Ann Dávila Cardinal

Ann is the author of the young adult horror novels FIVE MIDNIGHTS and CATEGORY FIVE, co-author of SISTER CHICAS, as well as the Director of Student Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts. Ann can be found on Instagram @anndavilacardinal and Twitter @anndcardinal. Her website is annhcardinal.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:

America to Me on Starz

Irène Némirovsky

Suite Française

Slow Novel Lab

Nina LaCour

Dracula

Lockdown: Stories of Crime, Hope, and Terror During a Pandemic

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Brendan Reichs

Cory McCarthy

Julie Larios

Tim Wynne-Jones

Sharon Darrow

Tor Teen

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Lucifer

Midsommar by directed Ari Aster

Hereditary directed by Ari Aster

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

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