Dearest Bookworms,
Spooky season is upon us! There are a rare few who are spookier and kookier than the Addams Family. I present to you, straight from their personal library, a few Addams Family Favorites.
Disclaimer: Some of these books are Adult. Please use your best judgment when deciding if a book is right for you.
The complete tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe
One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detective story and the science-fiction story.
The Afterdark by E Latimer
Northcroft is an elite boarding school with a deadly secret. Each night as the bell tolls and the shutters slam down, cutting off the outside world, the Afterdark descends, turning the surrounding old growth forest into a macabre copy of itself. A negative photograph crawling with horrors. Evie Laurent is certain of one thing from the moment she sees Holland Morgan on the front steps of Northcroft: she wants to know everything there is to know about her. But there are some things about Evie herself that are better kept secret. Especially the fact that she let her sister drown. And that it's getting harder to ignore her dark impulses . . . Holland Morgan knows falling for Evie is just one more terrible choice in her long history of terrible choices. The problem is, she's not sure she cares. As attraction turns slowly to obsession, they find themselves playing a dangerous game. Something out there is calling to each of them. Beckoning to the shadows within. Do they fight the call and protect one another, or answer, and embrace the darkness?
Gothic life : The essential guide to macabre style
The New York Times -dubbed "Martha Stewart for Macabre Homemakers," Aurelio Voltaire, presents the definitive guide to revamping your sanctuary to match your eerie vibe. Are you ready to embrace your dark side? In Gothic Life , Aurelio Voltaire shows you how to do just that, using the expertise honed as founder and host of the show Gothic Homemaking and years of stop-motion animation work to take you on a journey to goth-hood.
Vivisectionary : a convocation of biological art
Part comic art, part textbook, Vivisectionary is a delightfully grotesque mix of the mundane and the macabre. From 'vivisection,' the act of dissecting living specimens, and 'bestiary,' a compendium of real and mythical creatures. A series of visual sequential experiments in the physiological, the pathological, and the occult. A bizarre and mesmerizing investigation through the marvels of biology and myth to uncover the extraordinary in the ordinary, the magic in science, the sublime in the grotesque
Wicked plants : the weed that killed Lincoln's mother & other botanical atrocities
Stewart takes on more than 200 of Mother Nature's most appalling creations and offers this A-to-Z compendium of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.
Sincerly
Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian
Katrina
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