A live edition of Dog-eared Nightmares where I interview Josh Rountree about his newest release, The Unkillable Frank Lightning. If you enjoyed The Legend of Charlie Fish there is so much for you to love with this book. It has the same fantastic writing, leap-off-the-page characters, and a fast paced but thoughtful story at its core. Thank you to Ghoulish Books for hosting, and be sure to check out their new location in downtown San Antonio!

Josh Rountree joins me to discuss his Creature From the Black Lagoon-weird Western-crime-witchy novel, The Legend of Charlie Fish. For a shorter novel, it covers a lot of territory and hops genres like a frog on a skillet. We also talk about the ultimate Texas road trip, interesting Galveston hurricane facts, and whether or not Buccee's is worth it. Josh's companion novel, The Unkillable Frank Lightning, comes out in July followed by Summer in the House of the Departed in August. Find Josh at his website: www.joshrountree.com

Apologies for the audio quality on my end. My default microphone swapped to the computer. On this episode of Dog-eared Nightmares, Michael David Wilson of This is Horror joins me to discuss his dark, comedy-action novel, Daddy's Boy. WE talk about utilizing dialogue to move a story forward, dick jokes, and the cultural significance of Naked Attraction.

Becky LeJeune, yes, the Becky LeJeune. Becky is an agent with the Bond Literary Agency. She's been around the industry for a couple decades and brings a world of knowledge to our conversation. We discuss the function of an agent, pitching an agent, doing social media well, and why I'm her favorite client.

Jon Bassoff joined me to discuss his excellent new novel, The Memory Ward. This was my first attempt at live recording at an event and, well, I got part of it. Jon was kind enough to come back onto the show to recreate the magic with me. We talk about how to write "things are not what they seem" fiction, and how The Sixth Sense ruined twist endings for everyone.

https://www.jonbassoff.com

This week I am joined by Clay McLeod Chapman. Both in this interview and out of it, Clay has always been a genuine person. We discuss Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, our discomfort with the state of the world, taking big swings in writing, and how sometimes the stories we are proudest of create the smallest ripples in the proverbial pond.

Catch up with everything Clay at his website: https://www.claymcleodchapman.com/

I welcome Chris DiLeo to the podcast this week, my second returning guest. We talk about the inspiration for his novella, Empty Devils, creating story from real tragedy, and the brilliance of Clay McLeod Chapman.

You can order a copy of Empty Devils directly from the publisher at https://sobelobooks.com/shop/p/empty-devils

You can also follow Chris at: authordileo.substack.com/ and as @authordileo on the social media platforms that matter.

R.A. Busby is the Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of short stories and two novellas releasing this year. We discuss both in this episode, Words Made of Flesh and You Will Speak for the Dead. The former is available from Cemetery Gates Media and the latter will release from Stelliform Press in October. These works are so distinct, the voice so strong and unique. R.A. is truly an author to learn from, and is also an all around great guest.

https://rabusbybooks.weebly.com

https://sobelobooks.com

On this episode I welcome my first ever returning guest, Laurel Hightower, to discuss her recent Ghoulish Books release, The Day of the Door. We discuss Laurel's passion for indie horror, generational trauma cycles, and ghosts getting kneed in the balls. She's a good person in horror, reliably, authentically, and she deserves your support and money. Today's episode is sponsored by MyLori, your personal Lori Booth.

On what remains of Twitter: @HightowerLaurel

On this episode, I preview Whatever Happened to Jo Rose with author Chris DiLeo. We talk about his lifelong journey with horror, redefining word count success, and students as story inspiration. Chris was a fantastic guest and the novel sounds like a crazy, genre-crossing adventure!

DiLeo loves to talk horror on social media @authordileo. Website: authordileo.com Substack: authordileo.substack.com/