SPECIAL: Interview with Horror Author- Clay McLeod Chapman
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Using our Library Voices
SPECIAL: Interview with Horror Author- Clay McLeod Chapman
May 18, 2024
Harris County Public Library

Using Our Library Voices was given the opportunity to sit down with horror novelist and comic book author  Clay McLeod Chapman ahead of his Comicpalooza appearance this Memorial Day Weekend.  Join host Jennifer Finch as they discuss his upcoming book Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, his comic book influences, and the research and inspiration he uses to write his books.  Clay McLeod Chapman has written numerous award winning horror novels, graphic novels and comics including the Origin series and Venomverse, as well working with his novel Wendell & Wilde being adapted into an animate film by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions.   

Find more reads from Clay McLeod Chapman and other horror authors at www.hcpl.net

Comicpalooza is Houston's premier pop-culture festival. Brimming with entertainment, special attractions, programming and celebrities representing a myriad of fandoms, there is no shortage of fun all weekend long. 


Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Ellen Kaluza, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu

Original Music created by Bryan Kratish

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