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A Victorian vampire kit contains all the necessary equipment for hunting down vampires A new exhibition at the British Library in London looks at the changing taste for the Gothic in British writing.

Whether you are watching a horror classic, such as “The Shining” or “Poltergeist,” or laughing at the over-the-top antics of “Beetlejuice” or the “Ghostbusters,” ghost stories abound during Halloween.

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