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It’s that time of year again. A time to reflect, to look back over a tumultuous twelve months, and to talk about the horror books that helped us survive them.
2022 has been a helluva year for the good kind of horror. Far too much for one man to cover. So I’ve drafted in some highly qualified friends – Emily Hughes and Janelle Janson. They have their fingers right on the arterial spurt of the genre – and they have each read far more than me.
Together we deliver this year's State of the Horror Nation – talking about big issues in horror, the key books we’ve adored…and the dozens and dozens of titles we’re looking forward to in 2023.
We raise a glass to a late and beloved horror icon, we make some new year’s resolutions, and Janelle and Emily get a bit squeaky about their big horror crush. Bet you can guess who (it’s not me!)
Thanks for all your support this year.
Books picked:
Ghost Eaters (2022), by Clay McLeod Chapman – ep. 110
A Child Alone With Strangers (2022), by Philip Fracassi – ep. 120
Echo (2022), by Thomas Olde Heuvelt – ep. 78
Our Share of Night (2022), by Mariana Enriquez
All the White Spaces (2022), by Ally Wilkes – ep. 76
We Are Here to Hurt Each Other (2022), by Paula D. Ashe
Mary: An Awakening of Terror (2022), by Nat Cassidy – ep. 101
Burn the Plans (2022), by Tyler Jones – ep. 81
Just Like Home (2022), by Sarah Gailey
Books anticipated:
Don’t Fear the Reaper (2023), by Stephen Graham Jones
Silver Nitrate (2023), by Silvia Moreno Garcia
Vampires of el Norte (2023), by Isabel Cañas
Pinata (2023), by Leopoldo Gout
Tell Me I’m Worthless (2023), by Alison Rumfitt (already out in UK)
Spite House (2023), by Jonny Compton
Lone Women (2023), by Victor Lavelle
Everything Darkness Eats (2023), by Eric LaRocca
Episode 13 (2023), by Craig Dilouie
House of Good Bones (2023), by T. Kingfisher
Nights Edge (2023), by Liz Kerin
The Edge of Sleep (2023), by Jake Emmanuel
The Drift (2023), by C. J. Tudor
Bad Cree (2023), by Jessica Johns
Maeve Fly (2023), by C.J. Leade
A Light Most Hateful (2023), by Hailey Piper
Looking Glass Sound (2023), by Catriona Ward
The Beast You Are (2023), by Paul Tremblay
The Salt Grows Heavy (2023), by Cassandra Khaw
Burn the Negative (2023), by Josh Winning
How to Sell a Haunted House (2023), by Grady Hendrix
Abnormal Statistics (2023), by Max Booth III
The Insatiable Volt Sisters (2023), by Rachel Eve Moulton
Camp Damascus (2023), by Chuck Tingle
Extended Stay (2023), by Juan Martinez
House of Cotton (2023), by Monica Brashears
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It’s that time of year again. A time to reflect, to look back over a tumultuous twelve months, and to talk about the horror books that helped us survive them.
2022 has been a helluva year for the good kind of horror. Far too much for one man to cover. So I’ve drafted in some highly qualified friends – Emily Hughes and Janelle Janson. They have their fingers right on the arterial spurt of the genre – and they have each read far more than me.
Together we deliver this year's State of the Horror Nation – talking about big issues in horror, the key books we’ve adored…and the dozens and dozens of titles we’re looking forward to in 2023.
We raise a glass to a late and beloved horror icon, we make some new year’s resolutions, and Janelle and Emily get a bit squeaky about their big horror crush. Bet you can guess who (it’s not me!)
Thanks for all your support this year.
Books picked:
Ghost Eaters (2022), by Clay McLeod Chapman – ep. 110
A Child Alone With Strangers (2022), by Philip Fracassi – ep. 120
Echo (2022), by Thomas Olde Heuvelt – ep. 78
Our Share of Night (2022), by Mariana Enriquez
All the White Spaces (2022), by Ally Wilkes – ep. 76
We Are Here to Hurt Each Other (2022), by Paula D. Ashe
Mary: An Awakening of Terror (2022), by Nat Cassidy – ep. 101
Burn the Plans (2022), by Tyler Jones – ep. 81
Just Like Home (2022), by Sarah Gailey
Books anticipated:
Don’t Fear the Reaper (2023), by Stephen Graham Jones
Silver Nitrate (2023), by Silvia Moreno Garcia
Vampires of el Norte (2023), by Isabel Cañas
Pinata (2023), by Leopoldo Gout
Tell Me I’m Worthless (2023), by Alison Rumfitt (already out in UK)
Spite House (2023), by Jonny Compton
Lone Women (2023), by Victor Lavelle
Everything Darkness Eats (2023), by Eric LaRocca
Episode 13 (2023), by Craig Dilouie
House of Good Bones (2023), by T. Kingfisher
Nights Edge (2023), by Liz Kerin
The Edge of Sleep (2023), by Jake Emmanuel
The Drift (2023), by C. J. Tudor
Bad Cree (2023), by Jessica Johns
Maeve Fly (2023), by C.J. Leade
A Light Most Hateful (2023), by Hailey Piper
Looking Glass Sound (2023), by Catriona Ward
The Beast You Are (2023), by Paul Tremblay
The Salt Grows Heavy (2023), by Cassandra Khaw
Burn the Negative (2023), by Josh Winning
How to Sell a Haunted House (2023), by Grady Hendrix
Abnormal Statistics (2023), by Max Booth III
The Insatiable Volt Sisters (2023), by Rachel Eve Moulton
Camp Damascus (2023), by Chuck Tingle
Extended Stay (2023), by Juan Martinez
House of Cotton (2023), by Monica Brashears
Support Talking Scared on Patreon
Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram,
Support the show
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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