EP. 1 | Sara van Os — Survival Skills, Opera Drag, and Why Women Are Better

In the debut episode of Uncanny Women Podcast, KJ Brantley sits down with author Sara van Os to discuss horror, wilderness survival, queer identity, and the strange confidence that comes from watching far too much Naked and Afraid. Together, they dive into van Os’s debut novel Decomposition Book, writing deeply flawed characters, survival narratives, and women in horror fiction. The conversation also explores: writing protagonists with OCD opera and performance gender presentation Sara’s writing process writing women with agency why Sara believes she would absolutely survive Naked and Afraid If you enjoy dark humor, survival horror, and conversations about women writing horror on their own terms, this episode is for you. Books and Authors Mentioned in This Episode Follow Sara van Os Instagram: @saramcclarinet https://www.instagram.com/saramcclarinet/ By Sara van Os Decomposition Book Purchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781335001894 Books Mentioned in the Conversation Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Purchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9780385486804 Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin Purchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781638932826 The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Purchase Here: https://bookshop.org/a/111724/9781250145451 Follow Uncanny Women Podcast Instagram: @uncannywomenpodcast https://www.instagram.com/uncannywomenpodcast Follow Host, KJ Brantley Instagram: @authorkjbrantley https://www.instagram.com/authorkjbrantley Threads: @authorkjbrantley https://www.threads.com/@authorkjbrantley TikTok: @authorkjbrantley https://www.tiktok.com/@authorkjbrantley Follow the SoCo Women in Horror Festival Instagram: @womeninhorrorfestivalco https://www.instagram.com/womeninhorrorfestivalco TikTok: @socowomeninhorrorfest https://www.tiktok.com/@soco.women.in.horror