Author Event: Richard Chizmar Killing the Boogeyman

Join us at Black Hoof for an evening with bestselling author Richard Chizmar as he celebrates the release of the thrilling finale to his Boogeyman trilogy, Killing the Boogeyman.

Catch up on the entire series before joining us for an evening with Richard Chizmar, just after the release of Killing the Boogeyman. Fans of horror, mystery, true crime, and fictionalized nonfiction won’t want to miss this event. Chizmar is a New York Times bestselling author who has also collaborated with Stephen King and his son, W. H. Chizmar.

Book Description

The Boogeyman Trilogy

• Chasing the Boogeyman (2021) — Set in 1988 in a quiet Maryland town, this chilling fictionalized true-crime story follows him as he investigates a series of murders blamed on the terrifying Boogeyman.

• Becoming the Boogeyman (2023) — Imprisoned killer Josh Gallagher communicates only with him, just as a new copycat killer begins recreating the original horrors.

• Killing the Boogeyman (2026) — The trilogy’s final installment, releasing October 6, 2026. The imprisoned killer disappears—and bodies begin turning up again near his home.

Author Bio

Richard Chizmar is the author of New York Times bestselling novels Chasing the Boogeyman, Becoming the Boogeyman, Memorials, and Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting (cowritten with son, W.H. Chizmar), and coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box, the novel Gwendy’s Final Task, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, most recently, the bestselling anthology, The End of The World as We Know It: New Stories of Stephen King’s The Stand. 

He is the founder and publisher of the specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense, Cemetery Dance. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustees award. Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor.

Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.