The Twisted Spine opens in NYC this Saturday, September 6th. It is the first bookstore dedicated to horror and dark literature and a lot of people, including us, are very excited to see this beautiful new destination for horror fans.

Join us for this insightful conversation about why we need a horror bookstore, why we should follow our dreams, and the hard work required to start a business.

If you want to read more about and visit The Twisted Spine, check out their Instagram below!

https://www.instagram.com/twistedspinebooks?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZG1lcmhjOXpxcG5m

Alma Katsu is one of the best writers working today in the horror genre and she joins us for one of the most fascinating conversations that we have ever had. She is an incredible researcher and her experience in the intelligence industry has led to brilliant horror and spy fiction. Her new novel, Fiend, releases September 16th and is her first novel set during the present day.

Order Fiend

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fiend-alma-katsu/1146708224?ean=9780593714348

Rachel Harrison is one of the main reasons this podcast exists. Her work is vital to the horror community and modern fiction in general. If you are not reading Harrison, you are missing out. This conversation will show you exactly why that is the case, as she speaks insightfully about her role in the horror community, her body of work, and why it's OK to be angry and to mess up, no matter what people say or how they are going to judge you.

Buy Place Nice

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/play-nice-rachel-harrison/1146661987?ean=9780593642573

Brian McAuley is at the head of the slasher renaissance in horror literature, because his books are full of all the bloody goodness that we want from the subgenre, but also contain so much heart and relatable characters that we root for as readers.

Join us for this fun, thought-provoking, and insightfully unhinged conversation!

Buy Breathe In, Bleed Out

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/breathe-in-bleed-out-brian-mcauley/1146548377?ean=9781464238208

Buy the Candy Cain books

https://shop.shortwavepublishing.com/collections/killer-vhs-series

Monique Asher is one of the best new writers of the past few years and also an absolutely delightful person! She is also a ghost hunter with a great podcast of her own that she cohosts with her sister Katrina called Stay the Night. This conversation was a true joy and we hope that comes through to you as you listen!

Learn about cry baby bridges, the dangers of being a pregnant woman, and why we owe her for a therapy session!

Link to buy Don't Eat The Pie -

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-eat-the-pie-monique-asher/1145254912?ean=9781998076178

Content warning - Infanticide, scary masks, possible demons

Chloe Spencer is writing some of the most engaging and thought-provoking books on the market today, and she was definitely both of those things as well in our conversation.

From telling a heartfelt story of a beloved teacher to why breakups are good for her creativity, Chloe Spencer delivers a fantastic horror therapy hour(ish).

Codeskull order link - https://madaxemedia.square.site/product/codeskull-paperback-with-vhs-packaging/40?cs=true&cst=custom

Mewing order link -

https://shop.shortwavepublishing.com/collections/books/products/mewing-a-novella-paperback

Emma E. Murray is our very first guest and she joins us to talk about her novels Crushing Snails and Shoot Me In the Face On a Beautiful Day, reading the DSM at 11 years old, escaping abusive relationships, and the horror that is being a woman in this country at times.

Link to the domestic abuse hotline - https://www.thehotline.org/

Buy Emma's books!

Shoot Me In the Face On A Beautiful Day

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shoot-me-in-the-face-on-a-beautiful-day-emma-e-murray/1147451061?ean=9781954899216

Crushing Snails

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crushing-snails-emma-e-murray/1145050521?ean=9781954899155

Content warnings - Domestic Violence and abuse, violence against children, murder