Carmen Maria Machado is the author of three books, the award-winning Her Body and Other Parties, a collection of vibrantly haunting short stories, In the Dream House, a bestselling memoir and examination of queer relationship abuse, and most recently, a graphic novel horror story called The Low Low Woods. She has also taught several courses at the University of Pennsylvania, most relevant today, a fiction course called The Art of Haunting. Today we are over the harvest moon to talk to Carmen about haunted house motifs in American horror movies, the emotional core of these stories, and our personal experiences with various kinds of ghosts, both the scary and the beautiful.Get yourself a copy of Carmen’s books!: In the Dreamhouse, Her Body and Other Parties, and The Low Low WoodsNext time on the show: Horror Movies pt. 2Head to TryFirstLeaf.com/HYSTERIA to get six customized wines delivered to your door for just $29.95!Become a Patron to watch our entire Live Variety Hour and our brand new podcast Walk with MeProduced by Miranda Zickler Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Follow American Hysteria on social media:Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch and more at americanhysteria.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices