Black Heritage in Horror: Interview with Denise N. Tapscott

California native Denise N. Tapscott left her heart in San Francisco, but somehow left her soul in New Orleans. She recently joined the popular podcast Beef, Wine and Shenanigans with fellow writers Steven Van Patten, Marc Abbott and Kirk A Johnson. As an actress, she can be seen playing the sassy vampire “Tasha” on the YouTube web series The Vamps Next Door. As a member of the HWA, she published her first novel Gypsy Kisses and Voodoo Wishes as well as the short story "The Price of Salvation." Her second novel Enlightening of the Damned is coming soon. What inspired…