Author and Spooktastic creator Alyssa Alessi (@pagesinthegraveyard) brings the third annual Spooktastic Book FairTM to haunt the Framingham Public Library on Saturday, September 13th! We'll be hosting 60+ authors ranging from creepy kidlit to adult horror, six publishers, several vendors of interesting and mysterious items, food trucks, 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: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/Spooktastic-2025


Spooktastic Book Fair Panel Schedule

Panel schedule in the Costin Room
11:20-12:00 - Gone Viral
Corey Farrenkopf - Moderator
Aron Beauregard
Codie Crowley
Doug Murano
Mae Murray
Diana Rodriguez Wallach


12:15-12:55 - Pink Horror/Good for Her
Tanya Pell - Moderator
Monique Asher
Wendy Dalrymple
R.J. Joseph
Jenny Kiefer
Vanessa Montalban


1:10-1:50 - Is that Blood on the Page (Slashers and Splatter)
Bracken MacLeod - Moderator
John Lynch
Brian McAuley
Emma Murray
Rebecca Rowland
Kristopher Triana


2:05-2:45 - Scared in a Safe Space - Kidlit Guest of Honor Lora Senf panel
Lora Senf - Guest of Honor and Moderator
Nick Eliopulos
Anastasia Garcia
Christy Mandin
Donna Taylor
Paul Tremblay


3:00-3:40 - Out of this World - Guest of Honor Hailey Piper panel
Jamal Hodge - Moderator
Hailey Piper - Guest of Honor
Ann Dávila Cardinal
Todd Keisling
Tom Rimer
Trisha J. Wooldridge


3:55-4:35 - Let’s Get REAL Scary (Nonfiction)
Christa Carmen - Moderator
Jeff Belanger
Emily C. Hughes
Aaron Mahnke
J.W. Ocker
Robert Ottone

 

Special Events

11:15 - Author-led Storytime for kids w/ Christy Mandin, Anastasia Garcia, & Nick Eliopulos (J Program Room downstairs)

11:15-4:45 - Mask Making w/ Cartoonist Ira Marcks (SparkLab downstairs)

2:00-2:45 - Punk Drunk Horror (Relaxed panel/q&a in the Beer Garden outside)
Christoph Paul - Moderator
Renee DeCamillis
Brennan LaFaro
Ronald Malfi
Chris Panatier
Brandon Perras-Sanchez

 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Spooktastic Book Fair Guests

Spooky Kidlit, Middle Grade, and YA authors

Guest of Honor
Lora Senf

Mary Averling
Ann Dávila Cardinal
Angel Luis Colón
Codie Crowley
Erin Dionne
Nick Eliopulos
Anastasia Garcia
Freddie Kölsch
Lorien Lawrence
Christy Mandin
Ira Marcks
Hillary Monahan
Vanessa Montalban
Josh Roberts
Ally Russell
Julia Rust
Lisa Stringfellow
David Surface
Donna Taylor (Rian Adara)
Diana Rodriguez Wallach

Adult Horror authors

Guest of Honor
Hailey Piper

Monique Asher
Aron Beauregard
Jeff Belanger
Michael Burke
Christa Carmen
Victoria Dalpe
Wendy Dalrymple (w/ Quill & Crow)
Renee S. DeCamillis
Corey Farrenkopf
Alma Garcia (w/ Quill & Crow)
Christopher Golden
Jennifer Anne Gordon
Harlequin Grim (w/ Quill & Crow)
Jamal Hodge
Emily C. Hughes
R.J. Joseph
Todd Keisling
Jenny Kiefer
Brennan LaFaro
John Langan
Aquino Loayza
Bracken MacLeod
Aaron Mahnke
Ronald Malfi
L.C. Marino (w/ Sobelo)
Brian McAuley
Emma Murray
Mae Murray
Emmett Nahil
Errick Nunnally
J.W. Ocker
Robert Ottone
Chris Panatier
Tanya Pell
Brandon Perras-Sanchez
Tom Rimer
Rebecca Rowland
Cat Scully
Kat Silva
Adam Szym
Paul Tremblay
Kristopher Triana
Krissie Williams (w/ Quill & Crow)
Trisha J. Wooldridge

MORE GUESTS TBA!

Publishers

Bad Hand Books
CLASH Books
Haverhill House Publishing
New England Horror Writers
Quill and Crow Publishing House
Sobelo Books

Vendors

Barely Tolerable Boutique (Bookish accessories)
Bella Strega Tarot (Tarot, witchy oils, jars, etc.)
Black Coffiend (T-shirts, prints)
Blessed Bee Apothecary (Candles, oils, & other witchy accessories)
Foraged Formations (Candles, upcycled crafts, etc.)
Gravestone Girls (Gravestone art/replicas)
Halloween Happy (Handcrafted stationery, accessories, and more)
Midnight Teas(e) (Loose Leaf Tea)
Open Casket Vintage (Vintage clothes, accessories & haunted home decor)
Pixal Palmer (Prints, T-shirts, etc.)
Preserved by Elliot (Taxidermy insects/butterflies)
Still Dead Art (Prints, t-shirts, etc.)

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

    Schedule TBA