Horror Humor Hunger

Robbie Dorman has written 17 horror novels and counting, including Words of Christ in Red and Underneath . He also has a fantastic horror podcast, Blood on the Typewriter. Join us as we discuss the shift from self to traditional publishing, querying agents, book marketing, the breadth and depth of the horror genre, and more! Connect with Robbie: https://robbiedorman.com Connect with Viggy: https:/...

A.C. Hessenauer is a writer of horror, chaos, and madness. Her latest novel, Going to the Six , published by Cemetery Dance Publications in June 2026, was selected for the Cemetery Dance Trade Paperback Book Club alongside works by Jack Ketchum, Bentley Little, and Brian Hodge. The novel was also released as an audiobook by Simon & Schuster Audio's Simon Maverick imprint. If that weren’t...

Shannon Morgan is the author of atmospheric modern gothic novels, including In the Lonely Hours and the Goodreads Choice Award-finalist Her Little Flowers . She has had a nomadic past, involving, but not limited to, nearly being shot in Kashmir, playing a marathon ten-hour game of backgammon on the side of a road in Turkey, getting horribly sea-sick off the coast of Madagascar and milking a camel...

Robert P. Ottone is the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Triangle and There’s Something Sinister in Centerfield . He is also the author of The Vile Thing We Created as well as the collections Her Infernal Name and Tear Me Open: Fears Unwrapped . Join us as we discuss his latest release, Amityville Awakens , reimagining classic haunted house stories, finding hope in horror, the lega...

Jessica M. Goldstein is a culture writer and author based in Washington, D.C. Her debut novel, RETRO , just came out in June, and she’s also a journalist with work in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Marie Claire, and more. Join us as we discuss the big cultural questions, protecting time and space for imagination, incorporating history into fiction, nostalgia, and, of course, recreational...

Megan Mostyn-Brown is a playwright and TV writer/producer who's written for shows on Fox, Netflix, AMC, Amazon, and Paramount+, including NOS4A2 and Gotham . She’s also a horror novelist, and her debut, THE NEED, presents cannibals in a very different way than we’ve seen before. Join us as we discuss cannibalism, family drama, toxic relationships, and more! Connect with Megan: https://www.pen...

Welcome back to Gwendolyn Kiste, the four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens , Reluctant Immortals , The Haunting of Velkwood , and Boneset & Feathers, among others. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub, Nightmare, Tor Nightfire, and Titan Books. She's a Lambda Literary Award winner, and her fiction has also received the This I...

Jendia Gammon is a Nebula and three-time BSFA Awards finalist author of horror, fantasy, thriller, and science fiction novels and short stories. She is also CEO of Roaring Spring Productions, LLC and Editor-in-Chief of its publishing imprint, Stars and Sabers Publishing. She has also written under the pen name J. Dianne Dotson. If that weren’t enough, she holds a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary...

Saratoga Schaefer is the USA Today Bestselling and Indie Press Bestselling author of horror and thriller novels, including Trad Wife and A Thousand Monstrous Forms . Their books have been featured in Variety, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Glamour , and their writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, and more. Join us as we discuss tradwife horror, finding writing rhyt...

Kailee Pedersen writes haunted, unsettling speculative fiction. She is the author of the queer poetry chapbook Pastorale and the novel Sacrificial Animals , which was named one of the New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2024 and a finalist for Best Horror at the 2025 Libby Book Awards. Her second novel, The Minimalist , just released this August! Join us as we discuss music, literary inspirati...

The submechanophobia queen, Jordie, otherwise known as @‌WhyJordie online, has inspired more than one of my horror stories. She has grown an enormous social following (over 500k!) doing creepy show and tells about submechanophobia, megalophobia, thalassophobia, urban legends, and all things spooky. Join us as we discuss our submechanophobia origin stories, the creepiest abandoned animatronics, why...

Joshua Millican is a journalist, actor, active member of the Horror Writers Association, and the author of Teleportasm, Chopping Mall: The Novelization , and his latest work, Dopefoot . Join us as we discuss writing cinematically, novelizing films, cryptids, Bigfoot, and how horror reflects our larger societal fears. Connect with Joshua: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_millican/ Connect with Vigg...

Amber Dean, author of Hysterical , writes psychologically immersive horror centered on female obsession, intimacy, and power. Drawing on her lived experience in New York City’s nightlife scene, her work explores desire without moral apology. Join us as we discuss vengeful women, female rage, love vs. romance, intimacy as a shackle, obsession as logic, and the different between likable and compelli...

We flip the script in this episode, with my friend Katherine interviewing me! And here’s a little Easter egg for y’all who’ve already read the book--Katherine is the inspiration for the character of Kendall! Join us as we discuss the meaning of the title, the inspiration for the story, the villainy (or not?) of unhelpful husbands, and more! Connect with Viggy: https://viggyhampton.com Purchase Rip...

Season 9 is coming soon! Mark your calendars for the premiere episode on July 28, and add Ripped Up the Middle in Two  to your TBR today (or you can always preorder!). Connect with Viggy: https://viggyhampton.com Purchase Ripped Up the Middle in Two along with Viggy’s other books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B082DC79CG/allbooks?ingress=0&lp_context_query=viggy+parr+hampton&visitId...

We’ve made it to the season 8 finale! If you’ve tuned in for awhile, you know every season ends with a book-inspired recipe. I hope you enjoy Mrs. Knowles' Meatloaf, inspired by A Veritable Household Pet ! Mrs. Knowles' Meatloaf Ingredients 1.5 lbs ground beef 1 egg 1 onion, chopped fine 1 cup milk 1 cup dried bread crumbs (Panko works) Salt and pepper to taste 1/3 cup ketchup (Heinz!) 2...

Grace R. Reynolds is an American speculative fiction writer, focusing on dark fiction and poetry. In addition to her short fiction, she is the author of Lady of the House and two other collections of poetry. These include The Lies We Weave , which was nominated for the SFPA Elgin Awards, and Midnight Blue . Her debut novella, Neon Moon , recently published through Dark Matter Ink. Join us as we di...

Everybody and their mom knows Marcus Kliewer (I can personally attest to this, my mom is a huge fan!). His debut novel We Used to Live Here began life as a serialized short story on Reddit, where it won the Scariest Story of 2021 award on the NoSleep forum. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster for publication even before it had been extended into a fu...

Brandon Eldridge is the author of several novels and short stories, including The Establishment and Becoming Benjamin . He’s also the creator of ShiverCon, an indie horror convention in Indiana coming up in August that is sure to be absolutely incredible. Join us as we discuss Easter eggs in horror books, pen names, the amazing event that is ShiverCon, and the importance of always showing and prom...

Erika T. Wurth is the author of WHITE HORSE and THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904, and she’s an urban Native of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. She’s a New York Times editors pick, a Good Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and Book of the Month Pick. She’s also a professor at Western Illinois University and a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver Installation. Jo...

Emily Vale, author of She Feeds on Misery, writes books that blur the edge of reality with a supernatural twist, blending the horrifyingly fantastic with mundane life. Join us as we discuss sassy demons, the importance of female friendship, hauntings, cursed gumdrops (yes, you read that right) and more! Connect with Emily: https://www.emilyvalebooks.com/about Connect with Viggy: https://viggyhampt...

Lee Upton has a large and diverse body of work--her first novel, Tabitha, Get Up , is a current semi-finalist for the 2026 Thurber Prize in American Humor. She’s also written the novels Wrongful , The Withers (forthcoming in June 2026), and Tabitha, Stay Up (forthcoming in September 2026). Her poetry has appeared in the New Yorker, Poetry, Agni, and many other magazines. Her awards include the Pus...

What would you do if you couldn’t make your art anymore? If you couldn’t write? If you couldn’t cook, or play music, or read? If your creative outlet and passion were taken away? Those are just a few of the horrifying questions I discuss with special guest J.R. Blanes, whose novel Portraits of Decay  will make you consider the meaning of art, dark magic, the tension between the Hollywood version o...

Who else loves The Twilight Zone ? Who else enjoys being plunged into a strange, surreal world? If this describes you, then join me and author Daniel Braum as we discuss strange tales, why we’re drawn to the macabre, and what we wish we saw more of in the horror world. Daniel Braum writes short stories that explore the tension between the psychological and the supernatural. His debut short story c...

This very special bonus encore episode featuring the horrors of modern dating celebrates the publication of my satirical novel-in-stories, The Tinder Chronicles ! First dates can be hell… or hilarious . Dating can be horrible, but the right attitude can turn even the worst date into something memorable. From wannabe rappers to semi-pro golfers, from naughty ventriloquists to unicycle-riding parrot...