Of Monsters and Menses [Culver, Maisie]

Author: Maisie Culver

The debut collection from Maisie Culver, screenwriter of '80s Satanic Panic TV show HYSTERIA!

"Equal measures of glitter and gore... This book doesn't march to its own beat, it sachays, and the beat f*cking slaps." - Dani Parker, screenwriter of Netflix's MIDNIGHT MASS and Amazon's CARRIE

Of Monsters and Menses is a collection of short stories that are comedic, feminist, batsh*t takes on classic horror monsters as told by five women hiding in a bar bathroom from a guy who's a total creep, or maybe something worse...

Includes an introduction by Jamie Flanagan, screenwriter of Netflix's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and more.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 10/13/2026
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.03oz
ISBN: 9798897320455

About the Author
Maisie Culver is an award-winning screenwriter who grew up in a house that was exorcised twice and wrote her dissertation on 1980s horror movies. In television, she's sold pilots to Disney, Warner Bros. and The CW and has written for Peacock's Hysteria!, SyFy's Day of the Dead, and ABC and FOX's Last Man Standing. In features, her debut, Hugh Jackman Stole My Husband, won ScreenCraft's Horror competition and she's developed with DreamWorks, Blumhouse and Catchlight Studios among others. In books, she's only written Of Monsters and Menses, so if you don't like it, it's fine. She'll just cry.

Jamie Flanagan is an author, actor, and Bram Stoker Awards(R)-winning screenwriter. Their short fiction has been published by Crooked Lane Books, Shortwave Publishing, and others. Screenwriting credits include Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, AMC Shudder's CREEPSHOW, Peacock's Hysteria!, and Amazon's series adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie.