Dead Languages

You're in an abandoned house, you're shotgun only has two shells, and something's moaning in the blackness of the corridor... WTF do you do? This week the Goblin Professors discuss the ins and outs of survival horror, it's history, and what we love about the subgenre. ------------ OUR LINKTREE HAS EVERYTHING!!!! Check out our website, discord, merch shop, and more: https://linktr.e...

It's time for all of you black-clad ghouls to blossom into your final form! This week, we bring a chill hang out episode to the spooky co-eds, where we list our top 5 2026 Halloween-season vibe flicks. OUR LINKTREE HAS EVERYTHING!!!! Check out our website, discord, merch shop, and more! https://linktr.ee/deadlanguagespodcast

Pink horror? Mantasy? Guy-fi? Weird Girl Lit? We talk with author CJ Subko about gendered genres and how they kinda suck. OTHER COOL STUFF New LINKTREE! Join our Discord, submit to our Drabble contest, buy merch, and MORE: https://linktr.ee/deadlanguagespodcast Learn more about what's going on CJ Subko's life here: https://cjsubko.com/

This week, we pay tribute to the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest and their celebration of terrible opening lines. We reached out to the spooky coeds for them to submit their own terrible openers and even came up with a couple of our own! https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/ Buy Dead Languages merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dead-languages-podcast/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/97EtArJQnP

We continue our look into the HWA's many varied recent tragedies! Buy Dead Languages merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dead-languages-podcast/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/97EtArJQnP

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has been in a constant state of disaster recently, much of it surrounding (now, former) executive director Maxwell I. Gold. In this two-parter, we go over the many recent controversies of the HWA. Buy Dead Languages merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dead-languages-podcast/? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/97EtArJQnP

The spooky professors try out a new format this week! Raise your hand if you've been rejected by THE DARK. We read the August 2026 issue of famed horror magazine THE DARK to analyze what they publish and if it matches their submission guidelines! Discord: https://discord.gg/97EtArJQnP

All writers are mentally ill, so it makes sense that all of our characters are too! We talk about sensitive and insensitive portrayals of mental illness in horror and associated tropes. Sources https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2020.160110 https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/mental-health-and-horror-a-complicated-history/ https://thetandemcollective.com/community/blog/mentalheathandhorr...

This week, PLMbo finishes up our deep dive into the history of horror! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/NnZnyQube

Professor PLM keeps hitting her ruler against her palm as she delves into the history of horror in this massive 1 of 2 part series. Learn the foundations of the genre and discover the commonalities at the core of horror. Sources https://www.librarypoint.org/blogs/post/bh-horror-fiction/   https://horrorfilmhistory.com/horror-roots-of-the-genre/   https://www.tabula-rasa.info/DarkAges/Timeline1.htm...

The goblins dive deep into a valuable writing tool: the prompt. How do they like to use prompts in their writing, types of prompts, and they even provide some for their dearest spooky co-eds. Don't forget to join the discord: https://discord.gg/qx5RRZSUg3

PLMbo steps up to the plate with some juicy, juicy data on the future of horror! Pull out your spreadsheets and find things to be both optimistic and pessimistic about.

Both of the goblins have experienced big life changes recently. How are we pulling through now that our schedules are all disrupted? Listen in and learn from our struggles reconciling writing with change.

Several publishers have copped to accepting AI stories. We follow up with some of the latest news stories to react, discuss, and find a path forward. See what we're talking about here: https://www.bona-books.com/news/we-bought-an-ai-story https://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontpage/ai-statement?srsltid=AfmBOorLQXFMojVmFzC76Vr2GvZmC54mO08cEmJCeNcNkDdviOORvOnI

PLM and Carson are once again entering the Reddit mines for easy content! The goblins answer questions from real horror writers and have some fun along the way. Also, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QswkXXDd2

Today the goblins sharpen their scalpels and dissect a willing victim: Kai Delmas, King of Drabbles. Settle in for a girthy episode on editing techniques, critiquing, and discussion of writing development. There is no mercy. Find Kai's remains er we mean fiction: https://www.kaidelmas.com/

Carson pulls on his tweed jacket and talks all about newsletters. Also, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Dtzfhepue

Writers? Insecure? NEVER. This week, we take a look at some common writer insecurities and do a bit of commiserating. And if you haven't heard, we have a Discord! Join up and fan the flames of your parasocial relationship: https://discord.gg/Dtzfhepue

The future of horror is now and the goblins sit down to talk about what they want to see most of in the future of horror. More weirdness? Less tropes? Tune in and see what the goblins want to see.

The goblins compare their top 5 books for the first half of 2026. PLM's choices will SHOCK.

Why do so many killers have mommy issues? Why are mothers often set as the villains or the victims and rarely ever in between? Today, the goblins interview Emma E Murray and Dr Nina Miller on the representation of motherhood and mothers in horror. https://emmaemurray.com/ https://ninamillerwrites.com/

The goblins have cracked the secret formula to why and how one short story submission gets accepted versus another. They've analyzed thousands of form rejection emails, they've infiltrated presses, they've bribed the editors' cats. They know all. And they are here to share it all with you!

Get your sickles out, spooky co-eds! It's time for the annual goblin sacrifice! Because today, PLM and CarCar are going to be diving deep into the lore of the folks! What is folk horror? Is it any religion? Just the folksyiest? How to folk?

The goblins get spicy today. What are their hottest takes (XXX jk, wait actually there is a new update on the podcast's fav cryptid) about the horror genre and writing community. Is this the episode that gets them cancelled? O M G Gossip goblin xxoo Don't forget, the goblins also have new books out and they want your money! https://carsonwinter.com/product/the-corpse-priest-ebook/ https://...

The goblins are joined by slasher experts Erik McHatton and Patrick Barb (and his anaconda) to chat about all things slasher in the horror genre. Is the trope dead? Or is it rising up for its thirteenth sequel? Find out today on this episode of the Dead Languages Podcast! https://linktr.ee/erikmchatton https://patrickbarb.com/ Don't forget, the goblins also have new books out and they want you...