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October 26th

📚 Folklore to Curl Up With This Halloween ~ Spooky Season in Australia!

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These have been circulating on my reading list this October ~ a mix of Australiana, folklore and slow, spooky storytelling perfect for an evening by candlelight. 🌿🕯️

1. Australian Ghost Stories ~ edited by Bill Wannan
   ​ → Eerie tales drawn from early settlers and local legend ~ the bush at its most mysterious.
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2. The Singing Bones ~ Shaun Tan
   ​ → A hauntingly beautiful collection of illustrated folk tales, sculptural and strange.
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3. The Ghost and the Bounty Hunter ~ Adam Courtenay
   ​ → The true story of convict William Buckley; part myth, part history, all atmosphere.
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4. Australian Gothic: An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction ~ edited by James Doig
   ​ → Dark fiction and ghostly tales that capture the eerie side of the outback and beyond.
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5. Dark Emu ~ Bruce Pascoe
   ​ → Not ghostly, but profoundly unsettling in the best way ~ revealing the deeper stories of this land.
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