Typical Books of Terror: Horror Books and Fiction Discussion

Here is what I read, bought, loved and lost last August: a horror book haul, TBR and everything in between. Happy Wednesday, whether we wear black or not! It is getting cooler here in Ottawa so perfect time to snag a latte, a book, and visit a Halloween store... which is exactly what we did. 

Check out the Lost Gems on  @Jason’s Weird Reads   https://youtu.be/OdPD4Oqomko

00:00 - Wrapup, Haul, TBR, and all

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Start a Kindle trial here ▹  https://amzn.to/3z2niuy

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

It's always about books, even when it's not: the It Can't Be Books Tag is a fun distraction from what I ought to be reading or writing now. I watched  Books of Blood do this so wanted to play along then was tagged by Mindy! And the original video is from Book Buds! 

Some of the things mentioned in this video are:

Perfume:

Margot Elena - https://margotelena.com/products/transformation-perfume

Body Shop Black Musk - https://amzn.to/2XRTWkS

The questions:

1. What is something that you own way too many of, other than books?

* I missed a question! I'd say I buy bookmarks. The other things I buy are technically books: magazines and notebooks.

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Today we pick up with part 2 of the author's interview with Axl Barnes. Check out part 1 of the interview if you missed it.

Axl Barnes is the author of the illustrated extreme and dark horror collection Stillborn Gallery. Previous work includes the novella Ich Will, the novel Odin Rising, and he is working on his second novel This Town Must Burn.

Leaving a career in philosophy academia aside, Axl has pursued writing horror fiction which was his first passion alongside studying existential nihilism, decay, and death; these themes play heavily in his fiction work.

You can find his website at http://axlbarnes.blogspot.com/ and more on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/axl_barnes/

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

This was a super fun buddy read with  @Regina's Haunted Library and perfect for getting closer to Halloween! 

Here is the GoFundMe link to support Ruth : https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ruth-obtain-new-dentures

Watch Regina's video here : https://youtu.be/Vhii9lap7Tg

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare is a young adult horror novel in a b-movie slasher style - with clowns! And cornfields! What more could a girl want? A Bram Stoker Award win? Well, we have that too... 

Pick a fresh copy straight from the field: https://amzn.to/3xYKTuK 

I had done a reading vlog on TikTok so I've included those here as well and a few insights as to why I liked this story so much; from the writing style to my adoration of corn syrup marketing in the 40s and 50s. 

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Axl Barnes is the author of the illustrated extreme and dark horror collection Stillborn Gallery. Previous work includes the novella Ich Will, the novel Odin Rising, and he is working on his second novel This Town Must Burn.

Leaving a career in philosophy academia aside, Axl has pursued writing horror fiction which was his first passion alongside studying existential nihilism, decay, and death; these themes play heavily in his fiction work.

You can find his website at http://axlbarnes.blogspot.com/ and more on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/axl_barnes/

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

An even longer list of horror books – fiction and nonfiction – coming out for August 2021! Some are from a few months ago… yet even more roll in each day it seems, and August is just busy all around for bookstores. Let me know if you’ve read any of these, hot off the press:

The Little Woods by A.G. Mock from Epoch Thrillers

American Twilight: The Cinema of Tobe Hooper by Kristopher Woofter and Will Dodson from University of Texas Press

The Razorblades in my Head by Donnie Goodman 

Shirley Jackson: A Companion by Kristopher Woofter and Peter Lang

Desolation by Lucy Taylor from Poltergeist Press

21 Grams by M. Regan from Timber Ghost Press

Hello, Martin by P.J. Burgy

The Embalmer by Brae Wyckoff from LR Publishing

Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko from Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen Books

Keening Country by Seán O’Connor from Idolum Publishing

The Stepchildren by Stephanie Sparks

Floaters by Garrett Boatman from Crystal Lake Publishing

Dread Softly by Caryn Larrinaga from Twisted Tree Press

Rag & Bone: Transmission by Samantha Arthurs from Cat&Key Books

When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson edited by Ellen Datlow from Titan Books

Whitesands by Johann Thorsson from Headshot Books

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Konn Lavery is the author of 38 short stories and 10 novels including Rave, Seed Me, and the Mental Damnation series. He also designs cover art and beyond his own books has worked with authors Eddie Generous, Jessa Forest, and Leslie Hodgins.

Alongside writing, Konn is an accomplished web designer, graphic designer, and multi-instrumentalist. You can hear his music projects W.O.K.E. and Konnartist on Bandcamp and accompanying his many audiobooks and transmedia productions.

https://konnlavery.com/

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Rock, metal, and punk are often found in horror fiction, but Black Metal I don't find often enough. Here are two novellas that feature the genre heavily, and are quite terrifying reads. As a bonus, I leaf through True Norwegian Black Metal from Peter Beste which features striking photography and collected reproductions of TNBM press and lore.

Odin Rising: https://amzn.to/3lRWqtd 

Corpsepaint: https://amzn.to/2VCqcrw

The VICE video I mention: https://youtu.be/32iX5lbVDto?t=1481

Black Claw: https://youtu.be/kj3e3kk1vaM 

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Konn Lavery is the author of 38 short stories and 10 novels including Rave, Seed Me, and the Mental Damnation series. He also designs cover art and beyond his own books has worked with authors Eddie Generous, Jessa Forest, and Leslie Hodgins.

Alongside writing, Konn is an accomplished web designer, graphic designer, and multi-instrumentalist. You can hear his music projects W.O.K.E. and Konnartist on Bandcamp and accompanying his many audiobooks and transmedia productions.

https://konnlavery.com/

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca

Here is my horror reading wrap-up for July 2021. A few books recycle themselves from last month, and there are a few current reads I've finished over the last day!

Check out Avey Reads review of Transmuted: https://youtu.be/AB2cDLfwRpI

I finally watched The Last Wolf: Karl Edward Wagner documentary on Vimeo. Well worth it : https://vimeo.com/thelastwolf

On the piles, we have:

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

The Killer Across the Table

The Walking Son by Eddie Generous

Snow by Ronald Malfi

Odin Rising by Axl Barnes

Corpsepaint by David Peak

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (for an upcoming fun promotion)

House of a Hundred Whispers by Graham Masterton (for Mers at Harpies in the Trees Readalong)

Truth of the Shadows by Slade Templeton

Providence After Dark by T. E. D. Klein

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Ceasar

Transmuted by Eve Harms

Inspired by Olivia at Avey Reads

The Hungry Moon by Ramsay Campbell

Harvest Home

The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones

The Vampire Conniseur

The Witch House

The HWA Anthology

Pray Lied Eve 2 and Pray Lied Eve 3 will be released In hardcover soon! 

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Welcome to Typical books; horror fiction unbound - I am Lydia Peever, horror author and co-host of the horror film podcast Dead Air and creator of the horror booktube channel TypicalBooks. If you want more, head over to Patreon for extended and bonus shows!

Typical Books is one of the Top 35 Canadian podcasts! Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories.

Thank you to Anchor for hosting! Feel free to comment and let me know what you are reading during your ooky spooky day, and for now, on with the show!

If you are looking for something new to read, some insight or reviews of horror you have read, or even talk from a writer’s perspective, I hope you enjoy this little podcast.

Feel free to check out the youtube version by searching typicalbooks, or visit me at lydiapeever.ca