343: Writing in the Dark: How to Write Horror - Interview with Tim Waggoner

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Tim Waggoner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tim is a critically-acclaimed author of over fifty novels and seven short story collections. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. He’s also the author of a comprehensive book on writing horror called</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writing in the Dark</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His novels include</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like Death</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is considered a modern classic in the horror genre, and the popular Nekropolis series of urban fantasy novels. He’s written tie-in fiction for Supernatural, Grimm, the X-Files, Doctor Who, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Alien, and Transformers, among other properties, and he’s written novelizations for films such as Kingsman: the Golden Circle and Resident Evil: the Final Chapter. His articles on writing have appeared in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Digest</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Writer</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Journal</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Workshop of Horror</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where Nightmares Come From</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2017 he received the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, and he’s been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, the Scribe Award, and the Splatterpunk Award. His fiction has appeared several times in the Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, and he’s received numerous Honorable Mentions in volumes of Best Horror of the Year. In 2016, the Horror Writers Associat