This Is Horror Podcast
Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella
The This Is Horror Podcast is a show for readers, writers, and creators hosted by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella. We interview writers, artists, publishers, editors, and creatives every week. Over 600 episodes, we have interviewed creatives including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, Joe Hill, David Dastmalchian, Joe R. Lansdale, Charlaine Harris, Ellen Datlow, David Moody, Jennifer Lynch, Gemma Files, and Josh Malerman.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 1h 8min
TIH 529: Daniel Kraus on Whales, Secret Writing Projects, and Grave Robbery
In this podcast, Daniel Kraus talks about Whalefall, touring, book publicity, and much more. About Daniel Kraus Daniel Kraus is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and graphic novels. He coauthored The Living Dead with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored The Shape of Water, based on the same … Continue reading
Oct 3, 2023 • 60min
TIH 528: Daniel Kraus on Whalefall, Touring, and Book Publicity
In this podcast, Daniel Kraus talks about Whalefall, touring, book publicity, and much more. About Daniel Kraus Daniel Kraus is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and graphic novels. He coauthored The Living Dead with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored The Shape of Water, based on the same … Continue reading
Sep 27, 2023 • 53min
Session 9 with Neil McRobert (Talking Scared Podcast) [Story Unboxed 017 Preview]
In this podcast we preview episode seventeen of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse Session 9 with Neil McRobert of the Talking Scared Podcast. Listen to the full Story Unboxed Podcast on Something in the Dirt Show notes Click the timestamps to jump straight to the audio. Thanks for Listening! Help out the show: … Continue reading
Sep 24, 2023 • 1h 35min
TIH 527: Richard Chizmar on Becoming The Boogeyman, Writing Characters Based on Real People, and Future Writing Projects
In this podcast, Richard Chizmar talks about Becoming The Boogeyman, writing characters based on real people, future writing projects, and much more. About Richard Chizmar Richard Chizmar is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling … Continue reading
Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 24min
TIH 526: Analysing Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King with Laurel Hightower, Part I
In this podcast, we give Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes the Story Unboxed treatment and begin to dissect and discuss this wonderful novel. This is the first part of our unboxing of Mr. Mercedes and it’s the first in a special Holly Gibney series of episodes. About Mr. Mercedes The stolen Mercedes emerges from the pre-dawn … Continue reading
Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 24min
TIH 525: Josh Malerman on The High Strung, Writing an All-Time Horror Novel, and Stories From The Road
In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about The High Strung, writing an all-time horror novel, stories from the road, and much more. About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of many books including Bird Box, Malorie, and A House at the Bottom of a Lake, and the singer/songwriter for the band The High Strung. … Continue reading
Sep 10, 2023 • 1h 7min
TIH 524: Josh Malerman on The Early Years on The Road, Living Off $10 Per Day, The High Strung, and The Hall of Fame Van Story
In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about the early years on the road, living off $10 per day, The High Strung, the Hall of Fame van story, and much more. About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of many books including Bird Box, Malorie, and A House at the Bottom of a Lake, and … Continue reading
Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 14min
TIH 523: Keith Rosson on Fever House, Writing Violence, and Writing Routine
In this podcast, Keith Rosson talks about Fever House, writing violence, his writing routine, and much more. About Keith Rosson Keith Rosson is the author of four novels and a story collection, the most recent being the literary horror/crime novel Fever House (Random House, 2023). Show notes Thanks for Listening! Help out the show: Support … Continue reading
Aug 30, 2023 • 53min
TIH 522: Sadie Hartmann on The Last 20 Years of Horror Fiction, Ghosts, and Chapter Lengths
In this podcast, Sadie Hartmann talks about the last 20 years of horror fiction, ghosts, chapter lengths, and much more. About Sadie Hartmann Sadie Hartmann is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and a co-owner of Nightworms, a popular horror fiction subscription company. Sadie also reviews horror fiction for Cemetery Dance Online and … Continue reading
Aug 28, 2023 • 1h 24min
TIH 521: Sadie Hartmann ‘Mother Horror’ on 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered, Future Projects, and Horror Fiction Subgenres
Sadie Hartmann, a member of the Horror Writers Association and co-owner of Nightworms, talks about her book '101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered,' horror fiction subgenres, conflict of interest in book reviews, thriving indie horror, and the process of writing a nonfiction horror book. They also discuss the significance of numbers in horror and share book recommendations.
