Jay Bonansinga: Horror Writing, Storytelling & Expanding Creative Worlds

Jay Bonansinga has built a career across film and fiction, creating stories that explore suspense, fear, and human experience. As an author, he is known for his work in horror and for expanding the world of The Walking Dead through several novels.

His creative journey reflects the challenge of writing across different formats while maintaining a distinctive voice. From screenwriting to books, Jay’s work shows how storytelling skills can adapt while continuing to engage audiences.

In this episode:

  • Building a career across film writing and novel creation
  • Developing suspenseful stories through imagination and craft
  • Expanding established worlds through original storytelling
  • Moving between creative formats and disciplines
  • Finding inspiration in the darker side of fiction

Topics: fiction writing, horror writing, storytelling, screenwriting, novels

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Jay co-wrote the official New York Times bestselling Walking Dead novels with Robert Kirkman, including Rise of the Governor and The Road to Woodbury. His 1994 debut thriller The Black Mariah was a Bram Stoker Award finalist, and his nonfiction account of the 1915 Eastland disaster became the source for a Lookingglass Theatre musical.

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