Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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Happy Halloween! Attended by plenty of demonic shrieking, adult services librarian Isaiah Pittman horrifies Gwen and Frank with scary book and film recommendations!

Twilight by William Gay

Books by Clive Barker

Songs of a Dead Dreamer: and, Grimscribe byThomas Ligotti

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

John Dies at the End by David Wong

Isaiah's non-book recommendations:

Isaisah's list of 15 Great Streaming Horror Films

Music by the group The Birthday Party and Rowland S. Howard

The Birthday Party in action!

AND the Literary Masquerade with TIM GUNN, FRANK, and GWEN!

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