Cursed Morsels

Lucy and I talk about writing action scenes effectively, the wonderful world of fanfiction, and her cosmic noir story "The Kind Detective." Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half, but I give a warning in advance. The rest of Halloween Season is unspoiled.

Buy Halloween Season: https://bookshop.org/books/halloween-season/9781947879218

Amy and I talk about the differences between writing horror and noir, great examples of tech horror, and her tech horror piece "EV 2000." Note that there are spoilers for "EV 2000" in the second half of the episode.

Check out Amy's work here: https://www.crimsonscreams.com/

Eric and I talk about body horror, the inherent queerness of horror, and the personal origins of his novella Starving Ghosts in Every Thread. Note that there are spoilers for this novella in the second half, but I give a warning in advance.

Buy this novella: https://www.amazon.com/Starving-Ghosts-Every-Thread-LaRocca-ebook/dp/B085QNWG34

Sam and I talk about writing as an exorcism, the power of transgressive fiction, and his unforgettable short story "Deathlike Love". There are spoilers for this story in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance. The rest of To Wallow in Ash is unspoiled. Note that we touch on some intense topics related to sexuality and death.

Buy from Sam's press, Weirdpunk books: https://weirdpunkbooks.square.site/

Charles and I talk about better understanding bizarro fiction, incorporating pop culture into literature, and processing grief through writing. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about "The Last Glorious Ride of El Barko Poderoso" from Charles' new collection Slippery When Metastasized. The rest of the collection is unspoiled.

Buy the book: https://bookshop.org/books/slippery-when-metastasized/9781734934601

M. and I talk about defunding the police, the cultural worship of serial killers, and her cinematic new novella Hooker. Note that we briefly discuss sexual assault in the first half of the episode, though there is no sexual assault in the book. There are also spoilers for Hooker in the second half of the episode, but the first half is spoiler free.

Also, we forgot to say it, but both of us agree: DECRIMINALIZE SEX WORK!

Find M. on Twitter @_MLopesdaSilva

Buy Hooker: https://bookshop.org/books/hooker-9781989206546/9781989206546

Daniel Braum and I talk about formative childhood experiences, the beautiful ambiguity of weird fiction, and his magical and emotive story "Cloudland Earthbound". Note that the second half contains spoilers for this story, but the other stories in Underworld Dreams remain unspoiled.

Daniel's website: https://bloodandstardust.wordpress.com/

Buy Underworld Dreams: https://bookshop.org/books/underworld-dreams/9781590215838

D.S. Ullery and I talk about real-life inspirations for fictional locations, the healing power of writing, and his new collection Highway 181. Note that the second half of the episode contains spoilers for the story "The Tape"; all other stories in the collection are unspoiled. CW: physical and emotional abuse discussion in first half of the episode.

Buy Highway 181: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CXHYQK4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Gordon B. White and I talk about the philosophy of the Weird, nature writing, and father-son relationships in fiction. Note that the second half of this episode contains spoilers for his story "Birds of Passage." The collection's other fourteen stories are unspoiled.

Gordon's website: http://gordonbwhite.com/

Buy As Summer's Mask Slips and Other Disruptions: https://bookshop.org/books/as-summer-s-mask-slips-and-other-disruptions/9781950305209

Laurel Hightower joins me for a special Halloween episode! We talk about honoring the dead, characters' traumatic emotional headspaces, and the many nuanced characters of Crossroads. Note that there are are spoilers for Crossroads in the second half of the episode, though the first half is spoiler free. CW: discussion of self-harm.