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April 2025

Behind the Darkness: Shooting with Mariana Enriquez
A chance encounter, an old factory, and a story that lingers long after the cameras stop rolling.
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Lacey Gilleran
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First Word on Horror - La Casa de Adela - Part One
Author Mariana Enriquez discusses her childhood in Argentina, her unusual relationship with the Catholic church, an old friend named Veronica, and…
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First Word on Horror - Frontier Death Song - Part Three
Author Laird Barron on a strange thing that happened to him in Seattle, the freedom of genre, how it feels to die, and the possibility of a good death.
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Behind the Scenes: The Strange House, the Knife, and Filming Laird Barron
Director Philip Gelatt always knew the first shoot of First Word on Horror would set the tone for the entire series.
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Lacey Gilleran
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First Word on Horror - Frontier Death Song - Part Two
Author Laird Barron on his first published work, the human drive toward self-destruction, the bloody knife of writing, and the power of horror.
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Mariana Enriquez on Laird Barron
Mariana on Laird Barron's novella "Frontier Death Song"
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First Word on Horror - Frontier Death Song - Part One
Author Laird Barron on growing up in Alaska, his first two brushes with death, a philosophy of destruction, and a fun, family game known as "what would…
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March 2025

The Ritual Is Complete: Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF Has Completed Production
We’ve got some magic to share—and today feels like the perfect time to do it.
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Lacey Gilleran
First Word on Horror - The Bacchae - Part Three
Author Elizabeth Hand on her life in Maine, on the point of horror fiction (and fiction in general), and her philosophy of life.
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Books, Boots, and a Bit of Fog: Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Hand
A historic schoolhouse, a haunted cottage, and the objects that linger.
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Lacey Gilleran
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