EP. 2 | R.J. Joseph — Literary Splatterpunk and Being the Monster

In this episode of Uncanny Women Podcast, KJ Brantley sits down with Shirley Jackson and Stoker Award-nominated author, editor, and scholar R.J. Joseph to discuss horror through the lens of history, identity, monstrosity, and the Black lived experience.Together, they explore Joseph’s acclaimed collection Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted, her upcoming collection My Monsters Ain't Like Yours, the idea of literary splatterpunk, Blackademic scholarship, motherhood in horror, and the lasting influence of Beloved on horror literature and storytelling.The conversation also dives into:horror as historical reckoningthe monstrous feminineBlack womanhood in horrorthe intersections of academia and genre fictionhow horror reflects real-world trauma and violencewhy monstrosity can be a powerful literary lensBooks, Stories, and Authors Mentioned in This EpisodeFollow R.J. JosephWebsite: https://www.rjjosephwrites.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjjosephwrites/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rjjosephwritesBy R.J. JosephHell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman HauntedPaperback: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781990082184Hardcover: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781990082191My Monsters Ain't Like Yourshttps://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781967911448“Screams from the Bayou”https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781970383027Other Books MentionedProgeny by Kenya Moss-Dymehttps://bookshop.org/a/111724/9798330337644Beloved by Toni Morrisonhttps://bookshop.org/a/111724/9780525659273The Dead Spothttps://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781958598276