TIH 306: Josh Malerman on Post Bird Box Success, Life Stages, and Horror Trends

In this podcast we talk to Josh Malerman about post Bird Box Success, life stages, horror trends, and much more.

About Josh Malerman

Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake and the singer/songwriter for the band The High Strung.

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Show notes

  • [03:10] Moving into a new house
  • [07:45] Permanence is frightening /life stages/new phases
  • [32:00] Nobody knows what the fuck they’re doing
  • [36:40] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks about a horror story Josh would like to see made into a movie
  • [42:00] Trends and mini trends within horror
  • [49:15] David Thirteen, via Patreon, asks about Josh’s publishing strategy and way of approaching writing post Bird Box success
  • [54:00] Roger Venable, via Patreon, asks about plans to revise/edit older novels
  • [56:45] Independent/self-publishing
  • [59:55] Patrick Barb, via Patreon, asks about the inspiration for world-building and expanding worlds
  • [01:02:15] Connect with Josh
  • [01:02:30] Final thoughts

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