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How to scare yourself with horror and other creepy nuggets – Interview with Josh Malerman

 

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Interview Timeline

Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, Bird Box, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. He has written numerous horror works including Goblin. We spoke about the book, horror, Bird Box, and creepy music. Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas (Del Rey, 2021)

0:53 – Josh talks about Goblin

1:39 – Josh talks about his horror writing.

3:39 – Josh talk about the setting and characters of Goblin.

4:43 – Josh talks about drawing Goblin from his life experiences.

5:48 – Josh talks about the size of Goblin.

6:20 – Josh talks about the order in which he wrote the novellas.

8:34 – Josh talks about naming the city Goblin.

11:12 – Josh talks about the Lovecraftian feel of the novel.

11:29 – Josh talks about the rain and dread in the novel.

12:57 – Josh talks about developing the city layout.

13:36 – Josh talks about each of the characters’ obsessions in each novella.

16:50 – Josh talks about the level of humor in his works and the “Tim Burton” line.

18:48 – Josh talks about his work as a musician.

21:11 – Josh talks about sound in his work.

23:42 – Josh talks about more of his inspirations including the importance of Dracula in his work.

25:45 – Josh talks about horror and video games.

27:40 – Josh talks about scaring himself with his writing.

29:21 – Josh talks about his reactions to some horror.

31:06 – Josh talks about the movies that have most freaked him out.

35:06 – Josh talks about Goblin’s soundtrack.

37:14 – Josh talks about his involvement in the Bird Box production.

39:06 – Josh talks about going on the Bird Box studio area.

41:05 – Josh talks about the effect the movie deal had on him.

41:49 – Josh compares the Bird Box movie with his book.

43:12 – Josh talks about the visual of Bird Box.

44:42 – Josh talks about his writing style and how it may have changed his writing.

46:04 – Josh talks about his writing schedule.

48:26 – Josh talks about a novella he wrote on a typewriter.

49:05 – Josh talks about what type of work he prefers.

51:18 – Josh talks about humor in horror writing.

52:13 – Josh talks about writing challenges he engages in.

54:35 – Josh talks about outlining versus plotting.

56:37 – Josh talks about wanting to direct a movie.

58:05 – Josh talks about a movie he produced.

59:20 – Josh talks about the concept of his movie.

1:00:36 – Josh talks about having been into He-Man.

1:01:28 – Josh talks about the cemeteries in Goblin.

1:01:47 – Josh talks about getting Goblin published.

1:03:40 – Josh talks about pressure to write to trends.

1:04:50 – Josh talks about not writing to trend.

1:05:57 – Josh talks about whom he writes for.

1:07:07 – Josh talks about his new music and writing projects.

1:08:05 – Josh talks about Covid and his writing.

1:09:49 – Josh can be found on joshmalerman on all major social media sites and at joshmalerman.com.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/3tPnJoA

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653292/goblin-by-josh-malerman/

https://joshmalerman.com/

Contact Information

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Guests: Josh Malerman

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Del Rey, horror, gothic, fiction,

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