Loren Rhodes at Books Inc. Castro November 6, 2009

Author Loren Rhodes will be joining us to read from his latest book “Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues.”

For ten years, "Morbid Curiosity" was a one-of-a-kind underground magazine that gained a devoted following for its celebration of absurd, grotesque, and unusual tales -- all true -- submitted from contributors around the country and across the world. Loren Rhoads, creator and editor of the magazine, has compiled some of her favorite stories from all ten issues in this sometimes shocking, occasionally gruesome, always fascinating anthology.
This quirky book is filled with tales from ordinary people -- who just happen to have eccentric, peculiar interests. Ranging from the outrageous (attending a Black Mass, fishing bodies out of San Francisco Bay, making fake snuff films) to the more "mundane" (visiting a torture museum, tracking real vampires through San Francisco), this curiously enjoyable collection of stories, complete with illustrations and informative asides, will entertain and haunt readers long after the final page is turned.

About the Author:
For 10 years, Loren Rhodes was editor of the cult nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity. She still believes curiosity is a radical, transformative trait. The contributors and contents of Morbid Curiosity magazine can be found here. A collection drawn from the magazine will be published by Scribner in October 2009. Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues is available for preorder from Amazon.

Official Website: http://booksinc.net/SFCastro