Jeff interviews horror author Josh Hanson (King’s Hill, The Woodcutters, Fortress, Marshbank, Minotaur Stories) about the relationship between horror and joy, which Hanson links to story-driven pleasure, safe transgression, and chasing the intensity of childhood fear.

Hanson recounts discovering writing in college, burning out after an MFA at the University of Montana amid anti-genre attitudes and market-focused training, then returning to fiction around age 50 and establishing a daily routine that led to his debut.

They discuss why haunted houses resonate as violations of domestic safety, and Hanson’s upcoming novel Calliope Street (out July 29), a triptych about Jack and Avery, a fixer-upper with a basement collage “altar” that functions as a portal, identity misrecognition and threat, and suspicion after Avery’s disappearance.

Hanson cites Dario Argento’s vibe-first approach as inspiration and discusses recent horror that is bringing him joy.

Josh Hanson

Rss Apple Podcaster
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör Brian Onishi + Jeffery Stoyanoff. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Brian Onishi + Jeffery Stoyanoff och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.