123 – Rachel Harrison, Josh Malerman & A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Self-Indulgence
Send us a text It’s the Christmas Special and with the obligatory requirement to do something different – we’re turning the tables. Yes, I’m the one being interviewed this week. To make that a palatab...
20 Dec 20221h 38min
122 – A History of Gothic Horror, with Professor Roger Luckhurst
Send us a text Are you ready for some learnin’? This week rather than focusing on any single book, or any single author – I thought we’d have a little look at … y’know … the entire friggin’ history of...
13 Dec 20222h 4min
121 – Craig Engler & What Makes a Shudder Movie?
Send us a text This week I’m beginning my supposed ‘break’ from reading. There is still an episode, however, and it’s a doozy. You may be glad to hear I’ve put down the books for a short while, ‘cos m...
6 Dec 20221h 6min
120 – Philip Fracassi & A Screaming Inferno of Chaos and Emotion
Send us a text Get ready to be sickened by my praise. My guest this week is Philip Fracassi. Last year his historical horror, The Boys in the Valley got the Stephen King endorsement. He’s already foll...
29 Nov 20221h 14min
119 – Charlotte Northedge & Houses Full of Haunted People
Send us a text Are you a city mouse or a country mouse? That’s the question at the heart of my conversation with Charlotte Northedge. Her new novel, The People Before argues that though the city may ...
22 Nov 20221h 3min
118 – Fiona Barnett & If You Go Down to the Woods Today
Send us a text It’s coming home, it’s coming … horror’s coming home! Alright, no one panic – this isn’t about football. We’ll avoid that particular nightmare of human corruption and talk about somethi...
15 Nov 20221h 6min
117 – Erika T. Wurth & Bigfoot in Your Dreams
Send us a text I don’t always talk about Bigfoot … but when I do it’s with the BEST people. Our guest this week is Erika T. Wurth, author, narrative artist and creative writing guru. She is of Apache/...
8 Nov 20221h 9min
116 – Brian McAuley & The Delights of Human Evisceration
Send us a text Halloween may be over but I trust you aren’t tired of horror? No? Good. ‘Cos this week’s guest packs a double-whammy – horror novels and horror movies all in one. Brian McAuley is a sc...
1 Nov 20221h 9min
