Why We Are Drawn to the Macabre: Horror Authors Panel Discussion

A panel discussion about what makes horror fiction connect with readers.

“If you want to connect with the horror on a very very human level, you have to feel some kind of empathy for that character.”

In this panel discussion with award-winning horror authors, co-hosts Sarah Jenkins (Coffee & Words) and Eric Sims (The Unseen Paranormal Podcast) talk with authors Daniel Willcocks, Leanna Renee Hieber, and Andrea Janes about the deep psychological reasons we are drawn to the macabre, how marginalized groups have been perceived in our tales of ghosts and mysteries, along with lighter topics like favorite horror tropes and bizarre undersea creatures.

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The guests of this panel discussion include:

Daniel Willcocks is a bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and author coach of both fiction and nonfiction. Daniel resides in the UK and has just launched a new community for horror writers. Find out more about his books on his Amazon author page.

Leanna Renee Hieber is an award-winning and bestselling author, actress, playwright, and narrator. She resides in NYC where she is a ghost tour guide with her co-author Andrea Janes. Their new book is the Bram Stoker-Award-nominated A Haunted History of Invisible Women:True Stories of America’s Ghosts. Find out more about her books on her Amazon author page.

Andrea Janes is the owner and founder of Boroughs of the Dead ghost tours in NYC. She is the co-author of the Bram Stoker-Award-nominated A Haunted History of Invisible Women:True Stories of America’s Ghosts with Leanna Renee Hieber. Her latest book is a middle grade historical fantasy novel set in New Amsterdam. Find out more about her books on her Amazon author page.

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