Spooky seasonal recommendations from library staff at McCracken County Public Library- All of these are available for check-out from the Library!
Great Seasonal Reads for Kids:
5 Little Pumpkins by Ben Mantle E MAN (Allison)
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by Elizabeth Mills E MIL (Allison)
Dino-Halloween by Lisa Wheeler E WHE (Allison)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman J GAI (Shaun)
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab J SCH (Sandy)
Great Seasonal Reads for Adults:
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense by Klinger, Morton, ed. GHO (Emily)
This House is Haunted by John Boyne eBook (Dana)
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar CHI (Gina)
In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet 305.42 CHO (Erin)
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon MIC (Jolee)
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney FEE (Gina)
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix HEN (Pam)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson JAC (Gina)
The Whistling by Rebecca Netley NET (Dana, Gina)
Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates OAT (Erin)
The September House by Carissa Orlando ORL (Pam)
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe 808.83 POE (Bobbie)
Home Before Dark by Riley Sagar SAG (Pam)
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager SAG (Jolee)
Mania by Lionel Shriver SHR (Erin)
The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddon SID (Emily)
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra SIE (Dana)
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters WAT (Emily)
Family Friendly (slightly) Scary Movies on DVD:
Hocus Pocus YA DVD HOC (Lea)
Monster House J DVD MON (Shaun)
ParaNorman YA DVD PAR (Shaun)
The Witches YA DVD WIT (Shaun)
Scary Movies for Adults on DVD:
American Horror Story Assylum DVD AME (Lea)
Anything by Hitchcock! Dial M for Murder DVD DIA, The Birds DVD BIR, Psycho DVD PSY, Vertigo DVD VER, North by Northwest DVD NOR (Bobbie)
The Haunting of Hill House Series DVD HAU (Gina)
Night of the Living Dead DVD NIG (Lea)
The Shining DVD SHI (Lea)
Cool and Spooky Local and Regional Titles:
Haunting of the Kentucky State Penitentiary by Steve Asher 133.1297 ASH (Bobbie)
Campfire Tales Kentucky by Roberta Simpson Brown 133.1097 BRO (Bobbie)
Fishhead (short story) from The Escape of Mr. Trimm: His Plight and Other Plights by Irvin Cobb 813 COB (Nathan)
Haunts of Old Louisville: Gilded Age Ghosts and Haunted Mansions in America's Spookiest Neighborhood by David Dominé SC 133.1097 DOM (Bobbie)
Shaker Ghost Stories From Pleasant Hill , Kentucky by Thomas Freese 133.1097 FRE (Bobbie)
The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory: From Local Legend to International Folktale by Rick Gregory 133.1297 GRE (Bobbie)
Kentucky Book of the Dead by Kevin McQueen SC 398.2 MCQ (Bobbie)
Wicked Western Kentucky by Richard Parker 976 PAR (Nathan)
Satan's Ferryman: A True Tale of the Old Frontier by W. D. Snively and Louanna Furbee SC B FORD (Nathan)