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A blue and white illustration of a jack-o-lantern floats in a space with a black background. Surrounding the pumpkin are lightning strikes that hit part of the jack-o-lantern.

Tales and Treats: 13 Podcasts to Delight and Terrify this Halloween Season

Spooky, haunting horror tales, from podcasts recommendations to audiobooks, we have you covered this Halloween season and beyond.

A collage of book covers for hispanic heritage books for kids. Book covers included are: "What Can you Do with a Paleta?," "In My Family," "Green is a Chile Pepper," and "El Barrio."

Great Stories for Kids that Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Children's picture books celebrating Hispanic Heritage.

A creepy forest has red, yellow, and orange colors used to form the center of the image. To the sides are darker blues and purples. The center of the image shows a semi-transparent woman from her waist up, looking out at the viewer.

10 Scary and Suspenseful Movies without all the Gore

Scary, suspenseful flicks that may give you nightmares.

Evening landscape shot of a grassy field in Ireland. The sky is blue with some white clouds that bleed into purple, orange, and yellow closer to the sunset. There is a small stream of water in the middle of the scene as well.

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors

Ever wonder about your ancestors from Ireland, when they came here, if they came here and what they did when they got here?

A computer-generated image of a woman with a floral veil stands in front of a creepy mansion. To the right is a part of the moon that illuminates the woman. She stands with her eyes closed and hands holding one another.

12 Spooky and Terror-Filled Short Story Collections to Read with the Lights On

Spooky and haunting tales to read on Halloween or anytime.

A Halloween computer-generated scene shows a glowing jack-o-lantern in a field. In the background are parts of tombstones and a mansion with illuminated windows.

10 Super Scary Books for Halloween

Chilling, haunting and unnerving - these horrific tales are unforgettable.

A computer-generated image of a little girl shows her standing outside during a sunset. She has colorful butterfly wings that are yellow and blue with parts that are black and red. She stands smiling with sparkly eyes and her hands touching her cheeks. Surrounding her are various sparkles from the sun's light.

Good Day, Good Reads

Some days are good; some days aren't. As this picture book makes clear, it's as simple -- and as complicated -- as that.

An advertisement for "Two Librarians, Too Many Books." The background is all pink while the text "Two Librarians," is white and the text "Too Many Books" is navy blue. Below this are two women with glasses on holding books that cover the lower part of their face. Both women peer over at one another over their book covers.

Two Librarians, Too Many Books: True Crime Time

It's October, the month of ghosts, goblins, and all things spooky. To celebrate, we got together to discuss the creepiest type of stories we know: true crime. Read on for our (lightly-edited-for-clarity) conversation about what we think are the definitive tales of murder, mayhem, and conspiracy (and maybe a F.R.I.E.N.D.S. reference or two).

An illustration of a comic book-style man. The man looks frightened and has his hand reaching over himself as if he is preparing to run away.

13 Horror Comics to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

Halloween is creeping around the corner. It's time to add these horror comics to your read pile!

A colored view of three skeletons that are sat side by side with one another. The first skeleton has its hands covering where its ears would be. The second skeleton has its hands covering its mouth. The third skeleton has its hands covering where its eyes would be.

Darkly Humorous Horror

Fun, spooky, amusing and weirdly terrifying reading and viewing selections.