Episode 1: Why Horror?

In our first REAL episode where we actually try to do this podcast thing and make it make sense, we talk about the ancient question that has plagued all horror writers since the dawn of time: why do you write this stuff, anyway? We tackle that, trope of the week, what we're reading, and more on this episode of Dead Languages! Visit: deadlanguagespodcast.com for more of us.  Sources used in the episode: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/oct/16/science.farout https://www.writersdigest.com/improve-my-writing/why-i-write-horror https://tornightfire.com/what-writing-horror-can-teach-all-writers/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-mary-shelley/#:~:text=And%20it%20was%20all%20based,her%20baby%20back%20to%20life.