A.P. Thayer: Hunger, Identity, and Parasitic Horror

A.P. Thayer joins The Dark Mind Podcast to discuss his debut horror novel, Tapeworm.Set in the isolated California desert, the novel combines parasitic vampires, body horror, sexual tension, and the unraveling of longtime friendships.Thayer discusses the real writing retreat that inspired the story and his decision to replace traditional gothic vampires with something stranger, sexier, and more grotesque.The conversation explores aging, identity, buried desire, queer horror, and the instability of the human body.Thayer also discusses his other fiction, his writing process, his concept of nightmarism, and receiving an autism diagnosis as an adult.GUEST LINKSWEBSITEOfficial Websitehttps://www.apthayer.com/Newsletter: Strange Speculationshttps://apthayer.substack.comContact Pagehttps://www.apthayer.com/contactSOCIAL MEDIAInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/apthayerBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/apthayer.bsky.socialThreadshttps://www.threads.com/@apthayerGoodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17770269.A_P_ThayerReddit AMAhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/rlfgez/im_ap_thayer_a_published_short_story_author/BUY OR LISTEN TO TAPEWORMEvil Twin and Zando: Hardcoverhttps://zandoprojects.com/books/tapeworm-hardcoverEvil Twin and Zando: Ebookhttps://zandoprojects.com/books/tapeworm-ebookEvil Twin and Zando: Audiobookhttps://zandoprojects.com/books/tapeworm-audiobookPenguin Random House: Hardcoverhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/811852/tapeworm-by-a-p-thayer/Penguin Random House: Audiobookhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/834553/tapeworm-by-a-p-thayer/Amazon: Hardcoverhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1638933456Amazon Canada: Hardcoverhttps://www.amazon.ca/dp/1638933456Barnes and Noble: Hardcoverhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tapeworm-a-p-thayer/1149462667Barnes and Noble: Nook Ebookhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781638933939Barnes and Noble: Audiobookhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=2940202156281Bookshop.orghttps://bookshop.org/p/books/tapeworm-a-vampire-novel-a-p-thayer/487f028c9b6f65c9Targethttps://www.target.com/p/tapeworm-by-a-p-thayer-hardcover/-/A-95278559Apple Books: Ebookhttps://books.apple.com/us/book/tapeworm/id6759136577Google Play Books: Ebookhttps://play.google.com/store/books/details/A_P_Thayer_Tapeworm?id=LC_BEQAAQBAJGoogle Play: Audiobookhttps://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/A_P_Thayer_Tapeworm?id=AQAAAEAaf2g_YMAudiblehttps://www.audible.com/pd/Tapeworm-Audiobook/B0GNFVR18KLibro.fmhttps://libro.fm/audiobooks/9798217410583Spotify Audiobookshttps://open.spotify.com/show/0OEDJ32TyYbuRoiQNNqYTcChirphttps://www.chirpbooks.com/isbn/9798217410583Audiobooks.comhttps://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/9798217410583AudiobookStore.comhttps://audiobookstore.com/audiobooks/tapewormLibby and OverDrive: Audiobookhttps://www.overdrive.com/media/12891079/tapewormLibby and OverDrive: Ebookhttps://www.overdrive.com/media/12891923/tapewormWaterstoneshttps://www.waterstones.com/book/tapeworm/a-p-thayer/9781638933458Blackwell’shttps://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781638933458Penguin Books New Zealandhttps://www.penguin.co.nz/books/tapeworm-9781638933458Support The Dark Mind Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedarkmindpodcast