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Horror Book Club (Remote)
September 24, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
FreeThe Books Around the Corner Horror Book Club is led by the owner/librarian, Stephanie Rose, and meets monthly on the fourth Thursday of every month at 6PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our horror loving customers (RSVP is not required).
Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers.
Our September pick is The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus and we will meet on September 24th.
About the book:
Set in the present day, The Living Dead is an entirely new tale, the story of the zombie plague as George A. Romero wanted to tell it.
It begins with one body.
A pair of medical examiners find themselves battling a dead man who won’t stay dead.
It spreads quickly.
In a Midwestern trailer park, a Black teenage girl and a Muslim immigrant battle newly-risen friends and family. On a US aircraft carrier, living sailors hide from dead ones while a fanatic makes a new religion out of death. At a cable news station, a surviving anchor keeps broadcasting while his undead colleagues try to devour him. In DC, an autistic federal employee charts the outbreak, preserving data for a future that may never come.
Everywhere, people are targeted by both the living and the dead.
We think we know how this story ends.
We. Are. Wrong.
Due to the time and effort we put into organizing our book clubs if you choose to purchase the book elsewhere or check it out from the library we will now be asking members who do not purchase their books at our shop to pay a $5 fee. Thank you for understanding and supporting us.
REMOTE INSTRUCTIONS
Join online!
https://zoom.us/j/306490858
Meeting ID: 306 490 858
OR
Join by phone
(301) 715-8592
PREVIOUS BOOK CLUB PICKS
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
Tales in Sombre Tones by Sean Walter
The Institute by Stephen King
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J. W Ocker
The Exorcist by Peter Blatty
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampire by Grady Hendrix
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay