What book could you read over and over again?
Some books, not all, but some novels, beg a second glance. Nowadays, I don’t reread many stories, although I should. However, in the past, when I was still a learning and developing young child, I read a particular book many times over.
The book was titled The Secret of Terror Castle. The author, and I’m assuming it was a pen name, was Robert Arthur. The story, unbeknownst to me at that time, was influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskerville’s.
It was a fun ghost story, one with a Scooby-Doo type ending. Perhaps, being that this book was written before Scooby-Doo first aired, this book gave birth to, or at least planted the seed for, that popular cartoon.
The Secret of Terror Castle is the first of a long series of books. Unfortunately, these children’s novels are no longer in print. Although, for twenty-seven dollars, while perusing Amazon, I found a first edition paper back of my beloved novel. And yes, once in a while, even if the writing is horribly dated, I’ll still read through it.
I actually think it’s fun to reminisce while reading it. I still remember what my young mind pictured, and the parts that left me trembling in fear. I have to laugh at myself, because, in all honesty, those ‘scary’ moments are quite tame.
There are other books I could reread. I’d read many Dan Brown novels over again. I think A Christmas Carol or The Tale of Sleepy Hollow are both books, although rather short, that I have reread. But, the Secret of Terror Castle will always be my sentimental favorite.
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