In celebration of October and the Halloween season, what are some good spooky, scary, or monstrous reads? Bonus points for a movie which would pair well with the book.

Advice/guidance for reading Carl Jung if I've only barely read Nietzsche and Freud? Prior reading of other thinkers required, recommended, or mostly unnecessary? Any good places to start? Thx

I think that Lupe, from Savage Detectives, seems to actually have been a real person and was Bolaño’s prostitute lover, and the story about her life is mostly true. It wasn’t too hard to find out since he wrote a poem about her called Lupe. Any other Bolaño fun facts you know?

Bedtime books? What are some good books to read just before going to sleep? My last bedtime book was the Hobbit, which was perfect; relaxing, entertaining, wholesome, enchanting, already one step into a dream. All genres welcome.

Where should I start with Italo Calvino? I recently read The Path to the Spiders' Nest, his amazing first novel, and would like to read more, but hesitate to go through his work chronilogically. Any advice?

I’m a sucker for romance. Any good quality literature with a romantic plot? For reference, I enjoyed The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima, which was beautiful and romantic.

What are some good biographies of Alexander the Great? Are there any good classical accounts, or are the modern biographies better?