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Horror Q & A: Kenneth Bykerk (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 11/1/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 11/1/21

Horror Q & A: Kenneth Bykerk (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“This lets me delve into the history of my home while bringing back to life the ruins that surround me.” The author explains his personal connection to the Old West, and his inspiration for this story…

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Horror Q&A: J.B. Dane (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 10/18/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 10/18/21

Horror Q&A: J.B. Dane (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Well, there was plenty about the Old West that was horrific to begin with.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Peter Prellwitz (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 10/11/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 10/11/21

Horror Q&A: Peter Prellwitz (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“The isolation and mystic the Old West provides is the perfect background for horror.” Something Wicked This Way Rides features some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West through stories featuring the wicked, supernatural, demonic and just plain weird.

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Horror Q&A: Lawrence Dagstine (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 10/4/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 10/4/21

Horror Q&A: Lawrence Dagstine (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“I’ve never molded two genres together to give it a speculative flavor...” The author discusses writing Horror vs. Westerns, the inspiration behind his story, and compares it with his other fiction.

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Horror Q&A: John A. Frochio (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 9/27/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 9/27/21

Horror Q&A: John A. Frochio (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“I couldn't simply write a Western story without some kind of twist.” The author shares his inspiration, and his favorite part about mashing up horror with the Old West…

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Horror Q&A Steve Gladwin: “Slight edge of black comedy”
Books, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 9/20/21 Books, Comedy, Interview Chris Well 9/20/21

Horror Q&A Steve Gladwin: “Slight edge of black comedy”

“I write a lot of dark things in my work, but my short stories recently have been more quirky and off-beat. What all my work does have in common is that slight edge of black comedy and it's sometimes very dark.” The author on writing to music, his unpublished ghost stories, and his upcoming projects.

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Horror Q&A: Alistair Rey (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 9/13/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 9/13/21

Horror Q&A: Alistair Rey (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“I wanted to capture the existential horror of war and place it within the context of the supernatural.” Alistair Rey contributed the story "What Hath God Wrought?" In this interview, the author talks about legend vs. history, mixing horror with the Old West, and the challenges of historical fiction.

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Horror Q&A: Jonathon Mast (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 9/6/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 9/6/21

Horror Q&A: Jonathon Mast (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“What's the creepiest thing you've ever seen…" The short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides features some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Matias Travieso-Diaz (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/30/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/30/21

Horror Q&A: Matias Travieso-Diaz (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Showing that ‘horror’ things do happen in Texas was a lot of fun for me.” The author's fascination with Cryptids, and being such an eclectic writer.

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Horror Q&A: John B. Rosenman (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/23/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/23/21

Horror Q&A: John B. Rosenman (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“I had to get the western part right.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Kevin M. Folliard (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/16/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/16/21

Horror Q&A: Kevin M. Folliard (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“The Old West is such an enduring setting because it embodies adventure, danger, and oftentimes isolation.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Gustavo Bondoni (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/10/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/10/21

Horror Q&A: Gustavo Bondoni (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“My stories are mainly driven by ideas—weird, cool, frightening, whatever.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Horror Q&A: Jason J. McCuiston (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books Chris Well 8/7/21 Books Chris Well 8/7/21

Horror Q&A: Jason J. McCuiston (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Conflict is the lifeblood of a great story.” 

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Horror Q&A: Andrea Thomas (Something Wicked This Way Rides)
Books, Interview Chris Well 8/4/21 Books, Interview Chris Well 8/4/21

Horror Q&A: Andrea Thomas (Something Wicked This Way Rides)

“Genre fiction has existed even as far back as the Bard himself.” More about the short story collection Something Wicked This Way Rides, with some two-dozen authors exploring the Old West with a twisted view…

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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