Chip McCabe on Kindred, Folk Horror and the AI Publishing Problem

<p>Chip McCabe is back on MAKE // BREAK — the horror author behind Kindred (as Creed Woodhouse), founder of The Metal Dad, and host of The Fiendish Five podcast. Part 2 with Lance Marwood picks up where Part 1&#39;s hard stop cut things off: whether Kindred is really extreme horror, the books and films that actually stick, writing novels while raising four kids, and pitching fiction in an era of AI-generated books and paid review offers. From Pet Sematary to Longlegs to the collapse of the review economy, it&#39;s a conversation about protecting the craft when the industry stops rewarding it.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Extreme horror vs occult folk horror — where Kindred really sits</li><li>Writing novels while raising four kids, and getting time back</li><li>AI-generated books, duped publishers and paid review offers</li><li>Review ethics and the post-COVID review drought</li><li>Pet Sematary, Longlegs and the horror that actually sticks</li></ul><p>Guest links:</p><p>→ <a href="https://themetaldad.com">https://themetaldad.com</a></p><p>→ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creedwoodhouse">https://www.instagram.com/creedwoodhouse</a></p><p>—</p><p>→ Listen on all platforms: <a href="https://pod.link/1831627966">https://pod.link/1831627966</a></p><p>→ Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBRjKMVTI9g9dYHn-G1Eib-LfKLZso6_">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBRjKMVTI9g9dYHn-G1Eib-LfKLZso6_</a></p><p>→ Follow: <a href="https://instagram.com/lowkeyhellish">https://instagram.com/lowkeyhellish</a></p><p>→ V13 Media: <a href="https://v13.net">https://v13.net</a></p><p>→ V13 Store: <a href="https://v13.store">https://v13.store</a></p><p>→ The Cherale (horror novella): <a href="https://a.co/d/1SZhhwS">https://a.co/d/1SZhhwS</a></p><p>→ V13 newsletters: <a href="https://v13.net/newsletter/">https://v13.net/newsletter/</a></p><p>Subscribe, and if this episode earned it, leave an honest review — Chip and Lance would both tell you that&#39;s the only kind worth having.</p>