On October 9, 2025 the Folger’s virtual book club returns with a discussion of A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, horror, and Book Club’s spooky past.
DISCOVER related collection material
- Companion to the I Put a Spell on You poetry reading, October 2019
- The Discouerie of Witchcraft in the Vaults
- Hares, conies, and rabbits: The hunted and the melancholy
LEARN more about Shakespeare’s contemporaries
- Shakespeare Unlimited Episode 251: Shakespeare and his contemporaries, with Darren Freebury-Jones
- New resources, old plays: expanding A Digital Anthology of Early Modern Drama
EXPLORE connections between Shakespeare and horror
- Comic book casts Shakespeare’s First Folio in a horror story
- “Steeped in blood”: The doomed youth of Shakespeare and Stephen King
REVISIT past October Book Club picks
- I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (witchcraft)
- Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (witchcraft)
- Shadowplay (Bram Stoker)
- Warm Bodies (zombies)
- Edith Holler (ghosts)
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Resplendent Joy: Virtual Concert
Resplendent Joy: Virtual Concert
Continuing a beloved tradition for the winter holidays, Folger Consort celebrates with festive music from Spain and Portugal. Purchase on-demand access to this recorded concert.
Sat, Dec 20 – Sun, Jan 4, 2026
Introducing Shakespeare: Minimal Context, Maximum Content
Introducing Shakespeare: Minimal Context, Maximum Content
This professional development session for teachers focuses on strategies to help students enter Shakespeare’s plays through action, choice, and shared meaning-making from the very first moments of a unit.
Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 8pm ET
Virtual Folger Salon with Margherita Malerba and Hassana Moosa
Virtual Folger Salon with Margherita Malerba and Hassana Moosa
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Thu, Jan 15, 2026, at 12pm
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