By MICHAEL GINGOLD
One fantasy classic in particular was a great inspiration.
Elizabeth Hand, author of 20 novels and five collections and winner of multiple Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy and Nebula Awards, is the next subject of the ongoing Etch series FIRST WORD ON HORROR. Directed by Philip Gelatt (THE SPINE OF NIGHT, THEY REMAIN) and releasing exclusively on Substack, the series has already covered Stephen Graham Jones and Paul Tremblay, with Hand’s segment debuting March 14, followed by Laird Barron April 4 and Mariana Enriquez April 24. According to the PR, FIRST WORD ON HORROR “profiles five of the finest horror writers working today. Across multiple episodes, each author discusses their life, their inspirations, their philosophies, and their writing techniques while reading one of their short stories. As fact and fiction blend, secrets are revealed and the delicate alchemy that turns human experience into creative expression begins to emerge. The series is a love letter to writers of all ilk, to the primacy of the human experience, and to the simple act of reading a damned good story.” You can check out posters for the Hand (by Sam Guay), Jones (by Jim Terry) and Tremblay (by Emma Tremblay) episodes below the clip.
