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Welcome to Chapter 65!
My guest today is James Cooper. James is the Oklahoma City Councilman for Ward 2 and an Artist in Residence for the English department at OCU, where he teaches courses on writing and horror. His work has been published in the Oklahoma Gazette and the Huffington Post and he was named a Champion of Pride by Advocate Magazine and received the Rising Star Award from the OSU College of Arts and Sciences.
We're talking about James' debut novel - Moonlit Massacre - a horror novel about a mass murder following in the vein of the infamous Sirloin Stockade murders in Oklahoma City in the 70s. Over the course of the conversation we also talk about Care Bears, Nightmare on Elm Street, Lil Wayne, jazz, a little OKC politics, and a particular influence that you'll have to hear to believe.
As you can imagine, the conversation turns to violence a bit, so be advised as you decide to listen.
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Mentioned on the Show:
Lou Berney
Stephen Graham Jones
Men, Women, and Chainsaws - Carol Clover
A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
OKC: Second Time Around - Steve Lackmeyer
Funny Money - Mark Singer
Reconstructing the Dreamland - Alfred L. Brophy
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
Moffie - Andre Carl Van Der Merwe
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