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TIH 444: Catriona Ward on The Last House on Needless Street, The Girl from Rawblood, and Sundial Jul 17, 2022

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In this podcast Catriona Ward talks about The Last House on Needless Street, The Girl from Rawblood, Sundial, and much more. [3:23] Early life lessons [13:10] Hypnagogic hallucinations [20:38] Studying at Oxford University [26:49] Acting in New York [29:52] Screenwriting aspirations [35:15] Watching horror films [41:31] Sundial and messed up experiments [31:56] The Last House on Needless Street film deal [48:37] Spending time in the Mojave Desert [51:50] The Girl From Rawblood and learning to write [58:45] Looking Glass Sound [1:03:00] Connect with Catriona Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-444-catriona-ward-on-the-last-house-on-needless-street-the-girl-from-rawblood-and-sundial Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 443: Jason Pargin on Pointless Waste of Time, Film Adaptations, and Optimism Jul 06, 2022

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In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about Pointless Waste of Time, film adaptations, optimism, and much more. [3:25] Reading the Zoey Ashe series in any order [24:45] Jeffrey Roberts, via Patreon, asks about optimism [35:47] Max Booth III, via Patreon, asks about Pointless Waste of Times and forum memories [43:15] Patrick McDonough, via Patreon, asks about the John Dies at the End movie and Don Coscarelli [49:00] Film adaptations in the future [55:06] Connect with Jason Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-443-jason-pargin-on-pointless-waste-of-time-film-adaptations-and-optimism Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 442: Jason Pargin on John Dies at the End, If This Book Exists You’re in the Wrong Universe, and Not Taking Success For Granted Jun 25, 2022

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In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about his David Wong pseudonym, the Zoey Ashe series, anonymity online, and much more. [3:36] Early life lessons [22:27] Pointless Waste of Time [31:41] Zoey Ashe series [35:14] Social media [53:17] Anonymity and the internet [55:41] David Wong pseudonym Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-442-jason-pargin-on-john-dies-at-the-end-if-this-book-exists-youre-in-the-wrong-universe-and-not-taking-success-for-granted Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 441: Jason Pargin on David Wong pseudonym, Zoey Ashe series, and Anonymity Online Jun 20, 2022

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In this podcast Jason Pargin talks about his David Wong pseudonym, the Zoey Ashe series, anonymity online, and much more. [3:36] Early life lessons [22:27] Pointless Waste of Time [31:41] Zoey Ashe series [35:14] Social media [53:17] Anonymity and the internet [55:41] David Wong pseudoynm Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-441-jason-pargin-on-david-wong-pseudonym-zoey-ashe-series-and-anonymity-online Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 440: Max Booth III on Maggots Screaming!, Ghoulish Book Fest, and What To Do When Bombing Jun 10, 2022

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In this podcast Max Booth III talks about Maggots Screaming!, Ghoulish Book Fest, what to do when bombing, and much more. [3:29] Ghoulish Book Fest [22:39] Something Max would like to do at the next Ghoulish Book Fest [34:17] Maggots Screaming! [41:04] What to do when bombing [49:22] Unusual research for Maggots Screaming! [1:03:24] Thomas Joyce, via Patreon, asks about Knocked The Skin Off [1:07:25] Connect with Max Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-440-max-booth-iii-on-maggots-screaming-ghoulish-book-fest-and-what-to-do-when-bombing Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 439: Max Booth III on Screenwriting, We Need To Do Something, and Ghoulish Podcast Jun 02, 2022

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In this podcast Max Booth III talks about screenwriting, We Need To Do Something, Ghoulish Podcast, and much more. [4:24] Getting into screenwriting [17:12] Instrumental screenwriting notes [45:05] Releasing We Need To Do Something novella [48:08] Indiana Death Song [52:31] Ghoulish Podcast Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-439-max-booth-iii-on-screenwriting-we-need-to-do-something-and-ghoulish-podcast Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 438: Brandon Boone on Writing Music for Video Games and Podcasts, Aspirations, and Daily Habits May 22, 2022

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In this podcast Brandon Boone talks about writing music for video games and podcasts, aspirations, daily habits, and much more. [3:49] Differences between scoring a video game, film, and audio drama [20:13] What’s next and aspirations [28:27] Something Brandon should be kinder to himself about [36:09] Advice to eighteen-year-old self [38:24] The one thing Brandon would change [43:44] Morning rituals and daily habits [48:32] Dealing with mental funks and setbacks [59:56] Connect with Brandon Boone Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-438-brandon-boone-on-writing-music-for-video-games-and-podcasts-aspirations-and-daily-habits Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 437: Brandon Boone on The NoSleep Podcast, Making Electronic Music, and Goosebumps May 15, 2022

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In this podcast Brandon Boone talks about The NoSleep Podcast, making electronic music, Goosebumps, and much more. [4:39] Life lessons growing up [9:33] Beginnings with the NoSleep Podcast [25:06] Goosebumps [38:27] The Prodigy [40:12] Hip-hop [42:50] Transition to making music full-time Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-437-brandon-boone-on-the-nosleep-podcast-making-electronic-music-and-goosebumps Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

[Preview] SU 011 The Night Cyclist by Stephen Graham Jones May 08, 2022

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In this podcast we preview episode eleven of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse 'The Night Cyclist' by Stephen Graham Jones. [3:15] Unboxing The Night Cyclist by Stephen Graham Jones Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/preview-su-011-the-night-cyclist-by-stephen-graham-jones Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 436: Keith Rosson on Fever House with Random House, Smoke City, and Portland Apr 30, 2022

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In this podcast Keith Rosson talks about his Fever House book deal with Random House, Smoke City, Portland, and much more. [3:33] Random House deal for Fever House [8:52] Jancklow Agency [11:46] Second book in the two-book deal with Random House [19:38] Current work-in-progress [26:22] The real-life story of Joan of Arc’s executioner and how this links into Smoke City [32:02] Portland [34:45] Films and options [47:42] What should Keith be kinder to himself about [50:12] Writers that intimidate Keith [1:00:15] Connect with Keith Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-436-keith-rosson-on-fever-house-with-random-house-smoke-city-and-portland Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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