TIH 659: Eric LaRocca on Writing Rituals for Wretch, Writing Two Books Per Year, and Horror Theatre

About this episode

Eric LaRocca discusses his writing process, including his rituals for 'Wretch' and his approach to writing multiple books each year.

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about his writing Rituals for Wretch, writing two books per year, horror theatre, and much more. About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is a 2x Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. Named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus … Continue reading

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella

Guest: Eric LaRocca

Topics covered

• writing rituals
• horror theatre
• book publishing
• Bram Stoker Award
• Splatterpunk Award

Keywords

• Eric LaRocca
• Wretch
• horror theatre
• Bram Stoker Award
• writing process
• book publishing
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Esquire, Locus

Books & works: Wretch

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