Book Launch: OF MONSTERS AND MENSES by Maisie Culver

A funny & frightening short story collection that reimagines classic horror monsters from a feminist perspective! The Twisted Spine is thrilled to welcome screenwriter Maisie Culver (Peacock's HYSTERIA!) to the shop for the first time to celebrate the release of her debut short story collection, OF MONSTERS AND MENSES! Maisie will be joined in conversation by screenwriter Jamie Flanagan (Netflix's Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher). Can't make the event? Preorder a copy of the book to be shipped to you or pick up at The Twisted Spine! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- About OF MONSTERS AND MENSES: "Equal measures of glitter and gore... This book doesn't march to its own beat, it sachays, and the beat f*cking slaps." – Dani Parker, screenwriter of Netflix's MIDNIGHT MASS and Amazon's CARRIE Of Monsters and Menses is a collection of short stories that are comedic, feminist, batsh*t takes on classic horror monsters as told by five women hiding in a bar bathroom from a guy who’s a total creep, or maybe something worse... Includes an introduction by Jamie Flanagan. Maisie Culver is an award-winning screenwriter who grew up in a house that was exorcised twice and wrote her dissertation on 1980s horror movies. In television, she’s sold pilots to Disney, Warner Bros. and The CW and has written for Peacock’s Hysteria!, SyFy’s Day of the Dead, and ABC and FOX’s Last Man Standing. In features, her debut, Hugh Jackman Stole My Husband, won ScreenCraft’s Horror competition and she’s developed with DreamWorks, Blumhouse and Catchlight Studios among others. In books, she’s only written Of Monsters and Menses, so if you don’t like it, it’s fine. She’ll just cry. Jamie Flanagan (they/them) is a Bram Stoker Award-winning writer and actor. Writing credits include Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, AMC Shudder's Creepshow, and Peacock's Hysteria!. Event guidelines: Each ticket includes either a paperback copy of OF MONSTERS AND MENSES or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card. Limited 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 to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].