Episode 7: BOOGEYMEN AND ORIGINAL STORIES. Guest: Author/Editor Richard Chizmar

In this episode:- An interview with author, editor, and screenwriter Richard Chizmar, in which he talks about the challenges of editing good anthologies, the influence of the late, great Ed Gorman on his writing, and working with Stephen King.- Your host, A.K., talks about originality in fiction, and what makes a book original. What makes the books of Dickens, Stephen King, and J. K. Rowling so successful? Is it the prose, the voice of the storyteller, or the originality of the plot?- A recording of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem, WINDY NIGHTS.- Easter Egg: THE WAIT, a new short story!- Book Trailer: BAD DREAMS, a novel by A. Kale, available on Amazon.© Ahmed Khalifa. 2021.Mentioned in the episode: - The Works of Charles Dickens are available for free at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37- The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are available for free at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/69- The Works of Henry James are available for free at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/113- WINDY NIGHTS by Stevenson, read by Mike Kauffman, and is available here: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-015/- BAD DREAMS by A. Kale is available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Dreams-coming-horror-novel-ebook/dp/B07L2H2YMPFor more reviews and content, please visit: https://dark-fantastic.blogspot.com/Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-fantastic-podcast, at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vBeRd8irHyDHbGaqLfEGx, or wherever you get your podcasts.All sounds from: Zapsplat.comOpening music on BAD DREAMS trailer, courtesy of Dave Miles (https://www.zapsplat.com/author/dave-miles-music/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.