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A woodcut illustration depicts a group of people kneeling before a winged demon with goat legs, amid a landscape. The scene evokes fear and submission.

Oct 31, 2025 RARE BOOKS VIRTUAL LECTURE — BOOKS TO DIE FOR

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The Rare Books Department invites you to view its most recent virtual lecture:  Books to Die for.  This October has been a frighteningly busy month for the University of Utah’s Rare Books Department as we prepared for our spookiest event of the year, “BOO!ks to Die For,”...

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Illustration of five human skulls in profile, showcasing different angles. Detailed linework conveys a vintage, anatomical study aesthetic.

Oct 03, 2025 JOIN US—IF YOU DARE… BOO!KS TO DIE FOR

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This October, in collaboration with Bookish SLC, the Rare Books Department invites you to step beyond the library’s familiar daylight glow and into the dark and twisted corners of book history. The veil between this world and the next will lift at precisely 6:00 p.m. on...

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Oct 31, 2022 Book of the Week — The Case for Spirit Photography

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“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (1887) The Case for Spirit Photography Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) New York, NY: George H. Doran, 1923 First American Edition BF1381 D68 While many readers may recognize the name ‘Arthur Conan Doyle’ as the...

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Oct 17, 2021 7 Spooky Films You Can Watch For Free Through The Library

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Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean that you can't watch a great spooky film! Check out these films that are all available for free to watch through the library. ...

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Oct 02, 2021 5 Spooky Recommendations for Halloween

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It's the spooky season once again. Here's some spine-chilling horrors and mysteries recommended by Allyson Mower, Head of Scholarly Communication & Copyright....

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Nov 01, 2017 On Jon’s Desk: The Wonders of the Invisible World – New England, a Battle Ground of Demons and Lawyers

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“It has been a most usual thing for the bewitched Persons, at the same time the Spectres representing the Witches, troubled them, to be visited with Apparitions of Ghosts, pretending to have been Murdered by the Witches then represented. And sometimes the Confessions of the...

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