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TIH 367: Daniel Kraus on The Living Dead, George A. Romero, and Guillermo del Toro Sep 23, 2020

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In this podcast Daniel Kraus talks about The Living Dead, George A. Romero, Guillermo del Toro, and much more. [3:19] The Living Dead with George A. Romero [15:15] Discovering 100 extra pages of George’s work [22:22] Mary Roach’s Stiff [42:06] Lesser-known things about George A. Romero [50:10] Unfinished Romero projects [57:05] Patrick McDonough, via Patreon, asks about favourite Romero films [1:04:30] Night of the Living Dead remake [1:07:20] Intimidation working with Romero [1:10:09] Working with Del Toro [1:14:33] Advice to eighteen-year-old self [1:17:37] Writing during a pandemic [1:31:41] Connect with Daniel/final thoughts Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-367-daniel-kraus-on-the-living-dead-george-a-romero-and-guillermo-del-toro Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 366: Daniel Kraus on Young Adult vs. Adult Fiction, Rotters, and Chicago Sep 16, 2020

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In this podcast Daniel Kraus talks about young adult vs. adult fiction, Rotters, Chicago, and much more. [3:15] Early life lessons growing up in Iowa [10:03] First stories written [20:21] Writing routine [30:15] Taking care of mental health [39:01] Chicago and the writing life [42:58] Six feature films to debut novel [46:18] Young Adult vs adult fiction [49:35] Bent Heavens [51:40] Reading habits of young adults [59:18] Rotters Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-366-daniel-kraus-on-young-adult-vs-adult-fiction-rotters-and-chicago Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 365: Chuck Palahniuk on The Invention of Sound, Fight Club, and Commodifying Human Experience Sep 03, 2020

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In this podcast Chuck Palahniuk talks about The Invention of Sound, Fight Club, commodifying human experience, and much more. [3:01] Early life lessons growing up in a mobile home in Burbank, Washington [6:55] Consuming media and processing story [10:34] Marketing: a big obstacle [14:27] Fear and attraction to conflict [16:57] The Invention of Sound [19:19] Writing method [29:23] Online book tour [31:15] Consider This [33:27] Not writing to be liked but writing to be remembered [35:34] Questioning whether going down the right path [47:26] Commodification [51:48] Beautiful You [1:01:06] Hollywood sound effects [1:04:18] Patreon questions Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-365-chuck-palahniuk-on-the-invention-of-sound-fight-club-and-commodifying-human-experience Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 364: Mackenzie Kiera on Ladies of the Fright, Beta Reading, and Writing Professionally Aug 31, 2020

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In this podcast Mackenzie Kiera talks about Ladies of the Fright, beta reading, writing professionally, and much more. [3:27] Writing professionally [17:14] Work in progress [25:30] Ladies of the Fright origin story [34:30] SURPRISE! You won the This Is Horror Award again! [36:45] Ladies of the Fright blog [39:55] Lisa Quigley, via Patreon, asks about relationship between writing and showering [47:08] Does Mackenzie like Queen [48:42] Collaborating with Lisa Quigley [50:13] Beta reading and editing [54:40] What should Mackenzie be kinder to herself about [59:14] What Mackenzie hopes people say about her when she’s not in the room [59:55] Advice to eighteen-year-old self [1:04:21] Connect with Mackenzie Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-364-mackenzie-kiera-on-ladies-of-the-fright-beta-reading-and-writing-professionally Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 363: Mackenzie Kiera on All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current, Slasher Movies, and Childhood Memories Aug 28, 2020

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In this podcast Mackenzie Kiera talks about All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current, slasher movies, childhood memories, and much more. [3:08] Life lessons [5:48] Childhood memories [20:10] Mackenzie’s Godfather and her childhood reputation [39:13] Initial interest in horror [43:22] All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current [53:30] Slasher movies Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-363-mackenzie-kiera-on-all-you-need-is-love-and-a-strong-electric-current-slasher-movies-and-childhood-memories Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 362: This Is Horror Awards 2019 Aug 20, 2020

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In this podcast we announce and speak with the winners of the This Is Horror Awards 2019. [2:05] Novel of the Year [13:50] Novella of the Year [29:14] Short Story Collection of the Year [51:30] Anthology of the Year [1:03:24] Publisher of the Year [1:15:34] Fiction Magazine of the Year [1:25:20] Cover Art of the Year [1:30:40] Fiction Podcast of the Year [1:33:35] Nonfiction Podcast of the Year Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-362-this-is-horror-awards-2019 Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 361: Josh Malerman on Writing Habits, Writing Process, and Film Production Company Aug 14, 2020

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In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about his writing habits, writing process, and film production company. [3:36] Interest in buying Fangoria [15:16] Michael Sellars, via Patreon, asks about process and writing habits [26:53] Lucas Milliron, via Patreon, asks about playing music [30:21] Thea Mauve asks about Jonathan Janz’s performance at CoronaCon and narrating Malorie [31:59] Rena Mason asks about Josh Malerman’s production company [35:35] Patrick R. McDonough asks how many horror books Josh can balance on his head Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-361-josh-malerman-on-writing-habits-writing-process-and-film-production-company Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 360: Josh Malerman on Malorie, Returning to Bird Box World, and Carpenter’s Farm Aug 10, 2020

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In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Spin A Black Yarn, making it, film and TV adaptations, and much more. [3:45] Malorie: returning to the Bird Box world [33:26] Launching and promoting Malorie [40:53] Carpenter's Farm [54:01] The next book Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-360-josh-malerman-on-malorie-returning-to-bird-box-world-and-carpenters-farm Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 359: Josh Malerman on Spin A Black Yarn, Making It, and Film and TV Adaptations Aug 04, 2020

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In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Spin A Black Yarn, making it, film and TV adaptations, and much more. [4:22] Pandemic talk [14:08] Making it [19:22] Ryan Lewis [26:27] John Tenney paranormal research lecture [27:37] 14 stories in development for film and tv [31:52] A Ben Evans Film [34:08] Spin A Black Yarn production company [37:40] The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-359-josh-malerman-on-spin-a-black-yarn-making-it-and-film-and-tv-adaptations Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

TIH 358: Paul Tremblay on Writing Tips for Teachers, Great Editors, and Release Time Excitement Jul 31, 2020

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In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about Survivor Song, pandemics, film adaptations, and much more. [3:25] Survivor Song—this is not a fairytale it’s a song [6:25] Music listened to whilst composing Survivor Song [8:22] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks about excitement at release time [11:21] Why Ramola is from South Shields [13:56] Matthew Henshaw, via Patreon, asks about co-authoring with another writer [17:57] Lord Mordi, via Patreon, asks for tips for teachers wanting to write [27:37] Joe Donley, via Patreon, asks about horrifying Math related incidents [29:50] Patrick Barb, via Patreon, asks about roles and writing routine during pandemic [33:16] Matthew Henshaw, via Patreon, asks about a surprising genre of fiction Paul likes [38:12] Scoliosis and knock on effects today [42:27] V R Weather, via Patreon, asks about the order for Growing Things [51:30] Best questions editors have asked Paul [53:33] What’s Paul working on now [56:50] Live readings [59:57] How’s Paul doing during the pandemic [1:02:39] Black artists Paul recommends [1:07:05] Things excited about [1:08:34] Connect with Paul [1:11:55] Next book Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-358-paul-tremblay-on-writing-tips-for-teachers-great-editors-and-release-time-excitement Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

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