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The Classic of the Month: Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad

The Classic of the Month: Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad

  • Post published:October 1, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

This month, we're going to look at a scary short story, instead of a full-length novel. This chilling little tale will not be a very long read (or listen, if…

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Ligeia, Morella, and Annabel Lee: The Women of Poe

Ligeia, Morella, and Annabel Lee: The Women of Poe

  • Post published:June 16, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

Reading Edgar Allan Poe is like a fever dream. And the more that I read from the Master of the Macabre, the more I realize that he had a very…

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I Want My Mummy: Tales of Reanimation, Reincarnation, and Revenge

I Want My Mummy: Tales of Reanimation, Reincarnation, and Revenge

  • Post published:June 14, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

I enjoy a good horror story, and there's something genuinely chilling about a mummy story. The idea of a being that has survived for hundreds, if nothing thousands of years,…

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A Closer Look: Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

A Closer Look: Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

  • Post published:October 19, 2021
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

I confess: I passed by this book many times before I ever took note of it. The cover is an extremely close picture of an eye, so close that it…

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31 Scary Short Stories for Halloween Month

31 Scary Short Stories for Halloween Month

  • Post published:October 14, 2021
  • Post author:Erin

I love a good scary short story! And even though I don't need an excuse to read them year-round, October (or, Halloween Month) is always a great opportunity to sit…

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