We have three horror shows left. But we are not sure Jennifer McMahon fits within the genre so neatly. If you are dipping your toe into the genre...start with the Children on the Hill, her latest. It's suspenseful, compelling, chilling and the ghoulish gore is at a bare minimum. We talk to her about why she keeps coming back to what scares her. We then talk to horror academic (yes, you heard us) Michael Arnzen, an accomplished writer in his own right.
Books mentioned in this week's podcast:

Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon

The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

The Invited by Jennifer McMahon

Don't Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon

The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon

Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Jaws by Peter Benchley

Grave Markings by Michael A. Arnzen

Play Dead by Michael A. Arnzen

Dying (With No Apologies to Martha Stewart) by Michael A. Arnzen

Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction by Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller


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