This week, Mary Beth and Terry and joined by author Eric LaRocca to talk about books, queer creators and his fascination with dark stories. After discussing his relationship to the horror genre and the first time he experienced queer writers, we discuss his buzzy novellas Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and You've Lost A Lot of Blood. Then we discuss the infamous New French Extremity film Martyrs, including why it terrified him, how he saw it and its lasting influence. Along the way, we have disagreements about the film and dig into its structure, the horror and the meanings behind all of it. It's a great discussion about a divisive film!You can follow Eric on Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow along with his work at his website. His novella You've Lot A Lot of Blood is available at a wide range of places and 50% of the proceeds from ebook and paperback sales of You've Lost A Lot of Blood will be donated to Trans Lifeline! So go check it out.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Spotify now has a rating system, so please take a moment to go rate us there. And please give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.