This Is Horror Podcast
575 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 154 ratingsThe This Is Horror Podcast is a weekly show for readers, writers, and creators hosted by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella. We interview writers, artists, publishers, editors, and creatives every week. We have interviewed over the 300 creatives including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Charlaine Harris, Ellen Datlow, David Moody, Jennifer Lynch, Gemma Files, and Josh Malerman.
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TIH 025: Richard Thomas on The Do’s and Don’ts of Short Story Writing
January 06, 2015 12:30 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn this podcast Richard Thomas talks about horror writing in Transylvania, sending our horror fiction and what you should and shouldn’t do when writing short stories. About Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is the author of six books—Disintegration and The Breaker (Random House Alibi), Transubstantiate (Otherworld Publications), and two short story collections, Staring Into the Abyss (Kraken … Continue reading
TIH 024: Joe & Me Written and Narrated by David Moody
December 23, 2014 14:27 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBIn this podcast This Is Horror and Infected Books proudly present Joe & Me written and narrated by David Moody. Joe & Me Synopsis Joe is anything but an ordinary eight year old. His father’s a stay-at-home Dad and his mom’s going to save the world. Forced to live in cramped quarters after the military … Continue reading
TIH 023: Adam Millard on Bizarro, Splatterpunk, The Human Santapede and Christmas Horror
December 16, 2014 15:05 - 2 hours - 61.5 MBIn this podcast Adam Millard discusses his christmas release, The Human Santapede, the evolution of his publishing house Crowded Quarantine, the state of bizarro, splatterpunk, Christmas horror recommendations and much more. About Adam Millard Adam Millard is the author of twenty novels, ten novellas, and more than a hundred short stories, which can be found … Continue reading
TIH 022: Horror and Comedy with Jasper Bark and David James Keaton
November 28, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBIn this podcast we sit down with two award-winning authors, Jasper Bark and David James Keaton, to discuss horror, comedy and the link between the two. Topics [02:22] Interview starts and participants de-robe (yes, you read that right) [04:55] The physicality of horror and humour [07:38] The Thai cooking analogy [12:24] Psycho [17:45] Worst date … Continue reading
TIH 021: David Moody and Wayne Simmons Interview
September 17, 2014 20:11 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this podcast we sit down with David Moody and Wayne Simmons to talk about all things genre and much more. Topics [03:25] Interview start [04:20] How David and Wayne first met [07:57] The initial draft of Drop Dead Gorgeous [13:07] Scardiff [33:50] David’s worst review [42:20] eBooks and the younger generation [01:14:30] Fostering community spirit … Continue reading
TIH 020: Simon Bestwick on Writing Serials, Joel Lane and Plotting
August 20, 2014 20:16 - 1 hour - 73 MBIn this podcast we interview Simon Bestwick, author of The Faceless. We talk about Simon’s Black Mountain serial from Spectral Press, the writing process, comedy and horror, and Joel Lane. Apologies for the audio issues. No apologies for Simon’s strong Northern accent. Topics [02:37] Interview start [03:06] Black Mountain [05:35] Writing as the character ‘Simon Bestwick’ [11:20] … Continue reading
TIH 019: Looking back at Hannibal Season Two with Booked
July 01, 2014 22:45 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this podcast we sit down with Robb Olson and Livius Nedin from the Booked Podcast and discuss Hannibal Season Two. If you head over to the This Is Horror website you’ll also see a slideshow of Mads Mikkelsen’s suits in Hannibal. Topics [02:10] Impressions of Season two of Hannibal [08:00] Hannibal the fighter [11:25] The … Continue reading
TIH 018: Ray Cluley on Water For Drowning, What Makes A Good Short Story and The Joy Of Writing
June 20, 2014 19:19 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBIn this podcast we talk to the award-winning author Ray Cluley about his forthcoming This Is Horror release, Water For Drowning, the award-winning ‘Shark! Shark!’, the short story form, mermaids and much more. Topics [00:46] Ray Cluley biography [03:27] Water For Drowning [06:00] Dan asks the important Mermaid questions [10:45] Short stories [16:40] Different markets and genres … Continue reading
TIH 017: Stephen Graham Jones on What You Can and Can’t Learn From Creative Writing, Slasher Movies and Self-Doubt
May 06, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBIn this podcast we interview the award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones. We talk about his latest novel Not For Nothing, his This Is Horror chapbook The Elvis Room, Richard Thomas’ forthcoming anthology The New Black, zombies, the slasher genre and much more. Topics [00:50] Stephen Graham Jones introduction and early career [03:50] What you can … Continue reading
TIH 016: Wayne Simmons on David Moody, Writing What You Know and Juggling Multiple Projects
April 11, 2014 21:26 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn this podcast we interview Wayne Simmons, the author of Plastic Jesus and a plethora of zombie novels. Wayne talks about writing, zombies, tattoos and much more. Topics [00:49] Wayne Simmons’ start in fiction writing [04:20] The influence of and friendship with David Moody [07:30] The filmic quality of Plastic Jesus [10:30] Screenwriting and film options [15:40] … Continue reading
TIH 015: Only God Forgives Review
February 18, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this podcast we review Only God Forgives, written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling. Before we review Only God Forgives we recommend TV, films and books with Livius Nedin and Robb Olson from the Booked. Podcast. Topics [02:10] TV and film recommendations with Livius Nedin and Robb Olson (including Pump Up The Volume, … Continue reading
TIH 014: Simon Kurt Unsworth on Moving From A Small Press To Large Publishing House
January 23, 2014 14:13 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBIn this podcast Dan Howarth interviews Simon Kurt Unsworth, the author of Quiet Houses and the forthcoming horror novel The Sorrowful. Simon talks about writing, the editorial process, literary agents, small and large presses, film adaptations and his career to-date. Topics [01:25] Simon Kurt Unsworth’s back catalogue [04:46] The Sorrowful [08:45] Having a literary agent’s input [13:10] Moving … Continue reading
TIH 013: The Booked. Anthology Review and Interview with Robb Olson and Livius Nedin
January 17, 2014 10:18 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBIn this podcast we review The Booked. Anthology whilst also interviewing the anthologists Livius Nedin and Robb Olson. Topics [01:30] Origins of the Booked Anthology [04:00] A mix of genres within the anthology [14:22] The editorial process [16:30] LitReactor [19:45] Favourite Booked Anthology stories [32:35] Compiling the stories [39:05] A few good British anthologies [42:00] … Continue reading
TIH 012: The Best British Fantasy 2013 and House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill Book Reviews
October 07, 2013 12:39 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn this podcast we review The Best British Fantasy 2013 and House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill, discuss the state of horror reviews and talk about what on earth we’re going to watch now that Breaking Bad has come to a close. Joining us is special guest Livius Nedin from the Booked Podcast. Topics … Continue reading
TIH 011: Paul Hyett on The Seasoning House and The Importance of Tension
September 24, 2013 18:00 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this podcast we interview Paul Hyett, the writer and director of The Seasoning House. Topics [01:00] Paul Hyett interview and introduction to The Seasoning House [03:26] Keeping the subject matter sincere and authentic [05:12] Releasing The Seasoning House uncut [06:36] The challenge of a relative silent first half [08:05] Paul E. Francis’ soundtrack [10:19] … Continue reading
TIH 010: Stephen McGeagh on Habit, Manchester and Creative Writing
July 26, 2013 22:31 - 37 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this podcast we interview Stephen McGeagh, the author of Habit, a brand new horror novel from Salt Publishing. Topics [3:02] The genesis of Habit [5:00] Working with Nicholas Royle [5:44] Sense of place and Manchester in Habit [7:20] Critical response and praise from contemporaries [9:19] Twisted Tales event [11:20] The blurring of genres within Habit … Continue reading
TIH 009: Joe Hill on NOS4A2, Family and Writing Novels
June 02, 2013 19:50 - 34 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this podcast Dan Howarth interviews Joe Hill in Liverpool Waterstone’s ahead of his NOS4R2/NOS4A2 launch. We then discuss the event in the This Is Horror studio. Topics [1:30] Joe Hill interview [2:00] Weather banter [2:48] Intention and expectations when writing a novel [8:05] Christmas and the macabre [10:34] Inspiration and the vampire mythology [14:10] … Continue reading
TIH 008: Whitstable by Stephen Volk Book Review
May 30, 2013 19:03 - 56 minutes - 64.4 MBIn this podcast we review Whitstable by Stephen Volk. Whitstable was released by Spectral Press on 26 May to coincide with the centenary of Peter Cushing. Topics [1:50] Initial thoughts [9:40] Favourite and key scenes [10:12] The confrontation between Peter Cushing and Les Gledhill [18:55] The tearoom scene [21:05] Research into Whitstable [26:05] How does … Continue reading
TIH 007: The Lords of Salem Review with Booked
April 30, 2013 22:06 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBIn this podcast we review The Lords of Salem with our friends at Booked Podcast, Livius Nedin and Robb Olson. Topics [01:10] Introductions [01:55] Past experiences with Rob Zombie [05:50] The Lords of Salem synopsis [08:48] Revisiting the past/the witch trials [11:30] Expectations going into the film [13:30] Rob Zombie and originality [16:32] Music video … Continue reading
TIH 006: American Mary Review
April 28, 2013 11:50 - 55 minutes - 63.4 MBIn this podcast we review American Mary directed and written by the Soska Sisters and starring Katharine Isabelle. Topics [0:35] American Mary synopsis [3:05] Previous output from the Soska Sisters and expectations [6:05] Dead Hooker In A Trunk [8:43] Strong female protagonists [12:30] Is Mary crazy? [16:36] The visuals and body modifications [19:10] Acceptance and … Continue reading
TIH 005: The Bay Review and An Interview with Conrad Williams
April 21, 2013 16:43 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIn this podcast we review Barry Levinson’s found footage horror film The Bay. Following on from this we interview Conrad Williams, award-winning author of One, Decay Inevitable, Loss of Separation and the third This Is Horror chapbook, The Fox. Topics [0:54] The Bay synopsis [1:30] The effectiveness of found footage in The Bay [5:17] Was … Continue reading
TIH 004: Joseph D’Lacey on Splinters, Planning and Recurring Themes
March 11, 2013 23:43 - 51 minutes - 59.1 MBIn this podcast Michael Wilson and John Costello interview Joseph D’Lacey with a particular focus on his short story collection from Timeline Books, Splinters. Topics [0:33] Interview with Joseph D’Lacey [0:55] The selection process and how Splinters came to be [2:49] Splinters and the personal [4:00] Altar Girl [8:00] To plan or not to plan [9:00] The editing of the … Continue reading
TIH 003: Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey Book Review and Son Of Porn by Joseph D’Lacey Fiction
March 06, 2013 23:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBIn this podcast we review the short story collection Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey. Following on from this Richard Kellum reads ‘Son of Porn’ by Joseph D’Lacey, taken from Splinters. Splinters is published by Timeline Books and is available as a limited edition paperback. Show notes [1:20] Splinters review [2:09] Lenses [6:00] Themes in the collection … Continue reading
TIH 002: Before Dawn Review and An Interview with David Moody
February 18, 2013 13:27 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBIn this podcast we discuss and review Before Dawn, the debut feature-length film of Emmerdale star, Dominic Brunt. Following on from this we interview David Moody where we talk about Before Dawn, zombies, the Autumn series and the state of horror. We reference the likes of The End of Alice by AM Homes, Taken, The Seasoning … Continue reading
TIH 001: Chained Review and An Interview with Jennifer Lynch
February 04, 2013 21:21 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBIn this podcast we discuss Chained, directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Vincent D’Onofrio, Julia Ormond and Eamon Farren. The discussion is followed by an interview with Jennifer Lynch. Listen to the remastered version of our conversation with Jennifer Lynch here. Show notes [1:50] Rundown of Chained [5:11] Bob’s attachment to Rabbit [6:30] Steering away … Continue reading