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Episode #103: Lady Serial Killer in the Wild West, Horror, and Every Day Magic with Heather Herrman


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Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Heather Herrman.

Heather Herrman is the author of the adult horror novel, Consumption, and the Junior Library Guild selected Young Adult Novel, The Corpse Queen. The Lady or the Tiger, a new YA novel by Heather about a female serial killer in the Wild West will be available from Nancy Paulsen Books June 10, 2025.

In this episode you'll hear:

  • All about the Lady or the Tiger
  • The importance of Horror (and an academia perspective)
  • An important digression into fairies, magic, and keeping hope in difficult times
  • Advice on how to keep your pacing engaging and "earn" slower moments
  • NSFW jerky
  • Must-get snacks at Trader Joe's

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A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.

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Be brave, stay beastly!

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