31 Days of Horror in Books and Movies

Count down the days to Halloween with spooky books, movies, and more. Use your library card to find scary stories to enjoy all October long.

Watch horror films on DVD and streaming services

Your library card lets you borrow DVDs. You can also use it to enjoy movies on streaming services such as Kanopy and hoopla. Check out our top picks for family-friendly Halloween films. Do you enjoy some laughs with your scares? Try one of these horror-comedy films. Looking for something a bit scarier? Find spooky television series you can borrow on DVD. Explore 31 scary films to stream or borrow on DVD. Watch 20 horror films directed by women. Or, browse all horror DVDs in the catalog.

Read a scary story

Listen to audiobooks that will keep you awake at night

hoopla FAQs

If you've replaced your library card or updated your PIN/password you'll need to update your Library Settings in hoopla.
Please visit the hoopla site, opens a new window for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS, opens a new window for help.
Titles return automatically at the end of the lending period.

To return a title early, click return now, located next to the date the title expires on the title information page. Please note that returning a title early does not give you additional borrows for the month.
hoopla works on a pay-per-checkout model, which means that the library system pays a small fee each time a title is checked out. Limiting checkouts to 10 per month helps us stay within our collection budget.
If you are using the hoopla app on a mobile device, you can download titles for offline access. If you are using hoopla in a web browser on a computer, you must have an internet connection to access titles.

To check out streaming videos on Kanopy, you need the following:
- A KCLS library card in good standing
- Internet access
- For mobile devices, the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast, or Roku
- For PC or Mac users, any current web browser (Supported browsers)
- A Kanopy account (You can create a Kanopy account on the Kanopy login page.)
For help, visit Kanopy's help page or contact Ask KCLS.
No, films cannot be downloaded to a computer or device; they only stream through the internet.
Kanopy works on a pay-per-checkout model, which means that the library system pays a small fee each time a title is checked out. Limiting checkouts to 5 per month helps us stay within our collection budget.

Kanopy Kids does not count against your 5 play credits.
Titles return automatically at the end of the lending period.

Anyone who lives in King County can enter this contest. You do not need a KCLS library card to enter.
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- Mondays are Doodle. This is good for anyone who speaks English at a beginner level.
- Tuesdays are Escape Rooms. These are good for anyone who speaks and reads English at an intermediate level.
- Wednesdays are Pictionary. This is good for anyone who speaks English at a beginner level.
- Thursdays are Comics Arts. This is good for anyone who speaks English at a beginner level.
All students in grades K-12 are welcome. Books will be most appealing to students in grades K-8. A selection of books will be appealing to students in grades 6-12 who are very new to reading in English.
For most classes you will need paper and pencil. For Math Games you may also need scissors. These will be used for origami, making paper airplanes, and other activities.

Updated 9/30/22