This week, M. J. Preston joins us to talk about horror and thriller writing, and he discusses how he gets inspired to write about monsters. Check out his HIGHWAYMAN series, HIGHWAYMAN and FOUR, and learn more about his writing at https://mjpreston.net. You can also follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mjpreston1 and on Facebook a https://facebook.com/mj.preston.9.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Netflix

Mindhunter (TV Show)

The Alex Cross series by James Patterson

The Prey series by John Sandford

Silence of the Lambs (Movie)

Jason (Movie Character)

Supernatural (TV Show)

ACADIA EVENT by M. J. Preston

THREE DAY ROAD by Joseph Boyden

A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Charles Dickens

Shannon Lawrence

Contagion (Movie)

CNN

MSN

Michael Connelly

Borders Bookstores

Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels series by J. A. Konrath

THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY by E. L. James

TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer