Written by Adam Vorobok, Reference Librarian, Downtown Main Library
Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads the terrifying words of Cincinnati's own Lafcadio Hearn, opens a new window, an Enquirer journalist who later moved to Japan and translated their folklore for English-speakers. In "Jikininki", a traveling monk learns a town's secret one night while overseeing a corpse.
Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.
Recommended Reading from CHPL’s Resident Warlock
In each episode this season, Warlock Vorobok is sharing his personal frightening favorites to read and watch, which not only align with his monthly ghoulish guest but can be checked out with your Library card.
View Rare Lafcadio Hearn Documents Online or In Person
The Library's collection contains more than 600 volumes by and about Lafcadio Hearn in English, Japanese, and many European languages. The Library also owns the only known complete set of Ye Giglampz: A Weekly Illustrated Journal Devoted to Art, Literature and Satire, Hearn’s short-lived literary journal, which was a collaborative effort with the Cincinnati artist Henry Farny.
- To learn more about Lafcadio Hearn, visit CHPL's online exhibit at CHPL.org/exhibits.
- Or, view rare and unique materials up close by visiting the Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Cincinnati Room, adjacent to the Genealogy and Local History Department at the Downtown Main Library, opens a new window.
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