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I am NOT ready for Halloween!

About Blog Post Oct 3, 2024 by SCLSNJ Staff
I am NOT ready for Halloween! Created by Bob Helmbrecht, collection development librarian While out at my local dollar store this weekend, I saw them beginning to unpack and put out Christmas decorations on the shelves. Besides sending me into "Old Man Yells at Cloud" mode on the ride home, it also reminded me that I am not ready for Halloween yet! Did they cut a couple of weeks out of September this year? If you're in the same boat as I am, the Library has a lot of books to help you get ready for Halloween, before you have to start to Deck the Halls. Here is a selection of some fun titles: Food and Drink
Visit your dark side with 60 frightfully delicious plant-based comfort-foods, baked goods, and cocktails inspired by your favorite horror movies and TV shows.
Celebrate All Hallow’s Eve with over 50 dishes inspired by the spellbinding world of “Hocus Pocus.” Featuring terrifyingly tasty mains, appetizers, and desserts, this family-friendly cookbook includes a creepy roster of recipes that fans will love, including Ring of Salt Pretzels, Witch’s Broom Donuts, and more!
Slay movie night with frighteningly delicious food and cocktail creations inspired by your favorite scary movies, perfect for fans of spooky season and movie buffs alike!
Inspired by “Beetlejuice,” the classic 1988 film, cartoon series and Broadway play, this book details 75 fun, flavorful recipes that capture the dark and creepy nature of the character that fans love so much.
Decorating
From spooky skulls to ghoulish graveyards, Lindsay Swearingen of Tusk and Cardinal gives cross-stitch a dark yet whimsical update. Curious creatures like phantom felines, legendary fixtures from folklore like Baba Yaga and all manner of haunted houses make the perfect subjects for these needlework masterpieces.
The creators of the well-known and popular website howtohauntyourhouse.com and the prolific authors of Halloween decorating books, the Mitchell family presents 11 delightfully scary Halloween decorating projects that will involve the whole family, including kids ages 8 and up. 
As the sun sets on summer, there’s no need to be sad. Fall is here, and it’s time to carve some gourds!
Features 10 unique party themes with five do-it-yourself pumpkin designs for each theme. The pumpkin projects have a variety of decorating ideas that include carving, painting, and mixed media craftiness and easy-to-follow steps on each creation. 
And if you want to keep the Halloween spirit going all year, check out this one!
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. From DIY design projects to helpful haunted hosting tips and tricks, with this step-by-step reference, you’ll transform your domain to capture your spooky essence.
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