They’re calling 2026 the year we go back to analog.

And in this first episode of Season 6, I’m joined by authors Wendy Dalrymple and Grace Reynolds, the editors behind a new anthology of nostalgia horror that digs into our first precious memories of the genre we all love.

We explore how modern horror has embraced nostalgia through shows like Stranger Things, the rise of horror remakes, and our collective obsession with reboots, and retro media.

Plus we learn more about the global experiences of growing up with horror that maybe wasn't all Halloween and Blockbuster through Wendy and Grace's new anthology project, Poisoned Soup for the Macabre, Depraved, and Insane.

This conversation unpacks the emotional pull of nostalgia, how and why horror is the perfect genre to examine who we used to be.

So if the past has been calling lately, this episode might explain why.

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Poisoned Soup for the Macabre, Depraved, and Insane

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