This Is Horror Podcast

In this podcast Sarah Read talks about living in a haunted house, working in a library, getting into horror, and much more. [3:27] Early life lessons learnt growing up [13:17] Working in the library and encouraging children to read from an early age [19:47] Recommendations for those getting into horror [26:33] First experiences telling stories/writing [37:35] First time submitted a story to a genr...

In this podcast Adam Cesare talks about his latest novel Clown in A Cornfield, YA fiction, running a successful YouTube, and much more. [2:49] Clown in A Cornfield [45:25] Alex Giannini, via Patreon, asks about concerns regarding crossing the YA line whilst writing Clown in A Cornfield [54:15] Teaching [55:35] YouTube [1:11:58] V R Weather, via Patreon, asks if there is a sub-genre Adam hasn’t wri...

In this podcast Adam Cesare talks about being a Halloween every day kid, writing seriously, his first reading experiences, and much more. [3:10] Early reading encouragement and first reading experiences [18:27] Reading Spawn at an early age [34:49] Being a Halloween every day kid [38:52] Joe R. Lansdale’s The Drive In [58:45] Pursuing writing seriously Full podcast show notes available here: https...

In this podcast David Cummings talks about NoSleep Podcast live events, voice training, tips for narrating, and much more. [3:20] Tips for narrating and training your voice [8:20] Voice training David has received [28:56] Advantages and disadvantages of telling stories via audio [41:26] Live NoSleep Podcast events [47:37] Mike, via Patreon, asks if there is anything from the earlier days of NSP th...

In this podcast David Cummings talks about The NoSleep Podcast, local ghost stories, coping mechanisms for low self-confidence, and much more. [3:39] Conversation start/first experiences with story [8:57] The close connection between comedy and horror [11:02] Local ghost stories [18:31] Vincent Price [33:15] The Amityville Horror [40:50] The NoSleep Podcast story order and what does and doesn’t go...

In this podcast Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella team up with Booked. Podcast, Robb Olson and Livius Nedin, to celebrate the release of They’re Watching, chat about Halloween, and much more. [5:33] Conversation start/They're Watching [18:01] Questions for Bob [25:17] Beta reading [31:30] Detective aspect to the story [39:11] Yuki [49:10] What’s going on at This Is Horror [56:38] Thoughts on...

In this podcast John Hornor Jacobs talks about A Lush and Seething Hell, performing with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, getting a literary agent, and much more. [2:49] A Lush and Seething Hell [10:21] Breakout books and markers to quantify a book as such [24:41] Current work in progress and illustrations [44:21] Performing with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra [48:10] John W M Thompson, via Patre...

In this podcast John Hornor Jacobs talks about Southern Gods, video games, Journalstone, and much more. [3:03] Fear of the Cold War and nuclear destruction [30:28] Video games [39:04] Southern Gods [1:02:56] Journalstone deal Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-368-john-hornor-jacobs-on-southern-gods-video-games-and-journalstone Support This Is Horror Podcast...

In this podcast Daniel Kraus talks about The Living Dead, George A. Romero, Guillermo del Toro, and much more. [3:19] The Living Dead with George A. Romero [15:15] Discovering 100 extra pages of George’s work [22:22] Mary Roach’s Stiff [42:06] Lesser-known things about George A. Romero [50:10] Unfinished Romero projects [57:05] Patrick McDonough, via Patreon, asks about favourite Romero films [1:0...

In this podcast Daniel Kraus talks about young adult vs. adult fiction, Rotters, Chicago, and much more. [3:15] Early life lessons growing up in Iowa [10:03] First stories written [20:21] Writing routine [30:15] Taking care of mental health [39:01] Chicago and the writing life [42:58] Six feature films to debut novel [46:18] Young Adult vs adult fiction [49:35] Bent Heavens [51:40] Reading habits...

In this podcast Chuck Palahniuk talks about The Invention of Sound, Fight Club, commodifying human experience, and much more. [3:01] Early life lessons growing up in a mobile home in Burbank, Washington [6:55] Consuming media and processing story [10:34] Marketing: a big obstacle [14:27] Fear and attraction to conflict [16:57] The Invention of Sound [19:19] Writing method [29:23] Online book tour...

In this podcast Mackenzie Kiera talks about Ladies of the Fright, beta reading, writing professionally, and much more. [3:27] Writing professionally [17:14] Work in progress [25:30] Ladies of the Fright origin story [34:30] SURPRISE! You won the This Is Horror Award again! [36:45] Ladies of the Fright blog [39:55] Lisa Quigley, via Patreon, asks about relationship between writing and showering [47...

In this podcast Mackenzie Kiera talks about All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current, slasher movies, childhood memories, and much more. [3:08] Life lessons [5:48] Childhood memories [20:10] Mackenzie’s Godfather and her childhood reputation [39:13] Initial interest in horror [43:22] All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current [53:30] Slasher movies Full podcast show notes availab...

In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the This Is Horror Awards 2019. [2:05] Novel of the Year [13:50] Novella of the Year [29:14] Short Story Collection of the Year [51:30] Anthology of the Year [1:03:24] Publisher of the Year [1:15:34] Fiction Magazine of the Year [1:25:20] Cover Art of the Year [1:30:40] Fiction Podcast of the Year [1:33:35] Nonfiction Podcast of the Year Fu...

In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about his writing habits, writing process, and film production company. [3:36] Interest in buying Fangoria [15:16] Michael Sellars, via Patreon, asks about process and writing habits [26:53] Lucas Milliron, via Patreon, asks about playing music [30:21] Thea Mauve asks about Jonathan Janz’s performance at CoronaCon and narrating Malorie [31:59] Rena Mason asks ab...

In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Spin A Black Yarn, making it, film and TV adaptations, and much more. [3:45] Malorie: returning to the Bird Box world [33:26] Launching and promoting Malorie [40:53] Carpenter's Farm [54:01] The next book Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-360-josh-malerman-on-malorie-returning-to-bird-box-world-and-carpenters-farm S...

In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Spin A Black Yarn, making it, film and TV adaptations, and much more. [4:22] Pandemic talk [14:08] Making it [19:22] Ryan Lewis [26:27] John Tenney paranormal research lecture [27:37] 14 stories in development for film and tv [31:52] A Ben Evans Film [34:08] Spin A Black Yarn production company [37:40] The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Full podcast show n...

In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about Survivor Song, pandemics, film adaptations, and much more. [3:25] Survivor Song—this is not a fairytale it’s a song [6:25] Music listened to whilst composing Survivor Song [8:22] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks about excitement at release time [11:21] Why Ramola is from South Shields [13:56] Matthew Henshaw, via Patreon, asks about co-authoring with anothe...

In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about Survivor Song, pandemics, film adaptations, and much more. Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-357-paul-tremblay-on-survivor-song-pandemics-and-film-adaptations Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast Todd Keisling talks about the influence of Albert Camus, switching your mindset from hobbyist to professional writer, connecting with fans in the age of covid-19, and much more. [3:07] Donovan Candle/A Life Transparent [26:10] Haruki Murakami [28:04] Albert Camus, Chuck Palahniuk, and Columbine [36:34] Lucas Milliron, via Patreon, asks about hobbyist to professional mindset [45:20]...

In this podcast Todd Keisling talks about Devil’s Creek, growing up in South Eastern Kentucky, religion, and much more. [3:08] Early life lessons growing up in South Eastern Kentucky [12:25] Rumours about being a Satanist/treatment at school [17:15] Influence of religion in life and where Todd stands today [56:01] Is Devil’s Creek or Donovan Candle Todd’s most personal work Full podcast show notes...

In this podcast Danielle Trussoni talks about the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction, her writing routine, horror writing tips, and much more. [3:15] Lucas Milliron, via Patreon, asks about differences between writing fiction and nonfiction [6:03] Catholic upbringing and religious and spiritual beliefs today [9:05] Music and writing [10:43] Writing for fixed hours and writing routi...

In this podcast Danielle Trussoni talks about her latest novel The Ancestor, exploring tunnels in Vietnam, releasing a book during lockdown, and much more. [3:05] Life lessons learnt growing up in Wisconsin [8:57] Exploring tunnels in Vietnam [15:22] Father and Vietnam/Falling Through The Earth memoir [18:44] School shooting [23:16] Mental and physical strength and writing [26:32] Angelology serie...

In this podcast Lawrence Block talks about his latest novel Dead Girl Blues, film adaptations, Matthew Scudder, and much more. [8:04] The moment Larry decided to become a writer [9:02] Books Larry read growing up [10:52] Soft porn paperbacks [17:34] Taiwan deal [18:50] Dead Girl Blues [26:18] Giving yourself permission to write badly [30:17] David Busboom, via Patreon, asks about Grifters Game [38...

In this podcast Eric J. Guignard talks about Dark Moon Books, reading slush, growing as a writer, and much more. [2:39] First Writers Contest ‘Solicitors Will Be Deleted’ [24:49] The value of reading slush and Eric’s editing journey [48:12] Acquiring Dark Moon Books [1:03:03] Roger Venable, via Patreon, asks about Eric’s progression as a writer and important steps in growth [1:10:59] Two books to...