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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Jan 13, 2016 • 1h 8min
TIH 075: James Everington and Dan Howarth on Hotel Horror and The Hyde Hotel
In this podcast James Everington and Dan Howarth talk about their new anthology, The Hyde Hotel, and talk about the appeal of hotel horror. About The Hyde Hotel The Hyde Hotel looks almost exactly as you’d expect it to: a faceless, budget hotel in a grey city you are just passing through. A hotel aimed at … Continue reading
Jan 4, 2016 • 47min
TIH 074: Simon Strantzas on Weird vs. Strange Fiction, Writing Routine and Thinking Horror
In this podcast Simon Strantzas talks about the distinction between weird and strange fiction, his writing routine, the new journal Thinking Horror, his current works-in-progress and much more. About Simon Strantzas Simon Strantzas is the author of Burnt Black Suns (Hippocampus Press, 2014), Nightingale Songs (Dark Regions Press, 2011), Cold to the Touch (Tartarus Press, 2009), and … Continue reading
Dec 28, 2015 • 45min
TIH 073: Jasper Bark on How To Deal With Negativity, Successful Writers and Social Concerns
In this podcast Jasper Bark talks about how to deal with negativity, successful writers, social concerns, sex, politics, religion and much more. About Jasper Bark Jasper Bark finds writing author biographies and talking about himself in the third person faintly embarrassing. Telling you that he’s an award-winning author of four cult novels including the highly acclaimed … Continue reading
Dec 21, 2015 • 1h 1min
TIH 072: Jasper Bark on The Art of Asking, Facebook Advertising and Social Media
In this podcast Jasper Bark talks about the art of asking, permission marketing, facebook advertising, social media and much more. About Jasper Bark Jasper Bark finds writing author biographies and talking about himself in the third person faintly embarrassing. Telling you that he’s an award-winning author of four cult novels including the highly acclaimed Way of … Continue reading
Dec 14, 2015 • 1h 1min
TIH 071: Jasper Bark on Beyond Lovecraft, Crowdfunding and Graphic Novels
In this podcast Jasper Bark talks about Beyond Lovecraft, Crowdfunding and Graphic Novels. About Jasper Bark Jasper Bark finds writing author biographies and talking about himself in the third person faintly embarrassing. Telling you that he’s an award-winning author of four cult novels including the highly acclaimed Way of the Barefoot Zombie, just sounds like boasting. … Continue reading
Dec 7, 2015 • 49min
TIH 070: Bob Pastorella on Mojo Rising, World Fantasy Award, HP Lovecraft and Borderlands 6
In this podcast Bob Pastorella talks about his latest projects including his first novella, Mojo Rising, and his inclusion in Borderlands 6. About Bob Pastorella Bob Pastorella lives in Southeast Texas. He’s the author of ‘To Watch Is Madness’, and has been featured in The Booked. Anthology, Warmed & Bound: A Velvet Anthology, and In Search of A … Continue reading
Nov 30, 2015 • 39min
TIH 069: And I’ll Scratch Yours by David James Keaton (A Live Reading)
In this podcast we present a special live recording of David James Keaton reading ‘And I’ll Scratch Yours’ from Tony Baloney’s Pan Galactic Shit Show in downtown Jersey. Special thanks to Tony for recording the audio, apologies for the background noise. About David James Keaton David James Keaton’s work has appeared in over 50 publications, … Continue reading
Nov 23, 2015 • 1h 8min
TIH 068: T.E. Grau on The Nameless Dark, Dark Fiction and Technology
In this podcast T.E. Grau talks about The Nameless Dark, screenwriting, technology, dark fiction and much more. About T.E. Grau T.E. Grau is an author of dark fiction whose work has been featured in dozens of anthologies, magazines, literary journals, and audio platforms. The Nameless Dark, his first collection of short fiction, was released in … Continue reading
Nov 16, 2015 • 16min
TIH 067: When Susurrus Stirs, written and narrated by Jeremy Robert Johnson
In this podcast Jeremy Robert Johnson narrates his short story ‘When Susurrus Stirs’. About Jeremy Robert Johnson Jeremy Robert Johnson is the author of We Live Inside You, the cult hit Angel Dust Apocalypse, the Stoker Nominated novel Siren Promised (w/Alan M. Clark), and the end-of-the-world freak-out Extinction Journals. His fiction has appeared internationally in numerous anthologies … Continue reading
Nov 9, 2015 • 1h 7min
TIH 066: Barbie Wilde on Being The Female Cenobite in Hellraiser, The Voices of the Damned and Horror and Erotica
In this podcast Barbie Wilde talks about her success as the female cenobite in Hellraiser, her novel The Venus Complex, her collection The Voices of the Damned, the relationship between horror and erotica and much more. About Barbie Wilde As an actress, Barbie Wilde is best known for playing the Female Cenobite in Clive Barker’s classic … Continue reading
