About the book, from the publisher:
The Bleeding Woods is part-botanical horror, part-speculative fiction, part-dark romance. Set within the eerie stretches of forestry in upstate New York, it pulls inspiration from the drives I’d take to visit my family when I was a little girl. They always seemed endless, and no matter what I did, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was… watching me. Something was studying me just as closely as I was studying it. As I grew, a fuller story took shape. Then, it served as a conduit through which I was able to turn horror into healing. Clara Lovecroft is a monster who craves to be human caught between two warring forces: a human family urging her toward complacency, and a monster so equally matched, it feels like fate.Visit Brittany Amara's website.
Every time I write a novel, I can’t help but envision it for the screen. Alongside writing, I am deeply passionate about acting and filmmaking. I’ve seen magic happen when the three fall into perfect synergy. Crafting a story is delightfully solitary, but bringing that story to life on film is all about collaborative creative flow and connection. I like to believe that, should The Bleeding Woods find its way to the screen, I’ve been in connection with those destined to work on it from the start.
This novel did so much to help me alchemize struggles that I hadn’t found the bravery to say aloud at the time. When I dare to dream of a team who will lift it from its pages, I dream of people who need it now as much as I needed it then. I dream of an actress who might find a deeper sense of self-love through playing Clara and an actor who might learn to face his own demons by playing Jasper. I dream of a director who will see into the heart of the story, and consequently, into how my heart ached as I wrote it. Together, we’d create a piece as gory and horrifying as it is heartfelt and healing.
If I had to dreamcast and select a dream director, if only to help readers get a sense of how I see, hear and feel this world, I’m definitely happy to give it a shot!
In terms of directing, I deeply admire Guillermo Del Toro’s handling of horror. He is able to imbue even the goriest and most visceral scenes with such poetry. I recently watched his take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and I was blown away by how uniquely gothic and vibrantly alive the world felt. I am also a big fan of Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, and Pacific Rim. Each deals with monsters of profound complexity, and without fail, I end up caring about them. I’d like people to empathize with Clara and Jasper the same way.
In the role of Clara...[read on]
My Book, The Movie: The Bleeding Woods.
--Marshal Zeringue
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