When we last spoke with Devon in early 2024, "GOREphers: Final Gnaw" was only weeks away from its release. The movie has since soared past all expectations Devon had envisioned. A lifelong native of Swift Current, SK, Devon is a local celebrity. In 2024, he decided to take his movies beyond his hometown. With screenings in Gull Lake, Medicine Hat, Regina, and most recently Saskatoon, Devon has terrified audiences across Saskatchewan and into Alberta. Perhaps less frightening is his commitment to donate all proceeds from these showings to animal shelters in each city visited.

Devon has just finished casting for "The Silver Scream," assembling the largest cast yet for any Dead Prairies Productions movie. With the script finalized, filming locations secured, and a cast in place, Devon is poised to begin filming soon, aiming for a release in mid to late 2025.

While Dead Prairies may be a small-town horror movie company, Devon’s vision is anything but small-town. His big heart and generosity have touched the lives of people and animals across the prairies and beyond.

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South African writer and small business owner Simone van Wyk joins me on the podcast to share her journey to becoming a writer. Once a professional photographer and now an animal decor artist, Simone balances her life between her small business, Pretty Dead Decor, her fiction writing, and time with her husband and four fur babies in a charming off-grid cabin nestled in the mountains of South Africa.

Her debut novella, "It's Okay," released in May 2024, chronicles the survival of an abusive relationship. Listen as she discusses her brave decision to share this difficult chapter of her life.

Since then, Simone has been focusing on her favorite genre, Dark Fiction. Her second book, "Safe," is set for release in 2025, and she's currently writing her next novel, "To Die For."

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Join me as I chat with Gabi Coatsworth, an award-winning British-born writer who now calls the United States home. Gabi is a vibrant member of the Connecticut writing community, actively participating in several national writing associations and leading multiple groups for writers both in person and online.

Her memoir, Love’s Journey Home, published in May 2022 by Atmosphere Press, is also available as an audiobook narrated by Gabi herself. Her latest work, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, was released in April 2023.

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