Halloween Reads: Trick or Treat Yourself!
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Halloween Reads: Trick or Treat Yourself!

While we may not be able to celebrate Halloween in our traditional methods with large gatherings/parties and visiting others this year, it’s still possible to have a great Halloween virtually, with family, or even on your own! Check out some of these activity books for Halloween inspiration! Extreme Pumpkin Carving Providing a new twist on…

Halloween Reads: Not So Scary Halloween
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Halloween Reads: Not So Scary Halloween

Everybody can enjoy a good scare now and then, but maybe you’re wanting a reprieve from the constant frights Halloween inspires. After all, October is also a time for a cozy atmosphere. Check out these books that capture Fall feelings other than fear. The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine Welcome to Moonbright, Maine…Where the scents…

Halloween Reads: Horror-Thrillers
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Halloween Reads: Horror-Thrillers

Halloween is a time to fear what goes bump in the night. Whether the threat has a supernatural edge or the advantage of being a monster found in reality these books deal with thrilling horror stories sure to keep you up. Check out some Horror/Thriller titles available at Homewood Public Library. The Final Girl Support…

Halloween Reads: Supernatural Creatures
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Halloween Reads: Supernatural Creatures

What’s Halloween without some classic horror creatures? If we dress up as them we might as well read stories starring them! For this installment of Halloween Reads, we recommend some titles in our collection staring supernatural creatures; from vampires to werewolves, and finally witches! Vampires Certain Dark Things “From the New York Times, bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes…

Halloween Reads: Halloween History
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Halloween Reads: Halloween History

Spooky season is upon us! The line between real and unreal begins to blur in the month of October. To learn more about the legends and beliefs that influence our interest in the horrible and occult check out books on strange phenomenons, frightful folklore, and horror history in Homewood’s nonfiction section. The Encyclopedia of Superstitions…