MIND MELD: Our Favorite Horror Novels by Women — sfsignal.com

[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] In honor of Women in Horror Month, we thought it the perfect time to ask the following question… African ImmortalsMy Soul to KeepThe Living BloodBlood ColonyMy Soul to Takewww.tananarivedue.wordpress.comwww.tananarivedue.com From the instant I received a copy of Minion (2003), L.A. Banks’s first novel in her Vampire Huntress series, I knew a new star was born in the horror literary landscape. I’d been writing horror with black protagonists since 1995, but Leslie’s books were fresh from a different direction–with a young, hip protagonist named Damali Richards who was a spoken-word artist in one life and a Neteru (Vampire Huntress) in another. She was on a mission to end evil in the world, leading a diverse team of misfits with paranormal talents. There was nothing quite like it.

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