What have you got planned for Women in Horror Month, and the coming months of 2021? And, this year, I will be published in three more! I also joined a Sherlock Holmes scion called The Sound of the Baskervilles, based in Seattle. Last year, I was published in three anthologies featuring the great detective. I also started writing stories about my other great love-Sherlock Holmes. Well, on the writing front, I had eleven short stories, fourteen flash fiction stories, and one poem published. 1 & 2.Ģ020 will probably be remembered as a TERRIBLE year for many of us tell me something GOOD that happened in the past 12 months. Everyone should check out Women of Darkness Vols. She also edited the first anthology featuring all women authors. Kathy writes horror, mysteries, and romance. Who should I meet? I met Kathy Ptacek! She was editing the newsletter! I couldn’t believe it. Fast forward to 2014, when I joined the Horror Writers Association and volunteered as a proofreader for the HWA Newsletter. I read her book, Ghost Dance at the age of fifteen and it really resonated with me. One of my biggest influences in horror is Kathy Ptacek. Who are some Women in Horror (or other women) who have influenced your work, and why? What would I say to such a person? I’d say, “If you don’t care, then can I give you some suggestions? Here are some books you can read, they’re all by women writers.” There are so many women writers out there and no one knows their names. I think it’s important because it celebrates these unsung writers and brings attention to their work. Why is Women In Horror Month important, and what do you say to someone who says ‘Oh, I don’t care if it’s by a man, a woman, etc., as long as it’s a good story’?” I was hooked on horror after that and was lucky enough to grow up during the Golden Age of horror in the 80s. Horror has been a part of my life since the age of three, when my dad showed me King Kong on TV. I’m also an Assistant at Crystal Lake Publishing and Head of Publishing for. Kassa and I’m a wife, mother, and horror writer.

First, tell us a bit about yourself and your interest in horror. Welcome to The Horror Tree, and thank you for participating in Women In Horror Month.

Ghost Dance by Kathryn Ptacek