Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense

Chapters 08 and 09 are here! This episode contains monster spice. This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if you want to support the podcast then please head to Ko-Fi and join as a monthly Tip Jar member (or above) for early access to the episodes and mp3 downloads, as well as some eBook freebies in epub and PDF format. There is no transcript as the...

Chapter 07: Yelen's Stories. Yelena gets to know Yelen, who struggles with reality and sudden socialisation, and they play guessing games together... with a few forfeits... Support the podcast on Ko-Fi to get early access episodes and mp3 downloads. Head to cmrosens.com to get updates and sign up to my author newsletter . CWs : mental health issues, depressive mindsets, derealisation, detachment/d...

Worldbuilding Craft Chat with Multi-Genre Author E.A. Noble on the Eldritch Girl Podcast! Meet E.A. Noble and find out more about her books, from high fantasy When Blood Meets Earth ( Avatar: The Last Airbender X The Poppy War ), and contemporary AU superhero fantasy, Supersize Bubblegum (think The Boys but with fat Black women gaining powers through eating bubblegum!) The full transcript with all...

PART 2: THE CASTLE Chapter 05: The Wanderer - Yelena narrowly evades the rot in the forest and finds the castle. Chapter 06: Yelen - Yelena meets Yelen, who doesn't realise he's been alone for ~90 years. Go to cmrosens.com for updates. Support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens , and get early access to the episodes, mp3 files, and eBooks. Join the Eldritch Seekers/Eldritch Family tier for...

In Chapter 3: Last Orders - Yelena's last day at the hostelry is not as successful as could be hoped for. In Chapter 4: Winds of Change - Yelena remembers her grandmother's death, and is forced to leave the village. Stay updated via cmrosens.com Support the podcast on https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens/tiers to get early access and mp3 downloads, plus free eBook goodies! Content Notes : sexual content, de...

Yelena and Velna share a nightmare-memory, after which Yelena tells the village children about the monster in the forest. Head to cmrosens.com for news and updates. This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if you want to support the podcast then please head to Ko-Fi and join as a monthly Tip Jar member (or above) for early access to the episodes and m...

Diverse Romance and Dark Paranormal: Meet Georgina Kiersten/Jasper Hyde on the Eldritch Girl Podcast Meet Georgina Kiersten, who also writes as Jasper Hyde, and find out more about their paranormal dark romantic thriller, Splinter , perfect for the Abby/Icky fans of the Fox show Sleepy Hollow , in which Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is retold in a contemporary setting with a dive...

Welcome back to Eldritch Girl! This season is focused on my Dark Gothic Fantasy novel, YELEN & YELENA, which is Beauty and the Beast X Mexican Gothic, featuring aro and bi characters. It's not a romantasy, although there is a sapphic riff on Orpheus and Eurydice subplot, and the emphasis is on "dark". This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if yo...

Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read alo...

Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read alo...

Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read alo...

A short story from when Ricky was 10 years old and made Gerald: also his first meeting with Myrddin, as referenced in The Day We Ate Grandad . It references a few things mentioned in the novels and explains Ricky’s habit of whistling bird calls. The short story text can be found here on my Ko-Fi . Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: animal death/cruelty, di...

A double bill for the final episode of the season: the bonus episode will follow! The showdown is upon the Triad, and as Wes finally gets his priorities straight, the new gods are taking no prisoners. Today is the day they eat Grandad. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: emesis, violence, trypophobia, drug/alcohol use Intro/Out...

Wes guiltily fulfils Ricky’s last request even though he goes through with his betrayal… but is it too late? Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: emesis, gore Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Ricky sees through Wes’s subterfuge and is not impressed; Katy steps up and leads the exile ritual, but the night ends on a worrying note. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: sheep death, body horror Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Theo finally meets the Faceless Man, and the family is decimated by their gods. Wes makes a (bad) drunk/power-drunk decision. Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: dub con (m/m, interrupted), gore, body horror, alcohol, brainwashed cultist POV Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer (née Cartmell) Buy your copy and read along!

Wes finds his power addictive, and shows his family what he’s capable of. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: body horror, violence, alcohol Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

This is the final author interview (although not the final bonus episode) for Season 03. It’s longer than usual as we compare and contrast two of the author’s novellas in some detail. You can buy The Faerie Hounds of York and The Bayou from all eBook retailers. Arden Powell is a speculative-fiction author and illustrator from the Canadian East Coast. They graduated from St. Francis Xavier Universi...

Ricky lets Katy help with the ritual to restore Wes for the night, and finds himself bonding (uncomfortably). Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: body horror, deliberate ingestion of weird parasite-adjacent things. Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Theo embraces being a vessel of the unmoored True Face, and has a visitation of his own. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: gore, violence, brainwashed/fanatic POV Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Wes faces some hard truths of his new reality, and Katy takes care of him. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: temptation to relapse, flipped in loco parentis dynamic Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Wes lies to Hugo but comes (partly) clean about his involvement with the cult to Ricky and Carrie; Ricky reads Grampa Nathan’s journals and has an idea. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: body issues, lying to intimate partners/relatives, messy dynamics. Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Helen Nde is a folklorist, artist and writer who curates and is the author of The Runaway Princess and Other Stories . She has given many talks on African Folklore including these which can be watched online . ‘Enfant Terribles: Dread Children in African Folklore’ is the talk referenced in this interview. The interview transcript is available via cmrosens.com . Intro/Outro Music: Waltz Primordial...

Katy saves Layla’s life (again) and gets a taste of ‘normal’ family life, and Layla makes Katy think about her future. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: violence, gore, some discussion on bodies/mutated body parts that could parallel gender dysphoria. Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer

Wes makes a serious sacrifice in exchange for three wishes, and almost immediately regrets it. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: male climax in response to non-sexual interaction with arachnid/maggot creature Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer