BELLOWS FALLS — Storyteller Simon Brooks will kick off the season of scary things when he brings his “Frightening Tales” to Bellows Falls Middle School Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m.
The program, sponsored by Main Street Arts, is recommended for teens and adults.
Brooks promises stories that will chill listeners to the bone, in some cases as disturbing as Edgar Allan Poe's “The Black Cat.”
A native of England, Brooks began telling stories in 1990 and has been a professional storyteller since 2003, working with libraries, schools, festivals, private organizations, individuals, and museums throughout New England.
He has recorded audio books, including “Hapenny Magick” (2012) and is a member of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
Brooks spent many years soaking up the aura of magical places such as Stonehenge, Avalon, Sherwood Forest, and the magical places and castles of Wales, before moving to the United States in 1994.
Also a published writer and poet, he lives in New London, N.H., with his family and pets.