Read the night away with a thrilling book -- or watch a scary movie!

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Creepy. Spooky. Spine-chilling. Gothic horror. Terror-filled tomes. We've got it all.

Throughout October, drop by the W.A.C. Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby) and take one home!

 Fiction

 Nonfiction

 Books by Indigenous authors

 Find more spooky stories and shows

Interested in finding more? Try searching the Library Catalogue with some of these key terms/words or authors.

Suggested terms for specific genres
Some authors in our collections

  Watch a horror film

Check out our streaming horror movies from Criterion on Demand (you will need to log in with your SFU ID).  

Or browse our DVD collection of horror films

 

 

 Indigenous horror highlights

Read about the anti-colonial zombie film, "Blood Quantum": Decolonizing the zombie apocalypse: an interview with the late Mi'kmaq director, Jeff Barnaby.

Workshops, interviews, and more from SFU faculty

Coming up Monday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Pacific Time : The Horrors Persist: The Significance of Horror Stories in Contemporary Life: A panel discussion, featuring SFU's Dr June Scudeler, part of the Women Scholars' Speaker Series, at the University of Lethbridge.

As part of Indigenous Research Methods in Action speaker series, Dr. June Scudeler (Métis) explored some common horror tropes (the Final Girl, the Indian Burial Ground) to appreciate how Indigenous artists are making the genre their own.

Watch the recording of June Scudeler's talk in 2022

 Questions?

Find help where and when you need it! Research help services available in person, online, by phone or email.

Location
Main floor, W.A.C. Bennett Library, SFU Burnaby