31 Days of Horror: Day 9-- Watch Your Favorite Horror Authors Talk About Books Anytime!

While a few days ago, I wrote about how you can reach out to the HWA library committee to get live Horror programming for your library, and yesterday I featured a librarian who is actively creating Horror programming content, but today I have easier and more immediate option-- use existing video conversations with today's hottest authors to offer content right now.

Seriously, demand for Horror programming is strong all year long, and there is a lot you can offer for free to your patrons right from your websites. 

Today I have a few options for specific programs and content providers that allow you to offer a slate of archived programs and new events.

Just remember, you don't have to be the one creating the content for you to offer it to your patrons. Below is an annotated list with content for anyone to use anywhere.

• The University of Pittsburgh Library's Center for Horror Studies Collection is beginning to do more public programming. Later in the month I will be hosting Ben Rubin, the coordinator of this collection to explain more. But for now there are two programs available for viewing right now.
• Raising the Dead: Exploring George A Romero's Archive 
• Expanding the Horror Cannon: Exploring Queer Horror
• This second program features Eric LaRocca and Hailey Piper who will be offering their "Why I Love Horror" essays here on the blog next week.
• The Horror Writers Association's You Tube channel has a lot of author driven content for you here. They also host live events for free through Facebook and YouTube. There are also interviews with Bram Stoker Nominated authors.
• Night Worms, a horror subscription service, have an excellent YouTube channel with reader driven content. 
• Librarian Corey Farrenkopf of the Sturgis Library [MA] regularly hosts FREE, live moderated panels with horror authors. Here is the link to the next one on October 12th. You can work with Corey to offer registration to your patrons too. Contact info is at that link. These are only live.
• Sometimes when a big anthology comes out, there is a chance to get a bunch of authors together to talk about it. A recent star studded example is the release of the Ellen Datlow edited, When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson. Recently Datlow hosted a panel of the authors and the recording is available on YouTube.
• The Hampton Public Library [VA] is hosting Fright Fest for the second year. The HWA Library Committee has worked with this library to help them find content for this month long event this year and last year. You can join in on the fun for free via their Facebook page and last year's content is also still available for view.

And finally, I would like to personally invite you to an upcoming event that I am a part of-- Feel the Fear: A Horror Roundtable Discussion hosted by the Chicago Public Library and featuring Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and Hailey Piper moderated by me. It is on October 27th, at 6pm, and no registration is necessary. You just go to YouTube or Facebook to participate. Click here for all of the details. 

These are just a sampling of what is out there for you to offer to your patrons. I know many libraries do not have the staff time or the budgets to offer much programming, but that doesn't mean you cannot satisfy your patrons' appetite for Horror. I hope this post makes you not only rethink Horror related programming, but also all of your virtual offerings to your patrons.