245 – Giano Cromley & Our Friends in the Forest
This week we’re talking about my Roman Empire. BIGFOOT!! But this time I have good reason to get geeky – my guest is Giano Cromley, hairy-hominid enthusiast, certified wildlife tracker, and author...
8 Jul 20251h 12min
244 – Rose Keating & Rotting As We Go
I’m coming to you from the heatwave from hell – and I’ve never been more burdened by my body. And that is exactly the topic that this week’s guest has written all about. Rose Keating is an Irish wri...
1 Jul 20251h 18min
243 – S.A. Cosby & The Gospel of the Dispossessed
Time to talk righteous violence! S.A. Cosby is a writer on a meteoric rise. After the insane success of Razorblade Tears, and the Gothic horrors of All the Sinners Bleed, he’s back with a fresh cr...
24 Jun 20251h 23min
242 – Caroline Fraser & Masculinity Most Toxic
Sometimes monsters are real! This week’s episode is a foray into non-fiction, but no less scary for it. I’m talking to Pulitzer-winning Caroline Fraser about Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the...
17 Jun 20251h 8min
241 – V.E. Schwab & Women Just Taste Better
Vampirism is time travel. It’s also tragedy and freedom and Queerness, and sex and death. We talk about all of these thing with V.E. Schwab, when we sink our teeth into her new epic novel, Bu...
10 Jun 20251h 18min
Let Us Palaver #3 – The Waste Lands Debrief
The third Let Us Palaver minisode (though this one is not so mini) – in which Nat and I reflect on The Waste Lands in full spoiler mode…and say REALLY mean things about Chris and his hurtful opinions....
6 Jun 202541min
The Dark Tower Deep Dive #3 – The Waste Lands
We’re finally on the path of The Beam. The Dark Tower Readalong reaches the land of wonder and ruination, in Book 3, The Waste Lands. Accompanied by Nat and Chris, we battle the great bear, get di...
3 Jun 20252h 12min
240 – John Connolly & Detective Gothic: The Charlie Parker Deep Dive
John Connolly is, in my opinion, the greatest living writer working in the overlap of crime and horror. His long-running series of novels—focused on the Strange cases of his haunted detective, Charlie...
27 Mai 20251h 31min
