Hello podcast listeners, I’m Barbara Morgan and you’re listening to Austin Film Festival’sOn Story.This week onOn Story, horror writers Akela Cooper and Owen Egerton discuss their love for the genre, setups and payoffs, emotional scares, and inspirational moments from classic horror films.
Akela Cooper is a television writer and producer whose work includesHell Fest,American Horror Story; and Netflix’sLuke Cage. She began her career as the Writer’s Assistant on ‘Dexter’ and the Researcher on ‘Jericho.’ Following the programs, she landed her first staff writing job on the ABC seriesV.She then joined the NBC paranormal dramaGrimmin 2012, as story editor and has since written forThe 100andWitches of East End, for which she also served as a co-producer. Cooper is currently set to write the next installment in James Wan’sConjuringuniverse,Nun 2, produced by New Line.
Owen Egerton is the writer/director ofMercy Black,Follow,andBlood Festas well as a novelist whose work includesHollow, which was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR. Working in both horror and comedy, Egerton's screenplays have landed on the Black List and the Blood List, and have earned him writing work for Warner Brothers, Disney, and Fox Studios.
ModeratorPaul Alvarado-Dykstraspoke with Cooper & Egerton at the Austin Film Festival.
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