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Shane Hawk

Shane Hawk

Cheyenne and Arapaho horror writer and editor, co-editor of the bestselling anthology "Never Whistle at Night" and contributing editor at Counterpoint Press; author of "Anoka."

Sep 12, 2026

NezHOST
3:16
Growing up in Southern California, how was it for you as of as a indigenous native? I mean, just how was it growing up and where you grew up at or if you can remember that far back?
3:31
Yeah, I can remember.
3:31
I mean, you know, I have a native dad.
3:36
I have a white mom, Italian mom.
3:39
And so, um, if you see me, I have, uh, mostly the phenotype of my mom.
3:45
Um, I don't look, I guess, native as they say.
3:49
Uh, so I grew up with that.

38 MINS LATER

NezHOST
41:41
when when you were coming up with the ideas for that for that i mean you obviously there was other uh writers a part of that how did that all come come about
5:40
birthday.
5:41
Thank you.
5:41
36 now, but yeah, I think it's just, I think it's a respite because you're back to school usually around that time, at least like a month into school or two months.
5:54
And then it's just kind of this nice break where you get to watch a bunch of cool movies.
5:59
I'm just thinking about childhood, you know, and yeah, Just getting home and sneaking into the bags of candy early and just munching on all that.
6:10
And back then I was watching Are You Afraid of the Dark on Nickelodeon.
6:17
Any kind of creepy movie I can get my hands on.

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28:21
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