Halloween Horror Book Signings at Bobzbay Books with Matthew Henshaw, Joe Chianakas, & Steve Bryant!
Kick off your Halloween celebrations with Bobzbay Books and join us in welcoming horror authors Matthew Henshaw, Joe Chianakas, and Steve Bryant to the shop for a day of book signings!
There's no better time to read a scary story than Halloween night, so swing by the bookshop on Saturday, October 31st to meet an author, browse their books, and take home a signed copy to dive into after trick or treating! Check out the day's schedule and read more about each author below.
9:00am - 10:30am: Matthew Henshaw (weird horror, occult horror, horror poetry)
11:00am - 12:30pm: Joe Chianakas (supernatural horror, thriller, dark fantasy)
1:00pm - 2:30pm: Steve Bryant (horror, thriller, & adventure graphic novels)
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About Matthew Henshaw: Matt Henshaw (he/him) lives in Central IL with his wife and cats. Matt's creative output includes music, art, and writing. He has been a contributor to the WXXT Program Guide by Matt Bartlett, and his story, Khilljoy Memorial Home appears in Trigger Warning: Speaking Ill from Madness Heart Press. Other short stories have appeared or are forthcoming from Godless.com, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and D&T Publishing's ABCs of Horror Vol. 4 in 2022. He is the editor and creator of The Nafallen University Course Catalog from Madness Heart Press, and writer and editor of Olde Wyathscope’s Quarterly Concern, a weird and strange almanac project in collaboration with visionary artist Mat Fitzsimmons. Learn more about Matthew Henshaw here: https://linktr.ee/mhenshaw
About Joe Chianakas: Joe Chianakas is a PBS-featured, award-winning author, professor, and speaker. His novel Darkness Calls won the 2026 Imadjinn Award for Best Horror Novel, and he received the 2025 River City Pride Arts & Entertainment Award. He writes horror and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction. Learn more about Joe Chianakas here: https://joechianakas.weebly.com
About Steve Bryant: Steve Bryant is the Eisner, Manning, and Harvey Award-nominated creator/writer/artist of Athena Voltaire, and the writer/co-creator of Evie and the Helsings, Shaken and Stirred, Ghoul Scouts, The Catch, and others. He has also completed projects for Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Boom! Studios, Ape Entertainment, and others, as well as extensive work in the roleplaying and boardgame industry. Bryant teaches Comics and Sequential Art, Character Design, Illustration, Digital Painting and more in the School of Creative Technologies at Illinois State University. Learn more about Steve Bryant here: http://stevebryantcomics.com
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