E180: AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC with Leanna Renee Hieber

Welcome to the She Wore Black Podcast. I’m Agatha Andrews. Today I chat with Leanna Renee Hieber about her new book, AMERICA’S MOST GOTHIC, that she wrote with Andrea Janes. It’s a look at America’s haunted history through the lens of Gothic tropes. They interviewed me as part of their research, which was quite an honor, and they used my interview with Neil McRobert on my “What is Gothic?” episode in the book. So, dear listener, you will definitely recognize things you love about She Wore Black in this book. Leanna and I also talk about her favorite ghost stories and tropes, and the respect we owe to the histories of the people behind the ghost stories. I do want to issue a trigger warning. When we discuss our favorite tropes, the story and information I contributed to this book is about the Suicide Brides of the Driskill Hotel. You may want to skip ahead if that topic is upsetting.