Oh, how we love to frighten ourselves with tales of terror fashioned from the human imagination. This fall, explore stories of weird science and terrifying technology where creativity takes a darker turn at the Library's annual Oh, the Horror! series.
Horror & Hunger: Luke Dumas on 'Nothing Tastes as Good'
In USA Today-bestselling author Luke Dumas' novel "Nothing Tastes as Good," a dissatisfied man enrolls in a weight loss drug trial that blurs the line between desire and nightmare. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Library Center Annie Busch Community Room, Dumas will discuss the story's inspirations, including diet culture and the intersection of hunger, identity and humanity.
'Milkteeth': Caitlin Starling with Emily C. Hughes
USA Today-bestselling author Caitlin Starling's new novel "Milkteeth" follows an immortal vampire broodmother battling
a monstrous transformation as she courts a mortal OB-GYN who may hold the key to her unnatural anatomy. Starling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Emily C. Hughes will explore vampire lore, science and the supernatural, and the complexities of monstrous motherhood at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 4 By 4 Brewing Company, 2811 E. Galloway St., Suite A.
Unburied Secrets: Jennifer McMahon & Kylie Lee Baker
Hear New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer McMahon and USA Today-bestselling author Kylie Lee Baker discuss their latest novels blending folk horror, mythology and dual timelines at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Library Center Hatch Auditorium. McMahon's "Stay Buried" explores queer folk horror shaped by superstition, strange science and vengeful spirits, while Baker's "Japanese Gothic" follows two people centuries apart, connected by a mysterious door between worlds.
'Angel Down': Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Daniel Kraus in conversation with Macabre Daily's Sean O'Connor
New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus' novel "Angel Down" follows five World War I soldiers who discover a fallen angel that may hold the key to ending the war. The novel won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was named one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2025 and became a USA Today bestseller. Kraus joins Sean O'Connor, managing editor of Macabre Daily and host of the Paper Cuts horror podcast, to discuss survival, moral conflict and supernatural wonder at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Library Center Hatch Auditorium.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at these events.
The Library's Oh, The Horror! series is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information, additional programs or to register for any of these events, visit thelibrary.org/ohthehorror.
Morgan Shannon is a copywriter for the Springfield-Greene County Library District. She can be reached at morgans@thelibrary.org.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Treat yourself to tales of terror at the Library's October events
