Nicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole i. I have always been fascinated by how much beauty can be found in beastly art if only you look hard enough and The Cipher is a stomach turning stunner. Read 632 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. The basic premise is simple: Nicholas and Nakota find a pitch black hole in a storage room. I’m going to work very hard not to spoil this incredible work of body horror because I think everyone who can stomach it should read it. I felt swallowed whole while reading this novel, and hollowed out at the end. This book feels like sinking your teeth into the dark, or jumping into the abyss. During the course of the episode, we discuss The Dark Factory, immersive narratives, collaborating with other artists, bringing your experiences to books as a reader, social isolation, how horror can tackle different emotions, the history of The Cipher at Dell Abyss, handling stories that get shelved, battling your craft, Velocities and the story selection process, working with Meerkat, discussing Dr. The Cipher is a classic of horror fiction and one I have been meaning to pick up for some time. It 's a perfect showcase of the many different styles she writes in. If you have yet to read Kathe's work, a good place to start would be Velocities. Written in stream of consciousness style, this book was gritty, dark. Her other adult novels include Bad Brains, Skin, Kink, and Under the Poppy. She also won a Deathrealm Award for Strange Angels. Her first novel, The Cipher, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 1992 and the Locus Award. We had a great time and learned so much from Kathe, we look forward to having her on the show again in the future. Publication date 1991 Topics Horror tales, Horror tales Publisher. Kathe Koja was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1960. It began with Nakota and her crooked grin. This was an engaging conversation with one of our favorite authors and we're excited to be able to share it with you. Nicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole in his hand - weeping not blood, but a plasma of tears. Her prose has a darkly poetic quality and is infused with a raw, unfiltered energy that crackles on every page and consumes readers, keeping them immersed in the unique worlds and the lives of her characters until the very last page. Her works have a legendary reputation among genre fans, and for good reason. This was a truly special conversation as Kathe's work has had a huge impact on all three of us as Horror fans and she is truly a master of the genre.
This week, we're excited to welcome Kathe Koja to the show to celebrate the release of her new collection Velocities and the upcoming re-release of The Cipher, both on Meerkat Press.