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This Is Horror Podcast

The This Is Horror Podcast is a show for readers, writers, and creators hosted by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella. We interview writers, artists, publishers, editors, and creatives every week. Over 600 episodes, we have interviewed creatives including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, Joe Hill, David Dastmalchian, Joe R. Lansdale, Charlaine Harris, Ellen Datlow, David Moody, Jennifer Lynch, Gemma Files, and Josh Malerman.

Eric LaRocca on Commercial vs. Artistic Considerations when Writing, When To Listen and When To Talk, and Revisiting Everything The Darkness Eats

66 hours 47 mins; March 28, 2024

Adam Godfrey on Narcissus, ADHD, and Supernatural Experiences

71 hours 39 mins; March 21, 2024

Adam Godfrey on Writing Routine, Literary Agents, and Artificial Intelligence

68 hours 0 mins; March 13, 2024

Tananarive Due on The Reformatory, Black Horror, and Jordan Peele

70 hours 9 mins; March 04, 2024

Weird Bites: The Outer Dark Community Day 2023

107 hours 56 mins; February 29, 2024

Dean Koontz on The Bad Weather Friend, Tragedy and Comedy, and Craggles

68 hours 30 mins; February 26, 2024

Brian Keene on The Labyrinth Book Series, The Stand Stephen King Anthology, and Vortex Books

69 hours 0 mins; February 21, 2024

Brian Keene on Vortex Books and Comics, Biggest Changes in the Last Five Years, and the Popularity of Horror Fiction Now

64 hours 57 mins; February 16, 2024

Gwendolyn Kiste on Looking Forward to The Haunting of Velkwood

70 hours 54 mins; February 11, 2024

Gwendolyn Kiste on the Wide Definition of Horror, From Indy to Traditional Publishers, and Writing Persistence

77 hours 15 mins; February 06, 2024

Stephen J. Golds on Living in Japan, Writing Journey, and Early Life Lessons

82 hours 14 mins; January 28, 2024

Gemma Amor on The Folly, True Crime, and Spirituality and Creativity

74 hours 52 mins; January 22, 2024

Gemma Amor on Neurodiversity, The Power of Words, and Writing Challenges

69 hours 33 mins; January 18, 2024

Analysing Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King with Laurel Hightower, Part II

98 hours 24 mins; January 11, 2024

Clay McLeod Chapman on What Kind of Mother, The Art of Writing Horror, and Navigating Social Media

90 hours 12 mins; January 08, 2024

Clay McLeod Chapman on Short Stories and Hollywood, Raymond Carver, and Ambiguity in Fiction

73 hours 35 mins; January 02, 2024

Rachel Harrison on Black Sheep, Religions vs. Cults, and Writing Routine

70 hours 9 mins; December 23, 2023

Rachel Harrison on Writing Horror Stories, Weddings, and Goblin

76 hours 20 mins; December 20, 2023

R. A. Busby on Corporate Body, Supernatural Experiences, and The Joy of Redrafting

81 hours 16 mins; December 17, 2023

R. A. Busby on Early Life Lessons, First Stories, and Horror Fiction

67 hours 38 mins; December 11, 2023

Jason Pargin on Zoey Is Too Drunk for this Dystopia, Writing a Book Series, and TikTok Creation Strategies

100 hours 0 mins; December 05, 2023

Jason Pargin on Becoming a TikTok Influencer, Is AI a Threat to Creativity, and Conspiracy Theories

85 hours 24 mins; November 30, 2023

Aubrey Parsons on Voice Acting, Audiobooks, and Narration

105 hours 48 mins; November 26, 2023

Unboxing Michael Haneke’s Funny Games (1997) with Mackenzie Kiera

103 hours 41 mins; November 19, 2023

Chuck Palahniuk on Not Forever, But For Now, Writing on Substack, and The Legacy of Fight Club

118 hours 50 mins; November 09, 2023

David Moody and Dan Howarth on The Writing Life, Current Routine, and Surviving a Heart Attack

117 hours 40 mins; November 05, 2023

Alan Baxter on Sallow Bend, The Gulp, and Australian Horror Fiction

118 hours 1 min; October 31, 2023

Joe Sullivan on Cemetery Gates Media and Publishing

110 hours 52 mins; October 28, 2023

House of Bad Memories and Silent Key, Live Book Launch with Michael David Wilson, Laurel Hightower, and Bob Pastorella

124 hours 8 mins; October 24, 2023

Tim Waggoner on Early Life Lessons, Becoming a Writer, and First Stories

90 hours 4 mins; October 20, 2023

Max Booth III and Michael David Wilson on The Last Haunt and House of Bad Memories

83 hours 0 mins; October 18, 2023

Daniel Kraus on Whales, Secret Writing Projects, and Grave Robbery

68 hours 5 mins; October 11, 2023

Daniel Kraus on Whalefall, Touring, and Book Publicity

59 mins; October 03, 2023

Session 9 with Neil McRobert (Talking Scared Podcast) [Story Unboxed Preview]

52 mins; September 27, 2023

Richard Chizmar on Becoming The Boogeyman, Writing Characters Based on Real People, and Future Writing Projects

95 hours 28 mins; September 23, 2023

Analysing Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King with Laurel Hightower, Part I

83 hours 35 mins; September 19, 2023

Josh Malerman on The High Strung, Writing an All-Time Horror Novel, and Stories From The Road

83 hours 39 mins; September 15, 2023

Josh Malerman on The Early Years on The Road, Living Off $10 Per Day, The High Strung, and The Hall of Fame Van Story

67 hours 21 mins; September 10, 2023

Keith Rosson on Fever House, Writing Violence, and Writing Routine

74 hours 15 mins; September 06, 2023

Sadie Hartmann on The Last 20 Years of Horror Fiction, Ghosts, and Chapter Lengths

53 mins; August 30, 2023

Sadie Hartmann ‘Mother Horror’ on 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, Future Projects, and Horror Fiction Subgenres

84 hours 28 mins; August 28, 2023

Stephanie Parent on The Briars, Working in a Haunted Dungeon, and Haunted Houses

81 hours 49 mins; August 19, 2023

Stephanie Parent on First Experiences with Stories, Pantsing vs. Plotting, and Early Life Lessons

59 mins; August 16, 2023

This Is Horror Awards 2021 with Stephen Graham Jones, Eric LaRocca, Gemma Files, Ellen Datlow, Wendy Wagner, Jon Padgett, Cam Collins, Steve Shell, and Neil McRobert

361 hours 50 mins; August 10, 2023

Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan on The Handyman Method, Successful Collaborations, and Story Pacing

81 hours 38 mins; August 07, 2023

Eric LaRocca on Why He Wrote Everything the Darkness Eats, Split Narratives, and Controversial Scenes

83 hours 24 mins; August 02, 2023

Eric LaRocca on Everything the Darkness Eats, Writing Authentically, and Managing Writing Expectations

72 hours 49 mins; July 29, 2023

Dean Koontz on After Death, Suspense, Horror, and Science Fiction Labels, and His Unique Writing Voice

74 hours 57 mins; July 25, 2023

Josh Malerman on Egorov, Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer, and The Jupiter Drop

92 hours 51 mins; July 22, 2023

Josh Malerman on Half The House is Haunted, Argyle, and Samhattan

66 hours 6 mins; July 16, 2023

Josh Malerman on Writing Routine, Writing A Novel Documentary, and A Ben Evans Film

70 hours 33 mins; July 12, 2023

Ai Jiang on Linghun, I Am AI, and What Makes Us Human

85 hours 34 mins; July 07, 2023

Ai Jiang on Early Life Lessons, Defining Success and Failure, and Being Chinese-Canadian

74 hours 4 mins; July 04, 2023

[Preview] SU 016 Something in the Dirt with Gemma Files

39 mins; June 29, 2023

Craig Clevenger on The Aftermath of Violence, Transgressive Fiction, and Post-Pandemic Book Releases

69 hours 28 mins; June 27, 2023

Craig Clevenger on Mother Howl, Writing in the Third Person, and Writing Dialogue

63 hours 13 mins; June 21, 2023

Glen Mazzara on The Shield, LA, and WGA Strike Action

124 hours 47 mins; June 13, 2023

Glen Mazzara on The Walking Dead, Storytelling, and The Writers’ Room

61 hours 37 mins; June 09, 2023

Joe R. Lansdale on The Donut Legion, Jane Goes North, and Conspiracy Theories

100 hours 29 mins; May 31, 2023

Suzanne Young on In Nightfall, Vampires, and Co-writing a book with Tom DeLonge

71 hours 53 mins; May 25, 2023

Suzanne Young on The Program Series, Writing Routine, and Writing About Mental Health

67 hours 28 mins; May 22, 2023

Grady Hendrix on How to Sell a Haunted House, Puppets, and Japanese Horror

72 hours 51 mins; May 15, 2023

Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella on 500 Episodes and 10 Years of This Is Horror Podcast, hosted by Lisa Quigley (Ladies of the Fright) and Robb Olson (The ARC Party)

164 hours 3 mins; May 11, 2023

Fiction Podcast and Nonfiction Podcast of the Year, This Is Horror Awards 2021

108 hours 49 mins; May 05, 2023

Caroline Kepnes on For You and Only You, Scabies for Breakfast, and Finding The Right Way To Tell Your Story

69 hours 33 mins; April 28, 2023

Caroline Kepnes on The Origin of Joe Goldberg, Writing Short Stories, and Kidnapping Barbies

71 hours 22 mins; April 24, 2023

Max Booth III on Abnormal Statistics, Indiana Death Song, and 3 Eggs (with Robb Olson, The ARC Party)

145 hours 49 mins; April 19, 2023

Fiction Magazine and Publisher of the Year, This Is Horror Awards 2021

84 hours 55 mins; April 12, 2023

Carson Winter on Society’s Obsession with Violence, The Tide, and Fear of Dying

82 hours 6 mins; April 06, 2023

Carson Winter on Soft Targets, Discovering Stories, and Zero Boundaries Podcast

67 hours 29 mins; April 01, 2023

Short Story Collection and Anthology of the Year, This Is Horror Awards 2021

108 hours 48 mins; March 27, 2023

Max Booth III on Abnormal Statistics, Fish, and Live Readings (with Robb Olson, The ARC Party)

75 hours 59 mins; March 23, 2023

Novel and Novella of the Year, This Is Horror Awards 2021

75 hours 29 mins; March 18, 2023

Jordan Harper on Everybody Knows, James Ellroy, and Black-Bag PR

79 hours 22 mins; March 12, 2023

Eric LaRocca on The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

116 hours 46 mins; March 08, 2023

Jordan Harper on Working in Hollywood, The Young Brothers Massacre, and Petscop

96 hours 5 mins; March 01, 2023

Eric LaRocca on Authenticity, Titan Books, and Writing Routine

71 hours 56 mins; February 25, 2023

Christopher Landon on We Have a Ghost, Freaky, and Happy Death Day

65 hours 24 mins; February 21, 2023

Stephen Graham Jones on Don’t Fear the Reaper, My Heart is a Chainsaw, and The Only Good Indians

82 hours 12 mins; February 13, 2023

Cynthia Pelayo on Thomas & Mercer, Loteria, and Fairy Tales

62 hours 14 mins; February 11, 2023

Cynthia Pelayo on The Shoemaker’s Magician, Crime Scene, and Prose Poetry

60 hours 3 mins; February 08, 2023

Dean Koontz on The House at the End of the World, Odd Thomas, and Spiritual Experiences

96 hours 24 mins; January 27, 2023

Andy Mitton on Screenwriting, Writing Routine, and The Dark Half by Stephen King

78 hours 24 mins; January 24, 2023

Andy Mitton on The Harbinger, Sleep Paralysis, and Composing Film Scores

71 hours 5 mins; January 19, 2023

David J. Schow on The Crow, Splatterpunk, and Robert Bloch

94 hours 3 mins; January 12, 2023

David J. Schow on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Twilight Zone Magazine, and Screenwriting

73 hours 1 min; January 09, 2023

John Niven on Kill Your Friends, The Trip, and The F*ck-it List

73 hours 32 mins; December 30, 2022

Brian Asman on Return of the Living Elves, Unusual Writing Locations, and Juggalos

71 hours 48 mins; December 23, 2022

Brian Asman on Man, Fuck This House, Blackstone Audio, and Pranks

78 hours 39 mins; December 22, 2022

Jonathan Janz on The Dismembered, Marla, and Method Writing

105 hours 16 mins; December 18, 2022

Jonathan Janz on Literary Agents, Editing, and Screenwriting

77 hours 19 mins; December 11, 2022

Jonathan Janz on Forgiveness, Children, and Biggest Personal and Professional Changes

91 hours 47 mins; December 06, 2022

Will Carver on God Complexes, DoTrue, and Writing For Yourself

72 hours 27 mins; November 24, 2022

Will Carver on Suicide Thursday, The Daves Next Door, and Crop Circle Theories

68 hours 59 mins; November 19, 2022

Paul Tremblay on Unreliable Narrators, Writing Without Outlining, and Anxiety in Fiction

71 hours 12 mins; November 13, 2022

Paul Tremblay on The Pallbearers Club, Knock At The Cabin, and The Legend of Mercy Brown

66 hours 28 mins; November 08, 2022

Matthew Holness on Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Darkplace, and Possum

88 hours 4 mins; October 31, 2022

Jason Pargin on If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe, Crazy Technology, and Experimental Writing

90 hours 13 mins; October 24, 2022

Jason Pargin on TikTok, Pargin vs. Wong, and Curating Social Media Posts

89 hours 52 mins; October 19, 2022

Tyler Jones on Criterium, Burn The Plans, and Portraying Addiction

61 hours 57 mins; October 15, 2022

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