Tales from the Haunted Library: Halloween Stories and Songs from Our Online Collections

October 21, 2021

A man sits talking to a group of children. A shadow looms behind him. A black cat arches its back in the foreground. — “Here’s Another Good Hallowe’en Ghost Story,” The Day Book (Chicago, Ill.), October 23, 1912

Have you ever gathered around a campfire or in a dark room lit by a single candle or flashlight and told ghost stories? Where did you learn these stories? From family and fr