Burial Plot Horror Podcast
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBrenda S. Tolian and Joy Yehle bring the horrific, strange, and unusual to you. Interviews, books, writers, and anything else that catches our writer's imagination. Welcome to the Burial Plot. Enjoy our autopsies of various subjects.
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EP 27 With Daniel Braum
May 13, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBOn this episode, we are very excited to welcome back author Daniel Braum (see episode 18). Daniel Braum writes “strange tales” in the tradition of Robert Aickman. His stories, set in locations around the globe, explore the tension between the psychological and supernatural. He is the author of the collections Underworld Dreams, The Wish Mechanics: Stories of the Strange and Fantastic, and Yeti Tiger Dragon. The all-new Cemetery Dance Publications edition of his first short story collec...
EP 26 with Tasha of The Ghoulish Gallery Podcast
February 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBTasha is a fan of all things horror, a dog mom, a freelance editor, and an avid reader. She's the host of The Ghoulish Gallery Podcast, where she discusses local cryptids, urban legends, and other spooky things with her guests from all over the world, and loves collaborating with other creators. She's also the founder of The Sinister Scoop - a horror news site where she and other contributors share book, gaming and movie reviews, creator interviews, and anything else they can do to promote p...
EP 25 With Jeff Wood
February 26, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBOn this episode, we are joined by author Jeff Wood. Author Jeff Wood lives in Colorado Springs, where he spends way too much time staring at the night sky, and a little too much time watching baseball. His stories have appeared in over 30 publications such as Boston Phoenix, New York Press, Wild Musette, Fiction at Work, Bright Desire, The Greyrock Review, Bellowing Ark, and Java Journal. He has a children’s play included in the anthology CHILDSPLAY, in the company of such authors as Sam Sh...
EP24 with P.L. McMillan
November 18, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBThe Burial Plot returns! Welcome back after our unavoidable hiatus, but we are still ALIVE! In this episode, we sit down with author P.L. McMillan whose works have been known to cause rifts in time and space itself... Well, not quite. But writing often makes her feel that powerful. With a passion for cosmic horror and sci-fi horror, P.L. McMillan sees every shadow as an entryway to a deeper look into the black heart of the world, meant to be discovered and explored. Infatuated with the w...
EP 23 with EV Knight (Trigger Warning SA)
August 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBTrigger Warning - SA In this episode, we are so very excited to visit with author EV Knight. Our hosts had the pleasure of meeting and hearing EV read from her latest release at this past StokerCon in Denver. EV Knight is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning debut novel, The Fourth Whore. She released her sophomore novel, Children of Demeter, as well as a novella, Partum, in 2021. This year, her novella Three Days in the Pink Tower published by Creature Publishing was released in J...
EP 21 with Jon Bassoff
July 02, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBJon Bassoff is the author of nine novels. His mountain gothic novel, Corrosion, has been translated into French and German and was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His psycho-noir novel, The Disassembled Man, has been adapted for the big screen with a filming date set to begin within the next hundred years. He also wrote the screenplay for Bizarre Love Triangle, which was named a semi-finalist at the New York Cinematography Awards ...
EP 22 with Brenda S Tolian
June 24, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBBrenda S. Tolian MFA ~is the author of BLOOD MOUNTAIN published by RAW DOG SCREAMING PRESS. She is a member of the HWA, AWP, and the Angela Carter Society. She is a graduate of Adams State University, Regis University (MFA), and a Doctoral Student of Literature at Murray State University. Her work has appeared in Haunted Mtl.com, the anthology 101 Proof Horror, the Denver Horror Collective’s anthology Consumed Tales Inspired by The Wendigo, The Jewish Book Of Horror, Twisted Pulp Magazine ...
Ep 20 with Jo Kaplan
April 04, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBOn this episode we are thrilled to have author Jo Kaplan aka Joanna Parypinski. Jo is the author of more than twenty short stories and several novels, co-chair of the LA chapter of the Horror Writers Association, and an English professor. She also writes under the name Joanna Parypinski. Her fiction has appeared in Fireside Fiction, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, Vastarien, Nightscript, Haunted Nights (ed. Ellen Datlow & Lisa Morton), and Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology Miscreatio...
EP 19 with Sylvester Barzey
April 04, 2022 01:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode, we are joined by best-selling horror and fantasy author, Sylvester Barzey. Sylvester grew up in Bronx, NY, and was later transplanted to Lawrence, GA. A military veteran with an addiction to all things horror, Sylvester’s goal is to shine a spotlight on BIPOC characters within the horror/fantasy genre. He strives to produce Black heroes who overcome world-shattering events and rise triumphant. His mission is to change horror so that his children can look at it and see them...
EP 18 With Daniel Braum
February 13, 2022 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode, we are very excited to have author Daniel Braum. Daniel’s fiction has been classified as fantasy, science fiction, and horror but he prefers the good old-fashioned term of fiction, which when he was growing up simply meant a story where anything could happen. His stories frequently defy category and reside in the fuzzy areas between genres, utilizing and combining genre elements to produce tales that are wholly unique. Daniel’s short works have appeared in numerous antholog...
EP17 With Lanie Goodell
January 30, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, we have author and teacher, Lanie Goodell. Lanie has an AAS in criminal justice technology, an AAS in psychology, an AA, and a BA in psychology. She is fascinated by the exploration of new subjects, always looking for new and intriguing information. Though her professional history is varied, ranging from teaching to enforcement activities, Lanie channels these experiences into her writing to create a plausible experience for the reader. Lanie has published several novels, no...
EP 16 With Patty (Trisha) Tomsky
January 07, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBOn this episode of the Burial Plot, we spent some time with writer Patty Tomsky! Tomsky works in journalism as a copywriter and editor. Her work has been published in Kota Press, Paterson Literary Review, Small Change News, U.S. 1 Worksheets, FemZine UK and elsewhere. She is a two-time recipient (honorable mention and Third Place) of the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize; was included in the Adirondack Center for the Arts Poetry Village 2020 public poetry installation at Saranac Lake; is included...
Ep14 Jewish Book of Horror
November 05, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBOn this episode of the Burial Plot, we spent some time with—Josh Schlossberg (Publisher/Editor) and Michael Picco (Writer). They shared the process of assembling a book, picking the artwork for the cover and the stories contained within. We discuss the traditions of Jewish storytelling and how modern iterations of those stories are told in 2021. The stories contained within the book span across centuries from slavery to pogroms to the Holocaust to antisemitism. “Whether it's pirate rabbis o...
EP15 BOBBY CREW
October 16, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of The Burial Plot we got to spend time with Bobby Crew! Bobby, a Denver native, has been writing horror since elementary school. Due to his twisted imagination, his parents thought they were raising a serial killer, but thankfully he chose to keep the killing on paper only, allegedly. Bobby founded an Indie Horror publishing and media company, The Horror Crew Productions, which embodies all aspects of horror from the written word, to events, podcasts, and photoshoots with a...
EP 13 with Don Smith
September 26, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBOn this episode of the Burial Plot, we spent some time with writer Don Everett Smith Jr. He was born in Virginia but grew up in New Jersey (the armpit of America according to him). He moved to Central Pennsylvania with his wife, Laura, with his cats and tortoise. He specializes in Horror, History, and True Crime. He currently writes for a local online news site and is working on a local true crime book. Don is a board member of the Horror Authors Guild and has two publishing imprints - Tombs...
EP 12 With Elana Gomel
September 03, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode, we are honored to speak with academic, sci-fi, and dark fantasy writer, Elana Gomel. Elana Gomel has taught and researched English literature and cultural studies at Tel-Aviv University, Princeton, Stanford, Venice International University, and the University of Hong Kong. She is currently dividing her time between California and Tel-Aviv. Elana is the author of five academic books and numerous peer-reviewed articles on posthumanism, science fiction, Victorian literature, ...
Burial Plot EP 11 with Nick Diak and Michele Brittany
August 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBIn this episode, we are thrilled to be hosting partners in fright, Nick Diak and Michele Brittany. Nick Diak is a podcaster, writer, and pop culture scholar. His areas of expertise include sword and sandal films, Italian exploitation films, industrial and synthwave music, and horror and HP Lovecraft studies. His first edited book was The New Peplum: Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs since the 1990s. Michele Brittany is a writer, editor, podcaster, photographer, and ...
EP 10 Sarah Dhue
July 29, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBIn this episode of The Burial Plot we have dug up author Sarah J Dhue. Sarah was born and raised in the Alton/Godfrey area of Illinois. Her first love is writing and she’s been at it since elementary school. She self-publishes her creative fiction and writes mostly Horror and Paranormal fiction, with a little bit of Science Fiction. She completed her first book in the summer of 2010. That book, For Two Cold Minutes, was first printed locally in 2012, and finally became her first self-...
EP 9 Angela Sylvaine- Burial Plot Horror Podcast
July 16, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this episode, we have Angela Sylvaine. Angela is a self-proclaimed cheerful goth who still believes in monsters. She writes primarily horror, science fiction, fantasy, and young adult. She has published one Novella, CHOPPING SPREE, and many short stories in various magazines and anthologies. She grew up in North Dakota and holds degrees in psychology and philosophy from the University of North Dakota. After marrying her high school sweetheart, they moved to Colorado and now live on the ...
EP 8 Burial Plot Amy Grech
July 01, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, we are very excited to host the talented Amy Grech. Amy Grech has sold over 100 stories to various anthologies and magazines including: A New York State of Fright, Apex Magazine, Dead Harvest, Flashes of Hope, Gorefest, Hell’s Heart, Hell’s Highway, Hell’s Mall, Needle Magazine, Punk Noir Magazine, Scare You To Sleep, Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, Tales from The Lake Vol. 3, The One That Got Away, Thriller Magazine, and many more. We get her to tell us about her ...
EP 8 Burial Plot Amy Grech
July 01, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, we are very excited to host the talented Amy Grech. Amy Grech has sold over 100 stories to various anthologies and magazines including: A New York State of Fright, Apex Magazine, Dead Harvest, Flashes of Hope, Gorefest, Hell’s Heart, Hell’s Highway, Hell’s Mall, Needle Magazine, Punk Noir Magazine, Scare You To Sleep, Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, Tales from The Lake Vol. 3, The One That Got Away, Thriller Magazine, and many more. We get her to tell us about her ...
Burial Plot EP 7 Erin Michelle Gibes
June 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBIn this episode of The Burial Plot we get to speak with Erin Michelle Gibes. Erin Michelle Gibes is a writer, certified book coach, & project manager for speculative fiction writers, including horror writers. Her specialty is helping writers with structure, pacing, worldbuilding, and staying true to their instincts as storytellers. As a victim/survivor of abuse, Erin has developed a fascination with power dynamics and how they work, along with a deep commitment to upending them at ever...
Burial Plot EP 6 With Michael Picco
May 29, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBOn this episode of The Burial Plot, we visited with Michael Picco. Michael is an award-winning short-story writer, poet and essayist; novelist; and occasional columnist living in the Colorado high country. Michael received his B.A. in English from Western State University in Colorado but his fascination with the genre started when he read The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft in third grade. Since receiving his degree, he has contributed to several well-reviewed anthologies and has written an aw...
EP.5 With HOWLS Own Solomon Forse & P.L. McMillan
May 21, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode of Burial Plot, we are joined by P.L McMillan and Solomon Forse with HOWLs, aka the Horror-Obsessed Writing and Literature Society. P.L. McMillan writes of all things murderous, macabre, and monstrous. She has been described as one of the next great cosmic horror writers. In addition to her dark compositions, PL is an accomplished artist working with cross-stitch, digital art, oil painting, and resin art. Her latest piece Sanitize can be found in Cosmic Horror Monthly Issue ...
Burial Plot EP 3 With Hillary Leftwich
May 04, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBToday, we are so excited to be hosting Hillary Leftwich. Hillary is the founder and owner of Alchemy Author Services & Writing Workshop. She runs at the Inkwell Denver, a monthly reading series where she strives to create a safe space for all voices to be heard. Hillary is an intuitive Tarologist and has been reading Tarot for over 20 years, coupled with her clairvoyant-abilities. She is a registered member of the Tarosophy Tarot Association and The Monroe Institute and is a student at The...
Burial Plot EP 4 With Adrianne Montoya
May 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, we chat with Adrianne Montoya. Adrianne writes literary horror with a folkloric and historical flavor. She has studied and worked in fields as varied as anthropology, archaeology, literature, languages, linguistics, and education. She specializes in developing long-form literary fiction, thrillers, horror, and historical fiction, but also enjoys taking on non-fiction projects. She is the curator of the paused Southwest Gothic podcast. We cover tropes and ghost stories of...
Burial Plot Ep.2 with Josh Schlossberg
April 19, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIn our second episode, we talk with Josh Schlossberg about a group he co-founded, The Denver Horror Collective and its critique groups, book cult (club), publishing, and other endeavors. We spoke to Josh about a new anthology, The Jewish Book of Horror, that he is editing in conjunction with the Denver Horror Collective. We discuss the sub-genre of biological horror that Josh writes in and how it goes beyond body horror. Josh shares the terrifying places he gets story ideas and reads from hi...
Burial Plot Ep.1 with Jeamus Wilkes
April 14, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBIn our first episode/Part 1- we talk with Jeamus Wilkes about his work with The Horror Writers Association as Co-Chairperson/Denver, his writing, and the upcoming StokerCon in Denver (via ZOOM this year) Jeamus Wilkes. http://www.jeamus.com Horror Writers Association https://www.horror.org Stoker Convention. http://stokercon2021.com/ Denver Horror Collective. https://denverhorror.com/ In Part 2 he reads some of his powerful non-f...