By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For Scotty Milder, horror has never been just a genre. It has been a lifelong fascination that has shaped his work as a writer, filmmaker, podcaster and educator while helping connect horror fans and creators across New Mexico.
“I’ve been into horror since I can remember, since I was a little kid, before I even really knew it was a genre,” says Milder.
Growing up in Los Alamos, he spent hours wandering into the video store next to his mother’s beauty salon, captivated by the eerie VHS box art that lined the horror section. As he got older, authors like Stephen King transformed that childhood fascination into a creative ambition.
“When I started reading Stephen King, I got kind of serious about it, like, this is what I want to do, I want to be a writer,” says Milder…