On this inaugural edition of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christa Carmen ("The Daughters of Block Island," "Beneath the Poet's House") returns to the podcast to talk with Scotty about Tracy Sierra's superlative home-invasion thiller "Nightwatching" (2024, Pamela Dorman Books). They discuss the novel's unique horror elements, its disconcerting use of "unreality," Sierra's powerful command of subtle details to create suspense, and more.

WARNING: Spoilers begin at 20:25 .

Christa can be found online at https://www.christacarmen.com

Tracy Sierra can be found online at https://www.tracysierraauthor.com

You can buy "Nightwatching at https://bookshop.org/p/books/nightwatching-tracy-sierra/20080533?ean=9780593654767

Other recommendations from Christa:
• “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara
• “The Push” by Ashley Audrain
• “The Girls” by Emma Cline
• “Recursion” by Blake Crouch
• “Florida” by Lauren Groff
• “Hour of the Witch: A Novel” by Chris Bohjalian
• “The School for Good Mothers” by Jessamine Chan
• "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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