EP. 2 | R.J. Joseph — Literary Splatterpunk and Being the Monster

In this episode of Uncanny Women Podcast, KJ Brantley sits down with Shirley Jackson and Stoker Award-nominated author, editor, and scholar R.J. Joseph to discuss horror through the lens of history, identity, monstrosity, and the Black lived experience. Together, they explore Joseph’s acclaimed collection Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted, her upcoming collection My Monsters Ain't Like Yours, the idea of literary splatterpunk, Blackademic scholarship, motherhood in horror, and the lasting influence of Beloved on horror literature and storytelling. The conversation also dives into: horror as historical reckoning the monstrous feminine Black womanhood in horror the intersections of academia and genre fiction how horror reflects real-world trauma and violence why monstrosity can be a powerful literary lens Books, Stories, and Authors Mentioned in This Episode Follow R.J. Joseph Website: https://www.rjjosephwrites.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjjosephwrites/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rjjosephwrites By R.J. Joseph Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted Paperback: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781990082184 Hardcover: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781990082191 My Monsters Ain't Like Yours https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781967911448 “Screams from the Bayou” https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781970383027 Other Books Mentioned Progeny by Kenya Moss-Dyme https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9798330337644 Beloved by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9780525659273 The Dead Spot https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781958598276