LAUNCH PARTY: Neurotica, Poems by Maxwell I. Gold

Join us on April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM for this special event. NEUROTICA author Maxwell I. Gold will be joined by author Nat Cassidy (I Know a Place) for a discussion, reading, and special musical performance of Nat's folk song cycle, ALL IN GOOD FUN. This is a night you won't want to miss!

About NEUROTICA:

A new collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize and Bram Stoker Award nominated author Maxwell I. Gold!
“Complex and atmospheric… Amongst the unease and sense of foreboding, there is belief in the power of one’s heart to prevail.” –Booklist, starred review
"Neurotica is filled with stitched words, seamless, that express breathless desolations and scorching devastations..." —Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker and Nebula award-winning author of Linghun
Thirty-two bold new literary poems including "A Stretch of Highway", "A Prelude to Madness", "A Picture of Dead Stars in the Sky", and more paint a modern, interpersonal portrait of the Jewish poet.
Neurotica features an introduction from Bram Stoker Award winner John Langan (The Fisherman).

About the Authors:

Maxwell I. Gold is a Jewish-American author and poet with an extensive body of work comprising over 350 poems since 2017. His writings have earned a place alongside many literary luminaries in the speculative fiction genre. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. Maxwell’s work has been recognized with multiple nominations including the Eric Hoffer Award, Pushcart Prize, and Bram Stoker Awards. Find him and his work at www.thewellsoftheweird.com.

Nat Cassidy writes horror for the page, stage, and screen. His acclaimed novels, including When the Wolf Comes Home (USA Today Bestseller; called "a classic" by Stephen King), Mary: An Awakening of Terror (one of Audible's "Top 100 Horror Novels of All Time"), Nestlings, and Rest Stop (Bram Stoker Award nominee), have been featured in best-of lists from Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, NPR, the Chicago Review of Books, the NY Public Library, Amazon, and more, and he was named one of the "writers shaping horror’s next golden age" by Esquire. His award-winning horror plays have been produced throughout New York City and across the United States. He won the NY Innovative Theatre Award for his one-man show about H. P. Lovecraft, another for his play about Caligula, and was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to write the libretto for a short opera (about the end of the world, of course).

Event Guidelines:

Each ticket includes either a copy ofNEUROTICA or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.

Additional copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event.

A signing will follow the discussion.

If you have any questions about the guidelines or need to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

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