EP. 1 | Sara van Os — Survival Skills, Opera Drag, and Why Women Are Better

In the debut episode of Uncanny Women Podcast, KJ Brantley sits down with author Sara van Os to discuss horror, wilderness survival, queer identity, and the strange confidence that comes from watching far too much Naked and Afraid.Together, they dive into van Os’s debut novel Decomposition Book, writing deeply flawed characters, survival narratives, and women in horror fiction.The conversation also explores:writing protagonists with OCDopera and performancegender presentationSara’s writing processwriting women with agencywhy Sara believes she would absolutely survive Naked and AfraidIf you enjoy dark humor, survival horror, and conversations about women writing horror on their own terms, this episode is for you.Books and Authors Mentioned in This EpisodeFollow Sara van OsInstagram: @saramcclarinethttps://www.instagram.com/saramcclarinet/By Sara van OsDecomposition BookPurchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781335001894Books Mentioned in the ConversationInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerPurchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9780385486804Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire FranklinPurchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781638932826The Grace Year by Kim LiggettPurchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781250145451Follow Uncanny Women PodcastInstagram: @uncannywomenpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/uncannywomenpodcastFollow Host, KJ BrantleyInstagram: @authorkjbrantleyhttps://www.instagram.com/authorkjbrantleyThreads: @authorkjbrantleyhttps://www.threads.com/@authorkjbrantleyTikTok: @authorkjbrantleyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@authorkjbrantleyFollow the SoCo Women in Horror FestivalInstagram: @womeninhorrorfestivalcohttps://www.instagram.com/womeninhorrorfestivalcoTikTok: @socowomeninhorrorfesthttps://www.tiktok.com/@soco.women.in.horror