What was the process between coming up with that and then fully realizing it? The book is rare in how it straddles the line between supreme, specific timeliness and compelling, invigorating narrative-such purposeful intent is likewise reflected in this interview, in which Felker-Martin discusses the novel, her Deadlights programming, the state of contemporary horror, and the necessity of depicting the violence begotten by the world.Ĭlaire Davidson: You stated that the concept of Manhunt was initially a joke, and then eventually blossomed into a novel. Following two trans women, Fran and Beth, as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world now run by TERF ideology in the wake of a virus that ravaged anyone with more than a certain amount of testosterone, Manhunt is equal parts harrowing, affecting, and celebratory, blunt and caustic while maintaining a fiery rage within its core. Though Felker-Martin has previously released self-published novellas, the new novel Manhunt, out February 22 from Tor Nightfire, marks her debut into the greater literary discourse.Īlready appearing on numerous lists of the most anticipated books of 2022, Manhunt is both a blistering, gory call to action and a tender affirmation of community among those who are most marginalized by state-sponsored weaponization of gender norms. A fiction author, film critic, and film curator through her Deadlights Theater Discord server, Felker-Martin has made it her life’s objective to expand the horror canon, her bracing, disquieting, and visceral approach to the genre proving a desperately necessary tonic in our increasingly moralized times. Gretchen Felker-Martin has an intimate knowledge of horror, and one that spans many different lenses. Interview: Gretchen Felker-Martin on Manhunt, and Refusing to Hide the Violence of the Everyday
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