Dale and I had an interesting chat with Zac Thompson ofĀ Bloody DisgustingĀ aboutĀ Survivorsā Club, 80’s horror tropes, and our amazing illustrator and co-creator, Ryan Kelly.
Here’s a snippet of theĀ conversation onĀ the intimacy of horror:
Bloody-Disgusting:Ā What is it about a group of survivors that made you want to tell this story? How are they uniquely suited (or not suited) to take on the reoccurring occult horrors of your universe?
Lauren: Itās a running theme in my novels, from Zoo City to Broken Monsters ā how weāre haunted by the things weāve done or what weāve lived through. Horror is very intimate, very personal. It has to be or itās just empty jump scares. All our characters have found different coping mechanisms. Some less savory than others.
Dale: Iām fascinated by how events and choices in our lives shape us as people. What we take from childhood into adulthood stays with us. And sometimes our personal demons are harder to escape than any fictitious monster. I love this quote by Dr. Robert Baker (a psychologist and skeptic āghost busterā) ā āThere are no haunted places, only haunted people.ā Our survivors are VERY haunted people⦠some literally. It probably wasnāt a good idea for them to get together.
Click throughĀ hereĀ for the full interview andĀ Issue #6 will be out next month, so pre-order now from your local comic books store or you canĀ buy the whole series in digital from Comixology right now.