Writers & Illustrators of the Future Podcast 370. Tim Waggoner Discusses Why Horror Is So Popular
07 March 2026

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Podcast 370. Tim Waggoner Discusses Why Horror Is So Popular

United Public Radio

About
Tim Waggoner is a multi-award-winning dark fantasy and horror author with a spattering of media tie-ins, now totaling over 60 novels.

He’s also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

We discuss what attracts people to horror and why he enjoys writing it, and his horror novel, “The World Turns Red.”

Visit Tim at TimWaggoner.com