Welcome to the 1st Annual Bump in the Night Spooktacular @ Starting the Next Chapter!

Let the games begin! At last it is time to kick off my first ever event and I couldn't be more excited. I have a week full of fun planned out for you all. There will be book reviews, guest posts galore, a supernatural showdown (known here is the Bump in the Night Brawl), and, at the end of the week, a giveaway! Pay attention each day, because at 2 PM CST there will be a special guest post, each featuring a supernatural creature for your consideration. When you see this emblem at the top of a post, you'll know that the post is part of the Brawl:


Each of my blogging friends will be trying to persuade you that the creature they are championing is the one you should vote for. On Sunday, October 30, you get to vote for your favorite. The winner determines what selection of books the winner of the giveaway will get to choose from, so consider carefully! For example, if ghosts win, the winner gets to choose 1 from a list of 6 ghost-centric books. If zombies win, there will be 6 zombie books to choose from. You get the idea. Oh, and did I mention that this giveaway is INTERNATIONAL!? Well, it is, so I hope that all of my readers will have a fun right along with me this week. May the best creature win!

Schedule of Events

Haunted Monday
Creature Feature Review (Ghosts) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ Marla - ghosts @ 2 PM CST

Undead Tuesday
Creature Feature Review (Zombies) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ Kyla - zombies @ 2 PM CST

Witchy Wednesday
Creature Feature Review (Witches) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ Nikki - witches @ 2 PM CST

Vampiric Thursday
Creature Feature Review (Vampires) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ Louise - vampires @ 2 PM CST

Wolfish Friday
Creature Feature Review (Werewolves) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ DJL - werewolves @ 2 PM CST

Demonic Saturday
Creature Feature Review (Demons) @ 8 AM CST
Bump in the Night Brawl w/ Christy - demons @ 2 PM CST

Supernatural Sunday
Bump in the Night Brawl poll day

Monday - Happy Halloween!
Bump in the Night Brawl winner announcement & giveaway start date

Starting the Next Chapter's Bump in the Night Spooktacular

This year marks my blog's first Halloween and, since Halloween is my favorite holiday, I thought I'd do something special. I've put together an awesome line-up for the week leading up until Halloween, so stay tuned for some awesome new posts, including creature feature reviews, lots of guest posts, the Bump in the Night Brawl, and a special giveaway. Now, you may ask, "What are these things you speak of?" Well, I'll tell you.

The creature feature reviews are reviews by any other name. The difference is that each one is a review of a book that I will have chosen for each of the six supernatural beings that are commonly associated with Halloween: ghosts, witches, zombies, vampires, werewolves, and demons. Each book is handpicked, read, and reviewed by myself. The books I will chose will be picked with the holiday in mind. It's a fun way for me to spice up my review routine.

The Bump in the Night Brawl is a little something I put together to go with the guest posts and giveaway. Starting Monday, October 24, there will be a post about the supernatural creature of the day, written by one of the awesome ladies who humored the crazy woman and agreed to write up a little something about why the creature they are championing is THE one to beat, the epitome of Halloween, the ultimate thing that goes bump in the night. The line-up looks something like this:

Monday, October 24: ghosts w/ me, Marla

Tuesday, October 25: zombies w/ Kyla from Kyla Novelista

Wednesday, October 26: witches w/ Nikki from Books Most Wanted

Thursday, October 27: vampires w/ Louise from Between the Covers

Friday, October 28: werewolves w/ DJL from Denim-Jacket Librarian Dishes

Saturday, October 29: demons w/ Christy from The Reader Bee

Sunday, October 30: poll day

Monday, October 31: announcement of winner & giveaway

"But Marla, what's the point in all that?" you may ask. I shall tell you that, too.


On Sunday, October 30, there will be a poll. The object of that poll is to vote for the supernatural being that YOU think should be the winner of the Bump in the Night Brawl. The poll will be open from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM. At midnight, I will note the winner and prepare the winner announcement along with...

A GIVEAWAY!

You see, the winner of the Bump in the Night Brawl determines what kind of book will be given away to one of my lucky readers. For instance, if ghosts should win the day, a list of ghost-centric books will be posted for the giveaway winner to choose from. So what do you think? Would you care to join me this Halloween?