This Is Horror

TIH 096: John Skipp on Fungasm Press, The Art of Horrible People and Clowns

In this podcast John Skipp talks about Fungasm Press, his short story collection The Art of Horrible People and clowns.

About John Skipp

John Skipp is a New York Times bestselling author, editor, film director, zombie godfather, compulsive collaborator, musical pornographer, black-humored optimist and all-around Renaissance mutant. His early novels from the 1980s and 90s pioneered the graphic, subversive, high-energy form known as splatterpunk. His anthology Book of the Dead was the beginning of modern post-Romero zombie literature. His work ranges from hardcore horror to whacked-out Bizarro to scathing social satire, all brought together with his trademark cinematic pace and intimate, unflinching, unmistakable voice. From young agitator to hilarious elder statesman, Skipp remains one of genre fiction’s most colorful characters.

Show notes

  • [03:15] Interview start/first experiences with story
  • [11:05] Fungasm Press—what it is and how it started
  • [26:10] Typical day/week
  • [31:00] Favourite medium to write in
  • [35:20] The Art of Horrible People, ‘Depresso The Clown’ and clownophobia
  • [50:00] DVDs and special features

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