DANGER SLATER is the author of so many books. Some of them we’ve published. Some of them our enemies have published. All of them are great fun and worth your time. And his latest novella, Starlet, is no exception. It comes out TOMORROW through Ghoulish Books and we are so excited to share it with everybody. BUY IT HERE.
MINDY ROSE is the publicity ghoul of Ghoulish Books. She headlines this extremely unprofessional interview series for us called GHOULGAB, which is exactly what it sounds like.
Tonight, Danger joins her for a fun conversation about Starlet, adorable critters, and human ejaculate.
mindy: welcome to The Interview
mindy: first and most important question…do you write better when you’re hanging out with the critters you take care of?
danger: I do overnights sometimes at rich people’s houses and pretty much get paid to sit there with their dogs all night and watch movies and shit. I get a lot of writing done on those jobs. Not so much when someone hires me out to walk their dog for a half-hour in the afternoon. Kinda hard to write and walk and not get hit by a car.
danger: I’m between my own critters right now though
mindy: please tell them both that i say hi
danger: I told Bubbles and he said ‘who the fuck is Mindy?”
danger: Sorry I haven’t told him about you before
mindy: valid
mindy: tank knows me tho right?
danger: Yeah. He said ‘sup.
danger: With the little head nod thing.
mindy: hell yeah. please bring him to ghoulishfest ’25
mindy: onward…when you started writing starlet did you know it was going to feature a dude who does not for one second stop jizzing?
danger: Well the jizzing does technically stop. You just can’t breathe or even look at his dick without it starting back up again.
mindy: yeah okay true. i was being kind of hyperbolic i guess.
danger: I didn’t realize how much jizz was actually in the book until I was going over my final edits before publication.
danger: I was like…Jesus.
danger: Dude blows like five loads over the course of the book.
mindy: surely more than five?!
danger: Haha. Maybe. I honestly lost count.
danger: I think anyone reading this should note this is just a very small point of the book, it is not jizz horror.
danger: Or maybe I should be marketing it like that. ‘From jizz horror master Danger Slater comes a sticky new tale of terror’
mindy: yeah def i think you should lean into it?
mindy: because also if starlet ISN’T categorized as jizz horror i’m not sure what WOULD be
danger: Talk to the higher ups at B&N for me and see if they can’t add a section for that.
mindy: i will mention it to james daunt directly
danger: more like jizz daunt
mindy: i’ll make that joke to him too and let you know how it goes
mindy: what do you want people to know about what it’s like working with max?
danger: max is the best. sincerely. do they make you ask this question?
danger: was i supposed to say something sarcastic?
mindy: nope! i actually asked if they had anything they wanted me to ask and they were like ‘nah’
danger: the hardest part about working with max is that any time we need to actually discuss business the chat devolves into jokes almost immediately.
mindy: yeah that tracks
mindy: also if you wanna say something sarcastic you can and i can include both responses as a kind of choose your own adventure thing for the readers
danger: too much pressure now.
mindy: ah shit
mindy: do you have a favorite out of all your books?
danger: starlet and moonfellows
danger: OH WEIRD MY TWO TITLES WITH GHOULISH BOOKS, WHAT A COINCIDENCE
mindy: OHHHHHH
mindy: but now we have no way of knowing if that answer is genuine
danger: Hah. I know, right? I’ve been told I’m aloof before. Maybe this will add to the mystery.
mindy: sooooo aloof
mindy: is that why you go by danger? the allure of the aloof?
danger: the allure of the aloof. what a fun turn of phrase.
danger: I guess so. I wasn’t thinking too hard about it, to be honest. Danger was a nickname from back in the day my friends gave me. I just started using it when I started writing just bc I thought it was fun.
danger: I wasn’t trying to be mysterious or hide my identity. I’m pretty open on my socials.
mindy: did they call you that because you were doing jackass type shenanigans?
danger: Haha. Basically. I’m pretty sure Jackass is the definitive artistic statement of my generation.
mindy: is there a writer currently that you particularly admire? for either their actual writing or just, like, their general vibe?
danger: Oh I don’t know. I hate writers.
danger: I’m just kidding. Writers are….fine.
mindy: a passionate answer
danger: I have the attention span of a gnat. My favorite writer is whoever I read last.
mindy: even if the last book you read totally blew chunks?
danger: oh I stop reading books I don’t like. Life’s too short.
danger: I stopped reading a book today 30 pages in. Wasn’t feeling it.
mindy: fuck yeah
mindy: ok my next question was gonna be do you have any words of wisdom for aspiring writers but i feel like the answer might be ‘nah’ ?
danger: Honestly you have to be crazy to be a writer. Like resign yourself to a life of general unhappiness and frustration.
danger: So if you’re an aspiring writer get ready for nonstop shit.
mindy: sounds… bad
danger: I’m sure there are happy writers.
danger: Their books suck tho.
mindy: based
danger: 
mindy: before my last question is there anything you uhhh just wanna say? bold sweeping controversial statements, proclamations of beef, etc
danger: I feel like my bitterness and bad attitude has come across pretty well during this, so we’re doing fine.
mindy: awesome
mindy: alright this last question comes from our special guest west coast correspondent, a young lady named constance: during your creative process, do you have a sounding board and are they supportive, beautiful and awesome?
danger: She is sitting next to me right now and just threatened me with fists so the answer is Yes.
mindy: omg hai constance! i’m waving at you rn!
danger: She is waving too.
danger: She told me you talk all the time and I was like…what?
danger: haha
mindy: listen my goal is to be-bestie her (that’s like befriending but bestie level)
danger: Y’all have a similar vibe. Come hang out. You can pet Tank too.
mindy: i would love that tbh
mindy: ok we should formally conclude this or whatever before it turns into an interview about how rad your girlfriend is
danger: I think she would be okay with that lol
mindy: thanks for letting me ask you a bunch of questions and also for answering those questions!
danger: yeah, thank you.
danger: oh feel free to edit this however you want so I sound smart, okay?
mindy: if i suddenly become capable of making people sound smart i will do that
danger: shit.
danger: i was really counting on you.
Starlet is available through Ghoulish Books and wherever else you buy books.
wow what a talented interviewer
Such a fun interview, thank you for not making it a fucking video. 😄 So glad I pre-ordered his book. He and you are v cool.