This Is Horror Podcast: For Readers, Writers, And Creators | Interviews With Authors, Professionals, And Masters Of Horror

In this podcast Mary SanGiovanni talks about Cosmic Shenanigans, becoming a professional writer, repetitive imagery, and much more. About Mary SanGiovanni Mary SanGiovanni is an award-winning American horror and thriller writer of over a dozen novels, including The Hollower trilogy, Thrall, Chaos, The Kathy Ryan series, and others, as well as numerous novellas, short stories … Continue reading

In this podcast Mary SanGiovanni talks about cosmic horror, life lessons, human kindness, and much more. About Mary SanGiovanni Mary SanGiovanni is an award-winning American horror and thriller writer of over a dozen novels, including The Hollower trilogy, Thrall, Chaos, The Kathy Ryan series, and others, as well as numerous novellas, short stories and non-fiction. … Continue reading

In this podcast Matthew M. Bartlett talks about overcoming struggles, collaborative writing, universal monsters, and much more. About Matthew M. Bartlett Matthew M. Bartlett is the author of Gateways to Abomination, Creeping Waves, The Stay Awake Men, and many other tales of terror. Show notes [03:35] Robert S. Wilson, via Patreon, asks about forthcoming works … Continue reading

In this podcast Matthew M. Bartlett talks about WXXT Leeds, The Stay Awake Men, self-publishing, and much more. About Matthew M. Bartlett Matthew M. Bartlett is the author of Gateways to Abomination, Creeping Waves, The Stay Awake Men, and many other tales of terror. Show notes [03:40] Life lessons growing up [12:35] First experiences with … Continue reading

In this podcast Daniel Braum talks about The Serpent’s Shadow, Clarion Writers’ Workshop, Night Time Logic, and much more. About Daniel Braum Daniel Braum’s fiction has been classified as fantasy, science fiction, and horror but he prefers the good old fashioned term of just ‘fiction’, which when he was growing up simply meant a story where … Continue reading

In this podcast Daniel Braum talks about monster movies, frightening encounters with nature, consuming horror, and much more. About Daniel Braum Daniel Braum’s fiction has been classified as fantasy, science fiction, and horror but he prefers the good old fashioned term of just ‘fiction’, which when he was growing up simply meant a story where … Continue reading

In this podcast David Moody and Chad Lutzke talk about self-publishing. About David Moody David Moody first self-published Hater in 2006, and without an agent, succeeded in selling the film rights for the novel to Mark Johnson (producer, Breaking Bad) and Guillermo Del Toro (director, The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth). His seminal zombie novel Autumn … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Thomas talks about Kill Creek, Violet, Inkshares, and much more. About Scott Thomas Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association’s reader committee as the top horror book of 2017. Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott attended the University of Kansas where he … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Scott Thomas about first-grade stories, horror and humour, defining art and craft, and much more. About Scott Thomas Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association’s reader committee as the top horror book of 2017. Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Nicole Cushing about reading 500 stories in 500 nights, her Patreon horror writing class, fanaticism, and much more. About Nicole Cushing Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award. Show notes [02:50] The idea that people … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Nicole Cushing about A Sick Gray Laugh, The Half Freaks, Witold Gombrowicz, and much more. About Nicole Cushing Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award. Show notes [03:30] Conversation start [08:20] Completing her first marathon … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Danger Slater about Impossible James, He Digs A Hole, bizarro, and much more. About Danger Slater Danger Slater is the world’s most flammable writer! He is the Wonderland Award-winning author of I Will Rot Without You, Puppet Skin, and He Digs A Hole. Show notes [02:55] Conversation start/first professional … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Danger Slater about the Guinness Book of World Records, Kurt Vonnegut, being the world’s most flammable writer, and much more. About Danger Slater Danger Slater is the world’s most flammable writer! He is the Wonderland Award-winning author of I Will Rot Without You, Puppet Skin, and He Digs A … Continue reading

In this podcast we talk to Josh Malerman about post Bird Box Success, life stages, horror trends, and much more. About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake and the singer/songwriter for the band The High Strung. A House at the Bottom of a Lake is only … Continue reading

In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Malorie: A Bird Box Movie, writing movies and adaptations, selling rough drafts, and much more. About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake and the singer/songwriter for the band The High Strung. A House at the Bottom of a Lake … Continue reading

In this podcast Nik Korpon talks about Wear Your Home Like A Scar, Old Ghosts, working in a tattoo shop, and much more. About Nik Korpon Nik Korpon is the author of several books, including The Soul Standard, Stay God, Sweet Angel, The Rebellion’s Last Traitor, and Wear Your Home Like a Scar. Show notes [03:10] Weekly … Continue reading

In this podcast Nik Korpon talks about genre hopping, literary agents, 500 rejections, and much more. About Nik Korpon Nik Korpon is the author of several books, including The Soul Standard, Stay God, Sweet Angel, The Rebellion’s Last Traitor, and Wear Your Home Like a Scar. Show notes [03:00] Conversation start/ early life lessons [04:30] Memories … Continue reading

In this podcast we chat with Adam Nevill about self-publishing, Joe R. Lansdale about genre-hopping, Josh Malerman about the impact of Bird Box‘s film adaptation, Alma Katsu on historical research, Damien Angelica Walters on self-editing fiction, Stephen Graham Jones about language and word choice, Jon Padgett on mental health and parenthood, Kathe Koja on performative … Continue reading