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Brad C. Hodson (December 1, 1978 - November 17, 2024) was an American author, screenwriter, and playwright. Hodson is best known for his novels Darling and Life on the 64 Bus, as well co-writing the screenplay for cult horror comedy George: A Zombie Intervention. He also created and wrote for the award-winning sketch comedy group Happy Nowhere. An outspoken advocate for mental illness, Hodson co-created the podcast Batshit: Living with Mental Illness.
Early life
[edit]Hodson was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 1, 1978. His mother died as a result of complications with his birth and his father spent much of Hodson's youth in prison. Raised by his maternal grandparents, Hodson credited his interest in storytelling, and particularly his interest in ghost stories, to the Appalachian folktales his grandmother would tell while growing up.[1]
He suffered extreme physical abuse and neglect as a child and spoke about how that contributed to his mental illness.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2000, Hodson joined one of the nation's longest running improv groups, Einstein Simplified.[3]He also performed stand-up comedy, opening for comedians like AJ Jamal and Drew Carey. The following year, he met actress Shannon Neil at the Memphis Comedy Festival. They married in 2002 and formed the award-winning sketch comedy group Happy Nowhere. The group received national attention after their Apple parody video went viral. [4]
Hodson soon started selling short fiction to national magazines and anthologies and "was surprised and excited to find [his] name in books alongside authors like George R. R. Martin, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, and Charlaine Harris."[5]
In 2009, Hodson co-wrote the screenplay for the cult horror comedy George: A Zombie Intervention with director J. T. Seaton.[6]
Hodson served as the only full-time employee for the Horror Writers Association for over a decade, receiving the Richard Laymon Award for his service in growing the organization.[7]
His first novel, the Southern gothic horror novel Darling, was published in 2012.[8]
In 2013, his stage play, A Year Without a Summer, debuted. A dramatic and sexually charged retelling of when Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Clare Clairmont, and John William Polidori were trapped in Byron's villa on Lake Geneva together in the summer of 1816, A Year Without a Summer led to Hodson doing uncredited script doctoring work on feature films.[9]
In 2016, Hodson co-created and co-edited the experimental anthology Madhouse alongside Bram Stoker Award Winner Benjamin Kane Ethridge. A collection of short stories by authors including John Skipp, Lisa Morton, Scott Nicholson, Mercedes Yardley, and others, the short stories can be read as stand alone works. However, thanks to interweaving chapter fiction written by Hodson and Ethridge, if the book is read cover to cover it reads like a novel.[10]
Where Carrion Gods Dance, his first short story collection, was published in 2019.[11]
Personal Life
[edit]Hodson suffered from Bipolar Disorder Type 1. He was open about his struggles with the illness and how he'd realized he'd been fighting it his entire life. Hodson said: "I think I suspected something was wrong with me for a long time and just didn't want to accept it. Once I was diagnosed, I realized [my novel] Life on the 64 Bus was in many ways about me fighting this thing even when I hadn't known I had it."[12]
Following his diagnosis, and wanting to counter the stigma, misconceptions, and ignorance surrounding mental health, he created the podcast BatShit: Living with Mental Illness alongside actor and comedian Adam Slemon.[13]
Death
[edit]Hodson took his own life on November 17, 2024. He spoke on Batshit about struggling with suicidal thoughts the year prior, stating "I just feel overwhelmed... I'm just so lonely, and I don't see the good."[14]
Awards
[edit]- Best Writing, Sidewalk Scramble Film Competition
- Best Use of Inspiration Items, Sidewalk Scramble Film Competition
- F%$cking Funniest Award, Sidewalk Scramble Film Competition
- Roselle Lewis Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, 2009
- Kornbluh Award for Non-Fiction, 2009
- 2018 President's Richard Laymon Award from the Horror Writers Association
- Winner - Bronze Screenplay - Australasia Film Festival, 2021
- Winner - Best Script - Prague International Film Festival, 2021
Bibliography
[edit]Novels and Collections
[edit]- Darling, Bad Moon Books, 2012
- Madhouse, Dark Regions Press, 2016
- Where Carrion Gods Dance, Washington Park Press, 2019
- Life on the 64 Bus, Journalstone, 2021
Novella
[edit]- Gallow's Grove: A Persephone Gale Story (2017) Intersections
Non-Fiction
[edit]- How to Pound a Groundfighter, (2003), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
- Weightlfiting for the Ring, (2004), Black Belt Magazine
- You Should Be Deadlifting, (2004), Testosterone Magazine
- Snatches & Cleans: The Fighter's Best Strength Tools, (2004), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
- Powerlifting for the Fighter, (2005), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
- Slaying Dragons: the Positive Effects of Violent Media on Children, (2009), The Kornbluh Collection
- Strongman Conditioning for Weight Loss, (2009), Muscle & Fitness
- Strongman Conditioning for the Ring, (2009), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
- Loaded Carries, Sled Drags, and Keg Slams, (2010), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
Short Fiction
[edit]- 405 (2007) Chimerica 4
- Picked Last (2007) Midnight Lullabies
- The Perfect Jackson (2007) Not One of Us
- Where Carrion Gods Dance (2007) Bone Shards
- In The Halls of Elsinore (2008) The Harrow
- The Other Patrick (2008) Horror For Good
- Her Heart, An Ocean (2008) Paris Review
- At Winter's End (2008) Night Terrors II
- His Only Company, the Walls (2008) Voices
- Things Unsaid (2009) The Roselle Lewis Journal for Exceptional Fiction
- Il Donnaiolo (2010) Werewolves and Shapeshifters
- Breathe (2012) Slices of Flesh
- Biology (2012) I Will Rise
- Two For Transylvania (2012) Blood Lite 3
- In The Hall and On The Stairs (2013) Nightscapes
- The Thousandth Hell (2013) After Death
- The Philosopher's Grove (2014) Blood Rites
- The Scottish Play (2014) Hell Comes to Hollywood 2
- Rising Fawn (2015) 18 Wheels of Horror
- Be Ye Silent, Sons of Men (2015) Vikings
- Droc-Fhola (2016) SNAFU: Hunters
- Tabula Rasa (2017) Unspeakable Horrors 2
- The Wall of Sorrows (2017) Lore
- Almost (2018) Great Jones Street
- The Lord of Misrule (2019) Where Carrion Gods Dance
- Hester (2019) Where Carrion Gods Dance
- Chasing the Reaper (2019) Where Carrion Gods Dance
- Chiaroscuro (2019) Before You Blow Out the Candle
- And In This Place We Die (2020) Before You Blow Out the Candle Two
- A Sound of Wings (2021) Christmas Under the Covers
References
[edit]- ^ "A Ghost Story for Halloween – The Mythology of DARLING Part 2". Brad C. Hodson. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Parenting featuring Maggie Gwin". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Brad C. Hodson Bio". einsteinsimplified.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Hitchens, Jennifer (August 2002). "Birmingham's Funniest Couple". Birmingham Magazine (321): 23 to 26.
- ^ "Discussing horror with Brad C. Hodson!". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Ken (2011-10-18). "MCBASTARD'S MAUSOLEUM: DVD Review: GEORGE: A ZOMBIE INTERVENTION (2009)". MCBASTARD'S MAUSOLEUM. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "2018 Richard Laymon President's Award Winner – Brad Hodson – The Bram Stoker Awards". Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Postcards from a Dying World". davidagranoff.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Manic Creativity". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Book Review: Madhouse: A Shared World Anthology, edited by Benjamin Kane Ethridge and Brad C. Hodson | Musings of the Monster Librarian". Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Reviews - Where Carrion Gods Dance | The StoryGraph". app.thestorygraph.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Manic Creativity". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Two Bipolar Comedians Share a Laugh at Mental Illness". KTLA. EIN Presswire. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "The One Where Brad Considers Suicide". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-11-20.