Spine Breakers Book Club
Midslumber Media’s Spine Breakers Book Club is a PDX based horror book club focused on diverse, inclusive, and genre-bending horror.
Every month we’ll sink our teeth into everything from literary fiction to slashers, speculative nightmares, feminist horror, queer horror, and so much more.
Whether you're a lifelong horror buff or new to the genre, you're welcome! You’ll find thoughtful discussions, a little chaos, and a local community looking to explore the dark side of storytelling!
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Local Pick Up in Portland, Oregon
A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle's house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the "innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling" (Mira Grant, Nebula Award-winning author) The Twisted Ones.
Pray they are hungry.
Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area--only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts...and the more one fears them, the stronger they become.
With her distinctive "delightfully fresh and subversive" (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro'sPan's Labyrinth,The Hollow Placesis another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won't be able to put down.
Format: Paperback
Published : October 06, 2020
Pages: 352
ISBN: 1534451129
EAN: 9781534451124
Publisher: Gallery Books
August Book Club Pick
August Book Club Pick
August Spinebreakers Book Club Pick:
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
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“Hey y’all! My name is Madison and I’ll be running horror bookclub! I read a lot of horror (and sci-fi/fantasy/anything that piques my interest). A little about me: I’m a software engineer, I have two cats and one dog, and I’m an avid hobby collector. I’m super stoked to be here! I’ve always wanted a community to talk horror with, and I hope this book club can be that for everyone!”
Madison (aka @literarymadmax on TikTok and Instagram) is our resident horror literature expert and book club leader! If it’s weird, unsettling, or makes you question your sanity she’s probably already read it. With recent favorites like When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, Lamb by Lucy Rose, and Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson, just know you’re never leaving book club without a stack of killer recommendations.
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Interested in attending?
Join our Midslumber Media Discord! Here you can connect with a local community of horror lovers. We’ll post updates, polls, events, and more here!
Don’t Have Discord?
That’s okay! Follow us on Instagram or fill out the form to join the email list! We generally meet at Midslumber Media on the last Wednesday of the month at 6PM!