HeyJaredThe Monster She Wrote Podcast
Lisa Kroger and Melanie R. Anderson, authors of MONSTER, SHE WROTE (Quirk Books), discuss women in the horror genre.
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Gwendolyn Kiste's In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts (opens the original)
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Join Mel and Lisa as we discuss Gwendolyn Kiste's Great Gatsby reimagining In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts. In 1955, Daisy Buchanan is found dead in the mansion in West Egg that used to belong to the infamous and enigmatic Jay Gatsby. Attempting to grapple with her unhappy relationship with her lost mother, Daisy's daughter, Mel, visits the mansion and becomes entangled in ghosts of the past, leading her to uncover secrets kept by her parents and Gatsby. Now she wonders what responsibility, if a
An Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste (opens the original)
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Today, we welcome Gwendolyn Kiste back to the podcast to discuss her new novella, In These Gilded Ghostly Hearts. Gwendolyn Kiste is the four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub, Nightmare, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, CrimeReads, Titan Books, The Lineup, and The Dark. S
Jennifer McMahon's Stay Buried (opens the original)
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In Jennifer McMahon's newest novel Stay Buried , brother and sister Ashley and Malcolm inherit their grandmother's property in Boone's Ferry, Vermont. They know the property has its quirks–including a resident that they've now inherited too–but what they weren't expecting was a generational curse that has come back with full force. Recommended in this episode: Alma Katsu's Incarnate (out 9/22) and CJ Leede's Headlights NEWS: We have a Bookshop.org shop now! Find all of our favorite books at our
An Interview with Jennifer McMahon (opens the original)
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Jennifer McMahon is the New York Times Bestselling author of thirteen novels including The Winter People and Stay Buried. She's written about ghosts, demons, serial killers, shape-shifting monsters, an evil fairy king, a terrifying swimming pool, and more. She lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with her partner, Drea. When not writing, she spends time growing tropical fruit, exploring the wilds of Florida and seeking out haunted places, real and imagined. Recommended in this episode: Stay Buried
Linda Hamilton's The Fourth Wife (opens the original)
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In Linda Hamilton's The Fourth Wife , Hazel Russon finds herself in an arranged marriage to Jacob Manwaring, a man who lives in the Utah wilderness in the crumbling Manwaring manor with his three other wives and their children. Hazel doesn't know what to expect of her new life, but she never expected a manor home full of mysterious sounds, specters of women, and a terrifying attic that holds too many secrets. For more from author Linda Hamilton, including her research into Mormon history, check
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