Tales of the Dead Winners – Read the Stories

By admin | October 4, 2023

Baltimore County Public Library and Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library challenged writers of all ages to write original horror stories with a “Petrifying Poe” theme in their Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest. Entrants were encouraged to be creative with the theme and they delivered. The contest ran from August 1 through September 22,…

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Toast Tickets on Sale

By admin | September 1, 2023 |

Tickets are now on sale for A Toast Among Ghosts on Saturday, October 14, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Enjoy live music from local bands Edgar Allan & the Poe Boys and Porch Setters Union, food from Bully Boss Burgers, Flash Crabcake Company, Just Like Home Indian Cuisine and The Reister’s Daughter, beer from RavenBeer, wine, local…

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Enter the Contest!

By admin | July 25, 2023 |

Baltimore County Public Library and the Foundation challenge you to write your own original horror story. The seventh annual Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest runs August 1 through September 22. Winners will be announced on October 2. The theme this year is “Petrifying Poe.” Each story should contain an element, appearance or…

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We did it!

By admin | May 24, 2023 |

THANK YOU! We did it! With your help, we blew past our goal and broke $100,000! Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s BIG Give. Our final total was $103,206. We are so grateful to Anne and Christopher West, who gave us an incredibly generous $50,000 matching grant. Thank you as well to…

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Save the Date – May 19

By admin | April 19, 2023 |

Save the date! Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library is hosting The BIG Give, their second annual dedicated day of giving on Friday, May 19 to raise additional funds for vital projects to the 21st century library. Donations can be made online to support Baltimore County Public Library initiatives including digital equity, Summer Reading Challenge,…

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Read the Winning Stories

By admin | October 19, 2022 |

Read the spine-tingling winning horror stories from our annual Tales of the Dead short story contest. We invited writers of all ages to write original horror stories with a “Moonlit Masquerade” theme in our Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest. Six winners were chosen, and for the first time ever, one of the…

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Tickets on sale now!

By admin | September 1, 2022 |

Tickets for A Toast Among Ghosts are on sale now. Get yours before they’re gone. General admission tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door (if tickets are still available – tickets have sold out in advance the last several years). VIP tickets are $50 and include a swag bag with a commemorative…

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Enter Tales of the Dead IV

By admin | August 1, 2022 |

Baltimore County Public Library once again challenges you to write your own original horror story. The sixth annual Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest runs August 1 through September 18. Winners will be announced on October 3. The theme this year is “MoonLit Masquerade.” All entries should feature a mask and/or the moon…

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