Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview With Errick Nunnally
What inspired you to start writing?
It was a short journey from comic books to science fiction novels. My mother used to read comics to me along with Dr. Seuss… Read more
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Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Sylvester Barzey
What inspired you to start writing?
I’ve always been interested in telling stories, be it verbally or through poems, I even wanted to do comic books at one point. I… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview With P. Djèlí Clark
What inspired you to start writing?
Reading. I read a lot. And eventually, I started wondering if I could recreate the things I loved so much about reading. My earliest… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Ness Brown
What inspired you to start writing?
I started writing as a kid. While there was no single catalyst, I was largely inspired by online writers posting their stories to… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview With Lamar Giles
What inspired you to start writing?
It was simply fun. I was young when I first started making up stories, maybe 7 or 8 years old and when I won… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Justina Ireland
What inspired you to start writing?
When I was pregnant with my kiddo I was terrified of losing my identity as a person and being reduced to little… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview With Johnny Compton
What inspired you to start writing?
I got started in fourth or fifth grade and had some teachers encourage me as I got older, letting me know in one… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Eden Royce
What inspired you to start writing?
I’m from a storytelling family and culture. Exchanging stories at family gatherings, as we go about our chores, as we’re spending time together… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Jeff Carroll
What inspired you to start writing?
I was inspired to start writing by seeing the 1999 movie The Mummy. I had made two horror movies but, they were low-budget… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview With Kenya Moss-Dyme
What inspired you to start writing?
Probably my love for reading! I’ve always loved books and learned to read at age four. I was one of the kids who read… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Nicole D. Sconiers
What inspired you to start writing?
When I was a kid, I used to sit at the feet of my great-grandmother, Sallie, and listen to her tell stories. She had… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Kai Leakes
What inspired you to start writing?
My inspiration to write came from just growing up and aching to see myself reflected in the stories that I loved. I used to… Read more
Celebrating Our Elders: Interview with Nisi Shawl
Nisi Shawl’s debut novel Everfair, an alternate history of Africa’s Congo region, was a Nebula Award finalist. They’re the author of the Otherwise Award-winning story collection Filter House. They edited… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Paula Ashe
Paula D. Ashe (she/her) is an author of dark fiction. Her debut collection — We Are Here to Hurt Each Other — was released in early ‘22 by Nictitating Books.… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Tracy Cross
Tracy Cross’s work has been featured in several podcasts and mass market anthologies. Her first book, Rootwork, was published by Dark Hart Publishing in 2022. She lives in Washington, DC,… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Candace Nola
Candace Nola is an award-winning horror & dark fiction author. Her work includes Breach, Beyond the Breach (2021 novel of the year from the Horror Authors Guild), Hank Flynn, Bishop,… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Ashon Ruffins
Ashon Ruffins is a native New Orleanian and a military Veteran. He earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, while also holding certifications for several other pro-fessions. He loves the… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Tonia Ransom
Tonia Ransom is the creator and executive producer of NIGHTLIGHT, an award-winning horror podcast featuring creepy tales written by Black writers, and Afflicted, a horror thriller best described as Lovecraft… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with John Edward Lawson
While John Edward Lawson has been called “The forgotten black man of horror” he also regularly publishes science fiction, nonfiction, and literary fiction. His work has been nominated for the… Read more
Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Kirk A. Johnson
Born in Trinidad in 1971, he credits his love for Sword & Sorcery and Heroic Fantasy from watching old movies with his dad. The very first novel he read was… Read more
