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Creature Features and Cultural Fear — A Conversation with Tamika Thompson
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In this powerful episode, we sit down with author, producer, and journalist Tamika Thompson to explore her genre-defying short story collection Unshod, Cackling and Naked. From beauty pageants to beast transformations, from societal collapse to personal revenge, Thompson’s work challenges what horror can do—and who it can empower. We discuss creature features, unreliable narrators, body horror, and the radical idea that “terror is more productive than revenge.” Tamika also opens up about her journalistic roots, her views on community, resistance, and the intersection of horror and justice.
If you’re looking for horror that bites back—this one’s for you.
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