Bump in the Night: Horrifying Fiction

Room: Schenley Park | Moderator: Jocelyn Codner | 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM

After the presentation, attendees are welcome to purchase a book and/or get their book signed by the author in the Research & Information room on the 2nd floor of the library.

Pre-registration is extremely helpful for planning purposes, but is not required. Pre-registered attendees will get priority seating in the event of limited seating. Walk-ins are welcome if capacity allows.

Description

Keep the lights on with this discussion of what goes bump in the night with authors Nat Cassidy, Alex Grecian, and M.L. Rio as they tear into their work in horror writing. Fans of the genre are invited to join in on the terror if they dare!

Biography

Nat Cassidy is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of the acclaimed novels Mary (named one of the Best Horror Novels of All Time by Audible), Nestlings, and Rest Stop. Esquire described him as one "of the best horror writers of this generation" and among those "shaping horror's next golden age." His award-winning plays have been produced across the country, including Off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center. You've also maybe seen Nat guest-starring on shows like Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Bull, Quantico, FBI, and many others ... but that's a topic for a different bio. His newest novel, When the Wolf Comes Home, hits shelves in April 2025 and was called "a classic" by Stephen King.

Alex Grecian is the NYT bestselling author of eight novels, including Red Rabbit and its sequel Rose of Jericho, as well as many novellas, ebooks, and short stories. He is the co-creator of the comic book series Proof, which is currently in development as a Fox TV series. He lives in the Midwest with his wife and son.

M. L. Rio has been an actor, a bookseller, an academic, and a music writer. She holds an MA in Shakespeare studies and a PhD in English literature. She is the author of the internationally bestselling novel IF WE WERE VILLAINS and the USA Today bestselling novella GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Her next novel, HOT WAX, will be published by Simon & Schuster in September 2025.