Mar 052025
Join us for the Horror Book Club on the third Monday of each month at 6:00pm at the Norristown Public Library or virtually (registration requested). All are welcome to attend this book club focusing on books with non-traditional horror narratives. You can borrow copies of the book through the library or get it elsewhere. Questions or to register, email Ayanna Madison at amadison@mclinc.org.
| Meeting Date | Book | Author | Content Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | N/A | N/A | |
| February 2025 | N/A | N/A | |
| March 26, 2025 | Ring, Shout | Djeli Clark | Graphic- Racism, Body horror, Gore Moderate- Slavery, Racial slurs, Death of parent Minor- Animal death, Sexual content, Antisemitism |
| April 23, 2025 | Manhunt | Gretchen Felker-Martin | Graphic- Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail Moderate- Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Outing, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic Minor- Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders |
| May 28, 2025 | Meddling Kids | Edgar Cantero | Graphic- Violence, Mental illness, Death Moderate- Suicide, Transphobia, Gore Minor- Bullying, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders |
| June 25, 2025 | Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | Grady Hendrix | Graphic- Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Blood Moderate- Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault Minor- Rape, Racism, Adult/minor relationship |
| July 23, 2025 | Friday Black | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Graphic- Violence, Racism, Gun violence Moderate- Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Suicide Minor- Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Cancer |
| August 27, 2025 | Tell Me I'm Worthless | Alisson Rumfitt | Graphic- Transphobia, Rape, Sexual assault Moderate- Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt Minor- Vomit, Pedophilia, Animal death |
| September 24, 2025 | Silver Nitrate | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Graphic- Murder, Death, Blood Moderate- Racism, Car accident, Ableism Minor- Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction |
| October 22, 2025 | My Sister the Serial Killer | Oyinkan Braithwaite | Graphic- Murder, Child abuse, Death Moderate- Domestic abuse, Blood, Violence Minor- Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Death of parent |
| December 10, 2025 | Never whistle at night : an Indigenous dark fiction anthology | Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. | Graphic- Racism, Body horror, Violence Moderate- Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation Minor- Vomit, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry |
| December 24, 2025 | No Book Club (Library Closed) |