In the spirit of Halloween, we gathered up a few books that are psychologically eerie in the way some horror movies just aren't.
萬圣節即將到來之際，為了渲染節日氛圍，我們精選了幾本適合此時賞讀的恐怖小說，這些小說不同于某些恐怖電影，都以心理上的恐怖感取勝。

1.The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
《蟲巫》作者：Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Jessica buys a runt of a kitten -- a tiny creature that her neighbor helps her nurse to health. Adorable, right? NO. WRONG. There is nothing adorable about this story. Jessica names the kitten Worm, which is already a horrible sign. Then, timed perfectly with her acquisition of said kitten, Jessica begins committing increasingly violent acts against her family.
杰西卡買了一只小貓崽——她的鄰居也來幫助她飼養這只小東西。聽起來很萌萌噠，不是嗎——然并卵！這個故事一點也不萌萌噠。杰西卡為小貓取名為“蟲子”，這本身就是一個恐怖的征兆了。接著，恰在她將這只小貓帶回家之后，杰西卡開始對家人施暴，而且暴力傾向越來越嚴重……