Chip McCabe on Kindred, Folk Horror and the AI Publishing Problem

Chip McCabe is back on MAKE // BREAK — the horror author behind Kindred (as Creed Woodhouse), founder of The Metal Dad, and host of The Fiendish Five podcast. Part 2 with Lance Marwood picks up where Part 1's hard stop cut things off: whether Kindred is really extreme horror, the books and films that actually stick, writing novels while raising four kids, and pitching fiction in an era of AI-generated books and paid review offers. From Pet Sematary to Longlegs to the collapse of the review economy, it's a conversation about protecting the craft when the industry stops rewarding it.In this episode:Extreme horror vs occult folk horror — where Kindred really sitsWriting novels while raising four kids, and getting time backAI-generated books, duped publishers and paid review offersReview ethics and the post-COVID review droughtPet Sematary, Longlegs and the horror that actually sticksGuest links:→ https://themetaldad.com→ https://www.instagram.com/creedwoodhouse—→ Listen on all platforms: https://pod.link/1831627966→ Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBRjKMVTI9g9dYHn-G1Eib-LfKLZso6_→ Follow: https://instagram.com/lowkeyhellish→ V13 Media: https://v13.net→ V13 Store: https://v13.store→ The Cherale (horror novella): https://a.co/d/1SZhhwS→ V13 newsletters: https://v13.net/newsletter/Subscribe, and if this episode earned it, leave an honest review — Chip and Lance would both tell you that's the only kind worth having.