The second annual Spooktastic Book Fair has a new location and will be haunting the Framingham Public Library on Saturday, September 7th! We'll be hosting 40+ authors ranging from creepy kidlit to adult horror, four publishers, several vendors of interesting and mysterious items, and a brewery! Save the date and start off Spooky Season right!


Walk ins are more than welcome, but if you'd like to register for a reminder email and/or to get added to our Horror Author Event email list, please fill out the form here: bit.ly/reg-spooktastic-2024


Spooktastic Book Fair Schedule

11:20am-12:00pm - Changing the Narrative: The Future of Horror from Voices of Color
R.J. Joseph - Moderator
Emmett Nahil
Aquino Loayza
Krissie Williams
Lisa Stringfellow
 

12:15-12:55pm - The Art of Horror
Cat Scully - Moderator
Christopher Golden
Joshua Hull
Victoria Dalpe
Emily C. Hughes
 

1:10-1:50pm - Horror in Kidlit
Ally Malinenko - Moderator
Lorien Lawrence
Mary Averling
Angel Luis Colon
Ally Russell
Matthew Erman
 

2:05-2:45pm - Make Horror Queer AF
Mae Murray - Moderator
Kayla Cottingham
Brandon Perras Sanchez
Freddie Kolsch
Emma E Murray
Kalynn Bayron


2:30-3:30pm - Drawing Spooky Stuff w/ Ira Marcks
Kids/teen program downstairs in the Children's Room

Space is limited, so register here: https://bit.ly/drawing-spooky-stuff
Ira Marcks
 

3:00-3:40pm - Northeast Lore and Influences
Errick Nunnally - Moderator
Christa Carmen
J.W. Ocker
Josh Roberts
John Langan
E.M. Roy
 

3:55-4:35pm - Surviving Horror
Clay McLeod Chapman - Moderator
Kat Silva
Nat Cassidy
Kristopher Triana
Tanya Pell
Daniel Kraus

Spooktastic Book Fair Guests

Spooky Middle Grade and YA authors

Mary Averling
Kalynn Bayron
Angel Luis Colón
Kayla Cottingham
Codie Crowley
Matthew Erman
Freddie Kölsch
Lorien Lawrence
Ally Malinenko
Ira Marcks
Darcy Marks
Josh Roberts
Ally Russell
Cat Scully
Lisa Stringfellow

Adult Horror authors

Rian Adara
Aron Beauregard
Christa Carmen
Nat Cassidy
Clay McLeod Chapman
Michael Clark
Victoria Dalpe
Tom Deady
Alma Garcia
Christopher Golden
Scott Goudsward
Emily C. Hughes
Joshua Hull
R.J. Joseph
Daniel Kraus
Brennan LaFaro
John Langan
Aquino Loayza
Caitlin Marceau
Bracken MacLeod
Emma E. Murray
Mae Murray
Emmett Nahil
Errick Nunnally
J.W. Ocker
Tanya Pell
Brandon Perras-Sanchez
Chelsea Pumpkins
Tom Rimer
E.M. Roy
Katherine Silva
Kristopher Triana
Krissie Williams
Trisha Woolridge

Publishers

Bad Hand Books
Haverhill House Publishing
Medusa Publishing Haus
Quill and Crow Publishing House
Third Estate Books

Vendors

The Bruja's Tomb (Witchy Items)
Copper Dog Books (Books)
Doomed Coffee (Coffee)
Exhibit A Brewing Company (Beer)
Foraged Formations (Candles, upcycled crafts, ect.)
Gravestone Girls (Gravestone Art/replicas)
Light Witch Photography (Prints, photos, totes)
Pixal Palmer Art (Prints, t-shirts, ect.)
Preserved by Wolf (Taxidermy insects/butterflies)
Still dead art (Prints, t-shirts, ect.)
Themoonbabeshop (Crystals, candles, oils)
The Uncensored Witch (Tarot Reader)

Spooktastic Book Fair Information

  • How to get to the library

    The Framingham Public Library is located at 49 Lexington Street in Downtown Framingham, MA. Easily accessible from the Framingham/Worcester line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, with a parking lot, and ample street parking, as well as several commuter rail parking lots within walking distance.

  • Schedule of Events

    11:20am-12:00pm - Changing the Narrative: The Future of Horror from Voices of Color
    Rhonda Joseph Jackson - Moderator
    Emmett Nahil
    Aquino Loayza
    Krissie Williams
    Lisa Stringfellow
     

    12:15-12:55pm - The Art of Horror
    Cat Scully - Moderator
    Chris Golden
    Trevor Henderson
    Joshua Hull
    Victoria Dalpe
     

    1:10-1:50pm - Horror in Kidlit
    Ally Malinenko - Moderator
    Lorien Lawrence
    Mary Averling
    Angel Luis Colon
    Ally Russell
    Matthew Erman
     

    2:05-2:45pm - Make Horror Queer AF
    Mae Murray - Moderator
    Brandon Perras Sanchez
    Kalynn Bayron
    Freddie Kolsch
    Emma E Murray


    2:30-3:30pm - Drawing Spooky Stuff w/ Ira Marcks
    Kids/teen program downstairs in the Children's Room

    Ira Marcks
     

    3:00-3:40pm - Northeast Lore and Influences
    Errick Nunnally - Moderator
    Christa Carmen
    J.W. Ocker
    Josh Roberts
    John Langan
     

    3:55-4:35pm - Surviving Horror
    Clay McLeod Chapman - Moderator
    Kat Silva
    Nat Cassidy
    P Djeli Clark
    Kris Triana