Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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DD: Do you think any films are must-see opportunities for fans of the Sookie Stackhouse novels or your other books?

CH: Must-see? No. But I’d recommend Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the television series), of course, and if you’re going to read my older mystery series about the librarian Aurora Teagarden—these are very traditional mysteries—maybe watching Designing Women would amplify Aurora’s world.

DD: Do you view any films as educational for would-be or beginning writers?

CH: I think writers benefit from being exposed to good writing, and there are many well-written films and TV series out there that can teach the aspiring writer a lot, especially about dialogue. Buffy, of course. Homicide was maybe the best television series ever, with fantastic writing and acting. Of course, No Country for Old Men was absolutely great from every standpoint, and I also really enjoyed both the television series Firefly and the movie Serenity.

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