Events Archive
6/26: Riley Sager at The Mysterious Bookshop!
IN-PERSON EVENT
RILEY SAGER
in convo w/ Clay McLeod Chapman
The Man on the Train
June 26th 6:00 - 7:00pm
PREORDER A SIGNED COPY OF THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - 7:00pm
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6/21-6/23: Chattanooga Film Festival!
If you’ve been attending our festival over the past eleven years, then you know that THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW and the annual presence of author/screenwriter/madman Clay Mcleod Chapman is a sacred CFF tradition. Not only is Chapman one of the modern masters of horror fiction, but his abilities as a live storyteller are frankly OFF THE CHARTS. This year’s edition of Clay’s fan favorite, The Pumpkin Pie Show, will feature a live reading from his latest novel, the chilling WHAT KIND OF MOTHER, and other stories; simply put, there is no better way to set the tone for your week with us than to catch Clay’s show. Stick around after and grab a signed copy of WHAT KIND OF MOTHER, as our perennial pals at A Little Bookish will be on hand with copies!
The Read House
The Read House Hotel is location of all 2024 In-Person Screenings
107 W. MLK BLVD
Chattanooga TN 37402
June 21, 2024, 3:05 - 4:05 PM EDT
For more info click here.
Friday, June 21, 2024 - 10:34am
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6/15: B&N signing in Maine!
IN STORE SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024 11:00 AM ET
Book Signing with Author Clay McLeod Chapman!
For more info, click here.
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 10:31am
5/30-6/2: StokerCon in CA!
I’ll be at StokerCon this year in San Diego, CA! Panels, readings, signings galore! For more info click here.
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 10:27am
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5/29: Spirited Giving in CA!
I’ll be reading in part of this year’s Spirited Giving fundraiser, kicking off StokerCon. For more info click here.
Spirited Giving is a horror-themed fundraiser serving as the official kickoff to StokerCon 2024.
It’s a night of author readings, live performances, meet and greets, and book signings, all while raising funds for a good cause.
Spirited Giving returns on May 29, 2024, to raise funds for the Books Unbanned Initiative through the Library Foundation SD.
Join us as we make a lasting positive impact on the community and the youth served by the San Diego Public Library System.
AUTHOR GUESTS INCLUDE:
Clay McLeod Chapman
Jamie Flanagan
Ai Jiang
Vincent V. Cava
Bridget D. Brave
Danger Slater
James Sabata
S.A. Bradley
And MR. CREEPY PASTA!
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 3:00pm
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5/24-5/26: Comicpalooza in TX!
I’ll be in Houston, TX for Comicpalooza! Panels, signings, you name it! For more info, click here.
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 10:20am
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 - 10:20am
Author Con III: Scares That Care
A three-day celebration focusing on some of the best and brightest authors in the business. Hosted By Brian Keene
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Williamsburg: 50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
For more info click here.
Friday, April 12, 2024 - 12:00am
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Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm
Ghost Story Weekend!
Spend the weekend in Salem, “one of the most haunted cities in the country” (CNN), fictionalized as Arkham, the setting of over a dozen Lovecraft stories/novellas, and widely noted for the infamous witch trials of 1692, when more than 200 people were accused of practicing devil’s magic. Hole up in a huge (haunted?) cabin outside of town, with a wraparound porch and views of the sea, to write/workshop campfire stories with “horror-drunk storytelling virtuoso” (Time Out New York) Clay McLeod Chapman, which Esquire Magazine just credited with shaping “horror’s new Golden Age,” and Rutgers Creative Writing professor Alex Dawson.
For more info and registration, click here.
Friday, March 22, 2024 - 12:00am
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 12:00pm
Salon Saturday: A Night of Horror
In this salon, we’re excited to host two notable horror writers, Sam Rebelein and Clay McLeod Chapman, in conversation with Hudson Valley horror maven, Christine Harrold.
- Stanza Books 508 Main St.Beacon, NY 12508
For more info click here.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - 9:24am
Scarelastic Book Fair
Scarlet Lane Brewing Company will host the second Scarelastic Book Fair on March 2nd, 2024. This event is a macabre love letter to the classic Scholastic Book Fair… at the Official Beer of Horror!
Guests include NYT bestselling Daniel Kraus (Whalefall), Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), John Langan (The Fisherman), Cynthia Pelayo (Children of Chicago), Maureen Kilmer (Suburban Hell), Clay McLeod Chapman (Ghost Eaters), Eric LaRocca (Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke), Lora Senf (The Clackity), Todd Keisling (Scanlines), Laurel Hightower (Crossroads), Hailey Piper (The Worm and His Kings), Ally Malinenko (Ghost Girl), Andy Davidson (The Hollow Kind), Jenny Kiefer (This Wretched Valley), Jonathan Janz (The Dismembered), Michael J. Seidlinger (Anybody Home?), Tim Waggoner (Halloween Kills), Butcher Cabin Books, Grindhouse Press (C.V. Hunt and Andersen Prunty), Tenebrous Press, Clash Books, Alex Ebenstein/Dread Stone Press, and more! Authors/Publishers will have books on hand to purchase/sign. Attendees are able to bring in books to have signed as well.
The Scarelastic Book Fair is free to attend from 12pm-6pm. It’s a 21+ event as it takes place in a brewery. Register by clicking here.
Saturday, March 2, 2024 - 12:00am
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Exploring the Horror Studies Collection at the University of Pittsburgh
James Chambers moderates a discussion of the Horror Studies Collection in the Archive at University of Pittsburgh with Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin and Linda D. Addison, Clay McLeod Chapman, Lisa Morton, Tim Waggoner, and L. Marie Wood, whose papers reside in this collection.
FEBRUARY 11, 2024, 8 P.M., ET
For more info click here.
Sunday, February 11, 2024 - 8:00pm
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Boo’s and Brews at Necromantic Brewery Co.
Boo’s and Brews at Necromantic Brewery Co. (Offsite)
Thursday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m.
Winter is traditionally the time to tell scary stories! Join master Horror Authors Clay McLeod Chapman and Robert P. Ottone for an evening of thrills and chills for a live storytelling event at Necromantic Brew Co. in Farmingdale – a Horror Themed Bar. Event will be located at 253 Main St, Farmingdale, NY 11735
For more info click here.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 7:00pm
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12/19: NYC: Brooklyn, Books & Booze!
Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow’s Intense! Each month we feature three or four different authors of different genres — science-fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult, mystery, humor … the sky’s the limit!
December 19
E.C. Ambrose
Meg Elison
Alex Shvartsman
Clay McLeod Chapman
Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room: 86 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY
For more info click here.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 7:00pm
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11/3-11/4: RVA: Halloween Hangover 2
The return of Halloween Hangover at B&N Libbie Place! We’ll see you in Richmond once again!
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 12:00am
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 - 12:00pm
10/26: NYC: Horror in Literature at the Strand Book Store!
Panel: Horror Literature in 2023
Horror writers Nat Cassidy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison and Erin E. Adams discuss horror literature in 2023.
Join us for an in-person event with horror writers Nat Cassidy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison and Erin E. Adams for a panel discussion on horror literature in 2023. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
For more info click here.
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 7:00pm
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10/20-10/21: CT: StoryFest!
StoryFest 2023
Connecticut’s Largest Literary Festival
October 20-22, 2023
StoryFest is…
... A multi-day, genre-spanning literary festival, now in its sixth year.
… The largest literary festival in the state of Connecticut.
… A celebration of the story in all its forms, and storytellers from across all media.
… Where you can hear award-winning and debut authors talk about their work and books they have coming out this fall.
For more info click here.
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 12:00am
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10/19: OH: Oh, the Horror!
Ghosts, Gothics & Grief: Clay McLeod Chapman in Conversation
Thursday, October 19, 7 p.m.
Library Center auditorium
Springfield, Ohio
Acclaimed author Clay McLeod Chapman’s “Ghost Eaters” explores the appeal and cost of lifting the veil between the living and the dead, while his newest novel, “What Kind of Mother,” mixes supernatural horror, Southern Gothic and domestic suspense to explore parental grief. Join Chapman for a discussion about how we are all haunted — by the ghosts of regret, the shadows of grief, the horrors of history — and how exploring what frightens us can connect us. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
For more info click here.
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 7:00pm
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10/17: Books In Exile w/ Gus Moreno!
Authors on Tap: Clay McLeod Chapman and Gus MorenoTuesday October 17th, 2023 @ 7:00PM - 8:00 PM
Please join us in person on Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Clay McLeod Champan‘s new novel, What Kind of Mother. Clay will be in conversation with Exile MVP Gus Moreno!
For more info click here.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 7:00pm
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10/17: Books In Exile w/ Gus Moreno!
Authors on Tap: Clay McLeod Chapman and Gus MorenoTuesday October 17th, 2023 @ 7:00PM - 8:00 PM
Please join us in person on Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Clay McLeod Champan‘s new novel, What Kind of Mother. Clay will be in conversation with Exile MVP Gus Moreno!
For more info click here.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 7:00pm
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10/14: NJ: Scary Stories Book Festival
Scary Stories Book Fest
Horror Bookfest. Meet 23 horror authors, get signed books, hear readings, and check out the vendors.
Capitoline: 639 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ
Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 2:00pm
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10/4: PA: Reading/signing with Chuck Wendig!
Join us in welcoming horror writer Clay McLeod Chapman as he returns to The Doylestown Bookshop to discuss and sign What Kind Of Mother with NYT Bestselling author Chuck Wendig at The Doylestown Bookshop on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, at 6:00 PM.
*If you would like to order a signed copy of the author’s books, add the quantity you would like to the cart below. If you would like a personalized copy of the book, please note who you would like the book inscribed in the order comments section at checkout.
For more info click here.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 6:00pm
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9/30: MA: Spooktastic Book Fair
The Spooktastic Book Fair
Join us for a spooktacular book fair at 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA! Get ready for a frightfully fun day filled with books, treats, and literary adventures. Whether you’re a bookworm or just looking for some Halloween-themed reads, this event is perfect for all ages. Browse through a wide selection of spine-chilling novels, thrilling mysteries, and enchanting tales. Don’t forget to dress up in your favorite costume and participate in our ghoulishly delightful activities. It’s going to be a boo-tiful day at The Spooktastic Book Fair! Names include Eric LaRocca, Gretchen Felker, Clay McLeod Chapman & more!
Meet over 15 horror authors, get your books signed and take pictures! Get a tarot reading and enjoy a beer from the beer garden!
24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
For more info click here.
Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 3:00pm
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9/29: NH: In conversation w/ Chuck Wendig at Gibson’s!
A horror event months in the making, where Bookseller Ryan has finally arranged an event between her friends, horror writers Clay McLeod Chapman (What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters), and Chuck Wendig (Black River Orchard, Wanderers, The Book of Accidents)! It took some serious wheedling to get their tour dates aligned up, and we’re so grateful to their enthusiastic publicists moving heaven and earth to make this happen, as these two horror heavyweights, with two new horror novels that made Ryan’s skin crawl (in the BEST way) bring us an event blending haunted apples, bottom feasting crabs, and the horrors of parenting and love.
Can’t make this event? Order a book through our website, and leave your signing and/or personalization request in the order notes!
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Event date:
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 7:00pm
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For more info click here.
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 6:30pm
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9/28: MA: Reading/signing at B&N Hingham!
Clay Chapman’s books have a way of making you hold your breath. Grief and loss are common themes in fiction, but put in the hands of Chapman and the world goes even more out of balance — exactly what we look for in a horror novel.
Enjoy your evening, with a warm fall beverage from the cafe, as you listen to Clay read and answer questions on his new book.
Hingham, MA 02043(781) 749-3319
For more info click here.
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/26: NYC: In conversation w/ Nat Cassidy at Books Are Magic!
[IN-STORE MONTAGUE] Clay McLeod Chapman: What Kind of Mother w/ Nat Cassidy. Tuesday September 26th, 2023 @ 7:00PM - 8:00 PM
*See Event Guidelines Below*
Nicholas Sparks meets The Empty Man in this modern Southern Gothic horror about a palm reader swept up in a disturbing missing-child case with a twist you won’t see coming.
After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her seventeen-year-old daughter. With nothing to her name, she scrapes together a living as a palm reader at the local farmers market.
It’s there that she connects with old high school flame Henry McCabe, now a reclusive local fisherman whose infant son, Skyler, went missing five years ago. Everyone in town is sure Skyler is dead, but when Madi reads Henry’s palm, she’s haunted by strange and disturbing visions that suggest otherwise. As she follows the thread of these visions, Madi discovers a terrifying nightmare waiting at the center of the labyrinth—and it’s coming for everyone she holds dear.
Combining supernatural horror with domestic suspense into a visceral exploration of parental grief, What Kind of Mother cements Clay McLeod Chapman’s reputation as a “star” (Vulture) and “the twenty-first century’s Richard Matheson” (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman).
For tix and more info click here.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/23-9/24: GA: Broadleaf Writers Conference
The 8th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference returns to the Decatur Library in Decatur, Georgia on September 23-24, 2023! With one of the strongest list of authors you will ever find at a conference, a fabulous list of agents and publisher representatives, educational panels and workshops, and plenty of opportunities to meet (even online!) and share your work, the 8th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference will offer you all that you need to refine and improve your craft and get you on the road toward publication!
For more info click here.
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 12:00am
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9/21: GA: In conversation w/ Andy Davidson at Eagle Eye!
Horror author Clay Mcleod Chapman arrives at Eagle Eye for a terrifying evening celebrating the release of his newest novel, What Kind of Mother. Combining traditions of Southern Gothic, supernatural horror and domestic suspense, Clay’s new novel is a must-read for horror fans of all stripes. He will be in conversation with Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Andy Davidson for a discussion and Q&A.
The event will take place on Thursday, September 21 at Eagle Eye Book Shop, beginning at 7pm. There will be copies of the book available for purchase at the event. We hope to see you there!
For more info click here.
Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/19: NYC: Rachel Harrison launches BLACK SHEEP w/ Clay McLeod Chapman
Join Barnes & Noble Tribeca on September 19th for a discussion and live signing as we welcome national bestselling author Rachel Harrison to celebrate the release of BLACK SHEEP. She will be in conversation with author Clay McLeod Chapman for this special event.
A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle.
For more info click here.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/16: NYS: Guest bookseller at Transom Books!
For two whole hours, I’ll be a guest bookseller at Transom Books in Tarrytown, NY!
Clay will be at Transom in person on Sept 16, signing his new book WHAT KIND OF MOTHER - first 50 copies sold receive an exclusive, signed keepsake.
23 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591 [map]
914.848.4232
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 1:00pm
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9/14: MD: Reading at C. Burr Artz Public Library/Curious Iguana!
Join us as we welcome Clay McLeod Chapman to Frederick to celebrate the release of his southern gothic horror, What Kind of Mother. Clay will discuss What Kind of Mother, answer questions, and sign books.
This event is presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. Free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
110 E Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
For more info click here.
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/13: MD: Charm City Books w/ Ronald Malfi!
Joining us for this unforgettable evening on September 13th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the enchanting Wico St. Brewery in Pigtown are Clay McLeod Chapman (Ghost Eaters, Wendel and Wild, Marvel Comics), with fellow horror writers David Simmons (Baltimore), and Ronald Malfi (Frederick). All three writers will share excerpts from their newest books, underscored by the atmospheric rock of PA trio, Witch Weather.
For more info click here.
Wico St. Brewery, nestled in the heart of Pigtown, sets the stage for an evening that intertwines literature and music. With a selection of crafted brews and an eerie ambiance, the brewery provides the perfect backdrop for exploring the darker side of storytelling.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 7:00pm
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9/12: RVA: Reading at Fountain Bookstore!
What Kind of Mother Launch with Clay McLeod Chapman!
Tuesday September 12th, 2023 @ 6:00PM - 7:30 PM
Former Richmonder Clay McLeod Chapman returns with a launch party for his newest, What Kind of Mother. Clay will be in conversation with Ryan Kent at the store.
Free. Registration required. To register and for more info click here.
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