35 – Christina Henry and the Monsters of the Subconscious

Send us a text This week, I bring you MOAR monsters!!!  Our guest is Christina Henry, whose new novel, Near the Bone fits so nicely as the unofficial second part to a cryptozoology-inflected series that began with Danielle Trussoni last week. Don’t worry, I’m not talking about the Loch Ness Monster for an hour, but the novel does feature a monster, some cryptid hunters and the very violent evils of both man and beast.  Christina does manage to get me off the subject of monsters for a while, to give some insight into her surprisingly relaxed approach to writing, to her love of the outdoors and running (and how that provides a backdrop for her horror stories. And we even dip a toe into the pressing question of the age – CAN HORROR TAKE PLACE IN SPACE?? We ask who determines what a horror novel is, and whether YouTube and the discovery channel have changed monsters forever. Oh, and I get the chance to reminisce about the time I nearly got eaten by a bear (sort of. It looked at me at least!)  Enjoy! Near the Bone was published by Titan Books on April 13th.  Other books discussed in this episode include: Ghost Tree (2020), by Christina Henry The Girl in Red (2019), by Christina Henry Leave the World Behind (2020), by Rumaan Alam Earthlings (2018), by Sayaka Murata The Girl With All the Gifts (2014), by M.R. Carey Christine (1983), by Stephen King Eyes of the Dragon (1984), by Stephen King Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to [email protected]. Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices