house? By giving life to a ghost with a rotten body, devilish twins and an aggressive father, Marc-André Pilon is betting on sure values in the world of horror. A terribly effective formula.
Comic: 1001 Ways to Die
Doctor RIP, volume 3 – It’s fatal !
Text by Michel Quintin and illustrations by Freg
Michel Quintin editions
From 10 years old
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Extract of Doctor RIP, volume 3 – It’s deadly, by Michel Quintin and Freg
Death is the only certainty in life, they say. The manner in which we die, on the other hand, can sometimes be surprising. In the company of his guinea pig Darwin, Doctor RIP presents, with supporting statistics, unusual ways of perishing: an American who died from having eaten too much liquorice, a linesman killed during a tennis match or even a amateur superhero who crashed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. It’s informative, funny, if a bit macabre.
Documentary: Scary Learnings
Fallen into… the jitters!
Text by Julie Rivard and illustrations by Rémy Simard
Druid editions
From 6 years old
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Extract of Fallen into… the jitters!, by Julie Rivard
The corridor of darkness, the room of nightmares and the lair of creatures: these are the three exhibition rooms that Léandre, Marina and Marie-Ange must cross during a school trip to the museum. Halfway between documentary and novel, this book allows you to learn surprising information on various subjects, from black holes to Friday the 13th, including spiders. There’s even a vampire trivia game. A fun way to learn.