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Strange tales coming to library

Storyteller Chad Lewis says he expects to bring a "bizarre" evening of tales from "the dark side of winter" to the Cloquet Public Library on Jan. 16. He may indeed be right, given his descriptions.

"Winter may seem like a quiet time," Lewis says, "but it is actually filled with bizarre tales and stories of cannibalistic spirits, Krampus the anti-Santa Claus, stories of little people, werewolves, witches, people being burned alive, and numerous other cold traditions."

The free library event begins at 6 p.m.

Lewis has been on the hunt for the strange and paranormal the past two decades. He says...