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COVEN OF THE WORM MOON with JC Vande Zande (opens the original)
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In this episode of Quills & Chills , I welcome back author JC Vande Zande to talk about Coven of the Worm Moon , the third and concluding book in his Fletcher Family supernatural horror trilogy. We explore how the series uses horror to examine grief, addiction, family, and generational trauma, and why this final installment shifts perspective to Carson, who lives with the constant voices of the dead. JC shares how the trilogy’s mythology evolved as he wrote, the growth of Emily’s nature-linked p
RETURN OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD with Marie Sutro (opens the original)
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In this episode of Quills & Chills , I'm joined by bestselling thriller author Marie Sutro to discuss her horror short story, "Return of the Grateful Dead," featured in The Strangest Fiction Campfire Stories: Volume Two . We talk about how Marie found her way into the anthology after stumbling across a collection of campfire ghost stories in a Banff bookstore, and what it was like shifting from writing full-length thrillers to the precision of short fiction. Along the way, she shares her love of
IT WAS HER HOUSE FIRST with Cherie Priest (opens the original)
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In this episode of Quills & Chills , I'm joined by bestselling author Cherie Priest to discuss her novel, It Was Her House First , completely spoiler-free. Cherie shares how a notoriously haunted house in West Seattle inspired the story and why she wanted to put a fresh spin on the classic haunted house novel, where ghosts can be terrifying without necessarily being evil. We talk about Ronnie, a DIY enthusiast navigating anxiety, depression, and grief after inheriting a dilapidated house followi
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