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Josh Woods is an author, editor, professor, and podcaster. He loves monsters, myth, storytelling, comedy, combat, and crafts. His book of stories, O Monstrous World! (Press 53, 2019), won the International Book Awards for Fiction: Short Story. His novel The Black Palace (Amazon KDP, 2018), a gothic horror action-adventure, was awarded grant support by the Illinois Arts Council Agency. He has edited three anthologies of fiction, and he has published genre and literary short stories in numerous journals, magazines, and collections, in addition to having published essays of creative non-fiction, writing craft, and peer-reviewed scholarship. His podcast, The Monster Professor, explores the role of monsters in literature, myth, film, folklore, a ...more

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Josh Woods Daddy tells the little girl that she has too big an imagination as she sends him, with the pointing of her nervous little finger, into the closet to c…moreDaddy tells the little girl that she has too big an imagination as she sends him, with the pointing of her nervous little finger, into the closet to confront her make-believe bedtime monsters. He is right, and he never returns.(less)
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Leatherface vs. The Shape, with Pinckney Benedict

Pinckney Benedict and I debate Leatherface vs. The Shape, as well as their films, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) vs. Halloween (1978). We end up analyzing, contrasting, and praising more than fighting, but we make progress nonetheless. The YouTube version has full video, including scenes from the films and Pinckney in his monstrous form, which is worth a look.

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