Halloween

Boo! Its October that means its time for Halloween, but how much do you really know about the holiday? Scary huh? Don’t worry California Lutheran has got you covered. Here at the Pearson Library we offer tons of print books, electronic book (eBooks), articles and even movies to expand your knowledge about Halloween. No matter if you want to find out where the holiday originated from and how it got to the United States, or if you simply wanted to know why we wear costumes, tell ghost stories and go trick-or-treating. You could find it all in our Library’s extensive collection!

If you just want to relax with your friends or family and watch a scary movie, we also offer a wide varity of  horror films. From the classic “Halloween” the Micheal Myers story to more recent thrillers like “The Fourth Kind.” Search for these movies and many more popular DVDs in our Online Catalog

 Halloween (DVD)

Falcon International Productions ; Moustapha Akkad presents ; produced by Debra Hill ; screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill ; directed by John Carpenter. 

 In 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally killed his older sister. The silent child was incarcerated in the Smith’s Grove Sanitarium under the care of psychiatrist Sam Loomis. Michael’s hometown of Haddonfield was slowly beginning to forget the tragic crime. That is until Loomis returns to the town to warn them of Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove. With Michael set on killing a group of high school students, Loomis gets the hesitant town sheriff to help him stop Michael before it’s too late.  

The Fourth Kind(DVD)

Universal Pictures and Gold Circle Films present a Chambara Pictures & Dead Crow Pictures production, an Olatunde Osunsanmi film ; produced by Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan, Terry Lee Robbins ; story by Olatunde Osunsanmi & Terry Lee Robbins ; screenplay by Olatunde Osunsanmi ; directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Since the 1960s, Nome, Alaska, has seen a disproportionate number of its population being reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler begins videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
 
Halloween
Joyce K Kessel; Nancy L Carlson
 
Explains the origins of the holiday of Halloween and such traditions as black cats, jack-o-lanterns, witches, bonfires, and trick-or-treating.

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