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“Magick dictates Destiny”: An Interview with author Paula Cappa

“Magick dictates Destiny”: An Interview with author Paula Cappa

Draakensky, the new novel by author Paula Cappa, is a Gothic dark fantasy with a twist; the twist being magick. While most Gothic novels draw on the supernatural as a source of chills and thrills, Cappa rather explores the supernatural as something tangible, a product of the elemental forces which surround us. 

 

There’s also plenty of chills and thrills throughout the novel. At once a ghost story, a murder mystery, and a romance, Draakensky draws readers into a rich world of magic and sorcery. 

 

I spoke to Paula about the novel via Zoom in November.

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An Interview With Nick Mamatas

Nick Mamatas Talks About ‘120 Murders’ And More!

The “Nostalgia Pendulum” theory, coined by Patrick Metzger in 2017, asserts that pop culture revolves in a thirty year cycle. This is why the 2010s came to be dominated by numerous imitations of 80s aesthetics. Look no further than Stranger Things, for example.

If this theory is to be believed then our current decade will surely come to be defined by nostalgia for the 90s, otherwise known as the Alternative Era. You don’t have to look very far to see that this phenomenon is already well under way. Next time you’re in a crowded place, just count how many Nirvana t-shirts you see.

Into this zeitgeist comes 120 Murders, a collection of dark fiction developed by Nick Mamatas which serves as a love letter to the alternative music genre of the mid 80s and 90s. 

I spoke to Nick via Zoom in June about the upcoming anthology. 

 

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