October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Santa Cruz Public Libraries Downtown Branch
Join UC Santa Cruz professors Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theater History), Renée Fox (The Necromantics), and Kimberly J. Lau (Specters of the Marvelous) as they discuss the histories and politics of vampires, ghouls, zombies and other undead monsters in literature, theater, and pop culture in this free panel at the Downtown Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library (224 Church St., downtown Santa Cruz). Chemers and Fox direct the Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz, while Lau will be giving one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Festival of Monsters (October 15–18).
ADMISSION
– FREE and open to the public
AUDIENCE ADVISORIES
– Mature themes and content
FUTURE FESTIVAL OF MONSTERS EVENTS
- Wed. Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m, Museum of Art & History (MAH): David Livingstone Smith Keynote
- Thurs. Oct. 16, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels, Kim Lau keynote
- Fri. Oct. 17, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels, Jeffery Jerome Cohen keynote
- Fri. Oct. 17, 8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m, DARC 108 (No longer at the UCSC Cowell Ranch Hay Barn): Monsters Ball
- Sat. Oct. 18, 11:00 a.m, Bookshop Santa Cruz: “Oh! The Horror” Writers Panel
- Sat. Oct. 18, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m, Atlantis Fantasyworld: Cole Lemke, Horror Comic Artist
- Sat. Oct. 18, 6:00 p.m, Game Santa Cruz: “Blood on the Clocktower”