Cece and Anthony are joined this episode by author and editor, Justin Sanders. The trio discuss Justin’s love of heavy metal music (1:45), what drew him to the horror genre (3:30), readingand editing for a horror anthology (7:15), reading widely beyond your own experiences (10:45), Justin’s experience as a Periplus Fellow (16:30), and what he’s working on next (23:30). In the Pop! section (29:30), the group runs down the finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards, Issa Rae’s deal at Warner Media (31:45), Chrissy Teigen quitting Twitter (34:30), Wrestlemania being hosted by Hulk Hogan and other race issues within WWE (40:00). Finally, in the Bang! section (49:45), Anthony; Cece; and Justin share the scene from a movie or TV show that has scared them the most.
Links
Justin on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ghostmoan?lang=en
The Horror is Us:
http://masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/the-horror-is-us
Marcus Burke:
https://authorsunbound.com/marcus-burke
Periplus
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3098
Lambda Literary 2021 finalists
https://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current-finalists/
Issa Rae Inks Warner Media deal
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/issa-rae-hbo-max-warnermedia-film-television-deal-1234935944/
Chrissy Teigen leaves Twitter
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/25/chrissy-teigen-leaves-twitter-citing-abuse-hate
Wrestlemania 37
https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania
Hulk Hogan v. Gawker
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/business/media/gawker-hulk-hogan-settlement.html
Why Hogan Sucks
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-racist-hulk-hogan-hasnt-earned-our-forgiveness
Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match
https://deadspin.com/the-exploding-barbed-wire-death-match-was-the-worst-thi-1846431304
McMahon involved in money that funded the Jan 6 events
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/09/pro-trump-dark-money-groups-organized-the-rally-that-led-to-deadly-capitol-hill-riot.html
Willy Wonka boat scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB401RfGMlM
Candyman (1992)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103919/
Candyman (2021)
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/candyman-release-date-jordan-peele-1234812189/
Poltergeist
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/
American Short Fiction issue 66
https://americanshortfiction.org/issue-66/