Episodes

  • 072 - Jack Finn and Wolves of Kalinin (Werewolf Horror)

    072 - Jack Finn and Wolves of Kalinin (Werewolf Horror)
    Jan 5 2026
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    Jack Finn talks about werewolves, writing historical fiction, Russian fiction, creating your own universe, vampires, atmospheric rivers, managing a large cast, his time in the military and how it influenced his writing, and his recent duology series, Wolves of Kalinin

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    52 mins
  • 070 - Joshua Ginsberg on Tales From The Dusty Tiger

    070 - Joshua Ginsberg on Tales From The Dusty Tiger
    Jan 4 2026
    Joshua Ginsberg is a writer of hauntings, ghost stories, and histories of Florida. We discuss those a little in this episode, but focus on his collection of short stories, Tales From The Dusty Tiger.

    This episode was nearly lost. I thought I had posted it, but what really happened was that the audio file survived in the cloud after my now old computer took a nose dive off a table and died. The video did not survive for whatever reason. So, somewhere along the line, I forgot to post it, even though I thought I had. Jeez....

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 070 - Year End Review + Top 10 Reads of 2025

    070 - Year End Review + Top 10 Reads of 2025
    Jan 4 2026
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    I observe what 2025 was like for the Weird Reads podcast. Spoiler: I'd say it's the best year yet! I also go through my top ten reads of 2025. It was a great year of growth. What's next? Listen and find out! Now on to 2026!

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    40 mins
  • 069 - Glenn Rolfe on Unusual Occurrences

    069 - Glenn Rolfe on Unusual Occurrences
    Dec 22 2025
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    Weird Reads welcomes horror author Glenn Rolfe! We discuss Leisure paperbacks of the 90s, working with Don D'Auria, addiction, how COVID nearly ruined his writing, his climb back from the abyss of despair, and his latest short story collection, Unusual Occurrences. I've been wanting to talk with Glenn for a long time, and it was a great time!

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • 068 - Nicholas Kaufmann on Short Stories & Monuments in Darkness

    068 - Nicholas Kaufmann on Short Stories & Monuments in Darkness
    Dec 8 2025
    I welcome back Nicholas Kaufmann, and we discuss writing short stories, weird fiction, why we enjoy ambiguous endings, weird science, the podcast Spooky Science Lab he hosts with fellow author David Wellington, and his new collection, Monuments in Darkness.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 067 - Amanda Headlee on This Is How a Villain Is Made

    067 - Amanda Headlee on This Is How a Villain Is Made
    Nov 24 2025
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    Amanda Headlee and I had such a fun conversation. We discussed space horror, cosmic horror, Todd Keisling, literary horror, Amanda's horror origin story, creating your own mythos, and her latest release, This Is How a Villain Is Made. Watch and listen to the discussion ad-free on Patreon!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 066 - Candace Nola on Shadow Manor and Uncomfortably Dark Horror

    066 - Candace Nola on Shadow Manor and Uncomfortably Dark Horror
    Nov 10 2025
    On this episode, Candace Nola and I discuss horror movies, her writing history, how Candice deals with burnout, her publishing house Uncomfortably Dark Horror, her books Shadow Manor and Hank Flynn, and so much more! 

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • 065 - Robbie Dorman Pt. 2: His Cursed Book and Religious Horror

    065 - Robbie Dorman Pt. 2: His Cursed Book and Religious Horror
    Oct 27 2025
    Robbie Dorman has had a rough go of it lately. In this discussion, we cover his frustrations with the publishing industry, self-doubt, ambition, his book that literally became cursed, and his latest novel, Words of Christ in Red.

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    1 hr and 31 mins