![]() ![]() I wrote it because I was telling a terrifying Grimm fairy tale to kids-and warning them about the impending blood and gore and murder all the time. Making the reader feel seen is actually the second reason that, I think, A Tale Dark & Grimm continues to do well. (Humor makes readers feel seen because making someone laugh usually necessitates knowing what they’re thinking-either you play with their expectations, or you reflect their innermost thoughts in a way that surprises and satisfies them). ![]() Humor makes you feel taken care of, and seen-and therefore loved. Horror makes you feel alone and afraid-and therefore brave. Horror ratchets up the tension, and humor releases it-which allows the writer to start ratcheting it up again. They work together so beautifully, horror and humor. I don’t think there are enough books out there that do this, books that really lean into the laughs-and really lean into the screams. The first is that it combines humor and horror-and lots of both. Why do you think folks have responded so well to it?Īdam Gidwitz: I think there are two reasons why ATD&G has been popular for more than a decade now. Travis: Hi Adam! I feel like the A Tale Dark & Grimm trilogy has had such a long life after being published, whereas most books fade fairly quickly. ![]()
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