Book Discussion - Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin

About this episode

Sarah and Teddy discuss the horror book 'Black Flame' by Gretchen Felker-Martin, focusing on its grotesque elements and the nature of good horror.

Sarah & Teddy discuss a new book from one of their favorite authors. They talk about how good Felker-Martin is at making a book gross, and what makes good horror.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah, Teddy

Topics covered

• book discussion
• horror literature
• author analysis
• literary themes
• gore in fiction

Keywords

• Black Flame
• Gretchen Felker-Martin
• horror
• book discussion
• literary analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Black Flame

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