Happy Halloween from the Alexander College Library

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Hello and Happy Halloween Alexander College Students!

We are a couple of weeks away from the scariest and most fun time of the year.

Halloween takes place every year on October 31st. It began centuries ago as both a religious and harvest festival in Britain and Ireland called Samhain that marked the start of winter.

In modern times, Halloween has lost its religious meaning for most people and is now a joyful time that has come to be celebrated by people in countries all over the world.

In Canada, Halloween is observed by carving jack-o’-lanterns, setting off firecrackers, going to parties, and dressing up in scary costumes. Most notably, there is the Halloween tradition of Trick-or-Treating where costumed children go door to door and are given candy and sweets by adults.

To mark this occasion, the Alexander College library has prepared a display of Halloween and Horror themed books and DVDs for your reading and viewing pleasure.

The display has short story collections and graphic novels, and the novels include modern classics such as The Shining by Stephen King and Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.

There are old favourites such as Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley. Also, the films include horror classics such as Alien by Ridley Scott and Halloween by John Carpenter.

If any of these titles strike your interest, please feel free to come down to the library and check them out while they are available.

Sources:

Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Halloween.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Oct. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween.

Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Samhain: ancient Celtic festival.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Date: N/A, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain.