Virtual - Author Led Horror Book Club with Brian McAuley: "Candy Cain Kills"

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 7:30—8:30 PM Online - Zoom **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**   Welcome to our second virtual horror book club! We're excited to welcome author Brian McAuley who will be discussing his book "Candy Cain Kills" with participants - just in time for the holidays! Read the book and join us for what, we can only hope, will be a raucous conversation. Bring your questions or just sit back and enjoy the conversation.  The discussion will be moderated by our favorite horror bookstagrammer, Jody Blanchette (@redreadreviews).  You can buy signed books by Brian from Aesop's Fable (link coming soon). Please Note that this program will NOT be recorded.  About the book: Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime, this family on the rocks will have to fight for their lives against a legendary killer… because Candy Cain is slashing through the snow with a very long naughty list. About Brian:  Brian grew up in Weird NJ on a steady diet of Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes. He received his BA in Screenwriting and Creative Writing from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study before getting his MFA in Film from Columbia University. As a WGA screenwriter, Brian has written five films for the Lifetime Network in addition to writing and producing the award-winning thriller Dismissed for BoulderLight Pictures. He sold his TV series pitch Affliction to Syfy Network in a pilot development deal and penned an episode of Fuller House for Netflix. Brian’s debut novel Curse of the Reaper was named one of the Best Horror Books of 2022 by Esquire. His 2023 Christmas horror novella Candy Cain Kills received praise from Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews, leading to the 2024 sequel Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying.  His new novel Breathe In, Bleed Out was an instant USA Today Bestseller, a LibraryReads Pick, and a Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee. His short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. Brian teaches as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School of Arizona State University. We'll have copies of Brian's book at the library or you can reserve it from our catalog.   This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with Jody's library, The Eastford Public Library. Sign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters! Return to main calendar Register online between 1/1/2025 9:00 AM and 12/8/2026 8:15 PM.