Episode Archives

  • Episode 16: “Mirror, Mirror” with Virginia Feito

    Jackson

    4 min read

    Virginia Feito joins the show to kick off our February and promote her new novel, the much buzzed-about Victorian Psycho. We talk about the origins of the book, its inevitable comparisons, adapting the book to film, and Virginia’s chosen story, the Amazing Stories episode “Mirror, Mirror,” directed by Martin Scorsese. Mirrors: They’re Scary! SHOW NOTES: – Victorian Psycho is available…

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  • Episode 15: Junji Ito’s Tomie with Kailee Pedersen

    Jackson

    4 min read

    Kailee Pedersen, author of one of the best horror debuts I’ve ever read, joins the show this week to talk about her incredible book, Sacrificial Animals, and her love of Junji Ito’s early horror manga classic Tomie! Plus, Matthew recommends Horror in the High Desert and The Lady and Her Monsters! SHOW NOTES: – Sacrificial Animals is available now, and Pastorale is coming soon from…

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  • Episode 14: “In The Hills, The Cities” with Zac Thompson

    Jackson

    4 min read

    Comics writer Zac Thompson joins us this week for our second consecutive episode devoted to the work of Clive Barker! We talk about Zac’s comics, particularly his current eco-horror series Into the Unbeing, and tackle Barker’s “In The Hills, The Cities,” the impact of The Books of Blood, climate change, writing through the darkness, and much more.…

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  • Episode 13: Hellraiser with Eric LaRocca

    Jackson

    4 min read

    It’s our first-ever Clive Barker episode, and we can’t think of a better guest for that than Eric LaRocca. In this episode, we discuss Eric’s new book At Dark, I Become Loathsome, the impact Barker had on his life and work, the secret knowledge of The Hellbound Heart and Hellraiser, writing about depraved humans with sensitivity and care, and…

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  • Episode 12: “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles” with Grady Hendrix

    Jackson

    4 min read

    For our first regular interview episode of 2025, the great Grady Hendrix is here to talk about one of his favorite formative horror stories, Margaret St. Clair’s 1951 short weird tale “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles.” Along the way we talk about his new novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, the importance of backstory…

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  • Episode 11: The Best of 2024 with Gabino Iglesias and Russell Falcon

    Jackson

    4 min read

    Happy New Year! In this special double-sized episode of the show, Matthew is diving in to the best horror stories of 2024 with two very special guests. First, Gabino Iglesias joins us to talk the best horror books of the year, and then Russell Falcon stops by to talk about the best horror movies of…

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