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Horror Book Club—’Bad For Your Teeth’ by Evan Baughfman

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For April, The Thing in the Labyrinth horror book club is reading the YA horror novel Bad For Your Teeth by Evan Baughfman. In this novel, Eleven-year-old Jase and his quirky, new friend, Braxton, discover there may be a very good reason to fear their dentist. You can purchase a copy here.

The club will hold a discussion on Sunday, April 28, at 6:30 pm Pacific time / 7:30 pm Mountain time. This free, online event will take place via Zoom with a run time of 90 minutes. To sign up, please email the moderator, A.E. Santana. A Zoom link will be sent to participants closer to the event date. To keep up to date with The Thing in the Labyrinth book club, sign up for the newsletter here.

Please note that club sessions will be recorded and made available to The Thing in the Labyrinth and DHC members through private Facebook channels.

Music To My Fears II: Horror Fiction Readings Set to Live Music on October 7

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 18, 2023
Media Contact: Denver Horror Collective, submissions@denverhorror.com

LITTLETON, CO- Denver Horror Collective is partnering with School of Rock to host Music To My Fears II, its second horror fiction reading set to live music on Saturday, October 7 from 1–4 pm at Fraco’s Bar in Littleton.

Discover new frightening tales from some of Colorado’s premier authors along with an eerily fun atmosphere created by the best young local musicians playing past and present Halloween hits. This event is FREE and open to all ages with parental supervision.

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ALL HALLOWS IMPROV SCARYTELLING II: A Virtual Celebration of NOT BURIED DEEP ENOUGH by Gary Robbe

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October is a sacred month for dark fiction readers and writers alike. On Sunday, October 1 at 5 p.m. (MT), Denver Horror Collective is petrified to present the return of ALL HALLOWS IMPROV SCARYTELLING, our virtual horror storytelling event sure to disturb and unnerve anyone misfortunate enough to attend.

It’s also the launch of NOT BURIED DEEP ENOUGH, the debut short story collection by Gary Robbe, published by DHC!

In ALL HALLOWS IMPROV SCARYTELLING Colorado writers Gary Robbe, Zak Hennessey, Shannon Lawrence, Thomas C. Mavroudis, and Marissa Yarrow will exhibit their dark arts by prompting the first line of a tale from one of five subgenres—folk horror, haunted house, weird western, war story, dark fantasy—and attendees will help spin out the yarn on the spot, sentence by sentence (virtual guests are invited—though NOT required—to join in on the fun/fear)!

RSVP for Zoom link today at submissions [at] denverhorror [dot] com.

Submission Call for Music to My Fears II

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UPDATE: This event has been moved to Saturday, October 7, from 1 to 4 pm

Denver Horror Collective and School of Rock, Littleton present Music to My Fears II, a horror reading event.

Spooky Season is here! And there’s no better way to get into the spirit than with a twist on the traditional campfire story. On Saturday, October 7, from 1 to 4 pm, at Fraco’s Bar, Denver Horror Collective in partnership with School of Rock, Littleton presents an afternoon of horror readings and spine-chilling music. Discover new frightening tales from some of Colorado’s premier authors along with an eerily fun atmosphere created by the best young local musicians playing past and present Halloween hits. This event is FREE and open to all ages with parental supervision.

Submission criteria: Open to all members of the community. Seeking flash fiction related to music. Titles of stories must either be a song title or a music lyric. Stories should be between 1,000 to 1,500 words. This is a reading event, submitters must attend the event, read their story to a live audience, and help with setup and tear down. Please note, while we are not censoring stories, children may be in attendance, so use your best judgment regarding content. Deadline to submit is September 30. Please submit stories to seanmurphy5292@gmail.com.

Call for Volunteers: If you’d like to help but are not interested in submitting, we’re looking for volunteers to help read submissions as well as event setup, break down, staff the sales table, and other general event activities. Volunteers will receive a fun, spooky thank you gift. For more information, contact seanmurphy5292@gmail.com.

Fraco’s Bar is located at 5302 South Federal Circle # A, Littleton, CO 80123

Horror Book Club—FIREFLY RAIN by Richard Dansky

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For May, The Thing in the Labyrinth horror book club is reading Richard Dansky’s horror novel, Firefly Rain. When Jacob left home for a new life, he pretty much forgot all about Maryfield, North Carolina. But Maryfield never forgot him. Or forgave him. You can purchase a copy of the book here.

The club will hold a discussion on Sunday, May 28, at 8:30 pm Mountain. This free, online event will take place via Zoom with a run time of 90 minutes. To sign up, please email the moderator, A.E. Santana. A Zoom link will be sent to participants closer to the event date. To keep up to date with The Thing in the Labyrinth book club, sign up for the newsletter here.

Please note that club sessions will be recorded and made available to The Thing in the Labyrinth and DHC members through private Facebook channels.