In this episode of ‘Meet Your Maker’, Horror Joy welcomes Sadie Hartman, aka Mother Horror. Sadie discusses her influential work in the horror genre, including her books ‘101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered’ and ‘Feral and Hysterical.’ The conversation delves into the relationship between joy and horror, how horror serves as an escape from real-life anxieties, and its political undertones. Sadie emphasizes the importance of women’s voices in horror literature and shares her excitement about recent horror works that blend fiction with real historical events and political themes. The episode also touches on the emotional resilience of women and their growing influence in the horror genre.
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Black/Southern Gothic – Sinners and the Reformatory
Buffalo, Confession, Vampire an Interview with Stephen Graham Jones
Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann