Halloween Arrives Early as Warlock Vorobok Reads Edgar Allan Poe

Written by Adam Vorobok, Reference Librarian, Downtown Main Library

Once upon a midnight podcast,

The Warlock was ready to broadcast,

Over many a quaint and curious poem of Edgar Allan Poe.

Get ready for Halloween with three of Poe's best poems: The Conqueror Worm, The Bells, and, of course, The Raven!

Attend Spooktacular Events at the Library

The Warlock is bringing not only his spellbinding poems this Halloween. Brave these scary and not-so-scary events leading up to Halloween:

  • Spooktacular Cinema: Watch spooktacular movies and enjoy some snacks as we get ready for Halloween! Creepy crafts for all ages are available to take home. Oct. 14, 12-5 p.m., Deer Park Branch.
  • Shiver in Sharonville, opens a new window: Join us for a Halloween storytime on the patio, followed by a costume parade, Trick-or-Treating, and more in the Library. Oct. 20, 7-8 p.m., Sharonville Branch.
  • Haunted Cincinnati with Local Author Jeff Moris, opens a new window: Get in the mood for Halloween! Local author Jeff Morris shares Cincinnati area ghost stories, including the legends, the locations, and some of the true history behind them. Oct. 25, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Oakley Branch.

View all the eerie events across CHPL’s 41 neighborhood branches.

Subscribe to the Warlock Vorobock Reads podcast, opens a new window, wherever you get your podcasts as Warlock Vorobok sends his voice calling out to the void with a new episode each month.