Horror Geeks South Sound Group

"The Haunting" is based on Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," which is this month's pick for Spooky Spooky Book Club. Sean or I will stream the film and share our screen for the group to watch on Google Meet. We will have time to discuss the film and the book after the showing.

Synopsis: "Dr. John Markway, an anthropologist with an interest in psychic phenomena, takes two specially selected women to Hill House, a reportedly haunted mansion."

Day: Friday 2/13/26
Time: 6:30 pm PST
Where: Google Meet (link available under "Online Event" as well as in the comment section the day of the event. Just click the link to join.)

Please join us for the second Virtual Trivia Party.
This will be hosted by Kim (the first round's winner) or as we will be calling her Art the Clown/TriviaMaster :)

The round themes will be divided by decades so build up on some of that recent and older movie knowledge.

It will be like the first trivia party in which the trivia game will be hosted over Google Meet similar to the virtual movie parties. The Google Meet link will be posted the day before the event to Meetup!

You will be given a Survey Monkey link during the virtual trivia party and will be recording your answers along with your screen name (at the time of Google Meet) on the sheet!

Major rules: No internet searching all-same rules as in person. No chatting about final answers/hints in chat or over voice. Questions can be re-read and will also be typed in chat if missed.

Once all questions have been done, we will have everyone submit their answer sheets. Any sheets submitted after this time will not be counted as we will go over answers at this time.

Once answers have been given, the trivia host will go over the sheets submitted and tally the points. At this time, folks can chat among themselves. Results will be given and then the winners/s will be crowned.

What we did first time was the winner could become the trivia master for the next game. If folks have additional ideas, please share them as well :)

Good luck on horror movie studying and see you soon Art!

Before February ends, let's meet up again for a showing of Scream 7. This will be an evening showing and the exact time will be announced Tuesday 2/24. An hour before the film, meet me outside of Seoul Bowl in the mall for dinner and chatting.

Synopsis: "When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, she must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all."

Meet me: In front of Seoul Bowl 1 hour to showtime OR in front of ticket area 15 minutes before showtime
Day: Saturday 2/28/26
Time: TBD (aiming for 7-7:30pm start time)
Row: TBD

Welcome to the Spooky Spooky Book Club!

Come join us for snacks and drinks while we talk about horror books at the library!

Book of the Month: The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

Book Summary
Somewhere away from the cities and towns, in the Valley of the Rocks, a society of men and boys gather around the fire each night to listen to their history recounted by Nate, the storyteller. Requested most often by the group is the tale of the death of all women.

They are the last generation.

One evening, Nate brings back new secrets from the woods; peculiar mushrooms are growing from the ground where the women’s bodies lie buried. These are the first signs of a strange and insidious presence unlike anything ever known before…

Discover the Beauty.

You can check the trigger warnings at the bottom, or dive in blind if you prefer a surprise.

Don’t worry if you haven’t finished the book, we’ll start by chatting about whatever spooky (or not-so-spooky) reads we’re enjoying before diving into the featured title. Come for the eerie atmosphere, stay for the lively conversations and, of course, the cats, because let’s be honest, that’s why you’re really here, isn’t it? <--- I guess this isn't true anymore :(

Questions? Feel free to drop a comment or message me (Gonzalo) for more details. Hope to see you there!

Trigger Warnings: The Beauty delves into themes of:
• Body horror and grotesque transformation
• Disease and plague
• Gender distortion and reproductive horror
• Psychological distress and obsession
• Grief and mass death
• Cannibalistic undertones and consumption imagery
• Identity dissolution

Please approach these topics with care and self-awareness as you read.