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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Aug 19, 2015 • 37min
TIH 055: Jeremy Robert Johnson on Skullcrack City, The Mars Volta and What To Read
In this podcast Jeremy Robert Johnson talks about Skullcrack City, The Mars Volta and selecting reading material. 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 … Continue reading
Aug 11, 2015 • 49min
TIH 054: Jeremy Robert Johnson on Skullcrack City, the FBI and Style Over Substance
In this podcast Jeremy Robert Johnson talks about Skullcrack City, Visits from the FBI and Style over Substance in Stories. 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. … Continue reading
Aug 5, 2015 • 1h 19min
TIH 053: Rich Hawkins on The Last Plague, Zombies and The British Fantasy Awards
In this podcast Rich Hawkins talks about his British Fantasy Award nominated novel The Last Plague, his recent novella Black Star, Black Sun, writing zombie fiction and much more. About Rich Hawkins Rich Hawkins hails from deep in the West Country, where a childhood of science fiction and horror films set him on the path to … Continue reading
Jul 28, 2015 • 1h 9min
TIH 052: Bob Pastorella on Rejected Stories, Disturbing Content and Story Planning
In this podcast Bob Pastorella talks about rejected stories, disturbing content, planning and much more. 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 City: Los Angeles In 1000 Words. A staff … Continue reading
Jul 20, 2015 • 34min
TIH 051: By Invisible Hands Written and Narrated by Simon Strantzas
In this podcast Simon Strantzas reads his short story ‘By Invisible Hands’. 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 Beneath the Surface (Humdrumming, 2008), as well as the editor of Aickman’s Heirs (Undertow Publications, 2015), Shadows … Continue reading
Jul 13, 2015 • 50min
TIH 050: Paul Tremblay on The Horror of Consequence and A Head Full of Ghosts
In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about the horror of consequence, A Head Full of Ghosts, short stories, basketball and much more. About Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay is the author of A Head Full of Ghosts, The Little Sleep, No Sleep till Wonderland, Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye, and Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn’t Fly … Continue reading
Jul 6, 2015 • 35min
TIH 049: In The Year of Omens Written and Narrated by Helen Marshall
In this podcast Helen Marshall reads her short story ‘In The Year of Omens’. About Helen Marshall Helen Marshall is a critically acclaimed Canadian author, editor and medievalist. Her debut collection of short stories, Hair Side, Flesh Side won the 2013 British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Her second collection, Gifts for the One Who Comes … Continue reading
Jun 22, 2015 • 1h 8min
TIH 048: Shaun Hutson on Monolith, Slugs, Defining Horror and 80s Horror
In this podcast we speak with Shaun Hutson about his latest novel, Monolith, the 80s horror scene, the definition of horror and more. About Shaun Hutson Born and brought up in Hertfordshire, Shaun Hutson now lives and writes in Buckinghamshire where he has lived since 1986. After being expelled from school, he worked at many jobs, including … Continue reading
Jun 8, 2015 • 1h 2min
TIH 047: Paul Tremblay on A Head Full of Ghosts, Classic Horror and The Exorcist
In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about his latest novel A Head Full of Ghosts, classic horror and The Exorcist. About Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay is the author of A Head Full of Ghosts, The Little Sleep, No Sleep till Wonderland, Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye, and Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn’t Fly (co-written with Stephen … Continue reading
Jun 1, 2015 • 41min
TIH 046: John Joseph Adams on Editing, Heavy Metal and Work-Life Balance
In this podcast John Joseph Adams talks about editing, work-life balance, heavy metal and much more. Check out our previous podcasts with John Joseph Adams. TIH 042: John Joseph Adams on The Geek’s Guide To The Galaxy, Podcasts and Free Fiction TIH 043: John Joseph Adams on Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, Anthologies and … Continue reading
