About this episode
Tananarive Due discusses the healing aspects of horror literature and her book 'The Reformatory'.
Black horror writer Tananarive Due fell in love with the spectacle of horror when she was a little kid. But it was only after she was well into her horror writing career that she discovered that the genre can provide not just entertainment but healing. Tananarive talks to Anita about why she believes horror can help folks process real-world fears and trauma, using her most recent award-winning book “The Reformatory” as a case study. Meet the guest: - Tananarive Due is an educator and the author of several horror novels, including " The Reformatory " Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platform Follow Embodied on Instagram Leave a message for Embodied
People in this episode
Host: Anita
Guest: Tananarive Due
Topics covered
- horror
- healing
- trauma
- writing
- literature
Keywords
- horror
- healing
- Tananarive Due
- The Reformatory
- trauma processing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Reformatory
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