Pride Month Picks for Teens
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recognizes Pride month by celebrating LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and more) individuals of all races, genders, classes, sexualities, and identities. Celebrating Pride … Continued
Genre Guide – Gothic Fiction
Welcome to the world of dark and stormy nights, gloomy mansions, family secrets, passionate yearnings, and (mostly) doomed romances. Help yourself to these old-school treats and contemporary tricks of the … Continued
Genre Guide – Body Horror
Body Horror often features gross and terrifying transformations happening to humans. Like a rash, from Kafka’s The Metamorphosis to today, body horror is spreading! These selections using the body or … Continued
Modern Takes on Classic Horror
Dracula. Frankenstein’s monster. The wolfman. Why do we return to these classic villains? Is it their fashion choices? Their winning personalities? At the heart of our favorite monsters there … Continued
Oh, The Horror! A Horror Movie History Lesson
Looking to become a horror movie aficionado without falling victim to all those jump scares? More interested in the why of horror rather than the how (like how Michael Myers is still alive for all these sequels!?). If you call horror movies, horror cinema this is the list for you!
Chilling Horror for a Hot Summer
Check out these brand-new horror titles to escape the truly horrific summer heat.
New Horror Novels for Teens
Gothic fantasies are the heart of these new horror novels for teens – creepy inheritances, bleak and ritualized post-apocalyptic futures, transportive magic that opens portals to sinister worlds, and horrors of real life brought into focus by the existence of the paranormal and supernatural.
Horror Films & Books for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with a selection of horror titles. Black Horror is rich with themes reflecting the experience of Black communities. The significance of family. The role of storytelling. … Continued
Thrilling Ghost Stories for Teens
Welcome the Halloween season with these unique, thrilling and chilling ghost stories, perfect for teens.
Winter Chillers
Isolated by snow storms, stalked by monsters and haunted by screams in the night. These frigid horror tales will chill you to the bone. The perfect picks for the darkest time of the year.