The Red Rabbit Hole

It’s all gone a bit folk horror down the Red Rabbit Hole! Lovely author Olivia Isaac Henry joins your hosts Nicky and Lisa for a chat about the research for her book Sorrow Spring. They discuss healing wells, the dangers of drinking stagnant water and of course Lisa’s favourite subject, cults. Nicky even starts to plan her own cult of the Red Rabbit! Let’s burrow down and listen, but whatever you...

Dr Stephanie Carty, author of Shattered, has survived the week down The Red Rabbit Hole, but she has another challenge… a sleep walking crime off! Of course, it wouldn’t be the same rabbit hole without Nicky and Lisa competing to have the most interesting true crime case. Stephanie doesn’t get caught sleeping though, she gives her opinion on the crimes. Let’s grab a torch and dig down…   Find...

There’s a doctor down the Red Rabbit Hole this week! Dr. Stephanie Carty, author of both fiction and non fiction books takes a long deep dive into The Red Rabbit Hole. Talking about her new book Shattered, she discusses how important sleep is to the human body and how this research played into writing her thriller.   Let’s start digging, but whatever you do don’t nod off while we’re there – y...

Lovely listeners, you join us today for a bonus episode that will both frustrate and intrigue you... although with your hosts Lisa and Nicky, what's new? Today they are talking about Netflix's series Adolescence. Close to Lisa's heart, there's discussions on what's happening, how well the show handled it and of course, Nicky jumps in with an opinion or three too. Let's dig in and see what horrors...

Have you read your horrorscope today? LOL, yes I know it should be spelt horoscope, but that wouldn’t be very funny!   Rachel Wells, is still in the dark weird warrens of The Red Rabbit Hole. The girls read their horoscopes and decide how accurate they are. Nicky comes up with a horrific idea for how astrology can be used for evil (of course she did!) and Rachel talks more about her book Leo...

We are all in the stars today! Author Rachel Wells pops down the Red Rabbit Hole this week to talk about her research for her murder mystery book, Leo Moon. Astrology is a weird warren all to itself, and the girls talk about their star signs, if they think they are like them and of course a little intrigue and murder talk slips in too!   Find Rachel here: https://www.instagram.com/rachelwells...

This week, Irish author Jenny O’Brien joins your regular hosts Nicky and Lisa to talk about her research rabbit holes for her thrillers and historical books. There’s Weird Warrens that twist around Guernsey’s World War 2 efforts, and how nurses helped their patients’ health, and saved their lives from Nazis. Nicky tries to get Jenny to plot a perfect murder with her nursing skills, spoiler alert,...

Stephen Cox, author of Our Child of the Stars and Our Child of Two Worlds, did not see this coming! No, he has spent a whole week down The Red Rabbit Hole, but still seems in good spirits. Nicky finishes her story about a shocking tea leaf reading from her life, and Stephen let’s us all deeper into his Victorian research for his work in progress.   Digging deeper is always the way out, get th...

Today’s episode is a little different… we welcome Stephen Cox author of Our Child of the Stars and Our Child of Two Worlds, who gives us a sneak peek into his rabbit holes of research into a book he’s currently working on – a Victorian murder mystery set amongst the shady world of mediums. Nicky and Lisa relive their time travel back into the Victorian era and also discuss psychic experiences. Let...

We’re down a local weird warren today, listeners! Your hosts Lisa and Nicky talk about the Netflix series Toxic Town – why? Because Corby is Nicky’s home town. Although only a little baby when the incident occurred, she talks about her views on how her beloved Corby was portrayed in the series, and Lisa is ready with a bit of law talk and lively discussion about how a council was finally held acco...

We are weird warrening today, listeners! Lisa puts her therapist hat on and leads down some very dark and dank tunnels to explore mythical families who embody some really twisted trauma! We discover what the Oracle’s go to prediction is, that spoiler alert, never ends well! We find there’s a very tangible link to Marvel and the myths of old, and lest we forget the rather icky way the goddess of lo...

Thriller author N J Simmonds, also known as Natali, has been trapped down The Red Rabbit Hole all week, waiting to talk about the tragic Sarah Everard case that inspired her writing. This case is still very tender to the UK as it happened during the pandemic and lost a lot of trust for the British police. So, let’s not wait any longer…   Find Natali here… https://njsimmonds.com/   Don't...

Thriller author N J Simmonds, also known as Natali, willingly digs down into the Red Rabbit Hole with your hosts Nicky and Lisa to talk about her book, Good Girls Die Last. Dubbed as the female ‘Falling Down’ her book looks into how women are treated by society and how one straw can break even the strongest woman’s back. And of course, there’s a serial killer lurking in the shadows…   Find Na...

Cozy crime author Helena Dixon has spent the last week down the Red Rabbit Hole and has been, like every other listener, been eagerly awaiting Nicky’s reveal about her connection to Vaudeville! The ladies dive down into some music hall murders and Lisa encourages Nicky to do her very own banana dance! Let’s dig in and let’s hear more!   Find Helena here…   Amazon.co.uk : helena dixo...

It’s all gone a bit of musical down here in The Red Rabbit Hole. Lisa has captured cozy crime author Helena Dixon and she talks about the historical rabbit holes she jumped down for her brilliant Kitty Underhay series. The ladies also discuss music halls, drag kings, and dancing with bananas!   Find Helena here…   Amazon.co.uk : helena dixon Facebook Helena Dixon (@helenad...

We love you so much down here in the Red Rabbit Hole, that we have some bonus content for you! This is a debate episode where our hosts, Lisa Shepherd (Comedian, Therapist, actress and writer of plays) goes to head to head with N V Peacock – also known as Nicky – (darkly beautiful, bestselling thriller author, and all round research monkey) on popular topics in the true crime and fiction worlds. S...

Part 2 of author Keri Beevis’ research into the Fred and Rosemary West case that shocked the UK back in the 90s. We discuss how the situation would have been dealt with now, and also deviate into horror films, cats and more! Let’s head down into the dark depths!    Find Keri here… https://keribeevis.com/   Don't get left behind! Follow The Red Rabbit!   Patreon Facebook TikTok...

For your entertainment this week, your hosts have successfully kidnapped author Keri Beevis. They talk about Keri’s research into the horrific UK serial killers Fred and Rosemary West, and how it fueled her book Every Little Breath. The girls discuss how the case unfolded and come across a few shocking revelations regarding how it was allowed to continue.   She’ll soon be 14 books deep, so we...

It’s the New Year and The Red Rabbit Hole has scurried on to season 2! In this episodes, your hosts bestselling thriller author N V Peacock (otherwise known as Nicky) and comedian and therapist Lisa Shepherd, talk about their favourite episodes of season 1 and also give sneaky peaks to what’ll be happening this year. Nicky gets on her soapbox about the publishing industry and Lisa makes some promi...

You’ve found us again! Welcome to back down The Red Rabbit Hole. Hosts, Lisa and Nicky have kept bestselling author Lorraine Mace deep in their worrying warrens of true crimes all week, and now she is desperate to get out! Together, they continue their discussions about the Madelaine McCann case, updates on a potential suspects, and also some more burrowing into adjacent rabbit holes of research....

Your hosts today, get their paws on an author who is no stranger to the Red Rabbit Hole, the lovely Lorraine Mace has been captured again. Talking to us today about how the Madelaine McCann case, and how that inspired her book Rock-a-Bye Baby, part of her D I Sterling thriller series. The ladies dive down rabbit holes about child abductions, why the media cover only some of this awful cases, inves...

Here we go, down another twisted and slightly damp smelling Weird Warren! This time, your hosts Nicky and Lisa have tempted Honorata from Artlysing down to talk about dark art. How art can help cleanse the soul, explore the darker side of life and, because of course the girls are true crime obsessed, they touch on murderabillia and killers who have indulged in the arts. Honorata is here to keep us...

Tis the season to get…spooky!   Today, your cohost thriller author N V Peacock, otherwise known as Nicky, had some special guests! Tay and Dana our Canadian friends from the Obscure Orations podcast. They love talking about weird and wonderful stuff, so were the perfect guests for this episode.   It’s a Christmas Eve tradition in the UK to tell ghost stories on this night, so we have thr...

Anne Coates, author of the Hannah Weybridge books, has spent an uneasy week down the Red Rabbit Hole, but still seems raring to go! She is poised to judge another of Nicky’s and Lisa’s crazy true crime offs (there’s nothing our hosts won’t turn into a game!) This week they are swapping serial killers who target sex workers. Nicky is presenting The Yorkshire Ripper and Lisa has The Green River Kill...

Ho, ho, ho, listeners. It’s that time of year when the festive spirit grabs us all and abducts us down a snowy, tinsel strangled, Red Rabbit Hole. Your hosts, N V Peacock, also known as Nicky, and Lisa Shepherd are talking today about Charles Dicken’s and his A Christmas Carol. The girls talk about the book and the crimes that they can link to it, be it between the pages or shockingly similar ones...