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Caroline Bicks discusses her book and insights from Stephen King's archives while exploring the appeal of the horror genre.

Send us Fan Mail Shakespeare scholar and author Caroline Bicks discusses her book, Monsters in the Archive, the insights she learned searching through Stephen King's archives, and analyzes what makes us so attracted to the horror genre. ▬ Learn more about Caroline on her website: https://carolinebicks.com/bio/ Get your own copy of Monsters in the Archive for a deeper dive into Stephen King's early editions: https://carolinebicks.com/books/ Check out more of Caroline's work on her socials: htt...

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Host: Jennia D'Lima

Guest: Caroline Bicks

Topics covered

• Stephen King
• horror genre
• literary analysis
• archives
• Monsters in the Archive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shakespeare

Books & works: Monsters in the Archive

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