Donyae Coles - Midnight Rooms

11/06/2025 56 min
Donyae Coles - Midnight Rooms

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Episode Synopsis

Donyae Coles specializes in creating evocative speculative art that reflects people's fears and anxieties. Her debut novel, Midnight Rooms, came out in July 2024 and has been nominated for a Stoker Award for best first novel from the Horror Writers Association. She has a contract with Amistad for two more horror novels, titled The Sunken, The Adored, and What Kills You.

Donyae chats about the appeal of haunted houses, her one non-negotiable request for her cover art for Midnight Rooms, how she went from writing a gothic romance to a gothic horror, 90s video games, and more.

You can find out all the latest news by following Donyae on BlueSky @okokno.bsky.social Instagram @artbydonyae and visiting her website https://donyaecoles.com