Caroline Bicks: My Time with Stephen King

About this episode

Caroline Bicks discusses her experiences with Stephen King and her new book on horror writing.

Professor and author Caroline Bicks discusses her new book, “Monsters in the Archive,” where she chronicles her time spent with Stephen King -- both his original manuscripts and the man himself! She shares fascinating insights into what makes good horror writing, as well as a reading list of her all-time favorite ghost stories. Also, Caroline is into all things Tarot and she shares her reading that came true. You can catch bonus content now on the Woo Woo YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WooWooPodcast. Follow us on Instagram! @raedratch @irenebremis @carolinebicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Dratch

Guest: Caroline Bicks

Topics covered

• horror writing
• Stephen King
• Tarot
• ghost stories
• literature

Keywords

• Stephen King
• Monsters in the Archive
• horror writing
• ghost stories
• Tarot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Woo Woo Podcast, Daylight Media

Books & works: Monsters in the Archive

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