Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística
Abstract
The idea of this interview was, in fact, born from the participation of Violet Castro in the anthology Inferno (The Infernal Clock, 2020.) Such text presents a series of short stories representing each of the nine circles of hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Her short story At the bottom of my lake of blood, inspired by circle number six, suggests to accompany its reading with the 1990’s song Seasons in the abyss, by the californian trash metal band Slayer. A particular daring trait in this short story is the fact that Satan is portrayed as woman. This interview took place on March 21, 2022 via Zoom. Violet Castro was in her house in London, England and Mario Morera was in Nacogdoches, Texas. This meeting was set up after contacting the author through her social media in order to agree on a specific date and time convenient for both parties due to the time and geographical differences.
Violet Castro is a Mexican American writer from San Antonio, Texas, currently located in London, England. Her work dwells into the realms of terror, horror with a very skilled aim of advocating for female Latino rights. She declares herself as a fan of heavy metal, a passion that makes her work a unique blend of dark, seductive prose.
Recommended Citation
Morera, Mario. "The second rebellion of Satan: the beautiful raw power of the she-other. An interview with Violet Castro (Mario Morera, pp. 16-19)." Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística 1, 1 (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/interseccioneshispanicas/vol1/iss1/4