We Bleed Orange and Black

EPISODE 185 – SPOOKY SEASON KICKOFF 2026   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ July 4 th is over! We've got 3 original horror stories remastered and ready to kick off your spooky season: Slick by Jeff C. Carter (read by Jeff C. Carter) Eyewitness by Elliott McMillan...

EPISODE 184 – Horror Fiction into Games Panel We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories.   ~~~ The panelists talk about how to transform Horror Fiction into settings for tabletop RPGs and card games, getting Jumanji'd, the Venn diagram between Horror fans and gamers, the troub...

EPISODE 183 – Grim Reapers (Benson vs Big Wolf on Campus)   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We're reapin' and creepin' with Halloween episodes of 'Benson' (The Stranger) vs 'Big Wolf on Campus' (Don't Fear the Reaper). ~~~ Special thanks to Johnathan Olson for c...

EPISODE 182 – STOKERCON 2026 Audio Diary We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ A journey through sound featuring: -Caitlin Starling -Patrick Tumblety -Maria Alexander - Leon Perniciaro - Sonora Taylor -Chiwan Choi -M.M. Olivas -15,000 Bees -Joe Historybot -a ghost …an...

EPISODE 181 – 2026 Middle Grade and YA Horror Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ Fermented Fiction and We Bleed Orange & Black have joined forces to bring you a panel of Stoker Award nominees to discuss the craft and challenges of MG + YA Horror and a few o...

EPISODE 180 – 2026 Short Story Collection Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ Fermented Fiction and We Bleed Orange & Black have joined forces to bring you a panel of Stoker Award nominees to discuss the craft and challenges of short story collections and a...

EPISODE 179 – 2026 Horror Novel Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ Fermented Fiction and We Bleed Orange & Black have joined forces to bring you a panel of Stoker Award nominees to discuss the Contemporary Horror Novel, changing trends, and a few of their f...

EPISODE 178 – Howloween (Boy Meets World vs Werewolf)   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~  Put Up Our Spooks and Wolf Out with head-to-head Halloween episodes of 'Boy Meets World' (Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf?) vs 'Werewolf' (All Hallows Eve). ~~~ Special thanks to...

EPISODE 177 – Nostalgia Horror Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ The panelists talk about Analog Horror, Revisionism, Retro vs Period Piece, the speed of technological change and how nostalgia fits into horror.   -Panelists- Angela Sylvaine (Frost Bite, Co...

EPISODE 176 – ADVENTURE SPORT HORROR with Clay Vermulm We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Clay Vermulm about the rising threat of mountain monsters, the terrors of Winter, writing the second book of a trilogy, Adventure Sport Horror and his new book CA...

EPISODE 175 – Halfway to Halloween 2026 (Are You Afraid of the Dark vs MacGyver) We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ Plant your pumpkin seeds and polish off last year's candy 'cuz where halfway home and Putting Up Our Spooks with 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' (The Ta...

EPISODE 174 – Queer and BIPOC Horror Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ The panelists discuss the field of Queer and BIPOC Horror, how horror is a lens for storytelling, and recommend books, films and operas!   -Panelists-   Kailee Pedersen (Sacrificial Ani...

EPISODE 173 – NIGHT TIME LOGIC with Daniel Braum   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Daniel Braum about Strange Stories, liminal spaces, psychogeography and his new collection PHANTOM CONSTELLATIONS! ~~~ Special thanks to Johnathan Olson for composing...

EPISODE 172 – VISITORS (Are You Afraid of the Dark vs MacGyver)   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We're back with a matchup of UFOS and UAP so PUYS with 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' (The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor) vs 'MacGyver' (The Visitor). ~~~ Special th...

EPISODE 171 – The New Gothics Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ The panelists diagnose the elements of Gothic fiction, discuss what's gothic about the Pacific North West, the South West, Texas, and The Hudson Valley, consider decentering trauma, and recomm...

EPISODE 170 – GHOSTS OF THE ESSEX with Jonathan Gensler   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Jonathan Gensler about sea shanties, immersive theater, growing up in a haunted house and his musical GHOSTS OF THE ESSEX! ~~~ Special thanks to Johnathan Olso...

EPISODE 169 – VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (Friday the 13 th the Series VS The Adventures of Pete and Pete) We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ Roses are red, blood is too, PUT UP YOUR SPOOKS has two episodes for you: 'Friday the 13 th the Series' (Cupid's Quiver) vs 'T...

EPISODE 168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ The panelists discuss the expectations of different age brackets, pushing boundaries, soft censorship, the Know-Betters, and the politics of house spiders. -Panelists- Kathleen Palm (The N...

EPISODE 167 – LOST HOURS (Eerie, Indiana VS Miami Vice) We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We PUT UP OUR SPOOKS and ring in the New Year with time twistin' episodes of 'Eerie, Indiana' (The Lost Hour) vs 'Miami Vice' (Missing Hours). ~~~ Special thanks to Johnathan...

EPISODE 166 – EMINENCE FRONT with Rebecca Rowland We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Rebecca Rowland about New England Horror, small town settings, killer storms, canceled Halloweens and her new book EMINENCE FRONT! ~~~ Special thanks to Johnathan Olso...

EPISODE 165 – Interview with Josh Ruben (repost)   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Josh Ruben about 'A Wounded Fawn', 'Blood Relative', 'Scare Me', childhood monster hunting and how to haunt a house. This episode originally aired Dec. 4, 2022. Since...

EPISODE 164 – Adapting Horror Panel We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ The panelists discuss horror and sci-fi movie novelizations, tie-ins, the perks and challenges of working in established universes, and how to break in to the industry. -Moderators- Jeff C. Cart...

2025 Holiday Special   Scarrrry Christmas! 'Tis original stories to horrify your holidays… ~~~ HAND OVER THE REINS by Ryan Gerossie A STALE AND SHRIVELED HAND by Jeff C. Carter HAUNTED by Chad Fifer* ~~~ *On loan from the Strange Studies of Strange Stories podcast, with generous participation from Heather Klinke. Follow us: Instagram : @webobpodcast Twitter : @webobpodcast Threads: @webobpodcast S...

EPISODE 162 – UNSHOD, CACKLING, AND NAKED with Tamika Thompson We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Tamika Thompson about writing for the ear, the importance of suspense, Detroit and her collection UNSHOD, CACKLING, AND NAKED! Pre-order her new book, THE...

EPISODE 161 – MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE with Johnny Compton   We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we interview creators, discuss our favorite folklore and share original scary stories. ~~~ We chat with Johnny Compton about manifesting Horror, finding your voice, reinterpreting Ghost Stories and his new collection MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE! ~~~ Special thanks to Johnath...