PAPER CUTS: Rebecca Baum Brings Beauty To The Horrific With "THE BROOD" (Podcast)
By Sean O’Connor of Macabre Dailyl
The past two months have been a veritable avalanche of new horror releases. You’ve undoubtedly been reading stellar reviews after stellar reviews here at the PAPER CUTS column from both well-known powerhouse authors and newly discovered superstars. Rebecca Baum belongs in the latter category, but after readers get their hands on “The Brood,” she’ll easily find herself in the former. Baum has delivered something so uniquely different, disturbing, and oddly beautiful in this novel that it immediately distinguishes itself from what’s currently on bookstore shelves.
This author and her phenomenal work are the kind of discovery that warms our cold, dead hearts. Rebecca was kind enough to join us to talk about her journey into horror, how body horror can both repel and attract, the devastating effects of trauma, the relentless, sinister efficiency of nature, our shared fascination and repulsion with cicadas, and so much more. We know you’ll enjoy this chat as much as we did, and for sure, you’ll never hear a cicada again without a chill running down your spine.
Sean O'Connor has been an avid horror fan for the last 4 decades. From the Universal Classics through the New French Extremity, Sean has tried to expand his knowledge and love for the genre through film and literature and looks forward to reviewing all types of world cinema with Macabre Daily.