Isabel Cañas on the unexpected intersection of witchcraft and organized religion in THE HACIENDA

Isabel Cañas is the author of THE HACIENDA, a debut supernatural suspense novel—set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence—about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches. On today's episode Abby and Isabel discuss growing up in a possibly-haunted house, the influence of Gothic literature on her writing, and balancing elements of romance and horror in her fiction.

Plus we play America's favorite gameshow STUMP THE ABBY, in which Abby gives some great recommendations for spooky thrillers.

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