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Josh's Worst Nightmare

59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Author Josh Schlossberg surveys the dark landscape of biological horror fiction.
(Presented by Denver Horror Collective)

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Episodes

Snakes on a Brain (with Bobby Crew)

July 19, 2021 16:38 - 23 minutes - 42.4 MB

On episode #9 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg taps into the reptilian brain with Bobby Crew, author of DINING WITH DEVILS, to make ssssssensssssse of the role of snakes in horror fiction.  

Infection & Transformation (with Thomas C Mavroudis)

July 16, 2021 00:40 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MB

On episode #8 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg succumbs to Thomas C Mavroudis, author of BERGDORF & ASSOCIATES, to experience the terrors of physical transformation brought on by infection.

Rushed to the Hospital (with Dawn Shea)

July 05, 2021 18:38 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MB

On episode #7 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets clinical with Dawn Shea, Registered Nurse and editor in chief of D&T Publishing, about the overlap between hospitals and horror fiction.

The Forest Primeval (with Matthew Lyons)

June 28, 2021 11:02 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MB

On episode #6 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets lost in the woods with Matthew Lyons, author of THE NIGHT WILL FIND US, to explore what scares us the most about the deep dark forest.

The Autism Spectrum (with Gary Robbe)

June 24, 2021 18:04 - 34 minutes - 63.8 MB

On episode #5 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg looks at things through another perspective with Gary Robbe, educator and author of “Scrape,” to find out the right--and wrong--ways to write about autism in horror fiction. 

The Female Body (with Brenda Tolian)

June 14, 2021 16:35 - 39 minutes - 71.7 MB

On episode #4 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg delves into the feminine with Brenda Tolian, author of “Blood Mountain,” to examine the portrayal of women’s bodies in horror fiction and film.

Insect Insights (with Lindsay King-Miller)

June 06, 2021 23:24 - 32 minutes - 59 MB

On episode #3 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg bugs out with Lindsay King-Miller, author of "The Fruit," to uncover matricidal spiders, tear-drinking moths, and beetles that lay eggs in corpses. 

The Horrors of Aging (with Steve Rasnic Tem)

May 30, 2021 20:09 - 29 minutes - 54.7 MB

On episode #2 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg goes beyond skin deep with Steve Rasnic Tem, author of THANATRAUMA, to dissect the decline of the body that comes with old age.

What in Hell is Josh's Worst Nightmare & Biological Horror?

May 22, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 14.6 MB

On episode #1 of Josh's Worst Nightmare (presented by Denver Horror Collective), author & host Josh Schlossberg talks about his definition of "biological horror" and what's in store for listeners of the weekly podcast.