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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