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Sorry Donna Tartt!

29 min · 9 de jun de 2026
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Mortal Vengeance [mortalvengeance.com] author Alejandro Torres De la Rocha [aletorr.es] sits down with a superfan and a host who hasn't read the books to reveal his wildly unexpected influences: Kevin Williamson, Joss Whedon, Andy Cohen, Ryan Murphy, and RuPaul. No Stephen King. No Shirley Jackson. Just television, trauma, and a Dominican mother scarier than any horror villain. He also challenges Donna Tartt to meet him outside. Things escalate quite quickly!

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