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TIH 398: Cullen Bunn on Shadow Man, Harrow County, and The World’s Youngest Hypnotist

  • May 24, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

In this podcast Cullen Bunn talks about Shadow Man, Harrow County, being the world’s youngest hypnotist, and much more.

About Cullen Bunn

Cullen Bunn is an American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer, best known for his work on comic books such as Uncanny X-Men, X-Men: Blue, Magneto, and various Deadpool miniseries for Marvel Comics, and his creator-owned series The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press and Harrow County for Dark Horse Comics, as well as his middle reader horror novel Crooked Hills, and his short story work collection Creeping Stones & Other Stories.

Show notes

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[4:12] Shadow Man
[15:12] Reining in the horrific
[20:02] Michael J Clark, via Patreon, asks about Eden via Aftershock/the late great Kevin Watkins
[28:00] Harrow County
[30:59] Phantom on the Scan
[35:23] Patrick Barb, via Patreon, asks about adapting Blood Feud into a comic series and challenges adapting prose into comics
[38:30] Most important lesson in pitching
[42:09] Most important elements for collaborative relationship in comics making
[44:02] Novel writing
[46:07] Being the world’s youngest hypnotist
[50:42] Contacting law enforcement officers to further stories
[52:09] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
[54:02] Popular misconceptions about horror
[1:00:53] What frightens Cullen
[1:04:21] Connect with Cullen
[1:05:30] Final thoughts

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