Happy September! I’ve been away on a blogging summer vacation, but I’m excited to be back with a whole new list of things to look forward to this month.

All eight Harry Potter Movies are streaming on HBO Max this month, and I really want to watch the early ones and envelope myself in some back to school nostalgia.

There are several exciting horror books coming out this month to read and get in the spooky season spirit, and a couple movies that will help as well.

Lastly, I’m anticipating the start of fall. It has been blazing hot in the Carolina’s all summer, and I am pining for cooler temperatures, crunchy leaves, and rain.

September 1st

If you subscribe to HBO Max, sink into some back to school nostalgia with all eight Harry Potter movies.

September 6th

Celebrate Fight Procrastination Day, “an unofficial holiday that encourages people to take charge of their procrastination problem and to find ways to combat the never-ending urge to put off important tasks for another day.”

September 7th

Weird Women Volume 2: 1840-1925, edited by Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger, on shelves.

“Following the success of Weird Women: Volume 1, acclaimed anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger return with another offering of overlooked masterworks from early female horror writers, including George Eliot, Zora Neale Hurston, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edith Wharton.”

Certain Dark Things, Slivia Moreno- Garcia, on shelves.

“From a critically-acclaimed novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding and action-packed contemporary fantasy that turns vampire fiction on its head.”

September 10th

Witchfinder in theaters.

“A fictionalized study of real-life witch hunter Matthew Hopkins and the heinous crimes he committed during the English Civil War in 1645.”

September 14th

Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 26.8 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson on shelves.

“The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson.”

September 20th

Full Moon

To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames on shelves.

“Debut voice Alison Ames delivers with a chilling, feminist thriller, perfect for fans of Wilder Girls and Sawkill Girls.”

September 21st

Stephen King’s birthday

September 22nd

Fall Equinox

September 24th

Midnight Mass streaming on Netflix.

The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.