Clay McLeod Chapman

“Like a demonic angel on a skateboard, like a resurrected Artaud on methadrine, like a tattletale psychiatrist turned rodeo clown, Clay McLeod Chapman races back and forth along the serrated edges of everyday American madness, objectively recording each whimper of anguish, each whisper of skewed desire. This is strong stuff, intense stuff, sometimes disturbing stuff, but I think the many who admire Chuck Palahniuk will admire Chapman as well.”—Tom Robbins, author, Still Life with Woodpecker
Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of novels Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down the Lane, The Remaking, and miss corpus, story collections nothing untoward, commencement and rest area, as well as The Tribe middlegrade series: Homeroom Headhunters, Camp Cannibal and Academic Assassins.
His new novel, What Kind of Mother, arrives on September 12, 2023.
Upcoming projects include Quiet Part Loud, a 12-part horror podcast series from Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, written by Chapman and Mac Rogers, exclusively on Spotify beginning on November 15, 2022.
Chapman’s story late bloomer was adapted into a short film, directed by Craig William Macneill. An official selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the short won Best Short at the Lake Placid Film Festival and the Brown Jenkins Award at the 12th Annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.
Their second short, Henley, based on the chapter “The Henley Road Motel” from Chapman’s novel miss corpus, was an official selection at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. It won Best Short at the 2011 Gen Art Film Festival and the 2011 Carmel Arts and Film Festival. The Boy (SXSW 2015), a feature-length adaptation of Henley, co-written with director Macneill, was produced by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller) in 2015.
In comics, Chapman is the writer of the Marvel series Scream: Curse of Carnage. He has written Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety, Iron Fist: Phantom Limb, Typhoid Fever, as well as for Edge of Spider-Verse and Venomverse, The Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, American Vampire, Scream: King In Black, and ORIGINS among others.
He is the creator of Self Storage (451 Media) and Lazaretto (BOOM! Studios).
Chapman is the creator of the rigorous storytelling session The Pumpkin Pie Show. In the twenty years of its existence, it has performed internationally at the Romanian Theatre Festival of Sibiu, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New York International Fringe Festival, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Edmonton Fringe Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Dublin-based thisisnotashop art space, IGNITE Festival, Women Center Stage Festival and Impact Theatre Festival.
Chapman wrote the book for Hostage Song (music & lyrics by Kyle Jarrow). He is the author of such plays as commencement, the cardiac shadow and volume of smoke. His story-monologues birdfeeder, undertow and the wet echo have been featured in The Best American Short Plays anthologies.
Chapman was educated at the North Carolina School of the Arts for Drama, the Burren College of Art, and Sarah Lawrence College. He currently teaches writing at The Actors Studio MFA Program at Pace University.
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QUIET PART LOUD
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Quiet Part Loud1996
The Pumpkin Pie Show
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Celebrating its second decade of performances, The Pumpkin Pie Show is a literary fist in the face. Part storytelling session, part boxing match, part shamanistic ritual, The Pumpkin Pie Show has established itself as an all-points artistic hodgepodge of theatre and literature.2023
EDGE OF VENOMVERSE UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #1
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Edge of Venomverse Unlimited Infinity Comic #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Philip SevyWHAT KIND OF MOTHER: A Novel
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What Kind Of Mother, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, from Quirk BooksExtreme Venomverse #3
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Extreme Venomverse #3 featuring a new story written by Clay McLeod ChapmanExtreme Venomverse #2
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Extreme Venomverse #2 featuring a new story written by Clay McLeod ChapmanCreepshow Vol 1
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Creepshow #5 features the story "Husk" written by Clay McLeod Chapman and art by Amwita Citriya2022
Creepshow #5
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Creepshow #5 features the story "Debutante Ball" written by Clay McLeod Chapman and art by Amwita CitriyaLiterally Dead: Tales of Holiday Hauntings
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Literally Dead: Tales of Holiday Hauntings, featuring the short story "psychic santa" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanGhoulish Tales #1
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Ghoulish Tales #1 features the short story "Who Brings A Baby?" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanObsolescence
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Obsolescence features the short story "pump and dump" by Clay McLeod ChapmanAmerican Cannibal
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American Cannibal anthology featuring Clay McLeod Chapman's "all ears."Baby Carrots
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Baby Carrots written by Clay McLeod ChapmanGHOST EATERS: A Novel
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Ghost Eaters, a novel written by Clay McLeod ChapmanMama Bird
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Short story "mama bird" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanWeird House Magazine #2
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Weird House Magazine #2 featuring "nail on the head" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanWendell & Wild
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Wendell & Wild, directed by Henry Selick, written by Selick and Jordan Peele, based upon the book by Selick and Clay McLeod ChapmanFOUND
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Found, an anthology of found footage horror stories, features "the spew of news" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanCampfire Macabre: Volume 2
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Campfire Macabre includes the short story "scratch 'n sniff" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanNail on the Head
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Nail on the Head, a limited edition chapbook, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, published by Theurgical StudiesWorth Writing About
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Worth Writing About zine featuring the short story "Crosshairs" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanDevil’s Reign: Villains for Hire
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Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire, written by Clay McLeod Chapman2021
Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #3
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Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #3, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Manuel GarciaDevil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #2
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Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #2, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Manuel GarciaDevil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #1
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Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Manuel Garcia9 Tales from Beyond the Pale
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Radio plays for the digital age.Southwest Review
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Southwest Review, featuring the short story "Stowaway" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanExtreme Carnage
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Extreme Carnage trade paperback collecting all eight issues.UNKNOWN
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Unknown is a psychological horror anthology series created by Craig William Macniell and Clay McLeod Chapman, produced by Kilter Films and Amazon StudiosORIGINS
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! StudiosAlter Bridge: Tour of Horrors
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An original horror anthology graphic novel from Z2 ComicsExtreme Carnage: Lasher #1
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Extreme Carnage: Lasher #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamExtreme Carnage: Scream #1
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Extreme Carnage: Scream #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamKing In Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage
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King In Black: Scream #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Garry Brown.King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes
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King In Black: Planet of Symbiotes #1, written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEmpyre Omnibus
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Web of Venom: Empyre's End #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, with art by Guiu VillanovaORIGINS #6
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! StudiosORIGINS #5
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! Studios2020
Whisper Down the Lane: A Novel
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Whisper Down the Lane: A Novel written by Clay McLeod ChapmanBlack Telephone Magazine
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Black Telephone Magazine #1 featuring "room with a boo" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanORIGINS #4
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! StudiosORIGINS #3
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! StudiosORIGINS #2
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! Studios34 Orchard: Issue 2, Autumn 2020
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34 Orchard, includes the short story "fairy ring" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanThe Dread Machine
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The Dread Machine features TAKE ME written by Clay McLeod ChapmanFangoria Vol 2 #9
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Fangoria Vol 2 #9 featuring the story "debridement" by Clay McLeod ChapmanCome Join Us By The Fire
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Tor Nightfire's new audio anthology, Come Join Us By The Fire, featuring Clay McLeod Chapman's story "the fireplace"2019
ORIGINS #1
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Origins, an original graphic novel, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Jakub Rebelka, from BOOM! StudiosKing In Black: Scream #1
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King In Black: Scream #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Garry Brown.King In Black: Planet of Symbiotes #1
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King In Black: Planet of Symbiotes #1, written by Clay McLeod ChapmanWeb of Venom: Empyre’s End #1
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Web of Venom: Empyre's End #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, with art by Guiu VillanovaScream: Curse of Carnage #8
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #8 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Garry Brown.Scream: Curse of Carnage #7
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #7 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Garry BrownScream: Curse of Carnage #6
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #6 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamScream: Curse of Carnage
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Trade paperback collecting Scream: Curse of Carnage #1-5Scream: Curse of Carnage #5
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #5 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamScream: Curse of Carnage #4
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #4 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamBlack Telephone Magazine #3
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Black Telephone Magazine #3 featuring a new short story written by Clay McLeod ChapmanScream: Curse of Carnage #3
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #3 written by Clay McLeod Chapman.Scream: Curse of Carnage #2
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #2 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Chris MooneyhamScream: Curse of Carnage #1
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Scream: Curse of Carnage #1 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanAbsolute Carnage: Scream
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Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety written by Clay McLeod Chapman.Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety #1
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Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety #1 written by Clay McLeod Chapman.Absolute Carnage Omnibus
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Absolute Carnage Omnibus hardbackAbsolute Carnage
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Trade paperback collecting Absolute Carnage #1-5Absolute Carnage #5
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Daily Bugle Editorial by J. Jonah Jameson (transcribed by Clay McLeod Chapman)Absolute Carnage #4
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Transcribed by Clay McLeod ChapmanAbsolute Carnage #3
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Transcript of Psychiatric Evaluation: Frances Louise BarrisonAbsolute Carnage #2
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Transcript of Psychiatric Evaluation: Harry OsbornAbsolute Carnage #1
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Transcript of Psychiatric Evaluation: Cletus Kasady for Absolute Carnage #1 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #9
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Everyone Is A Target #9 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #8
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Everyone Is A Target #8 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #7
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Everyone Is A Target #7 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanBlood & Blasphemy
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Blood & Blasphemy anthology, featuring the short story "sisterhood of the salamander" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanThe Remaking: A Novel
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The Remaking written by Clay McLeod Chapman, published by Quirk BooksEveryone Is A Target #6
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Everyone Is A Target #6 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #5
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Everyone Is A Target #5 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanTeacher Representations in Dramatic Text and Performance
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Teacher Representations, with forward written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #4
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Everyone Is A Target #4 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanBuzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter
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Buzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter featuring an excerpt from The Remaking written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #3
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Everyone Is A Target #3 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #2
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Everyone Is A Target #1 written by Clay McLeod ChapmanEveryone Is A Target #1
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Everyone Is A Target #1 written by Clay McLeod Chapman2018
Timeless Tales
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Timeless Tales includesTyphoid Fever
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Typhoid Fever trade paperback, written by Clay McLeod ChapmanJourney Into Unknown Worlds #1
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Journey Into Unknown Worlds written by Cullen Bunn and Clay McLeod ChapmanIF Anthology: Horror
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Comic anthology featuring BIRTHDAY BOY by Clay McLeod Chapman and Jey LevangBeyond White Space (feature)
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White Space, directed by Ken Locsmandi, written by Clay McLeod Chapman and Ryan Colucci.Haunted, Horrifying Sounds From Beyond The Grave (short)
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Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave, directed by Rodney Ascher, based on a story by Clay McLeod Chapman.IRON FIST: PHANTOM LIMB
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Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Art by Guillermo Sanna. Cover art by Khoi Pham.LAZARETTO: The Graphic Novel
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Lazaretto, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, illustrated by Jey Levang, published by BOOM! Studios.Mansion of Madnesss
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Mansion of Madness comic anthology, featuring a story by Clay McLeod ChapmanIRON FIST: PHANTOM LIMB #3
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Iron Fist: Phantom Limb, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Guillermo Sanna.IRON FIST: PHANTOM LIMB #2
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Iron Fist: Phantom Limb. Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Art by Guillermo Sanna.IRON FIST: PHANTOM LIMB #1
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Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Art by Guillermo Sanna. Cover art by Khoi Pham.TYPHOID FEVER: IRON FIST #1
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Typhoid Fever: Iron Fist #1 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, art by Paolo Villanelli, cover by R.B. SilvaTYPHOID FEVER: X-MEN #1
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Typhoid Fever: Spider-Man #1 written by Clay McLeod Chapman, with art by Will Robson.TYPHOID FEVER: SPIDER-MAN #1
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Typhoid Fever #1: Spider-Man written by Clay McLeod Chapman, with art by Stefano LandiniDark Moon Digest #34
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Featuring the short story "battlefield seances" written by Clay McLeod ChapmanTranscendent: An Anthology
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New horror anthology featuring the short story 'coatroom' written by Clay McLeod Chapman