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Articles
Read articles or watch videos about the customs of Halloween and these other related topics from General OneFile:
Book Resources
Find your next great spooky read using this resource. Peruse this list of horror stories to see if there is one right for you.
These websites, selected by Orange County Library System staff, feature the books that have won the annual Horror Writer's Association Award, and books the Horror Writers' Association recommends you read.
Click on "Horror" to find subcategories for the horror genre including classic, humorous, supernatural, and psychological. Also included are book reviews, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, award winners, and more!
Downloadable Media
Dig into a cool collection of spooky downloadable audiobooks. Get started with an genre search for 'Horror' in the Advanced Search tab.
Browse mystery and suspense-based audiobooks, eBooks, and videos at OverDrive! Transfer them to a portable device, computer, or burn many titles to CD to enjoy anytime, anywhere.
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Kids & Teens
Library Online Resources
Enjoy this Haitian folktale where interactions between animals and human beings are acceptable, but the lines between good and evil are not clearly defined. Or step into a cabin deep in the woods to hear the chilling story of Taily-Po.
Trick or treat, smell my feet, this database just can't be beat. Search the keyword "Halloween" in the Pop Culture Universe database to find information about costumes, scary films, and the history of Halloween.
Enjoy the Appalachian folktale about Old Sally Cato to find out why when she warns you not to do something, it's best to listen to her... as her two grandsons learn the hard way. And watch the Skull Skills to video see what happens when the Central Florida Zoo stops by and Library Central becomes "Skull Central."
Library Materials
There are no monsters under your bed, but there are monsters on these pages! Send chills up your spine with these spooky reads!
From Nancy Drew to Scooby Doo, we've got it all! Check out these slightly spooky DVDs for a frightfully fun time!
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Mobile
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Bubble Blast Halloween
Enjoy this free, fun Halloween version of the popular Bubble Blast game! See how quickly you can solve the puzzle.
Android | Website
ColorSpin Flashlight
Create your own light show as you trick or treat. This free application is a flashlight that will change colors when you tilt and turn your device.
iTunes | Website
Ghost Capture
Use this fun application to capture ghosts. Take a picture of your kitchen, insert an image of a ghost and email it to somebody as proof you are haunted. It's free!
iTunes | Website
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Try this $1.99 game, based on the popular retelling of the Jane Austen book by Seth Grahame-Smith. It offers 12 levels of zombie and ninja fighting action. Can you help Elizabeth Bennett survive?
iTunes | Website
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Library Materials
Travel back in time to these classic monster movies from the golden age of cinema.
Look at some of our horror films from the past few years. The best way to find movies is to go to "Advanced Search" in the catalog and go to "Material Type" then choose "DVD Entertainment." Once you do this you can put in your keywords like a simple search.
See how to hunt and photograph ghosts. Learn techniques from the latest ghost "researchers."
Try some haunted short stories and ghost tales that you can retell for Halloween.
Make the local library your first stop when gathering your holiday supplies! Browse books in our collection for spooky recipes, Halloween craft ideas, and terrifying decorations. Every Halloween party needs a scary Jack-o-Lantern, these items on pumpkin carving will help you get started. Don't forget music, songs, and sound effects on CD to complete your Halloween party needs.
Explore folktales and folklore about Florida's haunted places including
St. Augustine, ghost towns, and shipwrecks.
If you spend all your free time reading scary stories, and feel guilty that you don't have time for the literary classics, fear no more! OCLS now carries many of the new remixed classics with a ghoulish bent. Here's a few to get you on the road to discovering how fun the timeless titles of literature can be.
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Ghost Tours
Orlando Ghost Tour
Take a Moonlight Walking Tour of this beautiful and historic Orlando cemetery.
Florida Ghost Tours
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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Websites
Have a Martha Stewart Halloween! Check out Martha Stewart’s great Halloween website. There are videos, costumes, and recipes all with Martha’s stamp of approval.
Look at this stuff! Make your yard or haunted house better than your neighbors'. This is a huge list of simple to complex projects for the do-it-yourselfer.
Read this collection of ghost stories and folklore from the American South. The tales are available in full-text and many are also available in audio format.
Experience Halloween in Central Florida. The Orlando Sentinel is a great source for finding out what Halloween events are happening locally. Look at their 25 Scary Halloween Movies, OCLS has 22 of them.
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