It's our one-year anniversary! To celebrate, we brought back our original guest, Clay McLeod Chapman, to talk about his new short story collection Acquired Taste! We dig into why short fiction appeals to Clay, how he works to craft shorter works, and we dig into Stephen King's classic collection, Skeleton Crew! Plus, Matthew makes an announcement!

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Celebrated historical horror author Isabel Cañas joins the show this week to talk about her new novel, The Possession of Alba Diaz. We talk about the book's origins, Isabel's fascination with history, and more, and then we dive into an exploration of 2002's The Others!

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It's our first-ever double-bill on the podcast! Christopher Golden and Brian Keene are on the show this week to talk all things The Stand, from their first encounters with Stephen King's epic to their work editing the massive new anthology The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand! Strap in, Constant Readers, it's a fun ride.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin, the celebrated author of Manhunt and Cuckoo, joins the show this week! We talk about her new novel Black Flame, suppressed film history, writing about fascism in a time of fascism, and more. Then, we dig into the influence of The Last Unicorn on Gretchen's life and work. What's a fantasy movie doing on a horror podcast? You're about to find out!

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Daniel Kraus, celebrated author of books like Whalefall and much more, returns to the show this week in celebration of his new novel Angel Down! We talk about the book's unique style, writing World War I, and much more before pivoting to a discussion of the classic collaboration between George A. Romero and Stephen King, 1982's Creepshow!

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Author and Nightmare magazine editor Wendy N. Wagner joins the show this week to talk about her new novel Girl in the Creek, and to dive into one of Stephen King's most famous short stories, "The Raft." We talk about what Wendy looks for in short fiction, our shared rural childhoods, the inherent spookiness of lakes, and much more! Plus, Matthew's got a story up at Fangoria!

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Paul Tremblay, the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Horror Movie, and more, joins the show this week to talk about his new middle-grade horror novel, Another! We discuss the horror of kids in crisis, why teaching during the pandemic drove this novel, and of course, we dive deep into the Hammer Horror classic Quatermass and the PIt!

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Stephen Graham Jones returns for his third visit to the show! We talk about Stephen's latest double-feature book release, Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives, along with writing short fiction, what Stephen does when he's stuck on a project, and of course, Gene Wolfe's haunting "A Fish Story."

It's also possible that the Mothman interrupted our communications at one point. We love cryptids.

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