Trace Thurman on Muck Rack

Trace Thurman

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Denver
Covers:  Horror films, horror television, queer horror, LGBT horror, horror video games, Horror.
Doesn't Cover: Anything that doesn't involve horror.
• Co-host of @HorrorQueers Pod on @BloodyFM • Bylines at @BDisgusting • 🍅Meter Approved • #TerrorTuesday/#WeirdWednesday programmer at @AlamoDenver • He/Him

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance Writer for Bloody Disgusting

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Everything is on a faster deadline than usual so the clock is always ticking.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Gale Weathers

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

To write about things I am passionate about.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep writing what you're passionate about. If you lose the passion, your writing will suffer.

What's your favorite drink?

Makers Mark on the rocks.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

At the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The A.V. Club

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