Laura Dragon, author of the young adult novel, Hurricane Boy, presents a panel of authors who have contributed stories to The Bayou Bogeyman Presents: HooDoo and VooDoo, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is free of charge and is open to the public.

The Bayou Bogeyman features 13 scary campfire stories from spooky Louisiana settings. The book begins with a camping trip to the swamp that becomes a nightmare for a group of students. Their teacher goes missing, they do not know the way home, and they are suddenly joined by the Bayou Bogeyman.

The students have no choice but to play the Bogeyman’s twisted game: tell a campfire story spooky enough to satisfy the monster’s appetite for fear or get eaten alive. This supernatural collection features spine-tingling tales from nine different Louisiana writers, each with their own share of screams to add to the trove of Southern lore.

The authors who will appear at this event include Cheryl Mathis, Josephine Schloegel, Virginia Howard, Gary Alipio and Patricia Hefler. They will dress up in costume to represent their stories.

For more information regarding this exhibition, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.