Episode 60 - "My Heart is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones

About this episode

John and Ben discuss Stephen Graham Jones' 'My Heart is a Chainsaw' with guest Kara, exploring themes of the slasher genre and its cultural significance.

This week, John and Ben are joined by friend of the pod, Kara, to discuss Stephen Graham Jones' love letter to the Slasher genre: "My Heart is a Chainsaw". Topics of conversation include SGJ's background, the slasher's place in American mythology, and the cyclical nature of violence. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

People in this episode

Hosts: John Hagele, Ben

Guest: Kara

Topics covered

• Slasher genre
• American mythology
• cyclical nature of violence
• Stephen Graham Jones
• horror literature

Keywords

• Stephen Graham Jones
• My Heart is a Chainsaw
• slasher genre
• violence
• American mythology
• horror
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: My Heart is a Chainsaw

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