S1E13 - Michelle Renee Lane

Horror from the High Desert

Scotty and author Michelle Renee Lane discuss her 2019 Stoker-nominated novel "Invisible Chains," as well as her short fiction and her more recent "The Courtship of Nora Fagan," which is the first of a five-part "erotic paranormal romance" series. They talk about their own personal definitions of horror, the sometimes tricky balance between horror and romance, the idea of "flirting with death" in fiction, approaches to writing sex scenes, and the often troubling messages found in the "Twilight" series.

They also spend a few moments on Alfred Hitchcock's problematic classic "Marnie" (1964), and explore how it encompasses both Hitch's filmmaking genius and some of his...er...darker impulses as a storyteller.

You can find Michelle online at https://michellerlane.com

To purchase "Invisible Chains," go to https://haverhillhouse.com/product/invisible-chains-by-michelle-renee-lane/

To purchase "The Courtship of Nora Fagan, go to https://www.amazon.com/Courtship-Nora-Fagan-Marriage-Made-ebook/dp/B0BK2P1FHR/

To read the essay "Am I Really a Horror Writer," check out "Writers Workshop of Horror 2" at https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Workshop-Horror-Michael-Knost-ebook/dp/B096QYTLSJ/

To read the short story "Josephine," check out "The One That Got Away: Women of Horror Anthology Volume 3" at https://kandishapress.com/2021/02/06/the-one-that-got-away-kandisha-press-vol-3-interview-with-catherine-mccarthy/

To read the short story "Thus Do We Reach to the Stars," check out "The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women" at https://www.amazon.com/Monstrous-Feminine-Tales-Dangerous-Women-ebook/dp/B07ZQTJQ44/

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