Nat Cassidy is an award-winning actor, playwright, director, and the author of the acclaimed novels When the Wolf Comes Home, Mary: An Awakening of Terror, Nestlings, and Rest Stop. Esquire has named him one of the "writers shaping horror’s next golden age.” His newest collection, I Know a Place, drops TODAY, May 5!

Join us as we discuss the structure of writing horror, subversion, suspense, character-driven, compulsively readable stories, and the current golden age of horror we’re lucky enough to find ourselves in!

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Stephanie Rose is a bookseller, publisher, editor, and author--a true Renaissance woman of horror. Join us as we discuss the best background media for writing (horror movies on mute!), why horror matters, weekly writing goals, handling reviews, and her style: cinematic, comedic, and cozy (we love an alliteration over here!).

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Who better to discuss medical and body horror than an emergency medicine physician with a flair for the macabre? N.J. Gallegos is an absolute powerhouse--her novella Just Desserts won an American Legacy Book Award in the Psychological Horror category in 2024, and in 2022 and 2025, she won first place in Alien Buddha Press' Horror Showdown. In 2025, she was nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. She’s also published 2 novels--The Broken Heart and The Fatal Mind, and her latest publications are a fabulous novella called Eat Your Heart Out and a collection called Time of Death (coming May 26, 2026). Join us as we discuss the gnarliest things she’s seen as a physician, how to balance work and writing, the best ways to decompress (hello, reality TV and writing horror!), and our favorite pathogens!

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Ever wondered what’s living in your walls? Or what lurks inside of that abandoned mall? Or what might happen to a terrorized neighborhood on Halloween? If so, you’ve got to check out horror author Ben Farthing. Join Ben and me as we discuss the horror of liminal spaces, full-time horror author-ing, what the horror book world needs more of, and more!

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“Horror is the liver of the literary body. You need the liver to process all your toxins.”

How gorgeous and insightful, am I right? And that’s only a tiny taste of what award-winning author Dawn Kurtagich has to offer in this fascinating, fun, and frightening interview. Join us as we discuss everything from the purpose of horror to the importance of writing rituals (I, too, wish I could cozy up on the side of a mountain at sunset!).

Connect with Dawn: https://www.dawnkurtagich.com

Find Dawn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnkurtagich/

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If you’re anything like me, then you’re not immune to the widespread recent interest in Mormon culture (anybody else love The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives?). Enter Linda Hamilton, an ex-Mormon and the author of The Fourth Wife, a deliciously chilling, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant where a young Mormon woman is haunted by a malevolent presence in the decrepit Salt Lake City mansion she shares with her new husband and his other wives. Join us as we discuss how history and personal experience can inspire horror, religious trauma in horror, gothic novels, and how to manage the writing life.

Linda Hamilton is an author and historian who is currently completing her Master’s in history at Sam Houston State University with a thesis on Mormon women in polygamy. Her debut novel The Fourth Wife (publishing March 31, 2026) is rooted in the real lives of women from her own family history and religious heritage.

Connect with Linda: https://www.readlindahamilton.com

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In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with A. Rae Dunlap, author of The Resurrectionist and The Dreadfuls (which is absolutely fantastic!). Join us as we discuss the fascinating nature of cemeteries, how to create the right atmosphere for historical narratives, Jack the Ripper, the history of our obsession with true crime, and more!

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Find A. Rae Dunlap on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/araewrites/

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What do you get when you combine an intelligence analyst, a technology futurist, and a horror novelist? You get the one and only Alma Katsu! In this episode, we discuss everything from the looming threat of generative AI to exploring history through a horror lens.

Alma is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have been nominated for and won multiple prestigious awards including the Stoker, Goodreads Readers Choice, and International Thriller Writers, and appeared on numerous Best Books lists. Her book THE HUNGER, which is a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party (and it’s also the book I read on my honeymoon), was named one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories. As if that weren’t enough, she also has over 30 years of experience as an intelligence professional at CIA and NSA.

Connect with Alma and sign up for her Substack: https://almakatsubooks.com

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