Transom’s Spooky Season Staff Picks
We read horror, thriller, and gothic all year—but we delight in the opportunity to celebrate the darker genres with our customers each fall. Read on for a wide range of genre picks, sure to twist the knife in the side of any reader.
Complexity, Darkness, and a Strange Sense of Fun: an Interview with Colin Winnette
Fiction writer Colin Winnette generously shares his thoughts on horror, speculative sci-fi, protagonistic (im)purity, and AI as a great motivator for creativity.
Gothic Hustle: the Samara Breger Interview
Samara shares her thoughts on book bans, literary inspiration, defying and defining genres, and why romance runs deep in America’s legal ranks.
Stories Never Die: an Interview with Horror Writer Clay McLeod Chapman
Clay McLeod Chapman is a renowned author, filmmaker, performer, storyteller, and comic-book writer. His new gothic-horror novel, WHAT KIND OF MOTHER, comes out September 12, 2023 (Quirk Books). We chatted with Clay about horror and his place in it—and much more.