John welcomes writer/showrunner Haley Z. Boston for a post-mortem on her terrifying new series, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. They look at how the series evolved from initial idea through production, her experience as a first-time showrunner, the special relationship between women and horror, and how she constructs terror on the page.

We also chart her early career, and answer listener questions on splitting scenes and how to handle an overwhelming amount of development notes.

In our bonus segment for premium members, it's spoiler territory as we look at what we can learn from the clever red herrings and misdirects of the series.

Links:

Haley Z. Boston on Instagram
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen on Netflix
Read along with an excerpt from the pilot
Saying 'I do' is supposed to be joyous — unless something very bad happens by Gina McIntyre for LA Times
Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
Tasting Day
Freaks Only
Atomic Wave Dance by The Comet is Coming
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732 - Something Very Bad is Going to Happen

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732 - Something Very Bad is Going to Happen