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Jason chats with futurist Cory Doctorow on the re-branding of the Disney attraction Splash Mountain away from the problematic 1946 film Song of the South and towards The Princess and the Frog.

We’re talking to David Bowles, author of the new series 13th Street, launching in July from HarperCollins. David describes it as a sort of Latinx Stranger Things for kids ages 5-9 from HarperCollins the new HarperChapters imprint.

Jason chats with Adrianna Gober, a writer and musician based outside of Philadelphia, PA. She is a lifelong horror fan and still can't quite believe she got lucky enough to spin that into a career. She currently serves as Director of Programming for Midnight Movie Society, an extreme horror/cult SVOD service from Rue Morgue and MVD Entertainment Group.

Jason talks to author/filmmaker Jim Towns about his new book from Anubis Press, American Cryptic – True Stories of the Strange and Uncanny by Author Jim Towns. This book is available now in paperpack and on Kindle.

American Cryptic is an open-minded cynic’s take on the uncanny and sometimes frightening things that border our accepted reality. Through thirteen stories and essays, author and filmmaker Jim Towns examines several legends native to his own roots in Western Pennsylvania, and recalls some of his own unexplainable experiences as well. From folk tales of Native American giants buried under great earth mounds, to a haunted asylum, to a phantom trolley passenger, this work seeks not only to present the reader with new and fascinating supernatural tales, but also to deconstruct why our culture is so fascinated by their telling and re-telling. Find the book here: https://amzn.to/2UqP6qg

This episode we’re talking to Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, the directors of BECKY (debuting June 5), a new revenge thriller about a teen girl, Lulu Wilson, who faces off against a gang of neo-Nazis led by an unusually villainous Kevin James. You guys have called it an “ultra-violent Home Alone”

This episode we’re talking to the creative minds behind the Adapt or Perish podcast, a bi-weekly podcast that examines adaptations of all kinds, whether stage to screen, book to television, comic to blockbuster, or movie to musical and back again. Our guests are Arielle Lipshaw (dramaturg, director, voiceover artist, and knitting enthusiast) and Jeremy Latour (filmmaker and media geek). You can find their show wherever you find your podcasts and at https://www.adaptorperishcast.com/.

This episode we’re talking to Angie Hodapp about her new book Query Craft, the Writer-in-the-Know Guide to Getting Your Manuscript Requested.
Angie Hodapp is the Director of Literary Development at Nelson Literary Agency. She holds a BA in English and secondary education and an MA in English and communication development. A graduate of the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver, she has worked in professional writing, editing, and education for more than twenty years. A frequent presenter at writing conferences and events, she loves helping writers improve their craft and learn about the ever-changing world of publishing.

This episode we’re talking to Director and Writer David Holroyd, whose new film The Haunted (May 22 on demand) is about a young caregiver in an isolated house who finds her elderly charge’s house may be haunted by a vengeful spirit.

In this episode recorded by the Monster Movie Happy Hour (http://www.monstermoviehappyhour.com/), Peyton Douglas AKA Jason Henderson discusses his new book The Book Man, due June 2. We talk about all the things that go into this book that P.J. Hoover called "a delicious retro treat wrapped into a perfectly crafted horror novel" -- the California surf craze, Gidget, demons, and mid-century pop culture.

This episode Jason talks to Scott Kenemore, whose new book Lake of Darkness explores the dark corners of WWI-era Chicago, when a detective hunts for a serial killer who preys on African-American twin children.