Just because the stories I write are brutal and hard to stomach doesn’t mean that they aren’t hopeful by the end. I also just like monsters, no matter how gross they look, and think they should get the chance to be a hero more often!ĭJH: Your excellent descriptive writing and deep sense of optimism feel uniquely suited for the historical moment we’re in how has the world around us inspired your writing in general and this story specifically?ĪJW: It’s not very often that my work is described as optimistic, but now that you say it, I agree. As a trans author, the changing body is an innate source of interest, as are the emotions-both positive and negative-that come with it. It helps that body horror comes easily to me. (Ending the book with a literal boss fight? C’mon.) Games like Dead Space and The Evil Within have been part of my life for years, so it was only natural to draw from those as I created the horrific world of this book. What were some of your inspirations when it comes to this sort of graphic body horror?Īndrew Joesph White: I’ve always been a video game fan-if you are too, you can probably point out the influences as you read. Images of protruding rib cages and limbs at unnatural angles stick out right away. White generously agreed to an interview to discuss the work and what makes it so effective.ĭylan James Harper: One of the elements of Hell Followed with Us that pops out to readers right away is the vivid descriptions of the supernatural elements. It’s a novel that seemed to melt reality around to become the perfect story for the moment. He tells the story of a group of queer learning to survive both a monstrous world and the monsters within themselves. Keep fighting alongside us for a better future where trans people no longer have to live in fear.A pile of human ears is only one of the graphic and defining images of best selling author Andrew Joesph White’s Hell Followed With Us. This is the legalization of the kidnapping of trans children. The state can now legally take custody of kids being “exposed” to gender-affirming care. But, this bill doesn’t only affect adults: it affects children as well.
Doctors aren’t seeing new patients seeking gender-affirming care. SB254 was signed into law yesterday here in Florida and trans people, like myself, are already seeing the effects.
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