{"id":554,"date":"2024-07-01T22:55:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lounge-books.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:59:23","slug":"meet-author-amelia-mangan-ameliamangan-horrorlounge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lounge-books.com\/award-winners-we-lov\/horror-lounge-author-amelia-mangan","title":{"rendered":"MEET AUTHOR AMELIA MANGAN @AMELIAMANGAN #HORRORLOUNGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Release<\/strong> is a Midwestern Gothic tale of madness, murder, and matricide. It follows Stanley Fitzgerald, who was institutionalized for killing his mother and later befriended by Marina Gardner, a fellow inmate. Upon his release, Stanley returns to his childhood home to rebuild his life, but Marina’s arrival disrupts his plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Release<\/strong> by Amelia Mangan The Night of the Hunter<\/strong> (1955) directed by Charles Laughton is a masterpiece for its expressionistic style and deep themes of repression and hypocrisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Adder<\/strong> by KW Jeter should be adapted due to its influential, transgressive nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twin Peaks<\/strong> stands out as a timeless masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horror was a natural gravitation due to a pessimistic nature but not a strict genre adherence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Described affectionately as monsters, malcontents, and perverts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horror often gets a bad rap due to its deeply upsetting nature, confronting uncomfortable truths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, especially with works like Twin Peaks: The Return and mother! reflecting current chaotic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ignore strict writing advice, read widely across genres, and always ensure you get paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, as a human capability rather than a supernatural force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cruelty, particularly because of the difficulty in understanding how people can willfully harm others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every day, mate. Every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tell Us About Your Latest Book Release is a Midwestern Gothic tale of madness, murder, and matricide. It follows Stanley Fitzgerald, who was institutionalized for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":604,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions\/604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lounge-books.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}First Memory of Reading Horror<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Roald Dahl’s The Witches left a significant impact, scaring and fascinating her as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhich 3 Horror Books Do You Keep Returning To?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For Readers New to Horror, Which 3 Books Would You Recommend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Who Do You Consider the King and Queen of Horror Fiction?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Greatest Horror Film (Adapted from a Book) & Why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Horror Book That You\u2019d Like to See Adapted to Film & Why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Best Horror TV?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Did You Write in Other Genres or Straight to Horror?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tell Us About Your Fans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Isn\u2019t Horror As Respected As Other Genres?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do You Think Horror is Ready for a Renaissance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tips for New Writers of Horror Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do You Believe in Evil?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Scares You?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do you celebrate Halloween?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n