Cursed Morsels

The ProleSCARYet team talks about our upcoming anti-capitalist horror anthology (SUBMIT!) and our favorite examples of anti-capitalist horror. We also do a seance over Zoom in the hopes that we'll summon Karl Marx to blurb the book. (And yes, we learned nothing from watching Host.)

Find our submission guidelines here: https://prolescaryetanthology.com/

Half of proceeds go to Labor Rights: https://laborrights.org/about

Laura Diaz de Arce and I talk about language-blending literature, space colonialism, and her genre-bending short story collection Monstrosity. Note that the second half of this episode contains spoilers for the story "Plum Moon" from this collection -- the other 11 stories are unspoiled.

Find Laura on Twitter @QuetaAuthor.

Support Laura on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/QuetaAuthor

John Langan and I talk about aliens, how to (tactfully) turn people you know into characters for your fiction, and his new collection Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies. Note that the second half of this episode contains spoilers for the story "Vista" from this collection -- the other 20+ stories are unspoiled!

For more info about John's work, check out his website: https://johnpaullangan.wordpress.com/

Emma J. Gibbon and I talk about the state of horror in libraries, paranormal experiences, and her disease-catching story "Not the Glutton Club" from her wonderful collection Dark Blood Comes from the Feet. The second half contains spoilers for this story (I provide verbal warning in advance), but there are no spoilers for the rest of the collection.

Find more about Emma here: https://emmajgibbon.wordpress.com/

Briana Morgan and I talk about writing horror for the stage, the complexities of internet justice, and her excellent horror play Unboxed (note that there are spoilers in the second half of the episode -- I provide a warning in advance, and everything before it is spoiler free).We also get a preview of her upcoming short story collection The Tricker-Treater and Other Stories. Support Briana on Patreon here.

Victor LaValle and I discuss liberal horror vs. conservative horror, how writers can make their settings feel dangerous or safe, and the complexities and contradictions of characters in The Ballad of Black Tom. Note that most of this episode contains spoilers for this novella.

Laura Keating and I talk about the unexpected challenges of writing what you know, ways to infect your writing with a sense of unnerving "wrongness," and her bizarre road trip story "Good Time in the Bad Lands" featured in the Worst Laid Plans vacation horror anthology. The first half of our discussion is spoiler free, and the second half has spoilers for this story.

Part 3 of 3 in the Worst Laid Plans episode series.

Find Laura's work here: https://www.lorekeating.com/writing

Patrick Tumblety and I talk about multimedia storytelling, breaking family curses, and his Jack the Ripper-themed story "Something about Dr. Tumblety." The first half of the episode is spoiler free, and I provide a spoiler warning once we start discussing his story.

Check out Patrick's work on his website: https://speakerpatrick.wixsite.com/patricktumblety

Greg Sisco (author of "Summers with Annie") and I talk about writing for the page vs. the screen, the best and worst of the cursed films subgenre, and his meditative story "Summers with Annie" from the Worst Laid Plans vacation horror anthology. The first half of our discussion is spoiler free, and the second half has spoilers for "Summers with Annie."

Part 2 of 3 in the Worst Laid Plans episode series.

Hailey Piper (author of The Possession of Natalie Glasgow) and I talk about her upcoming novella The Worm and His Kings, the evolution of the possession genre, and how to "make horror gay AF." The first half of our discussion is spoiler free, and the second half has spoilers for The Possession of Natalie Glasgow.