Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense

I talk to Mason Hawthorne, author of several short stories including LEADBITTER HOUSE published in Nyx Publishing's first Queer Gothic anthology, UNSPEAKABLE, about Australian small town Gothic, body horror, and the process of writing short fiction. Find the fully formatted transcript on cmrosens.com .

In this week's episode, Wes sets his cap at Fairwood (and Carrie), takes drugs to see glimpses of a strange future, and recalls his own Changes. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: drug-taking and on-page trip in POV, come-down and out-of-touch/derealisation POV due to drug-taking, very strong language (the C-word again), depersonalisation (when Wes can't rememb...

Katy faces the consequences of her actions and some unwelcome revelations about the List and her destiny. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: gore, maggot-adjacent infestation, body horror, emesis Theme tune: Gemma Cartmell

Fairwood extracts Katy's memory of her 11th birthday, in which Katy's destiny becomes clearer to her; in the present, Katy learns who killed her beloved grandmother and Wes and Ricky face a reckoning. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: child neglect and manipulation, disruptive/drunk/violent family member in family gathering situation, gift-giving (can be read...

I read out a version of the December letter that Ko-Fi supporters received this month with a Christmas card from Carrie, Ricky (and Wes). This is a non-canonical AU project set in the present day, where I explore what 'would happen if ...' and thread some arcs together. If you want to read the letters you get them as Ko-Fi posts at my lower monthly tier, or sent to you, handwritten, with other lit...

Wes's meeting with Katy goes very badly, resulting in Katy needing a rescue. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: driving-under-the-influence POV, implied careless driving, homicidal ideation (he fantasises about strangling Katy with his scarf) and strong language, attempted abduction by father and siblings, some graphic sibling bullying and intimidation. Theme T...

Wes finds out what's really bothering Hugo and has a confession of his own; Katy goes back to college and gains a magical artefact. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: In Wes's section: under-the-influence POV, suicide ideation in context of reference to a deliberate car-crash, father/son estrangement, and references to cocaine and fictional designer drugs. In K...

I talk to Magen Cubed this week about monster romance, the US class system and writing in the Southern Gothic mode. We discuss her novel LEATHER AND LACE, the main characters Dorian (an anxiety-riddled vampire) and Cash (a laid-back human monster hunter), their backstories, and the interaction with the decaying setting and other Southern Gothic tropes. Find the full transcript here at cmrosens.com...

Wes receives an ultimatum that will bring him back to Pagham-on-Sea and recalls a bad memory. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: depersonalisation and derealisation, self-harm (hitting self violently/repeatedly), bullying older relatives, death threats against loved ones, estranged father/son relationship, implied struggles with self-loathing. Theme Tune : Gemm...

Ricky gets to know Katy without having to actually talk to her, and the Voice comes back (with more reverb than ever). Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: dealing with bereavement/grief/memories, ritual cutting and reference to self-harm history, emesis, jealousy, attempted mind-manipulation. Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell

In this episode I update you on the hardback edition of THE CROWS and the limited book box release (Jan 2022), my short novella coming out in the Spooky by Association anthology (Jan 2022) which is the genesis story of the Porter branch of That Family, and also on the letter-writing project I've got to help me work out some character arcs beyond the books. Not necessarily canonical but what happen...

Ricky goes for a winter walk, and he and Carrie have a heart-to-heart... Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: very strong language [use of c-word], casual attitude to random killing, troubled/complicated domestic dynamics, calling out controlling behaviour. Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell

Katy has an eye-opening chat with Ricky while Wes gets wasted and unlocks a surprising new ability. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: implied cannibalism of human/human-passing organs, drugs and alcohol, background gore, amputation and torture, masturbation and xenophobia. Theme Tune by Gemma Cartmell

"Snuff films aren't fucking vegan, Lucy" Wes fails to handle some personal problems and ends up on yet another family outing he doesn't want to be involved with. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: unhealthy sexual/romantic relationship, addiction, coerced drug-taking, toxic family dynamic. Theme Tune by Gemma Cartmell

This interview with Alessandra "Allie" Pino contains discussion of food in the Gothic, and how food can betray us (in the context of horror but also anxieties around food in real life). Allie discusses her co-written project, A GOTHIC COOKBOOK, which contains essays on 13 Gothic novels, along with 5-6 recipes from each of those novels per chapter, developed and adapted for a modern kitchen. Intro/...

Listen to my improv commentary of the 1931 Dracula (dir. Tod Browning). The full transcript is available on my website cmrosens.com , and if you'd like to tip me on Ko-Fi it would be much appreciated! I might put future film commentaries up on Ko-Fi for supporters. Intro/Outro Music: Robobozo by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech) CC.03 License.

Katy wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, and underestimates her cousin. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: abduction, toxic family dynamics, teen with self-harm tendencies. Theme tune: Gemma Cartmell

A bonus short story available to buy as an ebook from all ebook stores and direct from my Ko-Fi shop for £1.99. OVEREXPOSURE is a traumatic short about obsessive love. All Rights Reserved. CWs: self-harm, self-mutilation, bodily fluids, descent into addiction. Intro/Outro theme: Robobozo by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under CC BY 3.0 License

Welcome back to Eldritch Girl. In this episode, Ricky has some explaining to do. Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs : bird death and entrail reading, facing mortality Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell All Rights Reserved 2021

Katy is kidnapped and Wes breaks several promises, but for once it's not his fault, Reissued by Canelo Horror 2024. BUY YOUR COPY HERE AND READ ALONG! CWs: running away from an unsafe (murderous) home, kidnap, experimental (coerced in underground clinical context) drug use. Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell All Rights Reserved 2021

An interview with author S. T. Gibson, where she reads an extract from DOWRY OF BLOOD (Nyx Publishing, 2020) and we talk about Dracula's Brides, polyamory and Gothic fiction! You can find the full transcript on cmrosens.com . Intro/Outro Music: Robobozo Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) CC BY 3.0

Thirteenth Part One: Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode, I chat about the novel that's being serialised in this season, give you the head's up on the CWs and read the prologue to ease you in. Lots of gore from the get-go. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (eldritch edition) X HANNIBAL RISING - Lovecraftian mythos meets family drama in this serialised novel by C. M. Rosens, All Rights Reserved 20...

What's next for ELDRITCH GIRL? Join me on 7th Oct 2021 and find out! AUDIOBOOK OF THE CROWS, as heard on my podcast, will be out September 2021.

Chapter 21 ~ I Have You Now, My Pretty, in which Carrie's wyrd ends Followed by Epilogue ~ Is This The End? in which some things are wrapped up to no-one's satisfaction. Reissued by Canelo Horror, 2024. GET YOUR COPY NOW! Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell

Our last author interview of the season is with April-Jane Rowan, one of the founders of Gurt Dog Press (which has since closed its doors). We hear an extract from Rowan's novel, LOVELORN, released August 2021, and chat about faeries, folklore, body horror, and different kinds of tainted/toxic love (not just the romantic kind). Rowan also discusses Gurt Dog Press and B Proud PR, a promo service fo...