77 – S.A. Barnes and Every Direction is Down

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In space no one can hear you read! 

This week our guest is S.A. Barnes – who’s new novel Dead Silence answers the (stupid) question, once and for all, of whether horror can take place in space. It’s a tale of a blue-collar crew, who encounter more than they reckoned for when salvaging a fabled spaceship. You think you’ve seen this play out before, I know.  

You haven’t.

Stacey and I talk about all things “space-horror”, from the looming shadow of Alien and Event Horizon, to the most truly terrifying thing you can now encounter in orbit: a tech bro. 

We also talk romance in horror, Scottish ghosts, classic X Files episodes, what makes for a great haunted house (corners, amongst other things), and we both lament our shared anxiety when we hear a sound we can’t recognise.

This is just a pure fun book, and delightful conversation that boldly goes … etc, etc. 

Dead Silence is published on February 8th by Tor Nightfire.

Enjoy! 

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