Discussion with A. F. Stewart an author of fantasy and horror about the darker side of speculative fiction. She is the host of the...

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1. What is it about horror and thrillers that fascinate you? How do they influence your writing? I find suspense and horror capture my...

1. What is your favorite supernatural creature? And why? I guess I would have to say ghosts. There are no strict guidelines, no...

1. As a writer and scientist how do they overlap for you? What is it about toxicology and horror that drew you in? I worked as a...

As a writer of both horror and dark fantasy, what would you say is an overlap and a difference between those genres? This is an...

1. What author do you admire most? And why? So many authors for so many reasons. But I’d have to say the one who most often makes me...

1. As a writer, how would you describe your inspiration? And your process? My inspiration comes partly from other creative works of art...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. S. MICHAEL SIEGAL: I am going to have...

DESI D: What is your favorite supernatural creature? And why? ALICIA HILTON: Ghosts. I was raised in a haunted house and encountered a...

DESI D: What film has been the biggest inspiration for your love of horror? And why? ANDREW ADAMS: I grew up loving the classic slashers...

DESI D: As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot and why? REBECCA ROWLAND: My first instinct would be to say “cat,” if only...

DESI D: As someone who loves to travel, how has that inspired your writing? And do you have a favorite place that you’ve visited? ELANA...

DESI D: What is your favorite horror trope? And why? MICHAEL PICCO: I love to explore the idea of unusual creatures. There are plenty of...

DESI D: What is your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? MATT SPRAGUE: I don’t know that I can answer this. To me, writing is all...

DESI D: What is your favorite line in a book/movie? AND why? JEYDIE WOLOSZCZUK: “Not all those who wander are lost” is a well-known line...

DESI D: Name one author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. JOSH SCHLOSSBERG: I know I should probably say...

DESI D: What’s your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? JOHN WM THOMPSON: No singular favorite, but there are a few lines that drift...

DESI D: What is your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? LARRY BERRY: The worm that often destroys us is the temptation to agree with...

DESI D: What’s your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? IAN NELIGH: This is a hard one to pick—Frank Herbert’s DUNE has so many—but...

DESI D: What attracted you to write horror? BRENDA TOLIAN: Horror, for me, is a way to explore in safety the oddity of what it means to...

DESI D: What’s your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? CHRISTOPHE MASO: “Logic is the last refuge of a coward.” – Clive Barker,...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. TOMMYLEE DEAN: Joe Hill, if what I once...

DESI D: What’s your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? BOBBY CREW: This is probably the most difficult question I have ever been...

DESI D: What’s your favorite line in a book/movie? And why? JOY YEHLE: “There’s little good in sedentary small towns. Mostly indifference...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. SEAN MURPHY: I admire Stephen King. I...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. KD Webster: Prior to joining the DHC...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. ANGELA SYLVAINE: Though I didn’t begin...

DESI D: Name one horror author you admire and explain how they helped you become a better writer. GARY ROBBE: There are many writers who...

DESI D: What is your favorite first line in a book/movie? And why? JEFF WOOD: I don’t know that I have a favorite, but let’s go with...

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