Listen to this special BONUS EPISODE featuring the new anthology "The Rack II: More Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks" (October 14, 2025). In this followup to last year's episode featuring the first volume of "The Rack," Scotty once again talks to editor Tom Deady, as well as six authors featured in this outstanding collection!

- Editor Tom Deady

- Author Larry Hinkle

- Author Ai Jiang

- Author John Langan

- Auhor Christa Carmen

- Author Jessica McHugh

- Author Tamika Thompson

Get your copy of "The Rack II" at https://www.tomdeady.com

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For all of you staying in and curling up by the fire on this Halloween night, why don't you cue up this interview with author John Collins? He comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about his novella "The Leeds Point Horror" (2025, Alien Buddha Press), and they have a wide-ranging conversation about influences from Stephen King, "Jaws," splatterpunk, classic 1950s pulp fiction, and more. John discusses his initial dreams of being a movie effects artist and his subsequent transition into writing fiction. They also talk about "breaking rules" in their writing, tackling "taboo" subjects, and the tricky notion of "going too far."

They close out the episode by taking a look at director David Slade's underrated but effective 2023 adaptation of Norman Partridge's Bram Stoker Award-winning novel "Dark Harvest."

Get your copy of "The Leeds Point Horror" at https://www.amazon.com/Leeds-Point-Horror-John-Collins/dp/B0DT7FXB2J/

Read a review of "The Leeds Point Horror" at Macabre Daily: https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/paper-cuts-john-collins-sinister-novella-the-leeds-point-horror-is-scary-as-hell-review

Read "The Lovers" in "Soul Scream Antholozine: Book 4 - Monstrous Hearts" at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CGVZ337Z/

Read "The Mortar That Binds Us Is Despair" in "Soul Scream Antholozine: Book 6 - Annihilation" at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CWMLH2VP/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Author Rebecca Baum joins Scotty to talk about her upcoming horror novel "The Brood" (October 28, Thomas and Mercer). They discuss sinkholes, cyclical cicadas, becoming an author in one's 40s, creating a story from the character in, approaching horror with a fresh eye, and more.

They also look back at Dario Argento's 1985 insect-horror classic "Phenomena" (also known as "Creepers), and talk about its strange--and strangely enjoyable--pleasures.

You can Rebecca online at https://www.rebeccabaum.com

You can pre-order "The Brood" at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNZRV226/

You can order Rebecca's first novel, "Lifelike Creatures," at https://www.amazon.com/Lifelike-Creatures-Rebecca-Baum/dp/1646030168/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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