Toast Tickets on Sale

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 Tales of the Dead IV

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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A Toast Among Ghosts is Back!

Our popular Poe-themed event, A Toast Among Ghosts, is back to haunt you this fall! Mark your calendars now for Saturday, October 16 at the newly renovated Reisterstown Branch for a spooky night of fun, food and beer in a historic cemetery. Enjoy live music by local bands, local food vendors, beer from RavenBeer, wine,…

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Read the Winning Stories…If You Dare

The winning stories from this year’s Tales of the Dead short horror story contest have been published, and October is the perfect month for reading spine-chilling stories. So, crawl under the blankets, turn off the lights and read these seven horrifying tales. Over 21 Winners 1st Place – “Against the Stone and Clouds” by Hilary…

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Enter the Short Story Contest

In 2016, Baltimore County Public Library introduced the Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest. The contest was inspired by a ghost story writing challenge 200 years ago which led to the creation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the first modern vampire story. In the spirit of that contest, and in conjunction with A…

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Enter to Win

In 2016, Baltimore County Public Library introduced the Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest. The contest was inspired by a ghost story writing challenge 200 years ago which led to the creation of Frankenstein’s monster and the first modern vampire story. In the spirit of that contest, and in conjunction with A Toast…

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SOLD OUT

On October 7, 2017, join Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library, Edgar Allan Poe and Reisterstown founder John Reister at Reisterstown Branch for A Toast Among Ghosts, a spooky night of fun, food and beer in a historic cemetery. Enjoy live music by local bands Ampersand String Band, Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings and…

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Tales of the Dead Contest

Tales of the Dead Ghost Story Contest A ghost story writing contest 200 years ago led to the creation of Frankenstein’s monster and the first modern vampire story. It was the summer of 1816, the year without a summer, when the incessant rains inspired Lord Byron to challenge his friends to write ghost stories inspired…

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