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Library Online Resources
Find a Book
Find more chilling tales using Novelist and What Do I Read Next.
MyLibraryDV
Download and install MyLibraryDV and view some scary classics like Night of the Living Dead, Phantom of the Opera, House on Haunted Hill, and Little Shop of Horrors.
NetLibrary Downloadable Audiobooks
Dig into a cool collection of spooky eBooks and downloadable audiobooks.
NetLinks
Browse Halloween Internet resources reviewed and selected by Library staff.
OverDrive
Browse mystery and suspense based audiobooks and eBooks at OverDrive! Transfer them to a portable device or burn many titles to CD to enjoy anytime, anywhere.
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Florida Ghost Tour
Take a ghost tour and explore well-known places in Florida that may be haunted. Find out for yourself if the claims of ghosts and other supernatural manifestations are true.
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Library Materials
Tales from Haunted Florida
Enjoy these spooky and mysterious selections from our fiction collection:
Haunted Places of Florida
Explore folktales and folklore about Florida’s haunted places, including: St. Augustine, ghost towns, and shipwrecks.
Frightening DVDs
Spooky and scary classic movies, plus some recent frightening favorites.
Ghost Stories
Liked Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz? Try some of these other ghost story collections.
Recent Tales of Horror
Here are the most recent tales of horror from our fiction collection.
Pumpkin Carving
Carving a scary Jack-o-Lantern can be difficult, but we’ve chosen a few books to help you get started.
Halloween Crafts
Browse these books in our collection for spooky Halloween craft ideas and other terrifying decorations.
Halloween Cooking
These books are full of recipes for Halloween treats and other creepy holiday cooking ideas.
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Web Sites
Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows
A brief history of Halloween written by folklorist Jack Santino and presented by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
The Moonlit Road
This is a collection of ghost stories and folklore from the American South. Most tales are available in full text and audio versions too.
Reverent Remembrance: Honoring the Dead
Presented by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, this online exhibit explores the histories of the Day of the Dead, Halloween, and other holidays that remember the deceased.
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Kids & Teens
Library Online Resources
Book Reviews
Read a good book lately? Hated the last one? Let other kids know what you think and we may post it on KidsConnect.
Podcasts
- Haitian Folktale
Enjoy this Spooktacular Haitian folktale, where interactions between animals and human beings are acceptable, but; in this story the lines between good and evil are not clearly defined, you be the judge!
- Wiley and the Hairy Man
Listen to storyteller Charlie Hoeck's folktale of Wiley outsmarting the Hairy Man who lives in the Tombigbee River swamp near Tallahassee, Florida.
Storytelling Videos
- Cuchulain
Can Finn McCool outsmart the giant Cuchulain? Find out in this Irish folktale!
Vodcasts
- Reptile Realities
Alligators, Snakes, Iguanas, and more reptiles invade the Children's Department of the Orlando Public Library when the Central Florida Zoo stops by for a visit!
- Itsy Bitsy
You might think that you know the story of the Itsy Bitsy Spider, but you don't know the whole story. In a small hidden town in Apopka, Florida, one spider will work to climb to the top - he may be knocked down, but he won't stay down. Enjoy the performance of one of OCLS's favorite storytellers, Charlie Hoeck, at the 2006 Storytelling Festival.
World Book
Test your Halloween knowledge with this quiz from World Book.
Library Materials
Spooky Reads
Check out our Halloween picks for children and young adults!
Slightly Spooky DVDs
These DVDs are only slightly terrifying, but they are sure to give you a chill.
Web Sites
Ben and Jerry's Halloween
Visit Ben and Jerry’s for ghastly fun! Explore the Flavor Graveyard, the pumpkin patch, or head to the Haunted House where you'll find the Mad Science Lab.
Best Kids Book Site
Find more spooky crafts at the Best Kids Book Site.
DLTK's Halloween Crafts for Kids
Find fun Halloween crafts, printouts, and more at DLTK Kids!
FactMonster
Not all monsters are scary. FactMonster is a reference site for children that uses information from a variety of sources, including: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and TIME for Kids Almanac.
PBS Kids: Halloween
Enjoy the Halloween tips and treats from this Web site and check out what Arthur is upto this Halloween?
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Wendell, worm reporter, answers your yucky questions. Explore Roach World and learn about the anatomy of a roach.
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