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‘I’ve had “evil video game” in my notes for story ideas for, like, ever’: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on writing horror for the fun of it

On the day of the release of her debut, Such Lovely Skin, Tatiana Schlote-Bonne expressed excitement and optimism about her literary future and upcoming books. The Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program graduate’s horror novel centers on a young gamer and Twitch streamer, Viv, whose most recent game creates a demonic mimic of her which is determined to ruin her life. 

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Little Big Screen: ‘Jennifer’s Body’ and other Diablo-Coded movies to stream this month

“Former Student Assistant Wins Oscar” reads the headline on a University of Iowa Libraries blog from February 26, 2008. Diablo Cody, the former student assistant, had written exactly one screenplay, Juno, and now had won exactly one Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Cody cashed in that golden ticket to get Jennifer’s Body made. The […]

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