Wyrd Transmissions

Aria Rad, the driving force behind the musical project Coffin Salesman, joins me on the show. We talk about rock and roll, Americana, weird fiction, the concept of God, and much more!

Episode Links

Coffin Salesman on Bandcamp: https://coffinsalesman.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/coffinsalesman

Sponsored link:

https://www.patreon.com/curtismlawson

Poet and narrator Samantha Underhill joins me to talk about her debut poetry collection, appearing in Weird Tales, her hobby of story narration, growing up in Appalachia, balancing life as an academic, and more!

Veteran editor Ellen Datlow joins me to talk about her long history of editing genre fiction, her many anthologies, maintaining professionalism, and much more.

Episode links -
Ellen Datlow official site: https://ellendatlow.com/

Sponsored link
patreon.com/curtismlawson

Josh Darling joins me to talk about his debut collection, ignoring the limitations of sub-genres, the influence of film on his work, crime in horror, and more.

Episode Links -


Josh Darling on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Josh-Darling/e/B017ME756I%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Josh Darling on Twitter - https://twitter.com/realjoshdarling

Sponsored Link:
https://www.patreon.com/curtismlawson

Dacre Stoker joins me to talk about researching his famous ancestor, the history of Dracula, crafting original fiction, and much more.

Episode links -
Dacre Stoker Official Site: http://dacrestoker.com/

Sponsored Link -
Curtis M. Lawson's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curtismlawson

Weird poet and author Adam Bolivar joins me to talk about his new book THE ETTINFELL OF BEACON HILL, his history with puppets, and a deep dive into poetry and weird fiction, and much more!

Episode Links -

https://adambolivar.com/

https://www.jackanapespress.com/product/the-ettinfell-of-beacon-hill-gothic-tales-of-boston

Sponsored link-

https://www.patreon.com/curtismlawson

Veteran horror author William Meikle joins me to talk about his prolific body of work, Sherlock Holmes and the occult detective genre, maintaining a writing career over time, and much more!

Episode Links:
William Meikle official site - https://www.williammeikle.com/

Author Mona Kabbani joins me to talk about her fiction, building a brand, and living the American Dream.

Episode Links:

Mona Kabbani on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mona-Kabbani/e/B08H5RSFJV%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Morality In Horror on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moralityinhorror/?hl=en

S. T. Joshi, Linda Addison, and Maxwell I. Gold join me to discuss the ins and outs of speculative poetry. We get into the purpose of poetry, different forms, the mechanical aspects of the craft, the history of the medium, and much more. This is a fascinating conversation for anyone who loves or writes poetry.

Author Kevin Lucia joins me to discuss his new collection of Halloween stories, editing his first anthology, world-building, approaching horror as an author of faith, and much more.