Briana N. Cox and Kailee Pedersen join the show to discuss their debut horror novels.
We explore themes of home, economic precarity, and body horror through the lens of queer and BIPOC identity.
Briana shares how "Indigent" transforms urban gentrification and addiction into visceral, psychological horror.
Kailee unveils the mythic and operatic roots of "Sacrificial Animals" set on a Nebraska farm, unraveling family trauma and supernatural possibility.
Both authors reflect on writing truthfully about marginalization without reducing it to a trend or symbol.
We dig into their personal backgrounds, influences from cognitive science and opera, and the creative power of alienation.
Our conversation reveals how landscape, language, and myth structure their approach to horror.
Listeners get insights into scene edits, professional challenges, and the drive to bring authentic voices to dark fiction.
Tune in for a nuanced, candid exploration of horror, identity, and literary ambition.

Briana Cox:

briana-n-cox-writer.carrd.co
https://briannajcox.com
https://instagram.com/pedroparo2
https://linktr.ee/briana.n.cox
https://graveside-press.com/indigent-by-briana-n-cox
https://ko-fi.com/briana_n_cox

Kailee Pedersen:

https://kaileepedersen.com
https://instagram.com/kailee_pedersen
https://threads.net/@kailee_pedersen
https://blueskyweb.xyz/user/kaileepedersen.bsky.social
https://twitter.com/KaileePedersen
https://audible.com/pd/Sacrificial-Animals-Audiobook/B0CGRXFC5L