Megan Mostyn-Brown: Writing Horror That Eats at Us

Megan Mostyn-Brown joins The Dark Mind Podcast to discuss her debut horror novel, The Need.The novel follows a family living with a rare genetic disorder that requires those who inherit it to consume human flesh or die.Megan explores how this gruesome compulsion becomes a source of shame and survival for one family but a symbol of privilege and power for another.Our conversation examines cannibalism, class inequality, food insecurity, body image, inherited trauma, family secrecy, and the moral boundaries people create to justify survival.Megan also discusses balancing body horror with dark comedy, writing six distinct first-person narrators, and transforming a television concept considered too grisly for the screen into a psychologically intimate novel.We trace her creative journey from child actor and playwright to television writer and producer on series including Gotham, NOS4A2, Bodkin, and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.Official Author Page:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2348127/megan-mostyn-brown/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/meganmostynbrown/The Need from Penguin Random House:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803620/the-need-by-megan-mostyn-brown/Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Need+Megan+Mostyn-BrownBarnes & Noble:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-need-megan-mostyn-brown/1148963720Apple Books:https://books.apple.com/us/search?term=The%20Need%20Megan%20Mostyn-BrownLibro.fm Audiobook:https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9798217407941-the-needSupport The Dark Mind Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedarkmindpodcast