Scott Thomas: The Road from Coffeyville to LA, and KILL CREEK to MIDWESTERN GOTHIC

Scott Thomas joins us for the sixth episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen. We discuss the road from smalltown Kansas to Beverly Hills, from family television to horror novels, and what Midwestern gothic means to him. As the earner of top praise from the New York Times to National Public Radio to Joyce Carol Oates, Scott also discusses the craft of writing and why writers should think of themselves as master furniture makers rather than muse-blessed artists.

Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association's reader committee as the top horror book of 2017, Violet, which was praised by NPR, and Midwestern Gothic, which was praised by Library Journal. Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott attended the University of Kansas where he earned degrees in English and Film. He is the Creator and Executive Producer of Disney Channel’s Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. He is also the Executive Producer/Showrunner of Disney Channel’s Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Best Friends Whenever and Raven’s Home, Netflix’s Malibu Rescue and Syfy’s Day of the Dead. Scott has been nominated for Emmys for his work on R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, Raven’s Home, and the Disney Original Movie, The Naughty Nine.