It’s time to break out the spoopy pumpkins and creepy ghosts, as Top Shelf has announced SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween, a new book by AJ LoCascio (aka Gambit from X-Men ’97) and Laurie A. Conley.
“I’m absolutely thrilled beyond words to have SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween finally coming out!” said LoCascio via a press release. “Halloween is my absolute favorite time of year and Spoops have become a way of expressing that love all year round. I started sculpting them for myself, but when I posted pictures of them online, other people wanted Spoops of their own… and before I knew it I had hand-made thousands of little Spoops for fellow Halloween enthusiasts all over the world! So many adults and children wanted to know more about these little Halloween spirits, and that is how the book came to be!”
In the book, a girl named Holly Hollowell loves Halloween — but her parents hate it. So she’s inside while everyone is having fun, until the adorable little Spoops arrive to help Holly show her parents the true meaning of the holiday.
“I was so excited when AJ asked me to draw the art for SPOOPS! Bringing the story to life with illustrations was an honor. I had so much fun creating each image and getting to draw both the Spoops and the main character Holly who (like me) feels most happy strolling through cemeteries!” added Conley. “I hope readers enjoy this book as much as I loved making the illustrations for it.”
SPOOPS: The Little Spirits of Halloween hits stores on September 2, 2025. You can check out a preview below, and click for larger versions of the pages.
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