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Why I Love Horror: A Conversation with Local Horror Authors
2025-09-30 19:00:00 2025-09-30 20:30:00 America/Chicago Why I Love Horror: A Conversation with Local Horror Authors Becky Siegel Spratford, editor of "Why I Love Horror," hosts a panel of horror authors: Cynthia Pelayo, Ananda Lima, James Kennedy, Nick Medina, and S.A. Barnes. Authors available to sign books. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Tuesday, September 30
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-30 19:00:00 2025-09-30 20:30:00 America/Chicago Why I Love Horror: A Conversation with Local Horror Authors Becky Siegel Spratford, editor of "Why I Love Horror," hosts a panel of horror authors: Cynthia Pelayo, Ananda Lima, James Kennedy, Nick Medina, and S.A. Barnes. Authors available to sign books. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Becky Siegel Spratford, editor of "Why I Love Horror," hosts a panel of horror authors: Cynthia Pelayo, Ananda Lima, James Kennedy, Nick Medina, and S.A. Barnes. Authors available to sign books.

Join horror reviewer, Chicago area librarian, and author of Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, Becky Siegel Spratford for a spirited conversation about the scariest genre with five local horror authors: Cynthia Pelayo (Vanishing Daughters), James Kennedy (Bride of the Tornado), Nick Medina (The Whistler), S.A. Barnes (Cold Eternity), and Ananada Lima (Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil). Book sales and a signing with the authors will be available as well.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book & Author | Arts & Entertainment |

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