This Is Horror Podcast

In this podcast Jeffrey Reddick talks about Final Destination, Don’t Look Back, social commentary in movies, and much more. [8:12] Life lessons growing up in a small town in Kentucky [18:59] First horror films watched [21:08] Getting hooked on horror/Nightmare on Elm Street [27:28] Sending a treatment to New Line [59:55] Initial spark for Final Destination story [1:07:56] The Tax Man scary movie [...

In this podcast Gwendolyn Kiste talks about Boneset & Feathers, witches, optimism winning, and much more. [3:08] Biggest changes personally and professionally [7:45] Boneset & Feathers [9:09] Witch misconceptions [12:37] Parallels between modern world people cast as witches and witchfinders [16:20] Optimistic side winning out [27:34] The Reluctant Immortals [36:31] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks...

In this podcast Cullen Bunn talks about Shadow Man, Harrow County, being the world’s youngest hypnotist, and much more. [4:12] Shadow Man [15:12] Reining in the horrific [20:02] Michael J Clark, via Patreon, asks about Eden via Aftershock/the late great Kevin Watkins [28:00] Harrow County [30:59] Phantom on the Scan [35:23] Patrick Barb, via Patreon, asks about adapting Blood Feud into a comic ser...

In this podcast Cullen Bunn talks about The Damned, Marvel Comics, do’s and don’ts for comic book writers, and much more. [3:16] The devil house growing up as a kid [9:20] The man under Cullen’s house [11:33] Weird happenings around house and hometown [17:36] Sneaking around and watching horror movies as a kid [22:54] Early life lessons growing up [29:07] Pushing forward in spite of self-doubt [33...

In this podcast Eden Royce talks about Spooklights, young adult vs. middle-grade fiction, writing two novels at once, and much more. [3:15] When Eden first realised she wanted to pursue writing professionally [6:08] Spooklights [8:44] Lessons learnt publishing Spooklights [12:47] Cover art by Mark Taylor for Spooklights and Spooklights 2 [19:32] Traditional vs. independent publishing [25:43] Middl...

In this podcast Eden Royce talks about Root Magic, southern gothic horror, the Gullah-Geechee nation, and much more. [2:44] Stories Eden heard whilst growing up [9:47] First stories Eden told [13:09] Early life lessons growing up in Charleston [17:49] Letting go of stories [20:43] Writing Southern Gothic horror [25:09] Putting Root Magic out as a Middle Grade novel [29:15] Gullah-Geechee people [3...

In this podcast Sarah Pinborough talks about Behind Her Eyes, Dead to Her, selling books for TV adaptations, and much more. [3:02] Early life lessons growing up [8:17] Peter Pan [17:28] Trying to write more likeable characters [21:04] Behind Her Eyes TV show [24:26] Dead to Her sold for TV [26:38] Screenwriting vs novel writing [30:22] Collaborating with agent and editor [32:21] Different versions...

In this podcast Wrath James White talks about Succulent Prey, sex addiction, collaborating with Edward Lee, and much more. [2:58] Succulent Prey and struggling with sex addiction [10:19] Prey Drive [22:06] How Wrath first got into BDSM [35:40] Lucas Milliron, via Patreon, asks if Wrath has ever made himself uncomfortable with his fiction [38:00] V R Weather, via Patreon, asks about collaborating w...

In this podcast Wrath James White talks about extreme horror, uncomfortable writing, The Resurrectionist, and much more. [4:05] Early life lessons [7:32] Kickboxing, martial arts, and professional fighting [10:26] Lessons from writing and MA that fed into each other [22:30] Days off and writing schedule/routine [28:04] The Resurrectionist (content warning: rape and extreme violence) [28:57] Is Wra...

In this podcast Richard Chizmar talks about Chasing The Boogeyman, his third collaboration with Stephen King, Gwendy, and much more. [3:19] Biggest changes personally and professionally [5:37] The third Gwendy book and collaboration with Stephen King [16:17] Film adaptation of Widow’s Point: reaction [20:38] Chasing the Boogeyman [48:59] Book club pre-order offer [51:07] Lucas Milliron, via Patreo...

In this podcast Sarah Langan talks about witchcraft horror, writing advice, the best horror of the last ten years, and much more. [3:10] John WM Thompson, via Patreon, asks about recent horror that revolves around witchcraft [16:08] What should Sarah be kinder to herself about [25:40] Some of the best horror movies and books of the last ten years [44:32] The best and worst writing advice [48:45] B...

In this podcast Sarah Langan talks about Good Neighbors, 'You Have the Prettiest Mask', promoting books during the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more. [3:00] The biggest changes since Sarah was last on the podcast [8:41] The absurdity of talking about horror fiction with everything happening in the world right now [15:20] Current work-in-progress/‘You Have the Prettiest Mask’ [18:00] Good Neighbors...

In this podcast Gemma Amor talks about Calling Darkness, haunted pubs, being kind to yourself, and much more. [3:23] Which Gemma Amor book should people start with [16:23] Fear to Tread/Gemma’s travelling [23:11] Wotton-under-Edge haunted pub [49:03] Mike, via Patreon, asks what Gemma’s favourite joke is [49:58] John WM Thompson, via Patreon, asks how do you know when a story is done [53:10] Calli...

In this podcast Gemma Amor talks about Cruel Works of Nature, mental health and creativity, writing for audio, and much more. [3:11] Prepping for interview [10:13] Social media and mental health [15:50] Early life lessons growing up [23:52] Writing from a young age/first experiences with story [46:24] Becoming a professional writer [50:40] Writing as a tool to hep with mental health [51:35] Cruel...

In this podcast Sara Tantlinger talks about Not All Monsters, lessons learned from compiling an anthology, balancing eroticism and horror, and much more. [3:25] Not All Monsters anthology [8:45] Biggest lessons from compiling an anthology [20:26] Blurbing books [29:36] David Busboom, via Patreon, asks about balancing eroticism and horror [37:31] Taking inspiration from everything [40:01] Found poe...

In this podcast Sara Tantlinger talks about Cradleland of Parasites, discovering horror, the Pittsburgh HWA Chapter, and much more. [3:30] Early life lessons [13:28] Discovering horror, Rob Zombie, and ouija boards [25:43] First time creating art [30:45] Grandfather and feral dogs [33:50] A house on the hill in the woods [39:45] H. H. Holmes inspiration [44:36] Cradleland of Parasites and the Blac...

In this podcast Rena Mason talks about The Evolutionist, swimming with sharks, working in the operating theatre, and much more. [2:37] The Evolutionist [22:29] Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women [27:31] Thai-Chinese descent [39:30] Swimming with sharks [47:03] Working in the operating theatre [58:38] Sarah Read, via Patreon, asks about realism in stories and personal experiences [1:23:08] Connec...

In this podcast Rena Mason talks about Where the Wild Things Are, uncanny experiences, life lessons, and much more. [3:00] Reading Where the Wild Things Are and caring more for the monsters than Max [5:44] Moving around and living in different places [9:31] Strange and uncanny experiences [19:42] Relationship with family [27:48] Horror movies in formative years [33:26] Early life lessons Full podc...

In this podcast Jeff Strand talks about Autumn Bleeds into Winter, self-promotion, publishing, and much more. [3:15] Being prolific as a full time writer [9:14] Success of My Pretties [14:38] Autumn Bleeds into Winter [27:00] Trad vs. indy publishing [29:48] Timeframe from finishing to publishing book [59:10] Might Stephen, via Patreon, asks about self promotion [1:03:07] Luke, via Patreon, asks a...

In this podcast Jeff Strand talks about the Andrew Mayhem series, getting into genre, comedic writing, and much more. [3:12] Early life lessons growing up [12:33] Getting into genre [18:40] Andrew Mayhem series origin [25:30] Deciding on the mode of each story: comedy vs. straight horror [30:11] 'Falstaff the Fearless’ in sixth grade [32:45] Knowing wanted to be a professional writer from an early...

In this podcast Angel Luis Colón talks about Blacky Jaguar, Hell Chose Me, Latinx authors, and much more. [3:08] Editing anthologies [16:38] Blacky Jaguar and Brian Walsh (Hell Chose Me) characters [27:38] Writing Hell Chose Me and writing in first person present tense [30:04] His Better Demons [33:45] Things learnt about self through writing [37:00] The Bastard Title podcast [43:11] Typical day a...

In this podcast Angel Luis Colón talks about crime fiction, cancel culture, literary agents, and much more. [3:13] Cancel culture/calling someone out [19:41] Early reading experiences [28:51] Reaction to horror as a parent [34:56] What subjects are and aren’t off the table [56:30] Literary agent journey [1:06:10] Crime fiction and voice Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishor...

In this podcast Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella celebrate the release of their novel They’re Watching alongside friends of the podcast and accomplished authors, Josh Malerman and Laurel Hightower. Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-378-theyre-watching-live-event-with-michael-david-wilson-bob-pastorella-josh-malerman-and-laurel-hightower Support This...

In this podcast Sarah Read talks about Out of Water, editing, the one story per week challenge, and much more. [3:07] Out of Water short story collection [6:52] One story per week challenge [29:37] Roger Venable, via Patreon, asks about drafting [31:43] Matthew Henshaw, via Patreon, asks about how skills as an editor and skills as a writer have informed each other [49:24] Matthew Henshaw, via Patr...

In this podcast Sarah Read talks about supernatural experiences, The Bone Weaver’s Orchard, zero drafting, and much more. [3:07] Supernatural occurrences before the grey man [10:05] Personal spiritual and supernatural beliefs [28:31] The Bone Weaver’s Orchard [30:18] Zero drafting [34:58] Research method [39:43] Secret Garden influence [42:03] Spider love and initial fear Full podcast show notes a...