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745.5941 NIC
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745.5941 NIC
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Make this the most spooktactular Halloween ever! Decorate the house with creepy crafts, make a fang-tastic costume, then whip up some devilishly delicious treats-- all from the pages of All you magazine.
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745.5941 MIT
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745.5941 MIT
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"Ready for a haunting good time? Want to learn to make your own tombstones and cemetery, turn your child into a mummy, create Monster Mud, and more? You've come to the right place! When the living set out to haunt houses, they scream for a unique look and feel. They want to create a spooky memory for visitors coming to party or trick or treat. With a bit of theatrics and light--and layers and layers of homemade cobwebs--today's home haunters hunger...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC WENDIG
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FIC WENDIG
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"A new masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers about a family returning to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still. Long ago, Nathan Graves lived in a house in the country with his abusive father--and has never told his family what happened in that house. Long ago, Maddie Graves was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn't--and is trying to remember...
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Ursula Bielski continues her collection of ghastly ghosts in this third volume of Chicago Haunts.
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
394.2646 PAU
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394.2646 PAU
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Full of spooky artworks, ephemera, vintage inspired makes, rhymes and stories, Creating your Vintage Hallowe'en celebrates the folklore and traditions surrounding this delightfully unique holiday. Read how folk used to celebrate with dressing up, fortune telling games, parties, and much pleasurable spookiness, and recreate your own vintage Hallowe'en with old fashioned projects, including a carved Jack o' lantern, a witch costume, and fun decorations...
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Creatures (Molly Tanzer) volume 3
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC TANZER
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FIC TANZER
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"The third standalone novel set in Molly Tanzer's magic-infused universe takes readers to World War II-era England where two young women are studying witchcraft. Though once inseparable, competition, secrets, and wildly dangerous magic set them at odds and draw them to terrifying ends"--
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Electric empire volume 1
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC CARR
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FIC CARR
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Magic, mystery, and romance mix in this edgy retelling of the classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde⁰́₃in which Dr. Eliza Jekyll is the daughter of the infamous HenryIn an electric-powered Victorian London, Dr. Eliza Jekyll is a crime scene investigator, hunting killers with inventive new technological gadgets. Now, a new killer is splattering London with blood, drugging beautiful women and slicing off their limbs. Catching "the...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
641.568 TRE
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641.568 TRE
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Featuring more than 50 recipes inspired by dastardly Disney villains, including such tasty morsels as deviled dragon eggs, spinning wheel potatoes, Jolly Rodger brisket, and bowl of worms pudding.
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All new diabolical ideas from the bestselling author of Extreme Pumpkins— the ultimate guide to reviving the grisly true spirit of Halloween.
From baking hemorrhaging desserts to burying family and friends alive, the outrageous projects in this guide will inspire readers to transform the house, the yard, the kids, and the wardrobe for the scariest Halloween ever. Some of the spooky ideas include:
• Alligator in the...
From baking hemorrhaging desserts to burying family and friends alive, the outrageous projects in this guide will inspire readers to transform the house, the yard, the kids, and the wardrobe for the scariest Halloween ever. Some of the spooky ideas include:
• Alligator in the...
10) Fever dream
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Large Print
LARGE PRINT FIC SCHWEBLIN
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LARGE PRINT FIC SCHWEBLIN
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"A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She's not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Audiobooks
AUDIO BOOK FIC KING
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AUDIO BOOK FIC KING
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AUDIO BOOK FIC KING
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AUDIO BOOK FIC KING
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Prolific author Stephen King presents a collection of four new novellas. In the story 1922, a man plunges into the depths of madness when his wife attempts to sell off the family home. A mystery writer, who was beaten and raped while driving home from her book club, plots her revenge in Big Driver. Diagnosed with a deadly cancer, a man makes a deal with the devil in Fair Extension. And in A Good Marriage, a woman discovers her husband's darker side...
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AUDIO BOOK FIC JACKSON
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AUDIO BOOK FIC JACKSON
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AUDIO BOOK FIC JACKSON
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AUDIO BOOK FIC JACKSON
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"The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly place called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a chilling encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering...
13) Heart-shaped box
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"Sooner or later, the dead catch up ... Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangman's noose, a snuff film. Many of these objects were gifts from the black-clad fans who made his metal band a legend and made him rich. But not all. When is personal assistant told him there was a ghost for sale on the internet, Jude knew he had to have it for his private collection. He didn't think twice. He should have. Jude has...
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC SEARLES
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FIC SEARLES
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Large Print
LARGE PRINT FIC SEARLES
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LARGE PRINT FIC SEARLES
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Struggling with the loss of her parents, who helped haunted souls find peace, Sylvie Mason pursues the mystery, moving closer to the truth of what happened that night as she comes to terms with her family's past.
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Audiobooks
AUDIO BOOK FIC SCHWAB
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AUDIO BOOK FIC SCHWAB
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Large Print
LARGE PRINT FIC SCHWAB
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LARGE PRINT FIC SCHWAB
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St. Charles Public Library District - Book Discussion
SET SCHWAB
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SET SCHWAB
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Audiobooks
AUDIO BOOK FIC SCHWAB
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AUDIO BOOK FIC SCHWAB
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Making a Faustian bargain to live forever but never be remembered, a woman from early eighteenth-century France endures unacknowledged centuries before meeting a man who remembers her name.
France, 1714. In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever-- and cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Addie LaRue's life will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art. After nearly 300 years,...
16) Malice: a novel
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Malice duology volume 1
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC WALTER
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FIC WALTER
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In this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Alyce, an evil sorceress, finds an ally in Princess Aurora and wonders if she can lift Aurora's curse so that together they can forge a new world. Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love's kiss. You've heard this before, haven't you? The handsome prince. The happily ever after. Utter...
17) Mexican gothic
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC MORENO-GARCIA
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FIC MORENO-GARCIA
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After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited...
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My favorite thing is monsters volume 1
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"Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late 1960s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. As the precocious Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her beautiful and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, we watch the interconnected and fascinating stories of those around...
19) The next to die
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Fiction
FIC HANNAH
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FIC HANNAH
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Large Print
LARGE PRINT FIC HANNAH
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LARGE PRINT FIC HANNAH
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What if having a best friend could put you in the crosshairs of a killer? A psychopath the police have dubbed "Billy Dead Mates" is targeting pairs of best friends, and killing them one by one. Before they die, each victim is given a small white book. For months, detectives have failed to catch Billy, or figure out what the white books symbolize and why the killer leaves them behind. The police are on edge; the public in a panic. Then a woman, scared...
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LARGE PRINT FIC FRENCH
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LARGE PRINT FIC FRENCH
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"When Bonnie Graham arrives at her boyfriend's apartment in London, she is horrified to discover a dead body in a pool of blood on the floor. But she doesn't call the police. Bonnie hides the corpse and then carefully wipes away any evidence she was ever there. Bonnie is a music teacher who spent a long, hot summer in London rehearsing with a band to play at a friend's wedding. It was supposed to be fun, but the band members find the complicated knots...