Horror from the High Desert (Scotty Milder)

Listen to Part 1 of a special BONUS EPISODE featuring the new anthology “The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks,” edited by Tom Deady and published September 3, 2024 by Greymore Publishing.

In Part 1, Scotty talks to:

Editor Tom Deady

Author Christa Carmen (“Blood of My Blood”)

Author Larry Hinkle (That Chemical Glow”)

Author Candace Nola (“They Look Back”)

Author Ronald Malfi (“Other Things Have Happened”)

Click here to get your copy of “The Rack”: https://www.amazon.com/Rack-Stories-Inspired-Vintage-Paperbacks-ebook/dp/B0DC543DXD/

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Scotty talks to award-winning author Rena Mason about her upbringing in both northern California and upstate New York, her early introduction to horror through "Godzilla" and Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," how a bad experience with an English professor, family obligations, and her career as an OR nurse steered her away from a literary career, but how a frustrating encounter with a disappointing "domestic drama" novel (which she thought would have been greatly improved by a third-act appearance by a famous movie slasher) convinced her to give writing a try. She discusses her influences from Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, and Clive Barker, and how her "blender" approach to genre lead to her strange, disturbing--and deeply satisfying--novel "The Evolutionist" (2013, Nightscape Press, winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel).

Rena and Scotty also talk about her Jack the Ripper-themed novella "East End Girls" (2013, Cemetary Dance Publications), how she developed her ear for dialogue, the joys (and dangers) of research rabbit-holes, balancing the demands for creating shorter content against the desire to keep writing longer work, and more. And Rena extols the virtues of the 1973 British occult biker movie "Psychomania"...which unfortunately Scotty didn't get to watch beforehand because of a weather-related mishap with his Internet (c'est la vie).

You can find Rena online at https://www.renamason.ink

You can find "The Evolutionist" at https://www.encyclopocalypse.com/product/the-evolutionist-rena-mason/125?cs=true&cst=custom

You can find "East End Girls" at https://www.amazon.com/East-End-Girls-Rena-Mason/dp/B088JXC25B/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Paul Tremblay will appear live on August 29 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Boston-bestie Mandy Connor is back to talk about the recent hit film "Late Night with the Devil" (2023), the cult classic "Creep" (2014), our new shared obsession around "submechanophobia," and a few of the horror movies we're most excited to see this year.

WARNING: Spoilers for "Creep" begin at around the 30:00 mark, and go until about 33:00.

Trailer for "Late Night with the Devil": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKYfneOH3o

Trailer for "The First Omen": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xk8yLiFwM

Trailer for "Creep": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp7tBypjwDo

Trailer for "Creep 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838PE2pbzM4

WhyJordie's submechanophobia account on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyjordie

Trailer for "Longlegs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG7wOTE8NhE

Trailer for "A Quiet Place: Day One": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-WIb4ATfT8

Trailer for "MaXXXine": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGxKjwAnn5I

Trailer for "In a Violent Nature": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXuRmXbS7U

Trailer for "Nosferatu": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd9d5MPmWs8

Trailer for "Trap": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJiPAJKjUVg

Trailer for "Smile 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7kaI3GKzo

Trailer for "I Saw the TV Glow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymDzCgPwj0

Trailer for "The Coffee Table": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQOtE_9nYn0

Be sure to check out the next episode of the YouTube series "Night Time Logic," hosted by Daniel Braum. The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction though readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel, @danielbraum7838.

The next episode will be LIVE on Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. PST and will feature American West author Nicholas Belardes to celebrate the debut of his novel, "The Deading." Follow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1500625740861370

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Scotty talks to author Robert P. Ottone about growing up on Long Island, his decision to leave his job as a copywriter and become a teacher while also pursuing a career as a writer, and the pushback he received writing horror while working toward an MFA in Children's Literature. Robert also discusses the importance of writing as an outlet for grief, his early forays into publishing, and major influences from the brilliant John Langan to Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

Robert and Scotty also talk about how fears around both pregnancy and parenthood informed his acclaimed novel "The Vile Thing We Created" (2023, Hydra Publications), and Robert explains how a teenage in-joke between friends inspired his blood-spattered recent book "Curse of the Cob Man" (2023, Weird House Press).

WARNING: This episode contains a few spoilers for both "The Vile Thing We Created" and Paul Tremblay's "The Cabin at the End of the Woods." Listener discretion advised.

You can find "The Vile Thing We Created" at: https://hydrapublications.com/the-vile-thing-we-created/

You can find "Curse of the Cob Man" at: https://weirdhousepress.com/products/curse-of-the-cob-man-by-robert-ottone

You can read Robert's short story "Falling Asleep in the Rain" in "The Half That You See" (Dark Ink): https://www.amazon.com/Half-That-You-See-ebook/dp/B08FH8S1QQ/

You can hear Scotty's story about his haunted house at "The Weirdest Thing Afterschool Special Halloweek Spooktacular!": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000539987047

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Paul Tremblay, and will be live on May 28th at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Scotty and author Angela Sylvaine talk about her new YA horror novel "Frost Bite," misconceptions about YA and what it means to write YA in the current moment. They also talk about Angela's early days in the snowy reaches of North Dakota, and how the pressure to be "Midwestern nice" steered her toward horror. They discuss the inspiration that came from 1980s monster movies...and happily discover that "C.H.U.D." (1984) is actually a much better movie than either of them remembered.

You can find Angela online at https://angelasylvaine.com

You can find her on Instagram at instagram@angela_sylvaine and Facebook at facebook@authorangelasylvaine.

You can get your copy of "Frost Bite" at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/frost-bite

You can get a SIGNED copy from Angela at https://docs.google.com/forms/!

And as a bonus, you can find Scotty's short story "The Whole Price of Blood" in the "Violent Vixens" anthology at https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/violent-vixens.html

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Scotty talks to author, editor, and publisher Aric Sundquist about growing up a "Yooper" in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and how his mother's love of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, sparked his early interest in dark fiction. Aric discusses the influence of Koontz, King (especially his 1978 collection "Night Shift" and the subsequent 1985 anthology film adaptation "Cat's Eye"), Lovecraft, and fantasy writers like Tolkien, Jordan, and Tad Williams on his work, and how Aric's rediscovery of Ray Bradbury's more macabre tales as an MFA candidate in Creative Writing informed his decision to move specifically into writing horror.

Aric also talks about the lessons he learned in his creative writing program, and how he applies them to his work as an editor and publisher at Dark Peninsula Press, the independent publishing company he founded in 2019. He and Scotty talk about the anthologies Dark Peninsula Press has produced (spoiler alert: Scotty's stories have appeared in just about all of them), and Aric outlines his vision for the company's future.

And, of course, they talk about Aric's own writing, from his absurdist comic take on cosmic horror with his novella "Serious Applicants Only" (2021, Dark Peninsula Press) to his terrifying, Joyce Carol Oates-inspired short story "The Run" (2014, "Night Terrors III").

You can find Aric online at https://aricsundquist.weebly.com

You can find Dark Peninsula Press online at https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com

You can read Aric's story "The Way We Are Lifted" in the anthology "Fearful Fathoms, Vol. 1: Tales of Aquatic Terror" (2017, Scarlet Galleon Publications): https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Fathoms-Collected-Aquatic-Terror/dp/1974213021/

You can read Aric's story "Rise of the Corpse Eaters" in the anthology "More Bizarro Than Bizarro" (2017, Bizarro Pulp Press): https://www.amazon.com/More-Bizarro-than-Leza-Cantoral/dp/1947654039/

You can read Aric's story "Conditioned Apocalypse" in the anthology "Year's Best Body Horror 2017" (2017, Gehenna & Hinnom): https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Body-Horror-Anthology/dp/0997280344/

You can read Aric's story "The Run" in the anthology "Night Terrors III" (2014, Blood Bound Books): https://www.amazon.com/Night-Terrors-III-Horror-Anthology/dp/1940250145/

You can read Aric's story "The End of Autumn" in "Evil Jester Digest, Vol. 1" (2012): https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Jester-Digest-Volume-One/dp/0615613241/

You can read Aric's story "Butcher's Block" in "If I Die Before I Wake #7: Tales of Savagery & Slaughter" (2022, Sinister Smile Press, also featuring Scotty's story "Monkey Cage"): https://www.amazon.com/If-Die-Before-Wake-Slaughter/dp/1953112323/

All Dark Peninsula Press anthologies can be found on Amazon, or at: https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/store.html These include: • "Negative Space: An Anthology of Survival Horror" (2020, featuring Scotty's story "Luminescence") • "Violent Vixens: An Homage to Grindhouse Horror" (2021, featuring Scotty's story "The Whole Price of Blood") • "Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 1: Woodland Terrors" (2022, featuring Scotty's story "Blisters") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 2: Forbidden Magic" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "My Church is Black") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 3: Dark Highways" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Twelve Miles. Two Hours.")

Be sure to put the next episode of Daniel Braum's "Night Time Logic" into your calendar! Daniel is the author of "The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales" and "The Serpent's Shadow" (Cemetary Dance). His YouTube series "Night Time Logic" focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

Daniel's next episode will be LIVE on August 29 at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature author Paul Tremblay. Follow the event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Scotty talks to author Larry Hinkle about his excellent new collection "The Space Between" (February 14, Trepidatio Publishing). They discuss how Larry's mother helped him discover his early love of horror, but also how negative experiences in writing workshops pushed him out of fiction writing for nearly three decades. After Scotty cools down from his rant about bad teachers, they talk about the value of brevity in the horror story, balancing humor, horror, and poignancy in Larry's work, time travel narratives, Lovecraft's complicated legacy, how to turn a garbage dump into a living, peeing kaiju, and much more. They also talk about the incredible 2017 independent sci-fi/horror mindbender "The Endless," which was written-and-directed-by and stars Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

You can find "The Space Between" at https://journalstone.com/bookstore/the-space-between/

You can find Larry Hinkle online at https://writtenbylarry.wixsite.com/writtenbylarry

You can follow Larry on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/willwriteforbeer/

And be sure to check out the next episode of Daniel Braum's YouTube show "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE on March 28 at 7 p.m. EST, and features Gwendolyn Kiste talking about her new novel "The Haunting of Velkwood." You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Scotty and author Bridgett Nelson talk about extreme horror, trigger warnings, their shared experience at the 2022 Gross-out Contest at Austin's KillerCon, self vs. traditional publishing, and more. They also discuss Bridgett's debut, Splatterpunk award-nominated collection "A Bouquet of Viscera," as well as her new collections "What the Fuck Was That?" and "Sweet, Sour, & Spicy."

If you want to read "If I Die Before I Wake Vol. 3: Tales of Deadly Women and Retribution"--the anthology where Scotty and Bridgett first shared a TOC--click here: https://www.amazon.com/If-Die-Before-Wake-Retribution/dp/1953112056/

To buy "A Bouquet of Viscera," click here: https://www.amazon.com/Bouquet-Viscera-Bridgett-Nelson/dp/B09TN36VJ7/

To buy "What the Fuck Was That?" click here: https://www.amazon.com/What-Fuck-That-Bridgett-Nelson/dp/B0C6VYR9JL/

To buy "Sweet, Sour, & Spicy," click here: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sour-Spicy-Bridgett-Nelson/dp/B0C6W83G9J/

Find Bridgett online here: https://bridgettnelson.com

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Scotty talks to comic-book artist and writer Aaron Campbell about his early horror influences from Dungeons and Dragons, T.E.D. Klein, and H.P. Lovecraft, and the labyrinthine path through the early days of his career. They discuss "Infidel" (2018, Image Comics), Aaron's acclaimed collaboration with writer Pornsak Pichetshote and colorist José Villarrubia, which was named one of NPR's "100 Favorite Horror Stories of All Time" in 2018.

They spend time on Aaron's current work with DC Comics in the "Hellblazer" and "Sandman" universe, and finish with a long conversation about Aaron's writing debut with the Hammer-Horror influenced "West of Sundown" (Vault Comics), his collaboration with co-writer Tim Seeley and artist Jim Terry. Aaron talks about bridging the gap between disparate genres (gothic horror and the "Spaghetti Western"), and the importance of representing the truth of America's southwestern colonial past, even in the context of genre fiction.

They also spend more than a few minutes breaking down the Hammer classic "The Brides of Dracula" (1960), discussing how its style influenced the aesthetic of "West of Sundown," and Aaron rhapsodizes about his favorite piece of cinematic schlock: 1981's "The Monster Club," starring Vincent Price and John Carradine.

Find Aaron online at: https://www.aaroncampbellarts.com

Find "Infidel" at Image Comics: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/infidel

Read NPR's "Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories:" https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/632779706/click-if-you-dare-100-favorite-horror-stories

Search for Aaron at DC Comics: https://www.dc.com/talent/aaron-campbell

Read "John Constantine Hellblazer Dead in America #1:" https://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Dead-America-ebook/dp/B0CPZZVJLT/

Find "West of Sundown" at Vault Comics: https://vaultcomics.com/products/west-of-sundown-vol1#variant=Paperback%20+%20eBook

Read artist/writer Jim Terry's memoir "Come Home, Indio:" https://www.streetnoisebooks.com/come-home-indio-a-memoir

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Scotty talks to author Tamika Thompson about her upbringing in Detroit, her journey from broadcast journalism to writing horror, balancing the political with the psychological in her work, the importance of the revision to the creative process, and the impact of the 1995 classic anthology horror film "Tales from the Hood" on her artistic point of view. In the process, we discuss her masterful novella "Salamander Justice" and her new collection of short fiction "Unshod, Cackling, and Naked."

To find Tamika online, go to: https://www.tamikathompson.com

To read Tamika's story "I Am Goddess" (and Scotty's story "Monkey Cage," if you want to), pick up Sinister Smile Press's "If I Die Before I Wake, Vol. 7: Tales of Savagery and Slaughter": https://www.sinistersmilepress.com/books

To read "Unshod, Cackling, and Naked," go to: https://www.unnervingbooks.com/

To read "Salamander Justice," go to: https://madnessheart.press/product/salamander-justice/

To check out Scotty's newsletter, go to: https://scottymilder.substack.com

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This week Scotty talks to author Sam Rebelein about his short story "One Big Cry for Help" ("A Pile of Bodies, A Pile of Heads," Sinister Smile Press, 2021) and his debut novel "Edenville," which was just released in October from William Morrow. They also talk awkward high-school memories, early horror influences, balancing humor with fear, and the idea of writing without limits. They also spend a few minutes on the cult-classic movie "Triangle" (2009), and Sam has some nice things to say about Scotty's recently published short story "Lilybet Lollipop" ("Terrors From the Toybox," Phobica Books, 2023).

Find Sam online at https://www.srebelein.com

Check out Sam's Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rebelsam94/

To buy "Edenville," go to https://www.harpercollins.com/products/edenville-sam-rebelein?variant=41003882938402

To buy "A Pile of Bodies, A Pile of Heads," go to https://www.amazon.com/Pile-Bodies-Heads-Floor-Book-ebook/dp/B094ZHYCBR/

To buy "Terrors From the Toybox," go to https://www.phobicabooks.co.uk/books

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Scotty talks to director Thom Eberhardt about his long career in the movie industry, from his admittedly humble beginnings helming the cult thriller "Sole Survivor" (1984) to directing two of the Britain's greatest actors in the Sherlock Holmes comedy "Without a Clue" (1988). Of course, they also discuss Thom's classically bonkers apocalyptic teen horror comedy "Night of the Comet" (1984).

In this wide-ranging conversation, Scotty and Thom cover such topics as creative inspiration, the joys and challenges of working within low budgets, how to make one America's largest cities appear to be empty, New Mexico's unique cinematic gifts, the process of having one's work "healed" over time, and much more.

Check out Thom's credits on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248054/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Watch the trailer for "Sole Survivor": https://youtu.be/j2mT9c5n20k?si=UW-jTfyRtYePRTuV

Watch the trailer for "Night of the Comet": https://youtu.be/YproiS5uAUU?si=RXGL1-_YLTJAX99C

Watch the trailer for "Without a Clue": https://youtu.be/lWXw-QZDdNo?si=VMaxB6ME5bzYFgVH

Watch Scotty's short film "Sweetie" here: https://vimeo.com/16554480

Watch Scotty's short film "SEND" here: https://vimeo.com/16554480

And check out the YouTube show "Night Time Logic," hosted by former HFTHD guest/friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum. The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel. The next episode will be on February 27, and features author Dan Franklin!

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Scotty talks to author Rachel Eve Moulton about her acclaimed novels "Tinfoil Butterfly" (2019) and "The Insatiable Volt Sisters" (2023), both from MCD x FSG Books. Along the way they discuss Rachel's upbringing in Antioch, Ohio, her early influences from Flannery O'Connor to Stephen King, the importance of place in her work, the culture shock of moving from Rhode Island to New Mexico, how horror fiction can free an author from the need to write in metaphor, the beauty of and terror of exploring fictional relationships, the ickiness of teeth, and much more.

They also talk about the brilliant teen werewolf movie "Ginger Snaps," and how the film's sibling dynamic informed that in "The Insatiable Volt Sisters."

You can find Rachel online at https://www.rachelevemoulton.com

You can get your copy of "Tinfoil Butterfly" From Bookworks here in Albuquerque!: https://www.bkwrks.com/book/9780374538309

You can get "The Insatiable Volt Sisters" from Bookworks as well: https://www.bkwrks.com/book/9780374538323

Read Rachel's story "Deluge" at New Ohio Review: https://newohioreview.org/2019/12/13/deluge/

Read Rachel's essay "On the Haunted Lives of Girls and Women" at LitHub: https://lithub.com/on-the-haunted-lives-of-girls-and-women/

Be sure to check out the next episode of the YouTube show "Night Time Logic" from Daniel Braum. The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE on April 23 at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature authors Douglas Ford and Jeffrey Ford. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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This week Scotty talks to authors Rae Wilde and C.S. Humble about Rae's forthcoming dark fiction collection "I Do Not Apologize About My Position on Men" (November 2024, Off Limits Press). They discuss the individual stories, feminist and sapphic horror in general, Rae's unique connection to and fascination with the sea, the practice of decentering men in her fiction, the act of depicting personal struggle with both brutal honesty and deep vulnerability, the exploration of interactivity and choice in her gripping novella "Survive the Essex," and more.

Rae Wilde can be found online at https://www.raewilde.com

C.S. Humble can be found online at https://cshumble.substack.com

The Off Limits Press website can be found at https://www.offlimitspress.com

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Brian Evenson, and will be live on September 12 at 7 p.m., PST: https://www.facebook.com/events/984728696426942

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Scotty and author Douglas Ford have a wide-ranging conversation, covering everything from their writing's connection to the land, anyone's ability to buy a leech, and the films of Spanish actor/writer Paul Naschy. In the process they also talk about Ford's short fiction, his recent novellas "Babble" and "Little Lugosi," and his novel "The Beasts of Vissaria County."

Find Douglas Ford on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18840478.Douglas_Ford

Click the link to buy Douglas Ford's new novel "The Trick": https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Douglas-Ford-ebook/dp/B0C2Y51W14/

Click the link to pre-order the upcoming collection "Table For 3," featuring novellas from Douglas Ford, Rebecca Rowland, and Holly Rae Garcia: https://www.amazon.com/Table-Anthology-Holly-Rae-Garcia-ebook/dp/B0C2QKDZ68/

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Scotty talks to author Richard Beauchamp about his short fiction, their shared love of heavy metal, how to push past the anxieties of being a new writer, the value of working with good editors, Richard's recent sci-fi horror novella "AUTONOMOUS," and the implications of A.I. on the genre. They also spend a few minutes talking about the 1999 western horror film "Ravenous," and the "man vs. nature" stories of Jack London.

To read Richard's collection "Black Tongue and other Anomalies," go to D&T Publishing's page on Godless: https://godless.com/collections/d-t-publishing?page=2

To read "AUTONOMOUS," go to: https://www.amazon.com/AUTONOMOUS-Richard-Beauchamp-ebook/dp/B0BML6LXN4/

To read the brand new anthology "Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror" – featuring Richard's story "Badlands" and Scotty's story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear – visit Dark Peninsula Press at: https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/books.html. While you're there, you can also get a copy of "Negative Space 1: An Anthology of Survival Horror," which also features stories from Richard and scotty.

To read Richard's story "The Chiwaa'e" (and Scotty's story "Arachne," if you want), pick up the "Solitude" anthology from DBND Publishing at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1651351503

To read "War Born," check out the "Heavy Metal Nightmares" anthology: https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Nightmares-Phobica-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0BVKH2MJH/

To read Richard's story "Rib of Lilith," pick up the "Dark Town" charity anthology from D&T Publishing. Proceeds benefit the victims of the shooting in Uvalde: https://godless.com/collections/d-t-publishing/products/dark-town-an-anthology-by-d-t-publishing

For Richard's new western horror story, pre-order your copy of "Along Harrowed Trails" from Timber Ghost Press: https://www.timberghostpress.com

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Scotty talks to author and editor Rebecca Rowland about her upcoming collection "White Trash and Recycled Nightmares," available Oct. 10 from Dead Sky Publishing. The conversation covers their mutual fear of flying, what makes a good audiobook narrator, how "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" is the best "Halloween" Film, and more. They also discuss the upcoming Creator's Track at the Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, which Rebecca is helping organize and for which Scotty will be panelist.

Scotty also talks to actor and theatre artist Heather Yeo about "Quarantine: X," the latest installment in the much-loved "Quarantine" series of immersive theatrical events that take place every October in Albuquerque.

Find Rebecca online at https://rowlandbooks.com

To pre-order your copy of "White Trash and Recycled Nightmares," go to: https://www.amazon.com/White-Recycled-Nightmares-Rebecca-Rowland/dp/1639511202

To check out the rest of Dead Sky Publishing's incredible catalogue, go to: https://deadskypublishing.com

For more information on "Dark Disasters," edited by Candace Nola, go to: https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/shop

For information and tickets for "Quarantine X," go to https://www.quarantineabq.com

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Happy StokerCon, everyone! To celebrate this year's Bram Stoker Awards, Scotty has brought back some favorite guests to talk about the nominated anthology "American Cannibal" (Maenad Press, 2023). Editor Rebecca Rowland and authors Gwendolyn Kiste and Daniel Braum are here to talk about the book, their contributions, and to further explore the weird and wonderful world of cannibalism through an epic discussion of five wildly different films:

• "Bone Tomahawk" (2015) • "Parents" (1989) • "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) • "Raw" (2016) • "The Neon Demon" (2016)

Congratulations to Rebecca, Gwendolyn, and Daniel for the nomination, and good luck to all of this year's nominees! We'll see you in San Diego!

To read "American Cannibal," go to: https://www.amazon.com/American-Cannibal-Maenad-Press/dp/B0BW32R7XN

To find Rebecca online, go to: https://rowlandbooks.com/

To find Gwendolyn online, go to: https://www.gwendolynkiste.com/

To find Daniel online, go to: https://bloodandstardust.wordpress.com/

And be sure to tune in to Daniel's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Jonathan Janz, and will be live on June 13 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/729425649102419

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Scotty talks to Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award-winning author, editor, anthologist, and publisher Eric J. Guignard about growing up in sunny southern California, how his early interest in "Hardy Boys" adventure novels combined with his fascination with the short horror tale to craft his own unique sensibility, and how--after the 2008 financial crash--he finally decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a writer. Scotty and Eric then do a deep dive into Eric's award-winning collection ""That Which Grows Wild: 16 Tales of Dark Fiction" (2018, Cemetary Dance), and discuss Eric's Stoker-nominated novel "Doorways to the Deadeye" (2019, Journalstone)

Eric also talks about taking over and operating the horror press Dark Moon Books, his passion for publishing quality fiction anthologies, and what it's like editing legendary authors like Joe R. Lansdale and Bentley Little.

And, of course, they spend a few minutes at the end talking about a movie. This time the film in question is the underrated direct-to-video prequel "From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter"--a surprisingly effective mashup of the Spaghetti Western and the B-vampire flick.

You can find Eric online at http://www.ericjguignard.com

You can find Dark Moon Books at http://www.darkmoonbooks.com

You can get your copy of "That Which Grows Wild: 16 Tales of Dark Fiction" here: https://www.amazon.com/That-Which-Grows-Wild-Fiction/dp/1949491005

You can get your copy of "Doorways to the Deadeye" here: https://www.amazon.com/Doorways-Deadeye-Eric-J-Guignard-ebook/dp/B07VF7S58B/

You can find "+Horror Library Volume 7+" (including Scotty's story "Giant and Child: A Fugue" at http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_7.html

You can find "Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World" at http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/travel_anthology.html

You can find "After Death..." (featuring Alvaro Rodriguez' "Boy, 7") at https://www.amazon.com/After-Death-John-Langan-ebook/dp/B074TTRHJK/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Paul Tremblay will appear live on August 29 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Author N.J. Gallegos returns to the podcast to talk to Scotty about her new novel "The Fatal Mind" (October 15, Winding Road Stories). They talk about N.J.'s day job as an ER doctor, and how that inspired the particular suspense in "The Fatal Mind." They also discuss concussions, moral gray areas, murky ethics, the rush that happens when saving a life...and the specific squick-factor inherent in the type of body horror you find in a medical setting.

They also dig into two classic episodes of the Netflix series "Black Mirror"--"The Entire History of You" (from season 1) and "Men Against Fire" (from season 3).

WARNING: Scotty and N.J. get into spoiler territory with "The Entire History of You" and "Men Against Fire."

You can find N.J. Gallegos online at https://njgallegos.bigcartel.com

Pre-order "The Fatal Mind" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fatal-Mind-N-J-Gallegos-ebook/dp/B0D14GNCZ1/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Ian Rogers will appear live on October 15 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/441169371875971

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Welcome to the very first episode of Horror from the High Desert! This week Scotty has his good friend Mandy Connor on to help him sort through his complicated feelings about Shudder's experimental feature "Skinamarink" (2022). They also do a deep dive into the new Brandon Cronenberg film "Infinity Pool," wax poetic about their mutual love for Mia Goth, and touch briefly on the movies "X," "Pearl" (both 2022) "Suspiria" (2018), "Possessor" (2020), and "The Menu" (2022).

WARNING: Spoilers for "Skinamarink" and "Infinity Pool," and mild spoilers for "Possessor" and "The Menu."

Check out Scotty's website at https://scottymilder.com

Go to Scotty's Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/author/scottymilder

Watch Scotty's feature "Dead Billy" at https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Billy-Lauren-Myers/dp/B01M4IIHFU/

Watch Scotty's short films at https://vimeo.com/scottymilder

Book Mandy for a wedding at https://hummingbirdbridal.com

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Scotty and Boston-bestie Mandy Connor dive into two films: the 2015 mock-documentary horror movie "Hell House LLC," and the recent Slash-produced adaptation of Nick Cutter's novel "The Breach." They also set some time aside for some hardcore Nick Cutter appreciation (including Scotty's story about how his first experience with Cutter's writing literally almost killed him), and--as usually happens with these two--they close out with another rambling conversation about Stephen King.

Scotty also talks to actor and theatre-director Chad Brummett about his upcoming production of playwright Mac Wellman's post-modern adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" at Albuquerque's Vortex Theatre.

Trailer for "Hell House LLC": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIYyWAXF5bA

Trailer for "The Breach": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh7YuFAYuW4

Nick Cutter on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6984661.Nick_Cutter?from_search=true&from_srp=true

Mac Wellman's "Dracula" runs from Sept. 29-Oct 15 at The Vortex Theatre. You can get your tickets at https://vortexabq.org/

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Scotty talks to author C.J. Leede about going from a sci-fi and fantasy-reading medieval studies major who had "never read a horror novel in [her] life" to becoming the author of "Maeve Fly" (2023, Tor Nightfire), which is nominated this year for both a Splatterpunk Award and a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. C.J. talks about immersing herself in horror and transgressive fiction, learning to love her newly adopted city of Los Angeles, celebrating female monstrousness in her work, and more. She and Scotty also discuss their love of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

You can find C.J. online at: https://cjleede.com

You can get your copy of "Maeve Fly" at: https://bookshop.org/p/books/maeve-fly-cj-leede/18738964

You can listen to C.J.'s "Maeve Fly" Spotify playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43upE7fyzFUo1wCY7iVOQf?si=6bc41c47f6b94b63

You can pre-order "American Rapture" at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQHMBG1Y/

You can listen to the most recent episode of "The Weirdest Thing," where Scotty and Amelia talk about the history of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e9NY8GMtgNyxQXt70VfCX?si=85000aac9be14399

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Paul Tremblay, and will be live on August 29 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated author V. Castro comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about growing up in Texas, her early interest in horror , the inspiration she draws from Mexican culture and history, using her fiction to explore themes of grief and trauma while also creating space for joy, hope, and sexuality in her work, and more. They discuss her acclaimed, Stoker-nominated novella "Goddess of Filth" (2021, Creature Publishing), as well as her novels "The Haunting of Alejandra" (2023, Del Rey) and "Immortal Pleasures" (2024, Titan Books).

V. Castro can be found online at https://vcastrostories.com

You can buy "Immortal Pleasures" at https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Pleasures-V-Castro-ebook/dp/B0CCXQ4JWQ/

You can buy "The Haunting of Alejandra" at https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Alejandra-Novel-V-Castro-ebook/dp/B0B6ZCXLFY/

You can buy "Goddess of Filth" at https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Filth-V-Castro/dp/1951971035/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Author C.J. Leede returns to the podcast, this time to talk to Scotty about her new novel "American Rapture" (October 15, Tor Nightfire). They discuss the influence of her religious upbringing, her thoughts on purity culture, their mutual anxiety about the apocalypse, their shared love of American kitsch, and more.

They also talk about this year's surprise hit "The First Omen," and how it works as both a prequel to the 1976 classic and as a brilliant work of religious horror in its own right.

WARNING: There are moderate spoilers for "The First Omen" in this episode.

C.J. can be found online at https://cjleede.com

You can get your copy of "American Rapture" at https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-rapture-cj-leede/20998275

Find C.J. on tour! https://cjleede.com/events/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Author Angela Sylvaine returns, this time to talk to Scotty about about her debut fiction collection "The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls" (2024, Dark Matter INK). They do a deep dive into the inspiration and history behind some of the individual stories, and they discuss the theme of "lost girls" more generally.

They also talk about the upcoming re-release of Angela's freshly revised novella "Chopping Spree," and spend a few minutes on the now classic Australian mock-documentary/horror film "Lake Mungo" (2008).

You can find Angela online at https://angelasylvaine.com/books/

You can find Angela's story "No More Meatloaf Monday" in the anthology "The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse" (Hungry Shadow Press), which is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/First-Five-Minutes-Apocalypse/dp/B0C676QHVH/

You can order "The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls" from Dark Matter INK at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/the-dead-spot-stories-of-lost-girls

You can order "The Dead Spot" from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Spot-Stories-Lost-Girls-ebook/dp/B0CW1JG48K/

You can pre-order "Chopping Spree" from Dark Matter INK at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/chopping-spree

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature American West author Nicholas Belardes to celebrate the launch of his debut novel "The Deading", and will be live on July 24 at 7 p.m., PST: https://www.facebook.com/events/1500625740861370

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Scotty has a special crossover episode this week with his guest Amelia Ampuero. She's--of course---the cohost of his other podcast, The Weirdest Thing.

Amelia is joining Horror from the High Desert to talk about the works of filmmaker Mike Flanagan--specifically his four acclaimed Netflix limited series: "The Haunting of Hill House" (2018), "The Haunting of Bly Manor" (2020), "Midnight Mass (2021)," and "The Fall of the House of Usher" (2023). Scotty and Amelia also speculate a bit about the rumors that Flanagan might take on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" now that he's moved over to Amazon.

SPOILERS ABOUND for for ALL these shows, especially "Midnight Mass" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Don't say we didn't warn you!!

Check out Amelia's company, Duke City Repertory Theatre, at https://www.dukecityrep.com

Subscribe to The Weirdest Thing on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356

Subscribe to The Weirdest Thing on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/0ldKQ8TdsaTlYYncQKmWw6?si=c6d66d6a8a1a4dd6

Follow The Weirdest Thing on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/weirdestthingpodcast

Follow The Weirdest Thing on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theweirdestthingpodcast/

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Author Belicia Rhea comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about influences as diverse as Ray Bradbury, Bruno Schulz, and "House of Leaves," terrible elementary school teachers, amazing college professors, and establishing her own voice in the strange netherworld between surrealism, literary fiction, and horror. And they discuss her short fiction, as well as her debut novella "Voracious" (2024, Dark Matter Ink).

They also spend a few minutes talking about the acclaimed Persian-language indie rockabilly vampire/western "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" (2014), written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.

You can find Belicia online at https://www.beliciarhea.com

You can buy "Voracious" at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/voracious

You can read the short story "Victim 6" in the anthology "Human Monsters_,"_ which is available at https://darkmattermagazine.shop/products/dark-matter-presents-human-monsters

Be sure to check out Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Laird Barron will appear live on December 19 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/558650660357949

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This week Scotty talks to Christa Carmen about her Bram Stoker Award-winning and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated first novel "The Daughters of Block Island" (2023, Thomas & Mercer), as well as her upcoming novel "Beneath the Poet's House" (due in December of this year). They discuss the importance of Stephen King's "On Writing" on her early career, the influence of classic authors like Agatha Christie and Shirley Jackson (as well as contemporaries like Gwendolyn Kiste and Cynthia Pelayo), the difficulties inherent in writing a good mystery, the importance of place, the power of history, and more.

They also talk about Bryan Bertino's cult horror movie "The Monster" (2016), and its terrifying (and ultimately poignant) depiction of a damaged mother-daughter relationship against the backdrop of a deceptively simple creature feature.

You can find Christa online at https://www.christacarmen.com

You can find "The Daughters of Block Island" at https://www.christacarmen.com/books-daughters-of-block-island.aspx

You can pre-order "Beneath the Poet's House" at https://www.christacarmen.com/books-beneath-the-poets-house.aspx

You can find Christa's collection "Something Borrowed, Something Bloodsoaked" at https://www.amazon.com/Something-Borrowed-Blood-Soaked-Christa-Carmen-ebook/dp/B07DK2YJV3/

Go back and listen to Episode 14, "'The Flanagan-verse,' with Amelia Ampuero" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-from-the-high-desert/id1686537767?i=1000635187266

Listen to the Jan. 19 episode of The Weirdest Thing, "Germanism and Gloom," where Scotty talks about the strange death of Edgar Allan Poe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000642272029

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Paul Tremblay will appear live on August 29 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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Scotty talks to author N.J Gallegos about their overlapping experiences in Southern Colorado's the alien-infested San Luis Valley, N.J.'s experience as an emergency-room doctor and how that has informed her writing, the concept of "limits" in extreme horror, revenge in fiction, and they reminisce fondly about the unexpected Venn-diagram of horror fans and Swifties at this year's StokerCon.

In the process, they discuss N.J.'s work--specifically her short story "Continuing Education" (from HellBound Books' "Anthology of Splatterpunk") and her outstanding upcoming novel "The Broken Heart," which will be available from September 19 from Winding Road Publishing.

The find N.J. online, go to: https://njgallegos.com

You can also follow N.J. on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DrSpooky_ER

To read NJ.'s story "Continuing Education" (and Scotty's story "Egg," if you want), order HellBound Books' "Anthology of Splatterpunk" here: https://www.amazon.com/HellBound-Books-Anthology-Splatterpunk-Publishing-ebook/dp/B0BZXJZXMN/

To read "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires," click here: https://www.amazon.com/Only-You-Prevent-Forest-Fires/dp/B09ZDZTX77/

To pre-order "The Broken Heart," click here: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Heart-N-J-Gallegos/dp/1960724177/

To order "It's Me, Hi, I'm the Zombie, It's Me," go to: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Me-Hi-Zombie-its/dp/B0CFZH2G9Z/

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This week Scotty talks to Bram Stoker Award-winning author/editor James Chambers about his upcoming anthology "Where the Silent Ones Watch" (Oct 6, Hippocampus Press). Featuring genre luminaries like John Langan, Nancy Holder, Lee Murray, Michael Cisco, and many more, this anthology is inspired by the work of famed weird fiction writer William Hope Hodgson — author of the classic novels "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" (1907), "The House on the Borderland" (1908), and "The Night Land" (1912), creator of the great ghost finder Thomas Carnacki, and envisioner of the epic (and terrifying) Sargasso Sea.

Scotty and James talk about Hodgson's work, singular creative vision, and short life (which ended tragically during World War I). They dive deep into the new anthology, discussing many of the stories and poems and talking about James' process in curating the book. They also spend a bit of time on James' earlier anthology "Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign" (2021, Hippocampus Press), a similar project inspired by the work of Robert W. Chambers.

You can find James online at www.jameschambersonline.com

Pre-order your copy of "Where the Silent Ones Watch" here:https://www.hippocampuspress.com/other-authors/fiction/where-the-silent-ones-watch-edited-by-james-chambers?zenid=ec43033qd3qs8u01haautju201

Buy "Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign here: https://www.hippocampuspress.com/other-authors/fiction/under-twin-suns-alternate-histories-of-the-yellow-sign?zenid=25dnat30ibjtqk1evjt3icubo1

Read William Hope Hodgson: https://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Complete-William-Hodgson-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B014N5J6SY/

Listen to Scotty's story about Hodgson vs. Houdini on "The Weirdest Thing" podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000658160165

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Ian Rogers will appear live on October 15 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/441169371875971

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Time for another The Weirdest Thing crossover with special guest/cohost Amelia Ampuero. She joins Scotty this week to do a deep dive into AMC's adaptation/re-imagining of Anne Rice's classic novel "Interview With the Vampire" (which just finished its second season this summer). Need something to binge over the holidays? You could sure do a lot worse than this series.

WARNING: Spoilers begin at 42:05

Listen to Scotty's original Anne Rice appreciation episode of The Weirdest Thing, "What's Wrong With Suckling Eroticism?!?" (2/10/2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ubCvv74PG6qll6atuOro3?si=42f87bccb5694fd8

Be sure to check out Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. Author Laird Barron will appear live on December 19 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/558650660357949

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Scotty closes out 2023 by talking to author Josh Schlossberg about his new novel "Charwood," his award-winning novella "Malinae," Jewish and folk horror, taking inspiration from Josh's interest in ecology and forest protection, writing flawed characters with empathy, and more. They also talk about the Denver Horror Collective and its track record of releasing superlative anthologies, and they discuss the (very weird) 2017 German folk-horror film "Hagazussa."

Scotty will be taking a short break for the holidays, but he'll be coming back with more episodes in 2024. Happy New Year, everyone!

You can find Josh online at https://joshsworstnightmare.com

You can find the Denver Horror Collective at https://denverhorror.com

You can follow Josh on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshsworstnightmare

You can follow Josh on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joshsworstnightmare/

You can follow Josh on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoshsNightmare

You can follow Josh on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3MQ-OXmA8TYmwUi2rsh1fw

You can follow Josh on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@joshsworstnightmare

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So why is Scotty having a former segment director for Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a guest on his horror podcast? Well, aside from being one of his oldest friends, Maureen Bharoocha is also the director of two Lifetime Network thrillers, along with the upcoming teen horror/comedy "The Prank" (March 15, from Iconic Events).

Scotty and Maureen talk about her upbringing in a mixed Catholic/Muslim household, their time in film school together as argumentative "natural contrarians," Maureen's uncanny ability to turn a job at an upscale Beverly Hills bakery into a legitimate filmmaking career, how making "women in peril" movies for Lifetime is sort of like the modern-day Roger Corman school of low-budget filmmaking, how she thinks about the balance between horror and comedy, what it's like giving notes to movie legends like Keith David and Rita Moreno, and a whole lot more. Maureen takes us on her very own unique journey through the entertainment industry.

Find Maureen on IMDb here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2043336/

Check out "The Prank" on March 15!: https://iconicreleasing.com/the-prank/

Watch the trailer for "Golden Arm" here: https://youtu.be/G7leSu8mQLw?si=gUMYX9vuM-x1uvXG

Watch the trailer for "I Am Watching You" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3AVIdEWWk

Watch the trailer for "Fatal Flip" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViYnELvlzPk

"Sprinkles Shorts: Coconut:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np6LNUGLb80

"Sprinkles Shorts: A Taste of Magic, starring Justin Willman:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDy5IxhW7e4

"Sprinkles Shorts: Strawberry, Starring Yeardley Smith:" https://youtu.be/Jf5AizZqd_Q?si=epnqil2vbuaoZgyT

Be sure to check out the next episode of Daniel Braum's YouTube show "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE on March 28 at 7 p.m. EST, and features author Gwendolyn Kiste talking about her new novel "The Haunting of Velkwood." You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Listen to Part 2 of this special BONUS EPISODE featuring the new anthology “The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks,” edited by Tom Deady and published September 3, 2024 by Greymore Publishing.

In Part 2, Scotty talks to:

Cover Artist Lynne Hansen

Author Johnny Compton (“A Devil We Used to Know”)

Author Rebecca Rowland ("Better By You, Better Than Me”)

Author Richard Chizmar (“A Nightmare on Elm Lane”)

Author Clay McLeod Chapman (“White Pages”)

Click here to get your copy of “The Rack”: https://www.amazon.com/Rack-Stories-Inspired-Vintage-Paperbacks-ebook/dp/B0DC543DXD/

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Author and filmmaker Joshua Hull comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about making microbudget horror films in Indiana, how his love of alternative movie posters lead to his first nonfiction book project "Underexposed! The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made" (2021, Abrams Books), finding the perfect collaborators in making the acclaimed comedy-horror film "Glorious" (2022, Shudder), the unexpected online conversation that sparked his debut novella "Mouth" (2024, Tenebrous Press), and more.

Check out Joshua on IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3852825/

Watch the trailer for "Glorious" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqxTzc3lgM

Buy a copy of "Underexposed! The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made" here: https://www.amazon.com/Underexposed-Greatest-Movies-Never-Made/dp/1419744690/

Buy a copy of "Mouth" here: https://www.amazon.com/Mouth-Joshua-Hull/dp/1959790021/

Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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Scotty talks to author Rae Wilde about the concept of "gaslighting"--both in the flawed but powerful 1944 movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, as well as in Rae's discomfiting new novel "The Stradivarius" (Brigid's Gate Press). We also talk about her background as a social worker, therapist, and mental health advocate, and how that training has informed her writing. We discuss the concept of "female rage" and delve into her upcoming Sapphic folk-horror novella "Merciless Waters" (available November 14 from Brigid's Gate Press).

To find Rae online, go to https://www.raewilde.com/

To get your copy of "The Stradivarius," go to https://www.amazon.com/Stradivarius-Rae-Knowles-ebook/dp/B0BX1YHP5K/. And, seriously, check out that gorgeous cover!

To pre-order "Merciless Waters," go to https://www.amazon.com/Merciless-Waters-Rae-Knowles-ebook/dp/B0C97N3TNK/. Also a pretty badass cover.

To read Scotty's story about the fin folk ("By the Sounding Sea"), check out the anthology "If I Die Before I Wake, Vol. 6: Tales of the Dark Deep" from Sinister Smile Press. You can find it at https://www.amazon.com/If-Die-Before-Wake-Better/dp/195311220X/

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Scotty talks to author Gwendolyn Kiste about her recent short stories "The Hungry Wives of Bleak Street" and "Hear, Hearth, Heartbeat," as well as her upcoming novel "The Haunting of Velkwood" (coming March 5 from Saga Press). They talk about the role of hope in the modern horror story, how the Gothic manifests in the American Rust Belt, and more. They also discuss Peter Weir's classic Australian New Wave film, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" – how it works as a horror movie, and how it has influenced Gwendolyn's own work.

WARNING: There are some spoilers for "The Haunting of Velkwood." They occur between minute 40:05 and minute 47:50.

You can find Gwendolyn online at https://www.gwendolynkiste.com

Listen to Scotty's original interview with Gwendolyn on "The Weirdest Thing" podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000576573882

Pre-order "The Haunting of Velkwood" at https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781982172374

To read "The Hungry Wives of Bleak Street," buy the "American Cannibal" anthology, edited by friend-of-the-pod Rebecca Rowland, here: https://rowlandbooks.com/american-cannibal

To read "Hear, Hearth, Heartbeat," buy "The Cellar Door Issue #2: Forbidden Magic," edited by Aric Sundquist (and, y'know, also featuring a story by Scotty, just in case y'all are interested): https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/forbidden-magic.html

Check out the next episode of friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum's YouTube show "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel. The next episode will be on February 27, and features author Dan Franklin.

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Scotty talks to author Daniel Braum about the glories of "The Twilight Zone" (both the show and the magazine), writing "on the borderline" and the use of "night-time logic" in weird fiction, using generational trauma as a bridge to another culture in fiction, trusting your own vision vs. the market, and not being afraid of ambiguity.

They also discuss Braum's short stories "The Hand of Fire" (from "The Jewish Book of Horror" anthology) and "How to Stay Afloat When Drowning" (from Braum's collection "Underworld Dreams"), as well as his novella "The Serpent's Shadow" which is being released in print for the first time from Cemetery Dance Publications.

You can find Daniel on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

To read "The Hand of Fire," pick up "The Jewish Book of Horror," edited by Josh Schlossberg, from the Denver Horror Collective: https://denverhorror.com/the-jewish-book-of-horror/

To read "How to Stay Afloat When Drowning," pick up the collection "Underworld Dreams" from Lethe Press: https://www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p563/Underworld_Dreams.html

You can find "The Serpent's Shadow" at Cemetery Dance Publications: https://www.cemeterydance.com/serpentshadowBRAUM

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Scotty has two guests this week on Horror from the High Desert. First, he sits down with author Holly Rae Garcia to discuss her short fiction, her novels "Parachute" and "Come Join the Murder," their mutual love of "Sons of Anarchy," and the Korean horror movie "I Saw the Devil." They also talk about "Table for 3," the new charity collection that Holly edited, which features three horror novellas about food scarcity from herself, Douglas Ford, and Rebecca Rowland. "Table for 3" releases TODAY, and all proceeds will go to benefit the Houston Food Bank. Click the link below to order your copy!

Scotty also talks with actor, dancer, and director Alissa Hall about her new production of "Sweeney Todd" at Musical Theater Southwest here in Albuquerque. Alissa talks about the infamous story's deep roots in the horror genre, going all the way back to the "penny dreadfuls" of the 19th century, and she discusses the influence of modern slasher movies on her particular vision for this production.

The interview with Holly starts at 0:2:30.

The interview with Alissa starts at 1:44:46

To order your copy of "Table for 3," go to: https://www.amazon.com/Table-Anthology-Holly-Rae-Garcia/dp/1736943278/

To donate to the Houston Food Bank, go to: https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/about-us/

To buy your tickets for "Sweeney Todd" at Musical Theater Southwest, go to: https://www.mtsabq.org

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Welcome to 2024! Scotty kicks off the new year by talking to horror and crime-fiction author Derik Cavignano. The two discuss Derik's upbringing in Boston, his early influences, and how the city's legendary history of organized crime impacted his writing. They touch on Derik's recent short story "Temple of the Righteous Harvest" (available in the 2023 "Monstorm" charity anthology from Madness Heart Press), touch on his earlier novels "The Righteous and the Wicked" (2014) and "Colony of the Lost" (2015), and do a deep dive into his award-winning horror/thriller "The Art of Dying" (2019). They talk about the gray area between writing "horror" and "thriller" fiction, and talk briefly about David Fincher's 1995 classic film "Se7en."

You can find Derik online at https://www.derikcavignano.com and https://www.facebook.com/DerikCavignanoAuthor

You can buy "The Righteous and the Wicked" at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PMZOCQ6

You can buy "Colony of the Lost" at https://bookshop.org/p/books/colony-of-the-lost-derik-cavignano/

You can buy "The Art of Dying" at https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-dying-a-ray-hanley-crime-thriller-derik-cavignano/

You can find the "Monstorm" charity anthology at https://madnessheart.press/product/monstorm-a-charity-anthology

Also, be sure to check out the YouTube show "Night Time Logic," hosted by former HFTHD guest/friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum! The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel. The next episode is on January 16th: “The Monstrous and Terrible,” with guest Brian Evenson.

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Scotty and author Michelle Renee Lane discuss her 2019 Stoker-nominated novel "Invisible Chains," as well as her short fiction and her more recent "The Courtship of Nora Fagan," which is the first of a five-part "erotic paranormal romance" series. They talk about their own personal definitions of horror, the sometimes tricky balance between horror and romance, the idea of "flirting with death" in fiction, approaches to writing sex scenes, and the often troubling messages found in the "Twilight" series.

They also spend a few moments on Alfred Hitchcock's problematic classic "Marnie" (1964), and explore how it encompasses both Hitch's filmmaking genius and some of his...er...darker impulses as a storyteller.

You can find Michelle online at https://michellerlane.com

To purchase "Invisible Chains," go to https://haverhillhouse.com/product/invisible-chains-by-michelle-renee-lane/

To purchase "The Courtship of Nora Fagan, go to https://www.amazon.com/Courtship-Nora-Fagan-Marriage-Made-ebook/dp/B0BK2P1FHR/

To read the essay "Am I Really a Horror Writer," check out "Writers Workshop of Horror 2" at https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Workshop-Horror-Michael-Knost-ebook/dp/B096QYTLSJ/

To read the short story "Josephine," check out "The One That Got Away: Women of Horror Anthology Volume 3" at https://kandishapress.com/2021/02/06/the-one-that-got-away-kandisha-press-vol-3-interview-with-catherine-mccarthy/

To read the short story "Thus Do We Reach to the Stars," check out "The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women" at https://www.amazon.com/Monstrous-Feminine-Tales-Dangerous-Women-ebook/dp/B07ZQTJQ44/

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Boston-bestie Mandy Connor returns to talk about two movies and a novel. She and Scotty begin with their disappointment in the 2023 Heather Graham vehicle "Suitable Flesh," a supposed "spiritual successor" to the classically bonkers 1980s Stuart Gordon films "Re-Animator" (1985) and "From Beyond" (1986). Things improve significantly with their discussion of Karyn Kusama's paranoid masterpiece "The Invitation" (2015) and the superlative 2023 folk-horror novel "Old Country" by Matt and Harrison Query. Mandy also has a few positive words at the end about Joe Hill's new novelette "The Pram."

WARNING: Moderate spoilers for "Suitable Flesh," "The Invitation," and "Old Country." We tried to stay away from big reveals, but if you want to go into any of these blind, you might want to hold off on this episode for a bit.

Trailer for "Suitable Flesh": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDMkJ82esw&t=5s

Trailer for "The Invitation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbyUw_2lJ-0&t=15s

"Old Country" on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59568614

"The Pram" on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/195945795

"Night Time Logic," hosted by friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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