HORROR Night with RICHARD CHIZMAR and ALAINA URQUHART

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We are delighted to welcome RICHARD CHIZMAR back to the Midtown Scholar, to celebrate the October release of KILLING THE BOOGEYMAN, the thrilling conclusion to his horror trilogy. Chizmar will be in conversation with author ALAINA URQUHART, who recently published THE BUTCHER LEGACY, a Dr. Wren Muller Novel.

Join us during Fall Authors’ Week for this thrilling evening, Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. Doors will open at 6 PM for the 7 PM program on the Midtown Scholar Bookstore’s MainStage. Advance purchase tickets encouraged. General Admission. Entry for 1-2 people is included with your Pre-Signed Book/Ticket purchase.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK, KILLING THE BOOGEYMAN

The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste).

Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed “the Boogeyman” by the media—has vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: IT’S TIME.

Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar’s home, echoing the Boogeyman’s signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows...even as Gallagher’s twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that he’s something more than human now.

To everyone else, it’s a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, it’s more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher’s skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don’t return—they evolve.

“Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there.” —S. A. Cosby

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, RICHARD CHIZMAR

Richard Chizmar is the author of New York Times bestselling novels Chasing the Boogeyman, Becoming the Boogeyman, Memorials, and Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting (cowritten with son, W.H. Chizmar), and coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box, the novel Gwendy’s Final Task, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, most recently, the bestselling anthology, The End of The World as We Know It: New Stories of Stephen King’s The Stand. He is the founder and publisher of the specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense, Cemetery Dance. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustees award. Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.

ABOUT THE INTERVIEWER, ALAINA URQUHART

Alaina Urquhart is the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dr. Wren Muller series which has been published internationally in over twenty languages. When she isn’t writing, she is also the cohost of the chart-topping podcast Morbid, and an autopsy technician by trade. Alaina hails from Boston, where she lives with her husband and their three daughters.

Part of our America’s 250th Literary Celebrations Series, and our Fall 2026 Authors’ Week.

Date & Time

Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM

Venue Details

Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe

1302 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102

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