In this episode, we reconvene with author Grady Hendrix to discuss his new novel We Sold Our Souls (out tomorrow, September 18!) We talk about his forthcoming movie The Satanic Panic (as well as the actual “Satanic Panic”,") what it was like to help choose the top 100 horror stories for NPR this past summer, and of course, conspiracy theories, the process of writing We Sold Our Souls, and the point where it’s okay to quit pursuing your dreams.
Show Notes:
The Satanic Panic
NPR 100 Favorite Horror Stories
Stephen Graham Jones
Ruthanna Emrys
Tananarive Due
Stephen King
Joe Hill
Locke & Key
Neil Gaiman
Sandman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“The Yellow Wallpaper”
Joyce Carol Oates
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Ira Levin
The Stepford Wives
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
“Real people” and co-opting stories discussion
Beatrice Sparks
Go Ask Alice
Jay’s Journal
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood
Vincent Bugliosi & Curt Gentry
Helter Skelter
Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door
Jay Anson
The Amityville Horror
We Sold Our Souls - OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2018! (Pssst: that’s tomorrow)
Grady talks about horror recycling old tropes
Bruce Lee and pursuing dreams
When is it okay to stop pursuing your dreams? Grady has the answer for writers and dreamers everywhere.