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Spooky Media

A guide to selections of and resources for "Spooky" Media available via the library

PBS

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The PBS Video Collection is now in its third edition and contains nearly 600 titles. This product brings one of television’s most trusted networks into classrooms, with familiar series and names like NOVA, Nature, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Ken Burns, American Experience, and Frontline. Please review permitted uses for videos in this database.

PBS Documentaries and Dramatized Fiction

American Oz
[Documentary] "Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives."
Rebecca
[Fiction] "Daphne du Maurier's tale of romance and suspense stars Charles Dance as Maxim de Winter and Emilia Fox as his new bride, who finds that the head housekeeper of Manderley, Mrs. Danvers (Diana Rigg), is devoted to her dead mistress, Rebecca."
The Scarlet Letter
[Documentary] "An epic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about morality, justice, love and faith as Hester Prynne bears the scarlet letter “A” for refusing to reveal the name of her lover and father of her illegitimate child."
Villains and Monsters
[Documentary] "We explore the lessons from novels featuring America’s favorite villains, monsters, and evil forces."