ARE YOU READY TO BE SCARED?
For all you students and staff at CSI, come see the scarey stories that we have for you!
Catch Your Breath: A Book of Shivery Poems [BOOK] Poems about unusual or frightening things. PZ8.3.M784 1973
Beowulf [PLAYAWAY] Written between the 7th and 10th centuries, Beowulf was not meant to be read on the page, but to be heard. Heaney's majestic reading draws the listener into an exhilarating, deeply moving story of humankind's struggle with the monstrous. The result is an epic of absolute contemporary relevance, springing from mythic and poetic roots that reach into the bedrock of the English language itself.
Frankenstein [PLAYAWAY & BOOK] A monster assembled by a scientist develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. PR5397.F7 2006
Demon Theory [NETLIBRARY DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO BOOK] Jones details the horrifying events set in motion by a tragic childhood incident. When med student Hale is called home by his ailing mother on Halloween night, he and a group of friends are trapped in an inescapable cycle of violence. [www.csi.edu/library - click on E-Books – NetLibrary.]
Dark Corner [NETLIBRARY DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO BOOK] A Mississippi backwater harbors a growing evil. After David Hunter learns of his estranged father’s death in a freak boating accident, he travels to the famed author’s home in the quaint burg of Mason’s Corner to discover the man he never knew – and something terrifying about himself. [www.csi.edu/library - click on E-Books – NetLibrary.]
18 Seconds [ NetLibrary downloadable audio book ] Wildwood, New Jersey police lieutenant Kelly O'Shaughnessy is stymied over the disappearance of young women. When an old man's untimely death leads investigative consultant Sherry Moore, blind and with the extraordinary ability to "see" the deceased's last eighteen seconds of memory by touching the corpse, to Wildwood, O'Shaughnessy's desperation forces her to accept Sherry's help, but not without consequence. As the two women join forces to discover the killer's identity, they unwittingly become the hunted, marching deeper with every step into the monster's lair. [www.csi.edu/library - click on E-Books – NetLibrary.]
Atlas of the Mysterious in North America [BOOK] Power points and sacred places -- Earthworks and mounds -- Stoneworks -- Haunted places -- Ghost lights -- Phantom and mystery ships -- Water monsters -- Mysterious creatures. GR105.Z994G8 1995
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul [VIDEO] A film biography of Edgar Allen Poe, with dramatic recreations of important scenes from his life and work. PS2631.E34 1995.
The Complete Tales &Poems of Edgar Allen Poe [BOOK} All of the tales by the master of the detective and the macabre story. PS2612.A1 1985
The Canterville Ghost [VIDEO] An American family inherits an old English castle. The castle is haunted by Sir Simon de Canterville. With the help of the young daughter of the American family the curse is lifted from Sir Simon. PF5818.C36 1985
Paranormal Phenomena [BOOK] From the Opposing Viewpoints Series, this book debates the different theories of paranormal phenomena. BF1031.P212 2008
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories [BOOK] This anthology of ghost stories includes “Highwaymen,” “Night Caller,” “Gibbler’s Ghost,” and many others. FIC.On2D95 1993
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [BOOK & DVD] Harry Potter is invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He learns his destiny lies in the realm of magic and fantasy. PR6068.O93H371 2007
Twilight [BOOK & DVD] When 17 year old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. FIC.M5755T87 2005
