Christa Carmen's The Daughters of Block Island

In this episode, we are discussing Christa Carmen's meta Gothic novel The Daughters of Block Island with special guest Crystal O'Leary-Davidson. Crystal O'Leary-Davidson, writing as C. O. Davidson has published fiction in PseudoPod, Cemetery Gates, and in anthologies, most recently Hard to Find: An Anthology of New Southern Gothic. Her story, "The Mark," in Vastarien, was recognized by editor Ellen Datlow in her anthology of The Best of Horror of the Year, Vol. 15 as one of the works of "notable dark fiction in 2022." An English professor at Middle Georgia State University, she teaches classes in the Gothic, the Weird, and slasher horror films, and she co-edited a book of critical essays, Monsters of Film, Fiction, and Fable. Currently she is writing on the American mall in teen horror. Davidson serves on the board of Broadleaf Writers, and is one of the founding members of the Atlanta Chapter of the Horror Writers Association.She makes her home in Georgia amongst the pine trees with her husband, the novelist Andy Davidson, and their clowder of beloved cats.   NEWS: We have a Bookshop.org shop now! Find all of our favorite books at our shop–and help out small businesses.  Recommended in this episode: B.R. Myers's A Dreadful Splendor and I Saw the TV Glow  UP NEXT: a very special Halloween episode! Buy our books here, including our newest Toil and Trouble.