Haunted by Horror

Welcome to Episode 4! This episode is about all things horror, so I’ve brought in an amazing horror expert, librarian Becky Spratford. Becky is a Readers’ Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All and it’s evil twin sister RA for All: Horror and is on the Steering Committee of the Adult Reading Round Table. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll. This episode is sponsored by We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean and the Room movie. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Night Film by Marisha Pessl Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltersman The Keep by Jennifer Egan Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Defy the Dark anthology (esp. Malinda Lo’s “Ghost Town” and “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Dia Reeves) The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Stories in any collection edited by Ellen Datlow The New Black edited by Richard Thomas (more here) Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Slade House by David Mitchell The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell The Darkling by R.B. Chesterton Resource one for diversity Question (Write World) Lesley Conner (adult)– The Weight of Chains and Amy Lukavics (teen)– Daughters unto Devils Resource two for diversity Question Wytches by Scott Snyder The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Ring by Koji Suzuki Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell NOS4A2 by Joe Hill The Rising by Brian Keene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices