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This week on Horror Heals, we’re joined by debut horror author Grace Daly, who once called herself “a coward to the core.” Jump scares? No thanks. Gore? Absolutely not. But everything changed when Grace's chronic illness forced her to confront a very real kind of body horror—one she couldn't turn off, mute, or escape.
In this powerful and unflinchingly honest episode, Grace shares how her diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome cracked open a terrifying but oddly comforting door into the horror genre. We talk about finding catharsis in blood and guts, the comfort of monsters when your body feels like the enemy, and why disabled voices are crucial in horror storytelling.
We also dive into:
- The surprising role of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil in her healing
- Why horror comedy makes brutal truths easier to face
- Menstrual blood, dismembered limbs, and other “normal” things
- Her upcoming debut novel The Scald Crow and the joy of haunting the Midwest
- And yes—how being a full-size candy bar house is a sacred Halloween duty 🎃
Grace proves you don’t have to be fearless to face the dark—you just have to be ready.
📚 Guest: Grace Daly
Grace is a former IT project manager turned horror writer who lives with multiple chronic invisible illnesses. Her debut novel The Scald Crow drops this October and blends Irish folklore, body horror, and razor-sharp humor with unflinching honesty about disability and identity.
💬 “My body is a horror show. So I figured—I might as well write one.”
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You can also listen to our sister podcast Family Twist, a show about DNA surprises, identity, and the families we find along the way.
Horror Heals is produced by How the Cow Ate the Cabbage LLC.
Is horror good for mental wellness? Of corpse it is.
Chapters
1. Scared Sick: How Horror Helped Me Face My Body (00:00:00)
2. Crypt Keeper cold open, horror heals tagline, instant vibe (00:00:12)
3. Launch on Friday the 13th, meet Adrienne King, Alice the original final person (00:01:01)
4. Adrienne King on horror community as safe, healing space, “we heal each other” (00:05:44)
5. Adrienne shares stalker PTSD, first convention, realizing she wasn’t alone (00:07:18)
6. Adrienne King’s full-circle purpose, “I’m your support system,” horror as lifeline (00:12:59)
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