News from the Library October 2009

Special Spooky
Edition
Crossett Library and Jennings Music Library—Bennington College

Horrifying Costumes Frightfully Good Reads for All Hallows’ Eve

There are so many
potential pitfalls when it
comes to Halloween
costumes: the ill-
conceived (ex. 1), the
unfortunate (ex. 2), and
the just plain wrong (ex.
3) But it doesn’t have to
be this way—Crossett
has ample sources to
help you avoid these and
other costume mishaps.

The Art of Sewing:

Shortcuts to Elegance
Special Effects Make Up
Or, Books Not Suitable for Those of a Nervous
Costumes for Amateurs Disposition or Otherwise Delicate Constitution
Masks, Face Coverings
and Head Gear
The Turn of the Screw
Costume Craftwork on a By Henry James
Budget: Clothing, 3-D
Makeup, Wigs, Millinery,
& Accessories The Nine Tailors
For more inspiration see:
By Dorothy Sayers
Halloween Weekend at
Bennington College The Castle of Otranto
By Andrew Barton ‘09 By Horace Walpole

Ex. 1: Ill-Conceived The Legend of Sleepy

Hollow
By Washington Irving

The Haunting of
Hill House
By Shirley Jackson

Dracula
Ex. 2: Unfortunate By Bram Stoker

Tales of Mystery and

Imagination
By Edgar Allan Poe

The Body in the Library

Ex. 3: Just Plain Wrong By Agatha Christie

What Lurks Beneath the Covers

What’s hiding in the stacks? For books that will make
you cringe, grimace, and laugh check out one of our
favorite library blogs Awful Library Books.

Questions or Comments? library@bennington.edu