We have three horror shows left. But we are not sure Jennifer McMahon fits within the genre so neatly. If you are dipping your toe into the genre...start with the Children on the Hill, her latest. It's suspenseful, compelling, chilling and the ghoulish gore is at a bare minimum. We talk to her about why she keeps coming back to what scares her. We then talk to horror academic (yes, you heard us) Michael Arnzen, an accomplished writer in his own right.

Books mentioned in this week's podcast:

Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
Don't Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon
The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon
Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Jaws by Peter Benchley
Grave Markings by Michael A. Arnzen
Play Dead by Michael A. Arnzen
Dying (With No Apologies to Martha Stewart) by Michael A. Arnzen
Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction by Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller

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Jennifer McMahon Writes What Scares Her