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The Essential Theatre Presents:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In partnership with The Essential Theatre, the Anacostia Library cordially invites you to see the play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.  This play based upon Washington Irving’s famous short story has been adapted by David Ostergaard and directed by Emily Hubbard. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow  is an ideal autumn tale for young and old.  More tricks and treats will follow after the play provided by the Fairlawn Citizens Association and the Friends of Anacostia Library.

World War Z

The End of the World As We Know It

Different ways the world could end

Whether with a bang or a whimper, people have been speculating about how the world will end since it began. Literature is no stranger to this speculation and offers up many scenarios for how our society as we know it will come to an end -- and how what’s left of humanity will deal with the aftermath. Here are a few of the possibilities. 

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Monster Mashups

Literary fiction featuring mythical creatures and cryptids

The sun is setting earlier every day and the air should be turning crisp soon, along with the leaves on the trees and we’re reaching the end of September.You know what that means - spooky season is here! 

The Ocean at the End of the Lane book cover

Nurture Your Creepy Inner Child

Dark fairy tales & magical stories written for grown-ups.

You: ✔ Fairy tale fan ✔ Believe magic might exist ✔ Enchanted by magical wizards and worlds that grant wishes Also you:  ✔ Attracted to descriptors like bleak, dark and disturbing ✔ Have a penchant for the macabre ✔ Delight in the shadowy, unsettling parts of your favorite fantasy worlds 

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Vladimir Putin in Fiction

The DC/Baltimore area seems to be inundated with Putin-based theater over the last year.

Bird Box

Bird Box Read-a-Like Challenge

Adult Fiction with Thrills and Chills

Pop culture has been abuzz over the latest book to film adaptation: Netflix's Bird Box. The overnight sensation walks the line of a post-apocalyptic, psychological thriller featuring Sandra Bullock and her two children evading a mysterious presence to reach safety. The film has generated much curiosity toward the source material and DC Public Library has everything you need for your movie to book comparison needs.

The Terror by Dan Simmons

Winter Horror

Spooky things hide in the snow.

The snow makes it seem peaceful and quiet… almost too quiet. Weird things abound in the coldness outside. What’s out there? I think I see something in the distance, but the snow is too thick. Is there something moving out there? You go check. I’m going to stay inside by the fire, and drink my hot cocoa.   All is quiet. Nothing is moving. What’s scarier than that?

Different Seasons

Welcome to Castle Rock, Population: Your Nightmares

Books to Accompany the Stephen King Hulu Original Show

Original programming on streaming platforms have been all the rage for several years now, gaining even more prominence after Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale became the first online streaming show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Series. There’s a lot of quality television being produced for online platforms, including another recent Hulu adaptation, Castle Rock. The new horror-mystery series, executive produced by J.J. Abrams, is based on the stories, settings, and characters of Stephen King.

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Quick Fiction Listens for Your Commute

I have a confession to make--I love audio books, and I especially love the convenience and flexibility of downloading audiobooks to my phone via Overdrive and listening to them on the go--however, (you knew that was coming, right?) I often find it difficult to finish audiobooks before the end of the 3 week checkout period--A Game of Thrones, which clocks in at a cool 34 hours, I’m looking at you.

Halloween

Rosedale FrightFlix Fest

Join us at Rosedale Library  for our First Annual Halloween FrightFlix Fest! We will be screening classic and contemporary horror films to thrill and get your adrenaline pumping!  Tuesday, Oct. 2 - A Quiet Place (2018) Rated R Runtime 1h 31m Tuesday, Oct. 9-  The Fly (1986) Rated R Runtime 1h 36m

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