Author Belicia Rhea comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about influences as diverse as Ray Bradbury, Bruno Schulz, and "House of Leaves," terrible elementary school teachers, amazing college professors, and establishing her own voice in the strange netherworld between surrealism, literary fiction, and horror. And they discuss her short fiction, as well as her debut novella "Voracious" (2024, Dark Matter Ink).

They also spend a few minutes talking about the acclaimed Persian-language indie rockabilly vampire/western "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" (2014), written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.

You can find Belicia online at https://www.beliciarhea.com

You can buy "Voracious" at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/voracious

You can read the short story "Victim 6" in the anthology "Human Monsters_,"_ which is available at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/dark-matter-presents-human-monsters

Be sure to check out 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. Author Laird Barron will appear live on December 19 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/558650660357949

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