Worldbuilding, Aha Moments, & Writing for the Stage w/ S. P. Miskowski

In this interview, we chat with S. P. Miskowski about Asian horror cinema, the power of grief, the relentless desire to shape the self, and so much more. S. P. Miskowski is a recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, for literature and for drama. Her books have been recognized with four Shirley Jackson Award nominations and two Bram Stoker Award nominations. Her stories have appeared in many anthologies including Haunted Nights, Human Monsters, Looming Low I and II, The Madness of Dr. Caligari, Uncertainties III, October Dreams 2, The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 10, and Darker Companions: 50 Years of Ramsey Campbell, and in magazines including Identity Theory, Black Static, Vastarien, Supernatural Tales, and Cosmic Horror Monthly. Her grunge noir novel I Wish I Was Like You was named This Is Horror Novel of the Year 2017 and is available via Audible. An omnibus of her books set in the weird fictional town of Skillute, WA is forthcoming from Broken Eye Books in 2025.Books and stories mentioned in this episode:The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales – Alfred A. Knopf, pub.The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 – S. A. Cosby, ed.D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths – Ingrid & Edgar Parin d’AulaireGo, Dog. Go! – P. D. EastmanRock Paper Scissors – Alice FeeneyThe Haunting of Hill House; "Maybe it Was the Car"; “The Summer People”; We Have Always Lived in the Castle; “The Witch” – Shirley JacksonNone of This is True – Lisa JewellAudition – Ryū Murakami“Bluebeard”; “Cinderella” – Charles Perrault“The Black Cat”; “The Cask of Amontillado” – Edgar Allan PoeThe Last Party – A. R. TorreThe Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 – Lisa Unger, ed.

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