N.J. Gallegos: Anatomy of an Obsession

N.J. Gallegos returns to The Dark Mind Podcast.She is an Emergency Medicine physician, horror author, and co-host of the Scream Kings Horror Podcast.Her new novella, Eat Your Heart Out, is published by Black Hare Press and releases March 14, 2026.The book follows Jules, a first-year medical student with an exceptional mind for anatomy and a carefully controlled emotional life.That control shatters when she meets Maureen, a magnetic and confident woman who effortlessly draws desire.What begins as attraction quickly deepens into something darker and more consuming.Jules mistakes intensity for intimacy, chemistry for destiny, and fixation for love.As their relationship lurches between passion and distance, Jules begins to unravel.The boundaries between study and obsession blur.In this episode, Gallegos breaks down the psychology of obsession, the powder keg of medical school, the cultural narratives that make devotion dangerous, and what it means to write a toxic queer relationship without flinching.She also discusses how her years working in the emergency room shape the horror she puts on the page.Website): https://njgallegos.com/Author Store): https://www.njgallegos.com/productsX (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/DrSpooky_ERBluesky): https://bsky.app/profile/drspookyer.bsky.socialGoodreads): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22352302.N_J_GallegosBuy Eat Your Heart OutApple Books): https://books.apple.com/us/book/eat-your-heart-out/id6757347465Kobo): https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/eat-your-heart-out-22Black Hare Press): https://blackharepress.com/products/eat-your-heart-out-by-nj-gallegosBuy The Fatal MindAmazon): https://www.amazon.com/stores/N.J.-Gallegos/author/B0CGMS4BSJBarnes and Noble): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fatal-mind-n-j-gallegos/1146422660Audible): https://www.audible.com/author/NJ-Gallegos/B0CGMS4BSJBuy The Broken HeartBarnes and Noble): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-broken-heart-n-j-gallegos/1143619606Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/stores/N.J.-Gallegos/author/B0CGMS4BSJScream Kings PodcastWebsite): https://www.screamkingspodcast.comApple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scream-kings/id1286579957Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4xb6C1lAYeFSeZUP7ySnGSPublisherWinding Road Stories): https://windingroadstories.com/project/n-j-gallegos/Black Hare Press): https://blackharepress.com/products/eat-your-heart-out-by-nj-gallegosSupport The Dark Mind PodcastPatreon): https://www.patreon.com/c/thedarkmindpodcast