![]() ![]() Why do you think it is such a popular genre among readers and writers? I love being immersed in the beautiful macabre when I started writing more seriously in college, horror became the most organic path to follow with what I was writing and hoping to publish. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific thing because I feel like I’ve always been drawn to the genre in different ways through music, film, and of course books. Before lockdown last March, I went to Centralia (which inspired the setting in the Silent Hill film) and walked along the infamous Graffiti Highway. ![]() I’m from Pennsylvania where I spend a lot of time seeking out new trails and parks to explore, which is also a great way to gather story fodder. Thanks so much for having me! For those who don’t know me, my name is Sara and I write horror poetry and prose. She embraces all things macabre and can be found lurking in graveyards or on Twitter. Along with being a mentor for the HWA Mentorship Program, she is also a co-organizer for the HWA Pittsburgh Chapter. ![]() Holmes, and the Stoker-nominated works To Be Devoured, Cradleland of Parasites, and Not All Monsters. The Horror Club chats with Bram Stoker Award winning poet and author, Sara Tantlinger, about horror, why we like to be scared, writing poetry, her work, including her recently Stoker nominated collection, Cradleland of Parasites, what it’s like to co-author a book and edit an anthology and much more.īIO: Sara Tantlinger is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning The Devil’s Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. ![]()
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