When Folklore Meets Colonial Horror: Mathilda Zeller's It Looks Like You in the Dark
This week, I chat with Mathilda Zeller about her new horror It Looks Like You in the Dark. Listen to hear all about:How Inupiat folklore, family history, and a troubling account of cultural appropriation inspired this chilling Arctic horror novel.The intersection of supernatural horror, colonialism, capitalism, and environmental destruction—and how the real monsters aren't always supernatural.The complicated relationships between mothers, daughters, and sisters, and the ways generational trauma shapes our identities.The tension between honoring Indigenous traditions, protecting ancestral…
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