A phrase from Macbeth, which is the title of a novel by Ray Bradbury. The story is of two boys in a small town. One night in October, a carnival arrives, and the secrets it holds threaten everything they love.
This story deals with themes of good and evil, growing up, tempation, love, death, living one's life to the fullest, and what Bradbury calls The Autumn People. The writing is poetic. One of my favorite novels.