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Boo!

Trick or Treat! Ready for Halloween? Here is a Halloween-vibe starter pack of movies, kid's books, creepy classics (including my hot takes on them), and more. May your Halloween be... spooktacular! *Not all titles are geared toward children. Titles specifically geared toward children are placed at the beginning of the list.

Pima County Public Library

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  • This book is part of the beloved Magic Tree House series.
    PaperbackNew York : Random House, 2003. — Fiction Osborne Pbk CHILD
  • (Rated G) Is it really Halloween unless you've stayed up to see the Great Pumpkin?
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008] — DVD Its CHILD
  • An interactive picture book in which readers help the Book Crew -- a ghost, skeleton, and vampire-- fix various problems that get in the way of Halloween night fun. [Bibliocommons]
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2023. — Picture Book Fang
  • I have this one at home!
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021] — Picture Book Minor
  • (Rated PG) The friendly ghost!
    DVDUniversal City, Calif. : Universal, [2003] — DVD Casper CHILD
  • (Generally for children ages 7 and older) Ruh-Roh!
    DVDBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2004. — DVD Whats CHILD
  • The Skull

    a Tyrolean Folktale

    Klassen, Jon
    A seven-year-old told me this was their favorite book and proceeded to tell me the entire plot because they were so excited about it.
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — 398.20943 K666s 2023 CHILD
  • Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are…
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. — Picture Book Drago
  • Disney's 11th animated film introduces two literary classics to the screen; The wind in the willows and The legend of Sleepy Hollow. [Bibliocommons]
    DVDBurbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999?] — DVD Adventures CHILD
  • (Rated PG-13) They're creepy and they're kooky/ Mysterious and spooky/ They're all together ooky/ The Addams family
    Streaming VideoParamount Pictures, 1991. — Streaming Video
  • Her birthday is on Halloween! *This book is geared toward teens, and is the basis for the Netflix series of the same name.
    eBookArchie Comic Publications, 2016
  • (Rated PG-13) In which the real monster is war.... The one-of-a-kind director Guillermo del Toro received "story by" credit for the film.
    DVD[United States] : Lionsgate, 2019. — DVD Scary
  • Never Whistle at Night

    An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

    "A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous…
    BookNew York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. — 813.60808 N414 2023
  • (Rated PG-13) Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. [Bibliocommons]
    DVDBurbank, CA : Disney, [2023] — DVD Haunted
  • (Young adult fiction) In which the real monster is xenophobia. Dracula is a representation of the fear of the racial other at the time of its publication. It's a fascinating read, though, and good storytelling. The novel is told through…
    BookWest Berlin, N.J. : Townsend Press, ©2003. — Fiction Stoker Pbk
  • (Rated PG, use discretion) It's the plague!
    Streaming VideoShout Factory, 1979. — Streaming Video
  • In which the real monster is humanity. Also, our current society could learn a thing or two from Frankenstein about what happens when we take science too far...
    PaperbackNew York : Bantam Books, 1991. — Fiction Shelley Pbk
  • (Rated PG, use discretion) This hilarious movie is a twist on the original Frankenstein story, starring the inimitable Gene Wilder as the original Frankenstein's grandson.
    DVDBeverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2006] — DVD Young