The Common Press is thrilled to present a sexy and spine-chilling Halloween special: Queer Horror & Monstrous Erotica! Dare to join The Monstrous Feminine podcast, alongside wickedly talented queer horror author, So Mayer for a night of terrifying tales and sinful readings. As darkness falls on Thursday 31st October from 7 PM to 10 PM, brace yourself for ORAL host Lux Pyre’s hauntingly erotic reading.
Dressing up in Halloween costumes is highly encouraged but not mandatory. You are also welcome to bring your own poison (alcoholic drinks). The Common Press will be serving non-alcoholic beverages and hot drinks throughout the night.
Special guests TBA
- Doors open at 7 pm
- Readings from 7:30 pm
- The event ends at 10 pm
About The Monstrous Feminine Podcast
Inspired by Barbara Creed’s seminal feminist film text of the same name, The Monstrous Feminine podcast dissects the eerie intersections of gender in horror. We are a constellation of different voices (POC, queer, American & English) making sense of the various monstrosities in cinema/culture. Tune in to The Monstrous Feminine Podcast and join our coven!
About Liberty Martin
Liberty Martin is a writer from Croydon and a Creative Writing MSt student at Oxford University. In 2023 she was awarded a high commendation in the 4th Estate Short Story Prize for her short story “Bleach,” which can be read online. She is currently working on her first novel.
About So Mayer
So Mayer is a writer, publisher, bookseller, organiser and film curator. Their first collection of short stories Truth and Dare is out now from Cipher Press, and was long listed for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Their recent books include A Nazi Word for a Nazi Thing, a book-length essay on queer films, bodies and fascism for Peninsula Press, and their most recent collaborative projects are Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin (Silver Press), The Film We Can’t See (BBC Sounds), Unreal Sex (Cipher Press), and Mothers of Invention: Film, Media and Caregiving Labor. So works with Silver Press, Burley Fisher Books and queer feminist film curation collective Club Des Femmes. 🐦@Such_Mayer.
About Lux Pyre
Lux Pyre (he/him) is a writer and performer working with intimacy, humour and public spectacle, both online and in physical communion. Lux runs the erotic reading night ORAL, which he programmes, hosts and performs at.