Books around the world have very different genres; some are about romance, some are about science, some are based on real events and some are scary, suspenseful and thrilling. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury, depicts two young boys who are afraid of nothing, not even a strange carnival that comes after midnight so late in the year. They don't listen to anyone and go on an adventure to discover the mysterious carnival. Little do the boys know that the carnival is not just an ordinary carnival, it was something much naughtier. William Halloway and James Nightshade are neighbors in Green Town, Illinois. They will both be fourteen in about a week. After meeting a man who gave them a lightning rod, the boys decided to go to the library to visit Charles Halloway, Will's father. The three of them discover that the carnival is coming to town that evening and opening the next day. Mr. Halloway has a bad feeling about the carnival and Will can sense his father's fear, but James just wants adventure. A little after midnight, the boys run out to see...