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A Celebration of Nightmares Unhinged

3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, Barbed Wire Books, 504 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3620.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

As soon as September hits, the countdown to Halloween commences. The leafs start to change colors, pumpkins appear on front porches and all the creepy crawlies ooze out from the darkness. If you can’t wait for haunted houses and scary movies, check out Nightmares Unhinged. The book features 20 stories to make your blood freeze and your heart pound. And best of all, it features local authors who you can meet around Boulder County this week.Delve into your darkest dreams and explore your psyche; that is, if you dare.