The Portland Public Library announces its Little Festival of Horrors to celebrate the genre of horror during the week of Halloween. The library has created this festival to introduce literature, film and art based in just a few of the many subcategories that comprise Horror. The festival offers author talks by local horror writers Elizabeth Hand and Rick Hautala paired with films of the same genre, a screening of The Night of the Living Dead followed by a "Zombie Crawl" into Monument Square, and horror related art shows. The library will also put together book displays of horror novels and recommended reading bookmarks for patrons. The Riverton Branch Library will host a scary movie night on Halloween, screening two films and offering a craft activity. The Peaks Island Branch will offer stories and a craft program on Halloween Eve as well. The little Festival of Horrors will be punctuated by two art shows at the Main Library featuring an art exhibit, Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey in the Lewis Gallery and an art installation by Brunswick artist Christian Matzke based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, which will be in a study room in the Teen Lounge.