853. Stephen Graham Jones (a.k.a. The Slasher) — Night of the Mannequins

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Stephen Graham Jones discussing his work 'Night of the Mannequins' and various themes in horror.

Awakenings, horror heroes, and pranks gone wrong, oh my! Daniel Haeusser and DanDan join forces to interview Stephen Graham Jones to talk about Night of the Mannequins . Together, they explore Stephen’s approach to writing and point of view, tropes in horror, mannequins (shiver), and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Stephen Graham Jones’ Things: Website Bluesky Instagram Night of the Mannequins (buy it!!!) Video versions of our episodes appear on our handy YouTube channel ! Sub and watch! Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams ! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on  our contact page . Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole . See you later, navigator!

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Haeusser, DanDan

Guest: Stephen Graham Jones

Topics covered

• horror
• writing
• interview
• mannequins
• pranks
• tropes

Keywords

• Stephen Graham Jones
• Night of the Mannequins
• horror tropes
• writing
• mannequins
• pranks
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Holy Mole, AlphabetStreams, YouTube, patreon.com/holymole

Books & works: Night of the Mannequins

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