When it comes to horror stories, we all have tropes we hate. But with the new short story anthology It Was All A Dream: An Anthology Of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right (hardcover, paperback, Kindle), editor Brandon Applegate gave writers the opportunity to explore and redeem their least favorite, and in creative ways. In the following email interview, Applegate discusses how this collection came together, as well as how some of the contributors turned some well-worn ideas into fresh horrors.