Cosmic Horror and a Crime Procedural: CJ Leede's Headlights

About this episode

Kate Hergott interviews CJ Leede about her horror novel 'Headlights', exploring themes of grief, mortality, and the role of setting in storytelling.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Hergott

Guest: CJ Leede

Topics covered

• cosmic horror
• crime procedural
• grief
• mortality
• family legacy
• meaning
• setting as character

Keywords

• horror novel
• CJ Leede
• Headlights
• grief
• mortality
• Colorado
• crime procedural
• cosmic horror

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bookwild

Books & works: Headlights

Places: Colorado

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