Get ready for some chills.

Noir at the Bar is where horror, suspense, and thriller writers step into the spotlight—and straight into your nightmares. Ten local authors will read chilling excerpts from their work, serving up twists, dread, and delicious unease in one unforgettable night. Come prepared to be scared, mystified, and maybe just a little unhinged (in the best way).

Books will be available for purchase directly from the authors or through Literally Kittery, so you can take the terror home with you. Drinks (wine and beer, because bravery requires backup) will be available for purchase, and we’ll have complimentary snacks to keep you fortified between frights. Tickets are $10—an absolute steal for an evening of suspense, spirits, and stories that will follow you home.

Doors open at 6 pm while the reading will start promptly at 6:30.

Featured readers will include: TESS GERRITSEN, Gabriela Stiteler, Katie York, Matt Cost, Mo Drammeh, Liz Deleo, Mary Frazier, Emily Ross, Stephen D. Rogers, and Ted Flanagan, among others.

"She has an imagination that allows her to conjure up depths of human behavior so dark and frightening that she makes Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft seem like goody-two-shoes... In Gerritsen's cool, capable hands, even the bleakest horrors can be probed and eventually explained."

CHICAGO TRIBUNE