INTERVIEW: Briana Morgan talks about spooky things.

The latest interview that Positively Horror is happy to bring you is with the magnificent, multi-talented, author, playwright and editor Briana Morgan. Please enjoy the full interview below. 

Please tell us a bit about yourself and your relationship with the genre?

I’ve loved spooky things for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, I watched Are You Afraid of the Dark? peeking out from behind the couch. I’ve always loved Halloween, the macabre, and the weird shit in the world. Horror is a natural fit for me.

What was your introduction to horror, and at what age?

I know it was early! I mentioned the show Are You Afraid of the Dark?, which I think I watched wayyy too young, when I was five or six years old. Along with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps, that show gave me an early start.

Your last release, Livingston Girls has been receiving great feedback in the bookstagram community, how do you feel the online community benefits your work?

Thank you! I am so honored and humbled by the positive reception the book has received, since it’s so near and dear to my heart. I don’t think I can say enough good things about the bookstagram community. It’s one of the most supportive groups I’ve ever been a part of!

Your next release, Unboxed is available for pre-order now, can you tell us a bit about it?

Absolutely! Unboxed is a horror play that centers on a paranormal vlogger, Greg Zipper, who orders a dark web mystery box to unbox for his channel. He sets out to hit one million subscribers and gets much more than he bargained for in the process. It’s a dark, fun story, and I can’t wait to share it with the world.

You go between writing novels and plays. When you get an idea, do you immediately know which format it will be in, or is that something that comes later? 

Weirdly enough, I always know going into it. I can’t say how I know, exactly; it just kind of comes to me. I will say that some stories lend themselves more to playing out on the stage. Maybe that explains it.

Who are some of your favourite people working in the genre at the moment?

I love, love, LOVE Gemma Amor, along with Paul Tremblay, Kealan Patrick Burke, and Beverly Lee.

And are there any projects you're involved with that you'd like to talk about?

Right now, I’m working on reviewing the audiobook version of Livingston Girls, which features Valerie Rose Lohman and is going to be amazing. I’m also working on producing the Unboxed audiobook, drafting the Livingston Girls sequel, and writing an adult horror manuscript I might query someday.

Thank you again to Briana for the the interview. To find out further information on all of Briana's work just head to her website by following the link below. 
https://brianamorganbooks.com/