Which of these books is the scariest?
Vote for the scariest, and on Saturday we will tell you which one won.
Thank you for voting for Dracula.
Bram Stoker found the name Dracula in a book at Whitby library in 1890. Until then, his vampire was going to be called Count Wampyr.
On Saturday we will tell you which book won, with a Halloween game to play.
A Serious Light puts the clarity of daylight on your page, however late you read.
See the lightsHere are four ghost stories to read with the lights on.
Here is something about each of the others.
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Dracula by Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker found the name Dracula in a book at Whitby library in 1890. Until then, his vampire was going to be called Count Wampyr.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
When it came out in 1901, people queued for copies, because it was the first new Sherlock Holmes story in the eight years since Arthur Conan Doyle had sent him over the Reichenbach Falls.
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Manderley is widely thought to be based on Menabilly, a house near Fowey in Cornwall, where Daphne du Maurier went on to live for 26 years.
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The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The stage version ran in London’s West End from 1989 to 2023, and only The Mousetrap has run there longer as a play.
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The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Its first line is about a Wednesday, which seems fitting, as we asked you on one: “When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.”
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The Shining by Stephen King
Stephen King had the idea in October 1974, when he and his wife were the only guests at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, in Room 217, just before it closed for the winter.
Make your favourite spot the best-lit place in your home.
Whatever you love to do, from your book and your crossword to your sewing or your stamps, a Serious Light puts the clarity of daylight where you need it. Most people choose the HD Original, as a floor light or a table light.
A Serious Light puts the clarity of daylight where you need it. Most people choose the HD Original, as a floor or a table light.
HD Original
It puts the clarity of daylight on your page, so small print is easy to read and colours look true. Shape the beam to fit a paperback, a broadsheet or your jigsaw spread across the table, dim it to the level that suits you, and both stay as you left them, so it comes on just right every time.
It puts 98% of the full spectrum of daylight on your page. Shape the beam, set your level, and both stay as you left them for next time.
Perfect for fine detail, wherever you settle.
From about 19p a night over the five-year warranty.
Start my 90-day home trialAbout 16p a night over the five-year warranty.
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5-year warranty with a lifetime on the arm
Free delivery, and it arrives fully built
Arrives fully built, ready to use
UK delivery by DHL, £12.95
Hand-built in Great Britain
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Floor light specifications
Heavyweight (most popular): 152cm, 6kg, 23cm base.
Lightweight: 144cm, 3kg, 20cm base.
3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm depending on beam width. 98% CRI, 4,000K, 630 lumens. Flicker-free.
Replaceable light engine, 5-year guarantee, lifetime guarantee on the arm. 7.2 watts, pennies a week to run.
Table light specifications
Heavyweight: 71cm, 4.5kg, 20cm base.
Lightweight: 68cm, 2.2kg, 18cm base.
3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm depending on beam width. 98% CRI, 4,000K, 630 lumens. Flicker-free.
Replaceable light engine, 5-year guarantee, lifetime guarantee on the arm. 7.2 watts, pennies a week to run.
See our other models from £99.99, or let us help you choose.
HD Pro
You can change the brightness from a remote, or read anywhere in the room on its rechargeable battery, and add either when you order or later. You shape the beam to fit what you are doing.
You can dim it from a remote or go cordless and read in any room, added when you order or later.
Perfect for readers who want the remote in one hand, or to read anywhere.
From about 22p a night over the five-year warranty.
Start my 90-day home trialFrom about 19p a night over the five-year warranty.
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5-year warranty with a lifetime on the arm
Free delivery
UK delivery by DHL, £12.95
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152cm, 4.8kg. Quick-change cordless battery in the base, arm slots out for servicing. Optional carpet feet.
Replaceable light engine, 5-year guarantee, lifetime guarantee on the arm. 7.2 watts, pennies a week to run.
HD Essential
Small print is easy again under full Serious daylight, with a fixed wide beam and a press-and-hold dimmer.
Small print is easy again, with a fixed wide beam and a press-and-hold dimmer. You switch it on, you sit down, and you read.
Perfect for everyday reading.
From about 16p a night over the five-year warranty.
Start my 30-day home trialFrom about 14p a night over the five-year warranty.
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5-year warranty with a lifetime on the arm
Free delivery
UK delivery by DHL, £12.95
Hand-built in Great Britain
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Heavyweight (most popular): 152cm, 6kg, 23cm base.
Lightweight: 144cm, 3kg, 20cm base.
Replaceable LED bulb rated for three years of life, under a 5-year warranty on the light and a lifetime warranty on the arm. 6 watts, pennies a week to run.
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Heavyweight: 71cm, 4.5kg, 19cm base.
Lightweight: 68cm, 2.2kg, 18cm base.
Replaceable LED bulb rated for three years of life, under a 5-year warranty on the light and a lifetime warranty on the arm. 6 watts, pennies a week to run.
Or choose a cordless light to carry from room to room.
HD ROAM
The HD ROAM in White is sent out from mid-November.
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Spend the darker evenings doing what you love.
Most people see the difference the first time they switch one on.
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