Horror as Literature

Do you love things that go “bump” in the night? Do you crave a good scare or surprise when you crack open a new book? If so, come and learn how horror as literature is done! Join horror author Thomas Malafarina for an evening of shrieks and screams as he walks you through the process of writing horror. Thomas will be discussing two topics which always seem to be of interest to people he meets during his travels. The first topic is what motivates him to write horror. The second involves how he writes, what methods he uses, and where he finds his inspiration.

Thomas Malafarina is primarily known as an author of horror fiction. He has published numerous horror novels and collections of horror short stories. He has also published a book of often-strange single panel cartoons. In addition, many of Thomas’ stories have appeared in anthologies and e-magazines. Some have been produced and presented for internet podcasts and radio plays as well. Thomas is a retired computer aided manufacturing engineer. He is also an artist, musician, singer, and songwriter. A native of Ashland, PA, he now lives in western Berks County, PA with his wife JoAnne.