Barbara's wants to warn you that the goblins will get
ye if you don't read up on them; or, try these tales
on a cold night beside the fire. Or on the bus...
In
the Night Room
Chicago
Haunts
By Peter
Straub
Peter Straub is one of the great masters of modern
horror. From classic ghost stories, to alternate realities,
to dark magic, everything he writes is worth the read.
By Ursula Bielski
Want to know the real history of our beautiful
city by the lake? Even if you don't believe in ghosts this
wonderful book is both a pleasure and a treasure.
The
Bones of Fred McFee
The
Story of Halloween
By Eve Bunting,
Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
There's a plastic skeleton hanging around high in
our sycamore tree. His bones make a rattling, jangling
sound. We call him Fred McFee.
By Carol Greene,
Illustrated by Linda Bronson
Halloween is a night of:
Witches
Ghosts
Pumpkins
and lots of candy.
But it wasn't always.
Find out the history of the
scariest night of the year.
The Halloween
Tree
For
Edgar
By Ray Bradbury
Everyone
should read Ray Bradbury. His books are sweet and frightening
and they never go out of style. This is the best book ever written
about the best holiday of them all. You may even learn something,
if you aren't careful.
By Sheldon Rusch
A madman calling himself The Raven kills as a tribute
to the tragic master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe.
This debut may win an Edgar of its own.
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