About this episode

The episode discusses the success of the horror comic 'Something Is Killing The Children' and explores themes of trauma and media promotion.

This horror comic has achieved surprising success despite its gore and all the dead kids. We talk about the comic's creation and promotion, and we ask "Is this all about trauma? Why aren't people talking about that?" Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Something is Killing the Children Sources https://youtu.be/-CpVx-BDBK0?si=by5gNx6RpKVKB4cF https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/comic-book-artist-james-tynion-iv-on-leaning-into-inspiration/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/something-is-killing-the-children-movie-blumhouse-1236409897/ https://www.horrordna.com/features/james-tynion-iv-talks-something-is-killing-the-children-2 https://aiptcomics.com/2019/10/10/nycc-james-tynion-iv-boom-studios-something-is-killing-the-children-interview/ http://www.multiversitycomics.com/interviews/tynion-iv-harburn-something-is-killing-the-children/#google_vignette https://www.cbr.com/james-tynion-iv-on-the-horrors-of-something-is-killing-the-children/ https://www.cbr.com/something-is-killing-the-children-horror-halloween-reading/…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christian Sager, Charlie Bennett

Topics covered

• horror comics
• trauma
• media promotion
• success in comics
• gore in media

Keywords

• horror comic
• Something Is Killing The Children
• James Tynion IV
• trauma
• media success
• gore
• comic book promotion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blumhouse, Boom Studios, Penguin Random House, Horror DNA, AIPT Comics, Multiversity Comics, CBR, Bleeding Cool

Books & works: Something Is Killing The Children

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