Eric LaRocca with Christopher Golden

Schedule

Tue Sep 09 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

An Unlikely Story | Plainville, MA

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Eric LaRocca discusses his new thriller, WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD.
About this Event

It’s going to be a scary good time celebrating Eric LaRocca's We Are Always Tender With Our Dead, the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense, visceral, beautifully written queer horror set in a small New England town. Eric will be in conversation with Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of All Hallows and The Night Birds. The two authors will talk about Eric’s new book, answer questions, and sign copies!

Ticket options for this event include:

  • General Admission + Book: $29.74, admits one guest. This ticket option comes with a copy of We Are Always Tender With Our Dead which Eric will sign at the event.
  • General Admission + Coupon: $5, admits one guest. The cost of this ticket option may be redeemed for $5 off any of Eric's books on the night of the event.

Tickets are required for this event, as space is limited. We hope to see you there!

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please reach out to [email protected].

ABOUT THE BOOK:A chilling supernatural tale of transgressive literary horror from the Bram Stoker Award® finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.The lives of those residing in the isolated town of Burnt Sparrow, New Hampshire, are forever altered after three faceless entities arrive on Christmas morning to perform a brutal act of violence—a senseless tragedy that can never be undone. While the townspeople grieve their losses and grapple with the aftermath of the attack, a young teenage boy named Rupert Cromwell is forced to confront the painful realities of his family situation. Once relationships become intertwined and more carnage ensues as a result of the massacre, the town residents quickly learn that true retribution is futile, cruelty is earned, and certain thresholds must never be crossed no matter what.Engrossing, atmospheric, and unsettling, this is a devastating story of a small New England community rocked by an unforgivable act of violence. Writing with visceral intensity and profound eloquence, LaRocca journeys deep into the dark heart of Burnt Sparrow, leaving you chilled to the bone and wanting more.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a 3x Bram Stoker Award® finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Everything the Darkness Eats, and At Dark, I Become Loathsome. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.

Christopher Golden is the New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker award-winning author of Ararat, All Hallows, Road of Bones, and Snowblind, among many other novels. He is the co-creator of two cult favorite comic book series, Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective. He is also the editor of such anthologies as Seize the Night and The New Dead, and won the Shirley Jackson Award for coediting The Twisted Book of Shadows. He lives in Massachusetts.

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