Author Mia Dalia ("Estate Sale," "Alakazam") joins Scotty to talk about her rapid entry into writing during the lockdown years of the pandemic, how infamous (and beloved) "hardcore horror" author Jack Ketchum served as an influence on her own unique brand of quiet horror, the brilliance of writers like Richard Matheson and Michael Marshall Smith, her "write fast" writing process, the terrifying inspiration to be found in suburbia, and more. She and Scotty take a look at her novella "Smile So Red" (recently rereleased in her collection "Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness" by Brigids Gate Press), and her psychological horror novel "Haven" (2024, CamCat Books).

They also talk about Brad Anderson's 2001 cult-classic independent horror film "Session 9," and ask what was REALLY going on with that ending...

You can find Mia online at https://daliaverse.wixsite.com/author

You can find more of Mia's links at https://linktr.ee/daliaverse

Read Mia's story "This Broken World" in the anthology "Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror" at https://www.amazon.com/Choices-Anthology-Reproductive-Dianna-Gunn-ebook/dp/B0FJZNJVCR/

See the Facebook announcement for Mia's upcoming novel "Beautiful, Once" at https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1265732391691280\&set=a.566944001570126

Check out the Earthling Publications Modern Classics Halloween Series at https://www.earthlingpub.com/halloween.htm

Read an interview with Mia conducted by Michael Marshall Smith at https://michaelmarshallsmith.substack.com/p/in-conversation-mia-dalia

Read the Kirkus Reviews post about "Smiles So Red and Other Tales of Madness" at https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-dalia/smile-so-red-and-other-tales-of-madness/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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