This Is Horror Podcast

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 Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 Patreon, asks about a genre Sarah would like to write that she hasn’t yet [53:24] Advice to eighteen-year-old self [54:44] Connect with Sarah [55:57] Final thoughts Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-377-sarah-read-on-out-of-water-editing-and-the-one-story-per-week-challenge Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-376-sarah-read-on-supernatural-experiences-the-bone-weavers-orchard-and-zero-drafting Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 genre publication [55:49] Living in a haunted house Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-375-sarah-read-on-living-in-a-haunted-house-working-in-a-library-and-getting-into-horror Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 written he’s excited to write [1:16:01] V R Weather, via Patreon, asks about favourite novellas and attraction to novella format [1:23:38] Advice to eighteen-year-old self [1:25:00] Connect with Adam [1:28:26] Final thoughts Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-374-adam-cesare-on-clown-in-a-cornfield-ya-fiction-and-youtube Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-373-adam-cesare-on-halloween-every-day-writing-seriously-and-first-reading-experiences Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 the show has lost [55:05] V R Weather, via Patreon, asks about the first NSP story David encountered [56:40] Least favourite trope [1:01:09] How David’s grown as an actor over the year [1:02:56] Voice actor tips and tricks [1:05:30] Advice to eighteen year old self [1:09:10] What David should be kinder to himself about [1:12:28] Connect with David [1:14:46] Final thoughts Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-372-david-cummings-on-nosleep-podcast-live-events-voice-training-and-tips-for-narrating Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 into the season pass [45:04] Full time musician [49:58] Serious horror persona to becoming more David Cummings [1:01:03] Dealing with and coping mechanisms for low self-confidence Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-371-david-cummings-on-the-nosleep-podcast-local-ghost-stories-and-coping-mechanisms-for-low-self-confidence Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 the supernatural [1:08:55] Halloween [1:14:57] A starting point for This Is Horror Podcast [1:19:55] Booked. Podcast episodes people should check out [1:28:02] What are Booked. doing to get better [1:34:16] Improving This Is Horror [1:46:15] Difficult interviews, preparing for interviews, memorable interviews [2:11:50] Horror books, films, and tv shows enjoyed recently Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-370-theyre-watching-booked-podcast-and-halloween-with-michael-david-wilson-bob-pastorella-robb-olson-and-livius-nedin Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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 Patreon, asks how John got his agent [1:03:07] Austin Martin, via Patreon, asks about writing two complimentary novellas [1:15:56] Connect with John Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-369-john-hornor-jacobs-on-a-lush-and-seething-hell-arkansas-symphony-orchestra-and-getting-a-literary-agent Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror