A.P. Thayer's debut novel Tapeworm is a complex look at adult relationships. It looks very realistically at how difficult it is to keep friendships as everyone's lives are changing and relationships break apart. Oh, and there's vampiric cosmic horror that threatens to destroy everyone, too. Listen as we talk about this great book, horror in general, and what it's like to get older.

The Sleeping Sisters is one of those books that you just can't stop talking or thinking about once you have read it. Both a retelling of The Girl with the Green Ribbon, the real-life West Mesa Murders, and Indigenous Chicana folklore, Jennifer Givhan has not just written one of the best books of the year but a book that will certainly be an all time favorite for us both. We were so excited to talk to Jenn and she did not disappoint in her brilliance during this conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did, and get The Sleeping Sisters now!

Kailee Pedersen's second novel, The Minimalist, is a brilliantly written psychological horror novel that is incredibly complex and beautifully written. Listen as we discuss some of the themes of the novel and so much more. Pedersen has truly shown herself to be one of the most exciting and talented new writers in horror and modern fiction in general.

Meat Bees is one of the most entertaining and disgusting experiences that you are likely to have with a book this year. We both absolutely loved it and after talking with Dane, we can see why it was such a wonderful book. This is the kind of book that all ages will enjoy from teens to the elderly. Dane gets his characters in a real way and that shines in the way that the reader immediately understands and connects with the work, making it have such a fantastic impact. Join us as we talk all things bees, forests, tourist areas, and so much more!

Stephanie Rose is a huge part of the horror book community, running a horror-focused indie bookshop (Death By TBR Books), heading up her own press, editing the Twisted Tales anthologies, and writing her own books! Stephanie was kind enough to give us some of her time to talk about Small Town Slasher, her plans for a series of novellas set in her fictional town of Woods Bay, slashers, disability rep, and so much more.

Buy Small Town Slasher (and so much more) at www.deathbytbrbooks.com

Join us as we talk to Sylvester Barzey about his fantastic novel Camp Lanier. Barzey brilliantly combines true historical horrors with supernatural and all too human threats in this book that is an absolutely perfect summer read. This was an absolutely wonderful conversation that brings in so many topics that are near and dear to our hearts.

Sylvester's Website

https://sylvesterbarzey.com/

Viggy Parr Hampton is writing some of the most exciting horror novels around, so we were so excited to finally have her on the podcast. Her latest novel, Ripped Up the Middle in Two, is a suitably unsettling and disturbing look at new motherhood. We talk all about the realities of parenthood and the completely unfair expectations placed on women.

Viggy's Website

https://viggyhampton.com/

Grace Daly's The Scald Crow was nominated for a Stoker for best first novel for a reason. That reason being it is incredibly good. Horrifying, emotional, and very funny, The Scald Crow brings in fascinating folklore and has wonderful disability rep. It is a must read and listening to this conversation with Grace we are sure you'll have as much fun as we did. She is hilarious and insightful and we can't wait to see what she does next!

Grace's website

https://gracedalyauthor.wordpress.com/

V.S. Lawrence is one of our favorite writers and people, and we are so happy to have her back to talk about her latest novel, Just Us, Here. It is a change of pace for V.S. and a book that invites really great conversation surrounding social media and care giving. It's a great book and we had a great conversation about it!

V.S.'s website

https://vslawrence.com/

Lora Senf had written some of the best Middle Grade horror novels of the past decade with her Blight Harbor series, and now she written one of the best YA, and simply one of the best books of the year, period with Unnamed Bones. This is a book that is best gone into blind, but we will say it involves a lake that shouldn't be there, an island that shouldn't be there, and a group of teenagers that really shouldn't have gone to the island. It's terrifying, it's thought provoking, it's brilliantly written, and it's one of our favorite books of the year. This conversation was just as fantastic as well!

Lora's Website

https://lorasenf.com/

Instagram and Threads

@lorasenfauthor

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