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This Is Horror Podcast

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TIH 161: Victor LaValle on The Ballad of Black Tom, H. P. Lovecraft, and Mastering F-bombs in Fiction

Episode | 96 min | Aug 9, 2017
In this podcast Victor LaValle talks about The Ballad of Black Tom, H. P. Lovecraft, f-bombs in fiction, and much more. About Victor LaValle Victor LaValle is the author of the short story collection Slapboxing with Jesus, four novels, The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, and The Changeling and two novellas, Lucretia and the …

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TIH 160: John Langan on House of Windows, Best Places to Submit Horror Fiction, and Red Line Technique

Episode | Aug 4, 2017
In this podcast John Langan talks about the re-release of House of Windows, the best places to submit horror fiction, and the red line technique. About John Langan John Langan is the author of two novels, The Fisherman (Word Horde 2016) and House of Windows (Night Shade 2009), and two collections of stories, The Wide, Carnivorous Sky …

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TIH 159: John Langan on The Fisherman, Training Your Mind For Good Ideas, and Creative Writing

Episode | Aug 2, 2017
In this podcast John Langan talks about The Fisherman, training your mind for good ideas, and Creative Writing. About John Langan John Langan is the author of two novels, The Fisherman (Word Horde 2016) and House of Windows (Night Shade 2009), and two collections of stories, The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies (Hippocampus 2013) …

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TIH 158: Andy Davidson on Vampires in Fiction, Daily Habits, and Best Writing Advice

Episode | 80 min | Jul 28, 2017
In this podcast Andy Davidson talks about vampires in fiction, daily habits, and his best writing advice. About Andy Davidson Born and raised in Arkansas, Andy Davidson graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2004 with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. His work has appeared in print and online journals. His first novel, …

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TIH 157: Andy Davidson on In the Valley of the Sun, Childhood Memories, and Writing Motivation

Episode | 91 min | Jul 26, 2017
In this podcast Andy Davidson talks about his new novel In the Valley of the Sun, childhood memories, writing motivation, and much more. About Andy Davidson Born and raised in Arkansas, Andy Davidson graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2004 with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. His work has appeared in print …

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TIH 156: Tony McMillen on Heavy Metal and Horror, Best Failure, and Nefarious Twit

Episode | 83 min | Jul 14, 2017
In this podcast Tony McMillen talks about horror and heavy metal, his best failure, Nefarious Twit, and much more. About Tony McMillen Tony McMillen is the author of the novels An Augmented Fourth and Nefarious Twit, and the comic book Oblivion Suite. Show notes [02:05] Adrian Shotbolt, via Patreon, asks what the best song that incorporates the augmented fourth …

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[Preview] SU 002: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Episode | 42 min | Jul 12, 2017
Our latest episode of Story Unboxed: The Horror Podcast on the Craft of Writing unboxes and analyses Rosemary’s Baby. You can get full access to the three-hour plus episodoe for $3 on Patreon, but perhaps you’re on the edge, here’s a forty-minute preview to give you a taster. Get access to the full episode on Patreon …

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TIH 155: Tony McMillen on An Augmented Fourth, Black Sabbath, and Word Horde

Episode | 72 min | Jul 7, 2017
In this podcast Tony McMillen talks about An Augmented Fourth, Black Sabbath, Word Horde, and much more. About Tony McMillen Tony McMillen is the author of the novels An Augmented Fourth and Nefarious Twit, and the comic book Oblivion Suite. Show notes [03:20] Interview start/initial interest in the arts [05:50] Relationship between heavy metal and horror [16:50] …

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TIH 154: Nick Gucker on Advice for Artists, Yokai, and Conventions

Episode | 74 min | Jun 30, 2017
In this podcast Nick Gucker talks about yokai, conventions, and gives advice to artists. About Nick Gucker Nick Gucker’s art has appeared on the covers and the innards of numerous Lovecraftian, horror, and weird fiction publications. His illustrations embellish publications from Word Horde, Spectral, Deadite, Swallowdown, Eraserhead, Perilous, Splatterpunk, Blysster, Uncle Mike’s Woldwide, Ulthar, Eryx, Martian …

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TIH 153: Nick Gucker on Art and Illustration, Weird Fiction, and Monster Magnet

Episode | 75 min | Jun 28, 2017
In this podcast Nick Gucker talks about art, weird fiction, Monster Magnet, and much more. About Nick Gucker Nick Gucker’s art has appeared on the covers and the innards of numerous Lovecraftian, horror, and weird fiction publications. His illustrations embellish publications from Word Horde, Spectral, Deadite, Swallowdown, Eraserhead, Perilous, Splatterpunk, Blysster, Uncle Mike’s Woldwide, Ulthar, Eryx, …

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