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Science Fiction Association of Bergen County

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS OF THE S.F.A.B.C. - Monsters of Horror Book Discussion Group

The Monsters of Horror Book Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday of each month at Barnes & Noble, 4416 Palisades Center Drive West Nyack, NY (845) 348 - 4701 in the store's cafe at 8:00 PM. Each month a different book in which a supernatural monster (ghost, vampire, werewolf) is a major character is discussed by those in attendance.

This group was originally conceived and organized as a Vampire Book Discussion Group, meeting for six years in another Barnes & Noble where it was the store's longest running and best attended regular book group.

During this time, the scope of the group was changed to encompass the more generalized topic of all forms of monsters.

It later became necessary to move to the present store.

A chronological list of the meeting dates, books, and authors read and discussed by the group follows. An alphabetical list of this information appears after the chronological list.

August 5, 2004 ..... THE HARVEST ..... Scott Nicholson
July 1, 2004 ..... CLASSIC HORROR STORIES ..... Charles A Coulombe, editor
June 3, 2004 ..... VIOLETS ARE BLUE ..... James Patterson
May 6, 2004 ..... COLD STREETS ..... P N Elrod
April 1, 2004 ..... THE LOTTERY & OTHER STORIES ..... Shirley Jackson
March 4, 2004 ..... DEATH MASKS ..... Jim Butcher
February 5, 2004 ..... CLUB DEAD ..... Charlaine Harris
January 1, 2004 ..... AGENTS OF LIGHT & DARKNESS ..... Simon R Green

November 6, 2003 ..... NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER ..... Richard Laymon
October 2, 2003 ..... LOVE IN VEIN II ..... Poppy Z Brite, editor
September 4, 2003 ..... THE INVOKER ..... Jon F Merz
August 7, 2003 ..... SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES..... Ray Bradbury
July 3, 2003 ..... THE THIEF OF ALWAYS ..... Clive Barker
June 5, 2003 ..... LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS ..... Charlaine Harris
May 1, 2003 ..... THE VAMPIRE SEXTET ..... Marvin Kaye, editor
March 6, 2003 ..... FOOL MOON ..... Jim Butcher
February 6, 2003 ..... VAMPYRRHIC ..... Simon Clark
January 2, 2003 ..... SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK ..... Nancy Collins

December 6, 2002 ..... PURE DEAD MAGIC ..... Debi Gliori
November 7, 2002 ..... THE RETURN ..... Bentley Little
October 2, 2002 ..... VAMPIRE HUNTER ..... Michael Romkey
September 5, 2002 ..... DEAD UNTIL DARK ..... Charlaine Harris
August 1, 2002 ..... -- Event Cancelled --
July 4, 2002 ..... -- Event Cancelled --
June 6, 2002 ..... NIGHT OF DRACULA ..... Christopher Schildt
May 2, 2002 ..... THE VAMPIRE VIRUS ..... Michael Romkey
April 4, 2002 ..... -- Event Cancelled --
March 5, 2002 ..... THE VAMPIRE PRINCESS ..... Michael Romkey
February 5, 2002 ..... THE FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY ..... Christopher Schildt
January 3, 2002 ..... I, VAMPIRE ..... Michael Romkey

November 1, 2001 ..... THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW ..... Richard Laymon
October 4, 2001 ..... THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON ..... Stephen King
September 6, 2001 ..... THE BLACK CAROUSEL ..... Charles L Grant
August 2, 2001 ..... THE DEVIL'S NIGHT ..... David Jacobs
July 5, 2001 ..... THE LONDON VAMPIRE PANIC ..... Michael Romkey
June 6, 2001 ..... BAG OF BONES ..... Stephen King
May 3, 2001 ..... MY FAVORITE HORROR STORY ..... M Baker & M Greenberg, editors
April 5, 2001 ..... IN THE SHADOW OF THE GARGOYLE ..... N Kilpatrick & T Roche, editors
March 1, 2001 ..... THE DEVIL'S BROOD ..... David Jacobs
February 1, 2001 ..... BUFFY: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO ..... Nancy Holder
January 4, 2001 ..... NIGHT FREIGHT ..... Bill Pronzini

December 7, 2000 ..... Video: HOLD THAT GHOST ..... (Not at Store)
November 2, 2000 ..... BITE ..... ..... Richard Laymon
October 5, 2000 ..... -- Event Cancelled --
September 7, 2000 ..... "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ..... Washington Irving
August 3, 2000 ..... DESPERATION ..... Stephen King
July 6, 2000 ..... ROSEMARY'S BABY ..... Ira Levin
June 1, 2000 ..... THE HOUSE OF DOORS ..... Brian Lumley
May 4, 2000 ..... BLACK LIGHTNING ..... John Saul
April 6, 2000 ..... THE SILVER WOLF ..... Alice Borchardt
March 2, 2000 ..... THE GREEN MILE ..... Stephen King
February 3, 2000 ..... THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD ..... H P Lovecraft
January 6, 2000 ..... CARRION COMFORT ..... Dan Simmons

December 3, 1999 ..... Video: DARK CITY ..... (Not at Store)
November 4, 2000 ..... Video: THE GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL ..... (Not at Store)
October 7, 1999 ..... MYSTERY WALK ..... Robert Mc Cammon
September 2, 1999 ..... BRASS ..... ..... Robert Conley
August 5, 1999 ..... DAWN OF THE VAMPIRE ..... William Hill
July 1, 1999 ..... THE MUMMY ..... Max Allen Collins
June 3, 1999 ..... NEVERWHERE ..... Neil Gaiman
May 6, 1999 ..... I AM DRACULA ..... C Dean Anderson
April 1, 1999 ..... THE LOVED DEAD ..... H P Lovecraft & Others
March 4, 1999 ..... THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS ..... Traci Brierly
February 4, 1999 ..... FEAR ..... ..... L Ron Hubbard
January 7, 1999 ..... VAMPIRES ..... John Stakley

December 3, 1998 ..... SISTERS OF THE NIGHT ..... B Hambly & M Greenberg, editors
November 5, 1998 ..... THE TELLTALE HEART & OTHERS ..... Edgar Allen Poe
October 1, 1998 ..... THINNER ..... Stephen King
September 3, 1998 ..... AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY ..... Fred Saberhagen
August 6, 1998 ..... BUFFY: THE HARVEST ..... Richie Cusick
July 2, 1998 ..... FK: INTIMATIONS OF MORTALITY ..... Susan Garrett
June 4, 1998 ..... THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE ..... Shirley Jackson
May 7, 1998 ..... CARMILLA & 12 OTHER TALES ..... Sheridan LeFanu
April 2, 1998 ..... DARKSIDE: HORROR...MILLENNIUM ..... John Pelan, editor
March 5, 1998 ..... THE RELIC ..... Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
February 5, 1998 ..... FRANKENSTEIN ..... Mary Shelley
January 8, 1998 ..... THE BLOOD COUNTESS ..... Andrei Cordescu

December 4, 1997 ..... THE WITCHING HOUR ..... Anne Rice
November 6, 1997 ..... CARNIVORE ..... Leigh Clark
October 9, 1997 ..... THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT ..... Brent Monahan
September 4, 1997 ..... INSOMNIA ..... Stephen King
August 7, 1997 ..... THE SCREAMING SKULL & OTHERS ..... David Hartwell, editor
July 3, 1997 ..... GHOST STORY ..... Peter Straub
June 5, 1997 ..... COVENANT WITH THE VAMPIRE ..... Jeanne Kalogridis
May 1, 1997 ..... THE MUMMY ..... Anne Rice
April 3, 1997 ..... GHOSTS ..... Noel Hynd
March 6, 1997 ..... 100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRE STORIES (51-100)
February 6, 1997 ..... 100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRE STORIES (1-50)
January 9, 1997 ..... -- Event Cancelled --

December 5, 1996 ..... THE VAMPIRE'S PROMISE ..... Caroline Cooney
November 7, 1996 ..... Readings by Book Group Members
October 3, 1996 ..... NECROSCOPE ..... Brian Lumley
September 5, 1996 ..... INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE ..... Anne Rice
August 1, 1996 ..... CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT ..... Dan Simmons
July 11, 1996 ..... I AM LEGEND ..... Richard Matthesen
June 6, 1996 ..... THE LAUGHING CORPSE ..... Laurell Hamilton
May 2, 1996 ..... THEY THIRST ..... Robert Mc Cammon
April 11, 1996 ..... THE BOOK OF COMMON DREAD ..... Brent Monahan
March 7, 1996 ..... -- Event Cancelled --
February 1, 1996 ..... LOVE IN VEIN ..... Poppy Z Brite, editor
January 4, 1996 ..... THE LAST VAMPIRE ..... Christopher Pike

December 7, 1995 ..... LOST SOULS (Redux) ..... Poppy Z Brite
November 9, 1995 ..... ANNO DRACULA ..... Kim Newman
October 5, 1995 ..... SALEM'S LOT ..... Stephen King
September 7, 1995 ..... DRACULA (book & films) ..... Brom Stoker
August 3, 1995 ..... THOSE WHO HUNT THE NIGHT ..... Barbara Hambly
July 6, 1995 ..... VAMPIRES AMONG US ..... Rosemary Ellen Guiley
June 1, 1995 ..... THE VAMPIRE FILES: BLOODLIST ..... P N Elrod
May 4, 1995 ..... GIFTS OF BLOOD ..... Susan Petry
April 6, 1995 ..... LOST SOULS ..... Poppy Z Brite
March 9, 1995 ..... TOMORROW SUCKS ..... T Weisskopf & G Cox, editors
February 2, 1995 ..... GUILTY PLEASURES ..... Laurell Hamilton

C Dean Anderson ..... I AM DRACULA ..... 05/06/99
Clive Barker ..... THE THIEF OF ALWAYS ..... 07/03/03
Alice Borchardt ..... THE SILVER WOLF ..... 04/06/00
Ray Bradbury ..... SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY ..... 08/07/03
Traci Brierly ..... THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS ..... 03/04/99
Poppy Z Brite ..... LOST SOULS (Redux) ..... 12/07/95
                    LOST SOULS ..... 04/06/95
Jim Butcher ..... DEATH MASKS ..... 03/04/04
                  FOOL MOON ..... 03/06/03
Leigh Clark ..... CARNIVORE ..... 11/06/97
Simon Clark ..... VAMPYRRHIC ..... 02/06/03
Max Allen Collins ..... THE MUMMY ..... 07/01/99
Nancy Collins ..... SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK ..... 01/02/03
Robert Conley ..... BRASS ..... ..... 09/02/99
Caroline Cooney ..... THE VAMPIRE'S PROMISE ..... 12/05/96
Andre Cordescu ..... THE BLOOD COUNTESS ..... 01/08/98
Richard Cusick ..... BUFFY: THE HARVEST ..... 08/06/98
P N Elrod ..... VAMPIRE FILES: COLD STREETS ..... 05/06/04
                VAMPIRE FILES: BLOOD LIST ..... 06/01/95
Neil Gaiman ..... NEVERWHERE ..... 07/03/99
Susan Garrett ..... FK: INTIMATIONS OF MORTALITY ..... 07/02/98
Deb Gliori ..... PURE DEAD MAGIC ..... 12/06/02
Charles L Grant ..... THE BLACK CAROUSEL ..... 09/06/01
Simon R Green ..... AGENTS OF LIGHT & DARKNESS ..... 01/01/04
Rosemary Ellen Guiley ..... VAMPIRES AMONG US ..... 07/06/95
Barbara Hambly ..... THOSE WHO HUNT THE NIGHT ..... 08/03/95
Laurell Hamilton ..... THE LAUGHING CORPSE ..... 06/06/96
                       GUILTY PLEASURES ..... 02/02/95
Charlaine Harris ..... CLUB DEAD 02/05/04
                       LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS ..... 06/05/03
                       DEAD UNTIL DARK ..... 09/05/02
William Hill ..... DAWN OF THE VAMPIRE ..... 08/05/99
Nancy Holder ..... BUFFY: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO ..... 02/01/01
L Ron Hubbard ..... FEAR ..... ..... 02/04/99
Washington Irving ..... "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ..... 09/07/00
Shirley Jackson ..... THE LOTTERY & OTHER STORIES ..... 04/01/04
                      THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE ..... 06/04/98
David Jacobs ..... THE DEVIL'S NIGHT ..... 08/02/01
                   THE DEVIL'S BROOD ..... 03/01/01
Stephen King ..... THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON ..... 10/04/01
                   BAG OF BONES ..... 06/06/01
                   DESPERATION ..... 08/03/00
                   THE GREEN MILE ..... 03/02/00
                   THINNER ..... 10/01/98
                   INSOMNIA ..... 09/04/97
                   SALEM'S LOT ..... 10/05/95
Richard Laymon ..... NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER ..... 11/06/03
                     THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW ..... 11/01/01
                     BITE ..... ..... 11/02/00
Le Fanu, Sheridan ..... CARMILLA & 12 OTHER TALES ..... 05/07/98
Ira Levine ..... ROSEMARY'S BABY ..... 07/06/00
Bentley Little ..... THE RETURN ..... 11/07/02
H P Lovecraft ..... THE LURKER AT THE THRESHOLD ..... 03/03/00
                    THE LOVED DEAD (with others) ..... 04/01/99
Brian Lumley ..... THE HOUSE OF DOORS ..... 06/01/00
                   NECROSCOPE ..... 10/03/96
Richard Matthesen ..... I AM LEGEND ..... 07/11/96
Robert Mc Cammon ..... MYSTERY WALK ..... 10/07/99
                       THEY THIRST ..... 05/02/96
Jon F Merz ..... THE INVOKER ..... 09/04/03
Brent Monahan ..... THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT ..... 10/09/97
                    THE BOOK OF COMMON DREAD ..... 05/11/96
Kim Newman ..... ANNO DRACULA ..... 11/09/95
Scott Nicholson ..... THE HARVEST ..... 08/05/04
Noel Hynd ..... GHOSTS ..... 04/03/97
James Patterson ..... VIOLETS ARE BLUE ..... 06/03/04
Susan Petry ..... GIFTS OF BLOOD ..... 05/04/95
Christopher Pike ..... THE LAST VAMPIRE ..... 01/04/96
William Pronzini ..... NIGHT FREIGHT ..... 01/04/01
Edgar Allen Poe ..... THE TELLTALE HEART & OTHERS ..... 11/05/98
D Preston & L Child ..... THE RELIC ..... 03/05/98
Anne Rice ..... THE WITCHING HOUR ..... 12/04/97
                THE MUMMY ..... 05/01/97
                INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE ..... 09/05/96
Michael Romkey ..... VAMPIRE HUNTER ..... 10/02/02
                     THE VAMPIRE VIRUS ..... 05/02/02
                     THE VAMPIRE PRINCESS ..... 03/05/02
                     I, VAMPIRE ..... 10/03/02
                     THE LONDON VAMPIRE PANIC ..... 07/05/01
Fred Saberhagen ..... AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY ..... 09/03/98
John Saul ..... BLACK LIGHTNING ..... 05/04/00
Christopher Schildt ..... NIGHT OF DRACULA ..... 06/02/02
                          THE FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY ..... 02/05/02
Mary Shelley ..... FRANKENSTEIN ..... 02/05/98
Dan Simmons ..... CARRION COMFORT ..... 01/06/00
                  CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT ..... 09/05/96
John Stakley ..... VAMPIRES ..... 07/01/99
Brom Stoker ..... DRACULA (book and films) ..... 09/07/95
Peter Straub ..... GHOST STORY ..... 07/03/97

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.....Anthology / Editor(s) / Date

CLASSIC HORROR STORIES ..... Charles A Coulombe 07/01/04
LOVE IN VEIN II ..... Poppy Z Brite 10/02/03
THE VAMPIRE SEXTET ..... Marvin Kaye 05/01/03
MY FAVORITE HORROR STORY ..... M Baker & M Greenberg 05/03/01
IN THE SHADOW OF THE GARGOYLE ..... N Kilpatrick & T Roche 04/05/01
SISTERS OF THE NIGHT ..... B Hambly & M Greenberg ..... 11/05/98
DARKSIDE: HORROR...MILLENNIUM ..... John Pelan 04/02/98
THE SCREAMING SKULL & OTHERS ..... David Hartwell 08/07/97
100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRE (51-00) ..... Weinberg, Dziemianowitz, Greenberg 03/06/97
100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRE (01-50) ..... Weinberg, Dziemianowitz, Greenberg 02/06/97
LOVE IN VEIN ..... Poppy Z Brite 02/01/96
TOMORROW SUCKS ..... T Weisskopf & G Cox 03/09/95

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