![]() This expanding horizon on film, pushed the boundaries of the young author-to-be’s reading list as well. The monsters we’ve come to know and love exist in such a queer space being the other and being reviled and maligned. I think it’s because they’re such inherently queer characters to begin with. I really took an interest in those characters. ![]() “ Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolfman, and The Mummy. “It was my mom who introduced me to the Universal monster movies,” the author said. She also began exposing him to classic films. His dad was a pilot for American Airlines and his mother, from an early age, encouraged his reading, taking him to the library where he began consuming classics from authors like Agatha Christie. LaRocca grew up in a small Connecticut town. The out gay author practically wrote himself onto the roster for this year’s Horror Pride Month. ![]() His recent novella Things Have Gotten Worse Since Last We Spoke has been on everyone’s to-read list, and naturally, his new collection The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales from Off Limits Press is going to be a hot ticket item when it publishes on September 1, 2021. ![]() Author Eric LaRocca is getting a lot of attention right now. ![]()
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