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Horror Book Group
Join us for lively discussions of your favorite horror novels on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Discussions take place in the Large Print Room on the First Floor of the Main Library and are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
Upcoming Discussions:
January 2009
No discussion. Please join us in February.
No discussion. Please join us in February.
February 16, 2009
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's
Dance of Death
FBI Special Agent Pendergast is pitted against his most personal foe -- his brother, Diogenes, who has planned a horrendous crime and is framing Pendergast for a series of terrible murders.
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's
Dance of Death
FBI Special Agent Pendergast is pitted against his most personal foe -- his brother, Diogenes, who has planned a horrendous crime and is framing Pendergast for a series of terrible murders.
March 16, 2009
Patricia Briggs's
Iron Kissed
Shapeshifting mechanic Mercy Thompson finds her loyalty sorely tested when her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind. Meanwhile Mercy tries to choose between Sam and Adam, the two werewolves she loves.
Patricia Briggs's
Iron Kissed
Shapeshifting mechanic Mercy Thompson finds her loyalty sorely tested when her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind. Meanwhile Mercy tries to choose between Sam and Adam, the two werewolves she loves.
April 20, 2009
Clive Barker's
Mister B. Gone
A medieval devil speaks directly to the reader, his tone murderous one moment, seductive the next, in a memoir allegedly penned in 1438. The demon has embedded himself in the very words of this tale of terror, turning the book itself into a dangerous object, laced with menace only too ready to break free and exert its power.
Clive Barker's
Mister B. Gone
A medieval devil speaks directly to the reader, his tone murderous one moment, seductive the next, in a memoir allegedly penned in 1438. The demon has embedded himself in the very words of this tale of terror, turning the book itself into a dangerous object, laced with menace only too ready to break free and exert its power.
May 18, 2009
Christopher Moore's
A Dirty Job
Charlie Asher, a neurotic and anxious hypochondriac who hates change, confronts the challenges of being a widower and a single parent when his wife dies of a freak medical condition on the day his new daughter, Sophie, is born.
Christopher Moore's
A Dirty Job
Charlie Asher, a neurotic and anxious hypochondriac who hates change, confronts the challenges of being a widower and a single parent when his wife dies of a freak medical condition on the day his new daughter, Sophie, is born.
June 15, 2009
Wen Spencer's
Wolf Who Rules
Tinker, living in a near-future Pittsburgh by an interdimensional border with the land of the elves, and her elven noble lover, Wolf Who Rules, are confronted by an oni invasion as well as efforts to keep the peace between the humans and the supernatural beings, while Tinker deals with inexplicable nightmares that hold the key to Pittsburgh's future.
Wen Spencer's
Wolf Who Rules
Tinker, living in a near-future Pittsburgh by an interdimensional border with the land of the elves, and her elven noble lover, Wolf Who Rules, are confronted by an oni invasion as well as efforts to keep the peace between the humans and the supernatural beings, while Tinker deals with inexplicable nightmares that hold the key to Pittsburgh's future.
July 20, 2009
Jim Butcher's
Storm Front
A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.
Jim Butcher's
Storm Front
A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.
August 17, 2009
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's
The Book of the Dead
Psychotic killer Diogenes faces down his incarcerated FBI agent brother, while the Museum of Natural History reopens a long-closed tomb exhibit, a decision that coincides with a series of murders and sparks rumors about an ancient curse.
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's
The Book of the Dead
Psychotic killer Diogenes faces down his incarcerated FBI agent brother, while the Museum of Natural History reopens a long-closed tomb exhibit, a decision that coincides with a series of murders and sparks rumors about an ancient curse.
September 21, 2009
H. P. Lovecraft
Title to be announced
H. P. Lovecraft
Title to be announced
October 19, 2009
Stephen King's
Duma Key
Renting a house on the Florida coast after suffering a crippling accident and ending his marriage, construction millionaire Edgar Freemantle creates works of art that lead him to discover unsettling elements from his landlady's enigmatic family history.
Stephen King's
Duma Key
Renting a house on the Florida coast after suffering a crippling accident and ending his marriage, construction millionaire Edgar Freemantle creates works of art that lead him to discover unsettling elements from his landlady's enigmatic family history.
November 16, 2009
Kelley Armstrong's
Dime Store Magic
With the death of her mother, twenty-three-year-old Paige Winterbourne is elevated to the position of leader of the American Coven of Witches, one of the world's most elite organizations, but her role is threatened by the antics of her new charge, an orphan who is all too willing to use her growing powers for evil and who is being pursued by a ruthless faction of the supernatural underworld.
Kelley Armstrong's
Dime Store Magic
With the death of her mother, twenty-three-year-old Paige Winterbourne is elevated to the position of leader of the American Coven of Witches, one of the world's most elite organizations, but her role is threatened by the antics of her new charge, an orphan who is all too willing to use her growing powers for evil and who is being pursued by a ruthless faction of the supernatural underworld.
December 21, 2009
Joe Hill's
Heart-Shaped Box
A collector of obscure and macabre artifacts, unscrupulous metal band musician Judas Coyne is unable to resist purchasing a ghost over the Internet, which turns out to be the vengeful spirit of his late girlfriend's stepfather.
Joe Hill's
Heart-Shaped Box
A collector of obscure and macabre artifacts, unscrupulous metal band musician Judas Coyne is unable to resist purchasing a ghost over the Internet, which turns out to be the vengeful spirit of his late girlfriend's stepfather.
Book descriptions are taken from Novelist, copyright 2008 EBSCO Publishing
