Talking Horror

Taylor Grothe on Horror Romance, Femme Rage, and Coming Out

Taylor Grothe, who also writes as T.G. Laine, is the author of the YA folk horror debut Hollow, the upcoming Monstrous Beautiful Things, and the new sapphic dark academia

Delilah S. Dawson on Monstera, Bloom & Writing Trauma Into Horror

CONTENT WARNING: This episode covers some sensitive topics such as Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence. Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker

Neil McRobert on Good Boy: How Walking His Dog Sparked a Horror Novella Stephen King Loved

Neil McRobert is the host of the Talking Scared podcast, a PhD in Gothic literature, and the author of the Stephen King blurbed novella Good Boy, with the chapbook House

Isabel Cañas on The House of Gardenias, Mexican Gothic Horror & Why Humans Are the Real Monsters

Isabel Cañas is the USA Today bestselling, Bram Stoker Award nominated author of The Hacienda, Vampires of El Norte, and her YA gothic debut, The House of Gardenias. Isa

Noelle Ihli on The Last to Drown: The Real Serial Killer Behind Her Darkest Thriller Yet

Noelle Ihli is the international bestselling, Bram Stoker Award longlisted author of Ask for Andrea, Grey After Dark, and her latest thriller, The Last to Drown. Noelle

Leopoldo Gout on Dyslexia, Scent Memory & Writing Rooted After Losing Everything

Leopoldo Gout is the acclaimed visual artist and author behind the horror novel Pinata, the Ghost Radio series, and out today, his stunning new novel, Rooted. Leopoldo b

Nick Roberts on Addiction, Demons & Why Fans Ask "Is He Okay?"

Nick Roberts is the award winning, indie horror author behind the bestselling Exorcist's House trilogy, Mean Spirited, and his debut novel Anathema, and he's one of the m

Rachel Harrison on Kiss Slay Replay, Killing the Final Girl Trope & Writing Funny Horror

Rachel Harrison is the New York Times bestselling author of The Return, Such Sharp Teeth, and Play Nice, back this week with her brand new release, Kiss Slay Replay. She

Caleb Stephens on Becoming the Internet's "Dad Thriller Guy"

Caleb Stephens joins Talking Horror to talk The Girls in the Cabin, If You Lie, and You'll Never Know, and how he went from a decade as a corporate accountant to becoming

Adam Cesare on Selling Books Out of His Car Before Frendo Made Him a Bestseller

Adam Cesare joins Talking Horror to talk Lights, Camera, Frendo, the fourth book in his Clown in a Cornfield series, and how fifteen years of self-publishing, folded pres

TJ Payne on How American Pie Accidentally Made Him a Horror Novelist

TJ Payne joins Talking Horror to talk Intercepts, the self-published thriller that just landed him a two-book deal with Crown at Penguin Random House, and the strange roa

Keith Rosson: The Punk Rock, Legally Blind Art School Dropout Who Writes Jaw Dropping Horror

Keith Rosson joins Talking Horror to talk Coffin Moon, his gritty 1970s vampire western, and the wild road that took him from legally blind art school dropout to acclaime

Luke Dumas on Writing Horror That Feels Human

In this episode, Rachel Redd sits down with Luke Dumas, the author of A History of Fear, The Paleontologist, and Nothing Tastes as Good for a wide-ranging conversation on

Chuck Tingle on the Pink Mask, Fabulous Bodies & Why Love Beats the Cosmic Void

Chuck Tingle joins Talking Horror to talk Fabulous Bodies, the pink mask, and why love is the ultimate weapon against the cosmic void. In this episode, Rachel Redd sits d

Brian McAuley on Turning Rejected Screenplays into Bestselling Horror Novels

Join Rachel Redd as she chats with Brian McAuley, a USA Today bestselling author whose slasher novels blend cinematic tension, deep emotional trauma, and genuine heart. B

Megan Lally on Twists, Trauma, and Why YA Thrillers Hit So Hard

Join Rachel Redd as she chats with Megan Lally, a New York Times bestselling author whose books delve into dark human psychology, intense survival stories, and unexpected

Christina Henry on Writing 19 Horror Novels by Hand, Bad Reviews & the Book That Changed Her Career

In this episode of Talking Horror, Rachel Redd sits down with national bestselling author Christina Henry, writer of nearly 20 books spanning urban fantasy, dark fairy ta

Hannah Whitten turned Postpartum Depression into a NYT Bestseller

In this episode of Talking Horror, Rachel Redd sits down with New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten, known for the Wilderwood duology (For the Wolf, For the Th

Nat Cassidy: Stephen King Wrote My Foreword & Why Theater Makes Better Horror

In this episode of Talking Horror, Rachel Redd sits down with Nat Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of Mary, When the Wolf Comes Home, and the brand-new short story c

Unapologetic Women and Double Standards in Horror with CJ Leede

In this episode of Talking Horror, Rachel Redd sits down with CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly, American Rapture, and the brand-new release Headlights. CJ dives deep into ho