In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Shock Induction, psychedelics, avocado, and much more. [3:10] Conversation start/biggest changes in the past... more

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about The Forest of Lost Souls and much more. [2:50] Conversation start. [4:55] The Forest of... more

In this podcast, Robert P. Ottone talks about The Vile Thing We Created, There's Something Sinister in Center Field, Middle... more

In this podcast, Robert P. Ottone talks about approaching life fearlessly, The Triangle, early life lessons, and much more. [3:05] Conversation... more

In this podcast, Thersa Matsuura talks about The Carp-Faced Boy, podcasting in Japan, carving out space for personal creativity, and... more

In this conversation, Thersa Matsuura talks about The Book of Japanese Folklore, living in Japan, the Uncanny Japan Podcast, and... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about time writing vs. time promoting, The Black Box of Doom metaphors, guns and... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, writing a standalone... more

In this podcast, Todd Keisling talks about After Birth, Annie’s Heart is a Haunted House, his forthcoming books, and much... more

In this podcast, Todd Keisling talks about After Birth, Annie’s Heart is a Haunted House, his forthcoming books, and much... more

In this podcast, Sandy King Carpenter talks about Storm King Comics, John Carpenter’s They Live, film production, and much more.  [5:38]... more

In this podcast, Joshua Millican talks about his brand new book, Teleportasm, cannabis culture, early life lessons, and much more.  [4:21]... more

In this podcast, Joshua Millican talks about his brand new book, Teleportasm, cannabis culture, early life lessons, and much more.  [4:01]... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about making a writing documentary, trusting his publisher, staying in motion when writing, and... more

In this podcast, we discuss You Like It Darker by Stephen King with Neil McRobert of Talking Scared Podcast. [0:30] Opening... more

In this podcast, Todd Keisling talks further about his collection Cold, Black, and Infinite, liminal spaces, trigger warnings, imposter syndrome,... more

In this podcast, Todd Keisling talks about Cold, Black, and Infinite, meeting Becky LeJeune, using spite as a motivator, and... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about Incidents Around the House and much more. [3:10] Conversation start. [5:30] Incidents Around the House... more

In this podcast, Paul Tremblay talks about Horror Movie and masks, Metallica, defining success, and much more. [2:45] Horror Movie... more

In this podcast, Paul Tremblay talks about Horror Movie, Knock at the Cabin, writing across genres, and much more.   [5:28]... more

In this podcast, Chris Panatier talks about The Redemption of Morgan Bright and much more. Full podcast show notes are available here:... more

In this podcast, Chris Panatier talks about The Phlebotomist, early life lessons, genre, and much more. Full podcast show... more

In this podcast, Kev Harrison talks about adventure horror, Shadow of the Hidden’s publication journey, heavy metal, and much more.... more

In this podcast, Kev Harrison talks about his new book, Shadow of the Hidden, research for stories, story planning, and... more

In this podcast, Gwendolyn Kiste talks about The Haunting of Velkwood and more.  Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-566-gwendolyn-kiste-on-the-haunting-of-velkwood [2:50]... more

In this podcast, Adam Nevill talks about All The Fiends of Hell and much more.  Full podcast show notes are available here:... more

In this podcast, Adam Nevill talks about Cunning Folk, the No One Gets Out Alive Movie Adaptation, horror publishing and... more

In this podcast, Adam Nevill talks about Lost Girl, pandemic life, Samuel Araya Art and Book Covers, and much more.  [3:15]... more

In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about Patricia Wants to Cuddle, sasquatches, Lilly Wachowski, and much more.  [3:18] Patricia Wants to... more

In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about M to (WT)F, dark humour, women’s restrooms, and much more.  [3:17] Conversation start/early life... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, and much more. [3:30] This Skin... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about commercial vs. artistic considerations when writing, when to listen and when to talk,... more

In this podcast, Adam Godfrey talks about Narcissus, ADHD, supernatural experiences, and much more. [2:57] Narcissus. [27:28] How often do you look... more

In this podcast, Adam Godfrey talks about writing routine, literary agents, AI, and much more.  [3:54] Conversation start. [7:50] First story wrote. [21:00]... more

In this podcast, Tananarive Due talks about The Reformatory, black horror, Jordan Peele, and much more. [3:56] Conversation start. Early life... more

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about The Bad Weather Friend, tragedy and comedy, cradles, and much more. [3:19] The Bad... more

In this podcast, Brian Keene talks about Vortex Books and Comics, the biggest changes in the last five years personally... more

In this podcast, Brian Keene talks about Vortex Books and Comics, the biggest changes in the last five years personally... more

In this podcast, Gwendolyn Kiste talks about The Haunting of Velkwood in a special book preview episode. [3:15] The Haunting of... more

In this podcast, Gwendolyn Kiste talks about the wide definition of horror, indy vs. traditional publishers, writing persistence, and much... more

In this podcast, Stephen J. Golds talks about living in Japan, his writing journey, early life lessons, and much more. [2:59]... more

In this podcast, Gemma Amor speaks about The Folly, true crime, spirituality and creativity, and much more. [2:54] The origin... more

In this podcast, Gemma Amor speaks about neurodiversity, the power of words, writing challenges, and much more. [2:24] Conversation start. [4:30] Personal... more

In this podcast, we give Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes the Story Unboxed treatment and begin to dissect and discuss this... more

In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about What Kind of Mother, the art of writing horror, navigating social media,... more

In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about short stories and Hollywood, Raymond Carver, ambiguity in fiction, and much more. [3:26]... more

In this podcast, Rachel Harrison talks about Black Sheep, religion vs. cults, writing routine, and much more. [4:05] Religion vs. Cult. [10:27]... more

In this podcast, Rachel Harrison talks about writing horror stories, weddings, Goblin, and much more. [4:11] Early life lessons growing up. [9:11]... more

In this podcast, R. A. Busby talks about Corporate Body, supernatural experiences, the joy of redrafting, and much more. [2:58] Supernatural... more

In this podcast, R. A. Busby talks about early life lessons, first stories, horror fiction, and much more. [3:57] Early life... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about Zoey Is Too Drunk for this Dystopia, writing a book series, TikTok creation... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about becoming a TikTok influencer, AI and creativity, conspiracy theories, and much more. [3:37]... more

In this podcast, Aubrey Parsons talks about voice acting, audiobooks, narration, and much more. [3:06] Conversation start and early life lessons. [7:17]... more

In this podcast, we unbox and analyse Michael Haneke’s cult classic, Funny Games, with special guest, Mackenzie Kiera. This podcast... more

In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Not Forever, But For Now, writing on Substack, the legacy of Fight Club,... more

In this podcast, David Moody, Dan Howarth, and Michael David Wilson have a round table discussion about their current writing... more

In this podcast, Alan Baxter talks about Sallow Bend, The Gulp, Australian horror fiction, and much more. [3:27] Biggest changes personally... more

In this podcast, Joe Sullivan talks about Cemetery Gates Media, publishing, and much more. [3:03] Early life lessons. [16:49] Writing and creative... more

In this podcast, Michael David Wilson launches his debut novel, House of Bad Memories, and Laurel Hightower launches her new... more

In this podcast, Tim Waggoner talks about early life lessons, becoming a writer, first stories, and much more. [3:13] Early life... more

In this podcast, Max Booth III and Michael David Wilson talk about their brand new books, The Last Haunt (Max... more

In this podcast, Daniel Kraus talks about Whalefall, touring, book publicity, and much more. [3:59] Research for Whalefall. [13:51] Science and single... more

In this podcast, Daniel Kraus talks about Whalefall, touring, book publicity, and much more. [3:14] Biggest changes in the last three... more

In this podcast we preview episode seventeen of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse Session 9 with Neil McRobert... more

In this podcast, Richard Chizmar talks about Becoming The Boogeyman, writing characters based on real people, future writing projects, and... more

In this podcast, we give Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes the Story Unboxed treatment and begin to dissect and discuss this... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about The High Strung, writing an all-time horror novel, stories from the road, and... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about the early years on the road, living off $10 per day, The High... more

In this podcast, Keith Rosson talks about Fever House, writing violence, his writing routine, and much more. [2:39] The biggest changes... more

In this podcast, Sadie Hartmann talks about the last 20 years of horror fiction, ghosts, chapter lengths, and much more. [3:44]... more

In this podcast, Sadie Hartmann talks about 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, future projects, horror fiction subgenres,... more

In this podcast, Stephanie Parent talks about The Briars, working in a haunted dungeon, haunted houses, and much more. [2:55] The... more

In this podcast, Stephanie Parent talks about first experiences with stories, pantsing vs. plotting, early life lessons, and much more. [2:37]... more

In this podcast, we chat with Stephen Graham Jones, Eric LaRocca, Gemma Files, Ellen Datlow, Wendy Wagner, Jon Padgett, Cam... more

In this podcast, Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan talk about The Handyman Method, successful collaborations, story pacing, and much... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about Everything the Darkness Eats, writing authentically, managing writing expectations, and much more. [3:36] Why... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about Everything the Darkness Eats, writing authentically, managing writing expectations, and much more. [3:39] What... more

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about his new book After Death, suspense, horror, and science fiction labels, Dean’s unique... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about Egorov, Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer, The Jupiter Drop, and much... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about writing routine, writing a novel documentary, A Ben Evans Film, and much more. [3:59]... more

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about writing routine, writing a novel documentary, A Ben Evans Film, and much more. [5:08]... more

In this podcast, Ai Jiang talks about Linghun, I Am AI, what makes us human, and much more. [2:42] Linghun. [5:34] Hauntings. [21:27]... more

In this podcast, Ai Jiang talks about early life lessons, defining success and failure, being Chinese-Canadian, and much more. [4:33] Early... more

In this podcast we preview episode sixteen of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse Something in the Dirt. [3:05]... more

In this podcast, Craig Clevenger talks about writing about the aftermath of violence, transgressive fiction, post-pandemic book releases, and much... more

In this podcast, Craig Clevenger talks about Mother Howl, writing in the third person, writing dialogue, and much more. [3:17] Biggest... more

In this podcast, Glen Mazzara talks about The Shield, LA, the WGA strike action, and much more. [3:24] Moving to... more

In this podcast, Glen Mazzara talks about The Walking Dead, storytelling, the writers’ room, and much more. [3:11] Early life lessons... more

In this podcast, Joe R. Lansdale talks about The Donut Legion, Jane Goes North, conspiracy theories, and much more. [2:46] Biggest... more

In this podcast, Suzanne Young talks about The Program series, writing about mental health, her writing routine, and much more. [3:31]... more

In this podcast, Suzanne Young talks about The Program series, writing about mental health, her writing routine, and much more. [3:35]... more

In this podcast, Grady Hendrix talks about How to Sell a Haunted House, puppets, Japanese horror, and much more. [3:25] Biggest... more

In this podcast, Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella celebrate 500 episodes and 10 years of This Is Horror Podcast.... more

In this podcast, we announce and speak with the winners of the Fiction Podcast and Nonfiction Podcast of the Year... more

In this podcast, Caroline Kepnes talks about her brand new Joe Goldberg novel, For You and Only You, Scabies for... more

In this podcast, Caroline Kepnes talks about the origin of Joe Goldberg, writing short stories, kidnapping Barbies, and much more. [4:31]... more

In this podcast, Max Booth III talks about Abnormal Statistics, Indiana Death Song, 3 Eggs, and much more. [4:06] Indiana Death... more

In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the Fiction Magazine and Publisher of the Year in... more

In this podcast, Carson Winter talks about society’s obsession with violence, the Tide, his fear of dying, and much more. [3:22]... more

In this podcast, Carson Winter talks about Soft Targets, discovering stories, Zero Boundaries Podcast: Episode 182, and much more. [4:11] Early life... more

In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the Novel and Novella of the Year in the... more

In this podcast, Max Booth III talks about Abnormal Statistics, Fish, live readings, and much more. With guest co-host Robb... more

In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the Novel and Novella of the Year in the... more

In this podcast, Jordan Harper talks about Everybody Knows, James Ellroy, Black-Bag PR, and much more. [3:40] Crisis Management Firms, Black-Bag... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about his brand new collection, The Trees Grew Because I Bled There. [3:20] The Trees... more

In this podcast, Jordan Harper talks about working in Hollywood, the Young Brothers Massacre, Petscop, and much more. [4:40] Early life... more

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about authenticity, Titan Books, his writing routine, and much more. [4:34] Biggest changes both personally... more

In this podcast, Christopher Landon talks about We Have a Ghost, Freaky, Happy Death Day, and much more. [3:37] Early life... more

In this podcast, Stephen Graham Jones talks about Don’t Fear the Reaper, My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Only Good... more

In this podcast, Cynthia Pelayo talks about Thomas & Mercer, Loteria, Fairy Tales, and much more. [2:51] Thomas and Mercer Amazon... more

In this podcast, Cynthia Pelayo talks about The Shoemaker’s Magician, Crime Scene, prose poetry, and much more. [5:55] Biggest changes both... more

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about The House at the End of the World, Odd Thomas, spiritual experiences, and... more

In this podcast, Andy Mitton talks about screenwriting, his writing routine, The Dark Half by Stephen King, and much more. [3:09]... more

In this podcast, Andy Mitton talks about The Harbinger, sleep paralysis, composing film scores, and much more. [3:59] Life lessons. [14:00] Which... more

In this podcast, David J. Schow talks about The Crow, splatterpunk, Robert Bloch, and much more. [3:40] Winning World Fantasy Awards... more

In this podcast, David J. Schow talks about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Twilight Zone Magazine, screenwriting, and much... more

In this podcast, John Niven talks about Kill Your Friends, The Trip, The F*ck-it List, and much more. [3:51] Early life... more

In this podcast, Brian Asman talks about Return of the Living Elves, unusual writing locations, Juggalos, and much more. [4:13] Return... more

In this podcast, Brian Asman talks about Man, Fuck This House, Blackstone Audio, Pranks, and much more.  [3:14] Changes in the... more

In this podcast, Jonathan Janz talks about The Dismembered, Marla, method writing, and much more.  [5:27] The Dismembered [9:05] Method writing [15:39] Published... more

In this podcast, Jonathan Janz talks about literary agents, editing, screenwriting, and much more. [4:16] Changing literary agents [15:07] Why Jonathan went... more

In this podcast, Jonathan Janz talks about forgiveness, children, his biggest personal and professional changes in the last four years,... more

In this podcast, Will Carver talks about God complexes, DoTrue, writing for himself, and much more. [3:24] Will on writing something... more

In this podcast, Will Carver talks about Suicide Thursday, The Daves Next Door, crop circle theories, and much more. [6:09] Biggest... more

In this podcast, Paul Tremblay talks about unreliable narrators, writing without an outline, anxiety in fiction, and much more. [3:27] Unreliable... more

In this podcast, Paul Tremblay talks about The Pallbearers Club, Knock At The Cabin, the legend of Mercy Brown, and... more

In this podcast, Matthew Holness talks about Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Darkplace, Possum, and much more.  [4:21] Early life lessons growing up... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe, crazy technology, experimental writing,... more

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about TikTok, Pargin vs. Wong, curating social media posts, and much more.  [3:10] Important TikTok... more

In this podcast, Tyler Jones talks about Criterium, Burn The Plans, portraying addiction, and much more.  [3:33] Criterium [7:35] Portraying addiction realistically [13:06]... more

In this podcast, Tyler Jones talks about beautiful writing, Patrick deWitt, literary agents, and much more. [3:12] First story fell in... more

In this podcast, Tyler Jones talks about early life lessons, Mark Rylance, collecting books, and much more. [4:59] Book collecting and... more

In this podcast, Gemma Amor talks about Angry Robot, artificial intelligence, Dear Laura adaptations, and much more.  [3:48] Full Immersion: how... more

In this podcast, Gemma Amor talks about Full Immersion, turning forty, setting boundaries, and much more.  [16:46] Biggest challenges both personally... more

In this podcast Ronald Kelly talks about Fear, Zebra Books, storytelling lessons, and much more. [4:56] The rise and fall... more

In this podcast Ronald Kelly talks about Southern Fried and Horrified, Jack Logan Western Stories, writing horror, and much more.    [4:48]... more

In this podcast Michael J. Seidlinger talks about My Pet Serial Killer, The Cecil Hotel, literary agents, and much more.  [6:14]... more

In this podcast Michael J. Seidlinger talks about Anybody Home?, why people want likeable characters, performing vs. being our true... more

In this podcast Michael J. Seidlinger talks about transgressive fiction, horror video games, replay value with books, and much more.  [5:31]... more

In this podcast Clay McLeod Chapman talks about screenwriting, Whisper Down the Lane, Satanic panic, and much more. [4:14] Start in... more

In this podcast Clay McLeod Chapman talks about Ghost Eaters, what a ghost is, why he likes horror, and much... more

In this podcast Clay McLeod Chapman talks about performative reading, The Pumpkin Pie Show, early life lessons, and much more.  [4:16]... more

In this podcast, Kevin Lucia talks about Clifton Heights, Charles L. Grant, Cemetery Dance, and much more.  [4:54] Clifton Heights mythos [18:17]... more

In this podcast, Kevin Lucia talks about writing lessons, faith and horror, Desperation by Stephen King, and much more.  [3:49] Early... more

In this podcast Conner Habib talks about Hawk Mountain, Against Everyone with Conner Habib, occultists, and much more.  [3:57] Hawk Mountain’s... more

In this podcast Conner Habib talks about the stigma against horror, Clive Barker, and transferrable writing lessons from working as... more

In this podcast Matt Wesolowski talks about Beast, folklore, found footage movies, and much more. [3:53] Where to start reading with... more

In this podcast Matt Wesolowski talks about Six Stories, Scott King, writing in a podcast format, and much more. [3:56] Early... more

In this podcast Catriona Ward talks about The Last House on Needless Street, The Girl from Rawblood, Sundial, and much... more

In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about Pointless Waste of Time, film adaptations, optimism, and much more.  [3:25] Reading the Zoey... more

In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about his David Wong pseudonym, the Zoey Ashe series, anonymity online, and much more.  [3:36]... more

In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about his David Wong pseudonym, the Zoey Ashe series, anonymity online, and much more.  [3:36]... more

In this podcast Max Booth III talks about Maggots Screaming!, Ghoulish Book Fest, what to do when bombing, and much... more

In this podcast Max Booth III talks about screenwriting, We Need To Do Something, Ghoulish Podcast, and much more. [4:24] Getting... more

In this podcast Brandon Boone talks about writing music for video games and podcasts, aspirations, daily habits, and much more. [3:49]... more

In this podcast Brandon Boone talks about The NoSleep Podcast, making electronic music, Goosebumps, and much more. [4:39] Life lessons growing... more

In this podcast we preview episode eleven of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse 'The Night Cyclist' by... more

In this podcast Keith Rosson talks about his Fever House book deal with Random House, Smoke City, Portland, and much... more

In this podcast Keith Rosson talks about The Mercy of the Tide, being legally blind, becoming a foster parent, and... more

In this podcast Daniel Willcocks talks about Hawk & Cleaver’s The Other Stories Podcast, collaborations, plotting vs. pantsing, and much... more

In this podcast Daniel Willcocks talks about Activated Authors, maintaining a healthy writing life, stopping ghostwriting, and much more.  [2:57] Dan... more

In this podcast we preview episode nine of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse 'each thing I show... more

In this podcast Eric LaRocca talks about The Strange Things We Become, Henley’s Edge, We Can Never Leave This Place,... more

In this podcast Eric LaRocca talks about Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, going viral, playwriting, and much... more

In this podcast Will Carver talks about Nothing Important Happened Today, Hinton Hollow Death Trip, The Beresford, and much more. [2:47]... more

In this podcast Will Carver talks about Nothing Important Happened Today, Hinton Hollow Death Trip, The Beresford, and much more. [6:05]... more

In this podcast we preview episode eight of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse Night They Missed The... more

In this podcast Keith Cooper talks about screenwriting, grief horror, writing advice, and much more.  [3:03] Forthcoming films [7:41] What is Keith... more

In this conversation Keith Cooper talks about Anything for Jackson, Silent Hill, pitching movies, and much more.  [2:42] Life lessons growing... more

In this conversation Toby Harvard talks about bullshit artists, shooting film, humour in horror, and much more. [2:48] Early life lessons... more

In this podcast Toby Harvard talks about The Greasy Strangler, Come To Daddy, paprika ridge chips, and much more. [2:59] Where... more

In this podcast Catherine Baab-Muguira talks about Edgar Allan Poe, life lessons, marketing advice, and much more. [3:05] First experiences with... more

In this podcast Jarod Barbee talks about Death’s Head Press, And Hell Followed, Stygian Sky Media, and much more.  [2:52] First... more

In this podcast Richard Kadrey talks about comic book writing, the Coop Heist novels, Angel Scene, and much more. [2:42] What’s... more

In this podcast Richard Kadrey talks about Sandman Slim, story ideas, fighting horses, and much more.  [2:53] Horse incident [10:40] Early life... more

In this podcast Sonora Taylor talks about horror misconceptions, film, being kind to yourself, and much more.  [3:06] Interest in film [9:22]... more

In this podcast Sonora Taylor talks about Someone to Share My Nightmares, We Are Wolves, uncanny experiences, and much more. [2:45]... more

In this podcast Mike Thorn talks about Shelter for the Damned, heavy metal and horror, Journalstone, and much more.  [3:35] Peel... more

In this podcast Mike Thorn talks about Shelter for the Damned, heavy metal and horror, Journalstone, and much more.  [2:58] Life... more

In this podcast Cassandra Khaw talks about Nothing But Blackened Teeth, The All-Consuming World, travelling around the world, and much... more

In this podcast Catherynne M. Valente talks about Comfort Me with Apples, The Past is Red, Fairyland, and much more.  [3:45]... more

In this podcast Catherynne M. Valente talks about Space Opera, Peaks Island, musical performances, and  much more. [3:19] Early life lessons... more

In this podcast Cynthia Pelayo talks about Children of Chicago, blending genres, Into The Forest And All The Way Through,... more

In this podcast Cynthia Pelayo talks about Chicago, people who feel like they don't belong, writing about villains, and much... more

In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the This Is Horror Awards 2020. [3:25] Novel of the... more

In this podcast Hailey Piper talks about Queen of Teeth, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, post-pandemic horror writing, and much... more

In this podcast Hailey Piper talks about The Possession of Natalie Glasgow, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, making horror gay... more

In this podcast Kev Harrison talks about Below, his fear of horses, the importance of travel, and much more. [3:11]... more

In this podcast Kev Harrison talks about The Balance, moving abroad, writing lessons, and much more. [4:44] Early life lessons growing... more

In this podcast Jennifer Trudrung talks about The Nest, Here There Be Tygers, writing and acting, and much more.  [4:15] Early... more