Vancouver Public Library goes lights out to celebrate Halloween this month
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The list of eerie Halloween events to check out around Vancouver continues to grow and now Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is getting in on the haunted happenings.
VPL has launched a new spooky series titled Lights Out: virtual and in-person free events that explore the human fascination with horror and the uncanny.
Lights Out is presented by video streaming service Kanopy and features Halloween trivia, a Zombie flash mob, scary storytelling, and more.
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The fun begins on Wednesday, October 19 with Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A Conversation with Kier-La Janisse. Carolyn Mauricette, director of Canadian programming of the Fantasia Festival and programmer for Blood in the Snow Film Festival, talks with Janisse about her award-winning 2021 documentary about the folk horror genre.
Carolyn Mauricette (left) and Kier-La Janisse/vpl.bibliocommons.com/
VPL is also hosting Nightmare on Library Street: Halloween Trivia to Haunt You on Wednesday, October 26 at the Central Library. Host Emma Kuntz of Vancouver Trivia Party will challenge teams of up to five people with questions about books, movies, and music. The winner will be crowned “the ghost with the most” and costumes are highly encouraged.
Horror film lovers will want to return to the Central Branch on Thursday, October 27, and Friday, October 28. First up is Train to Busan: A Korean Horror Film and Zombie Flash Mob. Dress up in your best undead looks as there will be prizes for the best zombie costumes.
Train to Busan (Next Entertainment World/IMDb)
The next day is a matinee screening of Classic Hitchcock: Dial M for Murder. The American Film Institute ranked the 1954 crime thriller as one of the top 10 greatest American mystery films.
And on Saturday, October 29, Lights Out wraps up with Spooky Story Salon in the Montalbano Family Theatre. The event features Fanny Kearse of Vancouver Poetry House, Gina Armstrong and Victoria Vancek of Haunted History BC, and artist Stephen Hamm aka the Theremin Man.
Enjoy an afternoon of haunting performances by Fanny Kearse of @VanPoetryHouse, Gina Armstrong & Victoria Vancek (Haunted History BC) & Stephen Hamm, the Theremin Man. Costumes encouraged!
Lights Out: Spooky Story Salon
Oct 29 | 1pm | Central Library | https://t.co/PQI1aQe1oB pic.twitter.com/LNO9xW8JW7— Vancouver Public Library (@VPL) October 15, 2022
Vancouver Public Library’s Lights Out
When: Various dates
Time: Various times
Where: Online and at Vancouver Public Library Central Branch – 350 West Georgia, Vancouver
Cost: Free for youths ages 13 to 18, register online
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