<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4SF9pn_0wCz9pHj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4SF9pn_0wCz9pHj00" width="458" height="641" ></figure>Tangipahoa Parish Library has plenty of terrifying films to keep you awake this Halloween season. Below are just a few:Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece was inspired by the true story of Ed Gein, a killer devoted to his mother. The shower scene was so terrifying that actress Janet Leigh went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life. (Rated R)The Innocents (1961) – A wealthy man uninterested in his niece and nephew hires governess Miss Giddens to raise them at his isolated estate. She soon comes to believe that spirits are possessing the children. Are they, or is it all in her mind? (Not rated)The Haunting (1963) – This chilling ghost story centers on a group of people invited to participate in a study of the paranormal at an old house with secrets to hide. They discover a “cold spot” in the nursery which turns out to be the rotten heart of the place. (Rated G)The Exorcist (1973) – Father Lankester Merrin, a veteran Catholic priest, is called in to perform an exorcism on a 12-year-old girl named Regan. Merrin and another priest witness terrifying and disturbing acts in their attempts to free Regan from a demon. (Rated R)The Changeling (1980) – George C. Scott plays John Russell, a man running from the pain of losing his wife and daughter in a traffic accident. Moving into an old house in Seattle he discovers a secret door, a secret room and a very angry spirit. (Rated R)The Thing (1982) – A research station in Antarctica discovers an alien ship and an entity that can assimilate other life-forms perfectly. Soon the researchers are trying to guess who is human and who is an alien. The amazing special effects aren’t for the faint of heart. (Rated R)Hereditary (2018) – When a mentally ill mother passes away her family turns to different means to handle their grief – including the supernatural. Disturbing, otherworldly experiences begin to plague them, experiences related to sinister family secrets passed through generations of their family. (Rated R)Get your Tangipahoa Parish Library card today and settle in for horror at its best!</div></body>

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Tangi Library offers selection of movies to get in Halloween spirit

Tangipahoa Parish Library has plenty of terrifying films to keep you awake this Halloween season. Below are just a few:. Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece was inspired by the true story of Ed Gein, a killer devoted to his mother. The shower scene was so terrifying that actress Janet Leigh went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life. (Rated R)