Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Elana Gomel

    What inspired you to start writing? I have been a storyteller since I remember myself. I was an only child and I spent most of my time immersed in books, making up my own stories to share with my toys. I always wanted to be a writer. However, once I left my birth country (Ukraine) and realized I needed to have a professional job, I decided to study English literature to improve my knowledge of the language. It worked out well for me as I became a Professor of English literature and wrote a number of academic books…

Jewish Heritage in Horror: An Interview with Elana Gomel

Elana Gomel was born in a country that no longer exists, and since then has lived in several others, including Israel, Hong Kong, Italy, and the US. She currently resides in California. She is an academic with a long list of books and articles, specializing in science fiction, Victorian literature, and serial killers. She is also a fiction writer and the author of more than a hundred short stories, several novellas, and four novels. Her story “Where the Streets Have No Name” was the winner of the 2020 Gravity Award, and her story “Mine Seven” is included in The Best…