Welcome to a very special horror-forward Creative Chat with the amazing Kristen O'Neal: author of Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses, and the co-creator of the Thin Places Radio podcast (TPR).
After an amazing chat with Kristen and her TPR collaborator Kaitlin Bruder back in Season One, I wanted to invite her back on the podcast to talk more about why she finds comfort in horror, her thoughts on the emerging (and nebulous) genre of "cozy horror," and what's haunting her right now, horror-wise — in fact, the second half of this chat is a veritable what's-what of horror film recommendations. (CW: Mentions of body horror; medical talk; horror films and imagery with moderate detail.)
Kristen is an unmitigated delight; I'm so glad to share our conversation with all of you. Enjoy, and, as always, take care, keep creating, and stay divine.
Resources

• Kristen's links | Website: kristenonealwrites.com; Instagram: @discountgoblin; Thin Places Radio: Spotify (and anywhere else you get pods)
• Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal
• The Thin Places Radio episode + my extreme paean to TPR | S01:E13 | Creative Chat with Thin Places Radio: The Lure of Liminality, Asynchronous Connection, & Top Cryptids
• Media discussed | The Babadook (film, 2014); His House (film, 2020); The Ring (film, 2002); Saw (film franchise, 2004-); The Ritual (film, 2017); Annihilation (film, 2018); Stephen Graham Jones (author) | The Exorcist (film, 1973); Night of the Living Dead (film, 1968); Possession (film, 1981); Alien (film, 1979); The Birds (film, 1963); Get Out (film, 2017); Nope (film, 2022); Lake Mungo (film, 2008)

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