A candlelit walnut table with dripping candles, two small skulls, dried roses, a fan of antique cards, a raven quill, red sealing wax, and a stack of gilt clothbound classics.

Literature in the Shadows: An ELA Halloween Giveaway

Suspenseful stories, mysterious locations, strange creatures, and eerie apparitions have filled the pages of great literature for centuries.

This October, we’re celebrating the classics that continue to intrigue readers generation after generation. Enter the Literature in the Shadows Giveaway for your chance to win a collection of literary classics, teaching resources, and a few Halloween treats for your classroom.

Enter to Win The prize package

The Prize Package

A Creepy and Classic Collection

One lucky ELA teacher will receive a prize package inspired by the darker side of classic literature.

Enter by October 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Winner contacted November 2.

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Seven classic works

Literary Touchstone Classics, from Frankenstein to The Best of Poe.

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Two teaching units

Literature Teaching Units of your choice, to bring the books you teach to life.

03

Assorted candy

No tricks here. The winner gets Halloween treats for the classroom.

Bulk bag of assorted Halloween candy.
Assorted Halloween candy

04

Classroom décor

A few décor pieces to bring a little Halloween spirit to the room.

Framed portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in an ornate black frame.
Framed Poe portrait
Oval portrait of William Shakespeare in a distressed gold frame.
Shakespeare portrait
Black velvet throw pillow embroidered with “Wherefore art thou…” in gold script.
“Wherefore art thou” pillow

Enter by October 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Winner contacted November 2.

Seven Classic Works

Add these haunting favorites to your bookshelf

Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Dracula
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.
Wuthering Heights
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
Jane Eyre
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic cover of The Best of Poe by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Best of Poe
A cream envelope sealed with dripping crimson wax, a raven-feather quill, a brass candlestick, and a dried burgundy rose on a walnut desk.

Step into the Shadows

Enter for your chance to win

It’s quick, free, and open to ELA educators.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not increase the chances of winning. Contest entry closes on October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The winner will be contacted by email on November 2, 2026.

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A Prestwick House Halloween Quiz

Which Gothic Literature Character Are You?

What drives us to seek forbidden knowledge? How do love and obsession shape our choices? What happens when the past refuses to stay buried? Walk the graveyard, answer at each stone, and find out which classic Gothic character shares your fate.

Eight stones. Six possible fates. Click anything that moves. It is probably friendly.

Teachers: make it a lesson. Have students defend their result with a line from the text, or argue for the character they think fits them better.

More Halloween in the classroom: 31 free ELA Halloween resources from the English Teacher’s Free Library.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

31 free ELA resources

Keep the Halloween spirit going with 31 free ELA teaching resources from the English Teacher’s Free Library. Creepy classroom posters, literary crossword puzzles, ready-to-use lesson plans, and more inspired by Frankenstein, Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, and other classroom favorites.

Prestwick House Personification poster from the Dark Literary Devices set: a storm-cloud face over a country road.

Creepy classroom posters

Dark Literary Devices set, plus 31 Days of Classic Literary Horror.
An aged crossword puzzle on walnut, sealed with crimson wax beside a raven-feather quill.

Literary crossword puzzles

Frankenstein, The Best of Poe, The Crucible, and more.
A leather book, ribbon, and handwritten pages on a candlelit school desk.

Ready-to-use lesson plans

The Raven, Unity of Effect, and Annabel Lee.
A raven standing on an open leather book beside a candle in a dark library.

Poe, Frankenstein, Dracula

Honoring Edgar Allan Poe and the gothic titles in the pack.
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