Business has been so brisk at Dark...

Business has been so brisk at Dark Delicacies in Burbank that owners Sue and Del Howison have moved their operations to a new, larger 2,000-sqare-foot store at 4213 W. Burbank Blvd. Their old space on Magnolia Boulevard measured about 1,300 square feet.

The Howisons, who opened their first store in 1994, lay claim to being America’s only all-horror book and gift store. For nonlocals, the store also offers a toll-free phone number, 888-DARKDEL [327-5335]. Store hours: Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (818) 556-6660.

Music and spoken word performances will be featured when E.C. Archibeque hosts Carlye’s House of Pain tonight at Exile Books & Music, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Also performing will be Third Door Down, Melissa Morgan and Wayne Resnick. Show time is 8, $5 cover. (818) 986-6409.

USC writing instructor Richard Krevolin (“Screenwriting From the Soul”) and playwright-television writer Susan Stewart Potter (“Joan of Arc,” “Proving Heaven”) will be the guest speakers at the Saturday 10 a.m. meeting of the Alameda Writers Group in Burbank.

The group was originally founded in 1991 at the NBC Burbank studios to serve the needs of professional and amateur writers living or working in the Burbank Media District. It has since opened its membership to writers throughout Los Angeles County and encompasses writing interests of all types and genres. Free. For location and information, call (818) 707-3922.

Psychologist Catherine Cardinal will sign and discuss her book, “The Ten Commandments of Self-Esteem,” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 100 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, (818) 241-8099.

Author Heather Waite will discuss her book, “Calling California Home: A Lively Look at What It Means to Be a Californian,” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 731 N. San Fernando Road, Burbank, (818) 558-1383.

Los Angeles Times Book Review Editor Steve Wasserman will discuss “The Books That Changed My Life” Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 14651 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 728-6593.