You still have time to sign up for my new reading group with the Center for Fiction. It’s all about horror in New York City and I have lined up some really good titles for this group. Click here to be taken to the Center for Fiction website. Information regarding the reading group is below. Hope to see you on.
Subway stations turned into bloody altars. Werewolves hunted by the NYPD. Monsters lurking in the Museum of Natural History.
In this reading group, we will read four classic horror novels set in New York City. We will discuss how they reflect the real anxieties of different eras of the city’s history, from the late 1970s through present day and even the near future, and we will think about why the City that Never Sleeps lends itself to stories of evil beyond human comprehension.
These books touch on many of the issues that face New Yorkers today, from the egalitarian promises and dangers of public transportation to the (ir)responsibility of law enforcement to the ethics of museum displays of ancient cultures. Of course, they’re also thrilling, terrifying reads that will keep you up at night! Join us as we follow monstrous creatures into the murky realms beneath NYC.
What to read in advance of the first meeting: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s The Relic
What to expect from this reading group: Sessions are conducted as conversations and participant-driven. Discussions are moderated.
Reading List:
The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber
The Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Cellars by John Shirley
Awakened by James Murray and Darren Wearmouth