BookPeople Presents: Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl - Travels of Terror

Please welcome Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl in a meet & greet to celebrate Travels of Terror!

This event is free and open to the public.

• Start time: 7:00 P.M.
• Location: BookPeople Cafe

The authors will be signing and personalizing copies of the book.

• To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.

The authors will also be hosting a haunted walking tour following the event, launching from the BookPeople picnic table in the front of our store.

RSVP holders will also be entered into a raffle to win an exclusive haunted Austin poster print!

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About the book:

At the intersection of horror and travel comes a guide to 12 spooky destinations throughout the U.S. for the true crime and dark history aficionado, with a female bent, with tips on where to stay, what to eat, and what to do for a scary good time.

Horror, true crime, and creepy legends abound in this epic travel guide to the films, books, and dark history found throughout the U.S. With a unique eye focused on the female, best friends and lifelong horror fans, Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, will tour well-known sites like the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, while also going off-trail to explore forgotten gems, like the hometown of the OG goth girl, Emily Dickinson, capturing the truly strange and gothic in America. Every chapter will include their own, authentic experience, travel tips, strange facts, maps, and more. With experiential travel continuing to gain momentum and gothic/witchy lifestyles going mainstream, this book will give horror and true crime readers the ultimate guide to planning macabre trips of their own.

Featured cities:

• Salem, Massachusetts
• Los Angeles, California
• Marietta, Georgia
• Portland, Oregon
• Providence, Rhode Island
• Austin, Texas
• New York, New York
• Duluth, Minnesota
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• St. Augustine, Florida
• Athens, Ohio

About the author:

KELLY FLORENCE and MEG HAFDAHL, authors of The Science of Monsters, The Science of Women in Horror, The Science of Stephen King, The Science of Serial Killers, The Science of Witchcraft, and the forthcoming The Science of Agatha Christie are co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast, best friends, and lifelong horror fans. Their forthcoming TV series, Horror U, will delve into all things horror and science in a fun and approachable way.

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