Creepy Homes and Creaky Mysteries
Virginia Festival of the Book -- Omni Skyline Room, Charlottesville, VA
Step into a spine-chilling book talk about the secrets hidden within the walls of eerie homes in novels by Mary Kendall, Sarah Pinsker, and Lauren Thoman. In Kendall’s The Bottled Secret of Rosewood, a woman's tranquil life in a historic home unravels into terror when a mysterious blue bottle unleashes an ancient curse. Pinsker’s Haunt Sweet Home blurs the lines between staged scares and real hauntings on a ghost-hunting reality TV show, where the crew encounters terror they never expected. Thoman’s You Shouldn’t Be Here follows two strangers as they unravel bizarre occurrences tied to a house in a town full of dark secrets, only to discover their lives are connected in unimaginable ways. These stories will keep you awake with every bump in the night. Free with registration for festival.