First Word On Horror
A documentary series featuring interviews with and stories from bestselling horror authors.
From the award-winning film-making team whose credits include The Spine of Night, Love Death + Robots, and Europa Report comes an exploration of terror, psychology, and the fears that make us human.
First Word on Horror
This 15 part documentary series features interviews with five of the most unique, insightful horror writers working today. They tell personal stories, read from their scariest works, and discuss the ins and outs of both writing and writing horror.
Paid subscribers get full episodes, the ability to comment on episodes and first looks at special bonus content; free subscribers get a preview of every episode (and will surely want more).
New episodes release every Friday, sent directly to subscriber’s email & available here on the Etch Substack page.
Episodes run 10-15 minutes in length.
A further taste of what lies in wait across our first season:
Paul Tremblay on his fearful youth, on wanting to make art the upsets, on the forces that control all of our lives and on dwelling in ambiguity.
Elizabeth Hand on the early days of punk, her harrowing survival of a near deadly attack, and on just what it takes to make it as an “ink-stained wretch.”
Laird Barron on growing up rough in rural Alaska, on the strange events that haunted him on the west coast, and on the simple, human power of legacy.
Mariana Enriquez on living under a dictatorship, on the aesthetic appeal of evil, on her own journey into the horror genre, and on why horror is what binds us all as humans.
The series runs until the week of May 5th.
Many thanks to Korb / Mutante for the usage of their music in the trailer.