Ghoulish Gifts for a Sunny, Scary Summerween

By Kat La Mantia | May 20 2025 | AdultsAllBlogChildren'sGeneralHolidayPop Culture

Why wait until October to celebrate all things spooky? With the growing Summerween trend, Halloween fans can indulge in their favorite holiday in the the middle of the year with jack-o’-melon carving, sparkling pumpkin punch, and slasher movie marathons! First introduced by the hit Disney show, Gravity Falls, where the local townspeople celebrate Summerween on June 22 to have their Halloween fun twice a year, the “Summerween” idea has become it’s own phenomenon with spooky season lovers taking the opportunity to throw their own summer parties with a hair-raising Halloween twist.

With Americans’ love for Halloween on the rise and seasonal decor appearing in big box stores earlier and earlier each year, it’s no shock that Summerween has escaped its cartoon origins and entered the cultural zeitgeist. Make the most of this new holiday trend by curating an assort that blends the thrills and chills of the fall festivities with the bright colors and lighthearted vibe of a poolside summer soirée!

Check out some of our top Summerween picks down below, then click into our title list to discover even more fun, frightening favorites!

More Summerween Scares

9781664351745
A quirky, fun book with rhyming text that celebrates Summerween and introduces numbers 1 through 10.
$8.99 US
May 06, 2025
7-3/4 x 7-3/4
Board Book
20 Pages
Tiger Tales
Age 3-6 years

9781368116015
This Halloween-themed 2-in-1 Gravity Falls storybook includes two spooky tales based on favorite episodes. Also includes a fun sticker sheet.
$6.99 US
May 06, 2025
8 x 8
Paperback
48 Pages
Random House/Disney
Age 6-8 years

9798217131846
Immerse yourself in 30 cute, cozy, tear-out postcard coloring pages, and daydream about the joys and comforts of the Halloween season.
$12.99 US
Aug 05, 2025
7-1/16 x 7-1/16
Paperback
64 Pages
DK Children
Age 5-7 years

The Woefully Weird Recipes of Nevermore Academy
9780593797884
Re-create macabre meals from Nevermore Academy in the comfort of your own oh-so-normal kitchen with 60 recipes inspired by the hit series Wednesday.
$32.00 US
Jul 22, 2025
7-3/8 x 9-1/8
Hardcover
224 Pages
Random House Worlds

A Grimoire of Occult Cocktails and Drinking Rituals
9783791387147
Alcohol meets alchemy in this fun and darkly fascinating collection of cocktail recipes to suit your every mood and whim.
$19.95 US
Sep 07, 2021
7-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
160 Pages
Prestel

Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
9781683694250
A smart, funny crash course in 25 iconic horror movies, from Psycho to Hereditary, for people who love getting the reference but hate being scared.
$17.99 US
Sep 03, 2024
5-1/2 x 7-1/2
Paperback
272 Pages
Quirk Books

How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror
9780593474709
The ultimate story of the Scream movie franchise, featuring interviews from more than eighty key players and an in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the films that revived a dying genre
$22.00 US
Aug 19, 2025
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
352 Pages
Plume

9781835411353
Revel in over 50 years of outrageous fun as you color your way through the first official Rocky Horror Show coloring book featuring over 40 never-before-seen illustrations.
$14.99 US
Aug 12, 2025
9-7/8 x 9-7/8
Paperback
64 Pages
Titan Books

A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
9781683693222
Come and meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to batsquatch and beyond!
$19.99 US
Oct 11, 2022
5-1/4 x 8
Hardcover
288 Pages
Quirk Books

A Lift-the-Flap Joke Book!
9780593888605
From acclaimed children’s book author-illustrator Jill Howarth comes a silly, pun-filled interactive board book perfect for Halloween, with 20 lift-the-flaps, a search-and-find, a maze, and more!
$10.99 US
Jul 22, 2025
6 x 9
Board Book
10 Pages
Grosset & Dunlap
Age 3-5 years

9781954232112
Choose from 9 possible endings in this interactive book from the bestselling Choose Your Own Adventure series, now for 5- to 8-year-old readers!Filled with colorful illustrations, these books for little kids make reading together extra fun. But be careful!!! The choices YOU make might end up with you starring in a bigfoot documentary.YOU are finally on spring break after a rainy winter. All you wanted was to spend your school vacation in Hawaii on the beach, but your parents have other plans. You're going camping at Bigfoot Research Camp in the rainy Pacific Northwest. You are afraid you will die of boredom until a real live Bigfoot shows up. Maybe this camping trip won't turn out to be so boring after all?
$8.99 US
Mar 07, 2024
6-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
80 Pages
Choose Your Own Adventure Jr.
Age 5-8 years

9798887240923
This fresh Godzilla OGN proves that kaiju are for kids. Especially the ones who’d rather befriend beasts than fight them.
$12.99 US
Aug 20, 2024
6 x 9
Paperback
112 Pages
IDW Publishing
Age 9-12 years

9780736444583
Tim Burton’s classic film Frankenweenie is retold for the first time as a Little Golden Book­! Perfect for Halloween or any time you want a delightful scare!
$5.99 US
Jul 01, 2025
6-5/8 x 8
Hardcover
24 Pages
Golden/Disney
Age 2-5 years

9781984898104
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD •  Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as one of America's favorite writers • In a world where bullies rule, one girl holds a secret power. Unpopular and tormented, Carrie White's life takes a terrifying turn when her hidden abilities become a weapon of horror."Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre."  —Esquire   “A master storyteller.” —The Los Angeles Times • “Guaranteed to chill you.” —The New York Times • "Gory and horrifying. . . . You can't put it down." —Chicago Tribune   Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother's religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she's kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been both a power and a problem. And when she finds herself the recipient of a sudden act of kindness, Carrie feels like she's finally been given a chance to be normal. She hopes that the nightmare of her classmates' vicious taunts is over . . . but an unexpected and cruel prank turns her gift into a weapon of horror so destructive that the town may never recover.
$17.00 US
Dec 31, 2018
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
336 Pages
Vintage

9780593818206
Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out he’s a vampire . . . the stakes couldn’t be higher, in this infectious new paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Spoiler Alert.
$19.00 US
Aug 05, 2025
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
416 Pages
Berkley

A Novel
9780593475898
From Dead Eleven author Jimmy Juliano, a twisty, edge-of-your-seat novel about a unique haunting in the early 2000s.
$28.00 US
Aug 12, 2025
6 x 9
Hardcover
384 Pages
Dutton

The cult classic that inspired Dracula
9781782275848
A stunning hardcover edition of the original vampire story that inspired Dracula—now with a haunting art deco design, vibrant red foil, and thoughtful layout for a seductive reading experience Sapphic longing meets gothic horror in this “exploration of obsessive first love [as] both exciting and monstrous . . . perfect for YA readers” and adult fans of Anne Rice (Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author).
$19.95 US
Sep 07, 2021
5-1/16 x 7-13/16
Hardcover
160 Pages
Pushkin Press