This Is Horror is a podcast that interviews creatives and writers weekly including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, Josh Malerman, Jennifer Lynch, Tananarive Due, Charlaine Harris, and Joe R. Lansdale. Michael David Wilson is the author of books such as The Girl in the Video and House of Bad Memories and the host of This Is Horror Podcast. Every week we bring you horror fiction news and writing tips.
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Hello, friends. It's been a month since my last email when I linked to every single This Is Horror Podcast conversation with Josh Malerman and spoke about my history and connection with Josh. You'd be forgiven for thinking this newsletter is a monthly newsletter. Truth be told, I always intended it to be a weekly but this year it hasn't quite worked out this way. This time around, though, I have one hell of a good reason for the delay on putting a newsletter out … See, just over three weeks ago my son was born. For those who listen to This Is Horror Podcast regularly or know anything about my personal life, you'll understand the magnitude of this moment for me. My personal life got pretty turbulent around 2020. 2021 and 2022 were the worst years of my life as I didn't see my daughter and was involved in legal proceedings for the custody of my daughter. Luckily and happily, custody proceedings went well and in February of 2023 we saw each other again, and we now speak every week, text almost every day, and see each other at various times throughout the year. I say all this because now, fast forward to November 2025 and I finally have the family I've always wanted. At the time of writing this I am sleep-deprived and my son is in the baby carrier I'm wearing. As soon as I've finished this newsletter I'll be feeding him (or possibly mid-writing if he wakes up sooner). For the next year I won't be teaching and any work I do will be from home—writing, podcasting, and editing (query if you want me to edit your work or to advertise with the podcast)—as I take care of and raise my son. If the work side of things goes well, I hope this will be a permanent arrangement. After all I went through with my daughter, I want to spend as much time with my son as possible. As always, there are a lot of This Is Horror articles below for you to make your way through as you catch up on the previous month, so let's jump into things. Audio Podcasts on This Is HorrorHere are the podcasts that you may have missed. Click the images to be taken to the podcast on the This Is Horror page or listen on Spotify. Gabino Iglesias talks on The Devil Takes You Home, Mulholland Books, and Writing for the New York Times
Delilah S. Dawson on House of Idyll, Writing Comics, and How to Get Traditionally Published
Delilah S. Dawson on The Violence, Becoming a Writer, and Early Life Lessons
Jacy Morris on We Like It Cherry, Misconceptions about Indigenous People, and Writing Violence in Fiction
This Is Horror Video PodcastsFor those who like video versions of the This Is Horror Podcasts, we've also got you covered. If you want to get these as soon as they're out, subscribe to the This Is Horror YouTube. Ryan C. Bradley on Say Uncle, Ghoulish Books, and Writing ProcessDelilah S. Dawson on House of Idyll and How to Get PublishedWell, that's about all for this time, please check out all those articles on This Is Horror below. If you like what I’m doing, if you want to support my writing then please support Michael David Wilson on Patreon. If you want to support the This is Horror Podcast and help make it my full-time endeavour then support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon. Keep believing in yourself. Keep writing. Have a great, great day. Michael David Wilson P.S. If you’re ready to take your writing to the next level with some professional editing or a writing consultation, you can find out about my rates here and reply to this email. P.P.S. There are a limited amount of This Is Horror Podcast advertising slots available for December and January Look Out For … Midnight Somewhere by Johnny Compton“With his debut collection, Compton presents chills and scares across genres in one of the most anticipated books this year.” Movie viewers spiral into obsession and self harm after watching a somewhat harmless, forgettable film about “alien hand syndrome” … A woman performs a macabre ritual to resurrect her husband … a ritual that involves …
5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 November 2025Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Bloody Disgusting pick out six animal actors in horror films who deserved academy awards The Horror Tree voyage to New Zealand to uncover some of the vibrant scene of …
News Round-up Week Ending 21 November 2025Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author T C Parker and Nefarious Bat Press, The Nine O’Clock Horses Urban legend, body horror and suburban paranoia collide in The Nine O’Clock Horses – a collection of short stories, novelettes and micro-fictions …
Look Out For … The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo“With his horror fiction debut, Manibo presents a cursed family manor, tapping into the Philippines’ oppressive history with a nightmarish gothic tale.” Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor, is a celebrated relic of the Philippines’ past. Set in a remote coconut plantation, the moldering stonework is filled with old family heirlooms. When the family patriarch …
TIH 638: Delilah S. Dawson on House of Idyll, Writing Comics, and How to Get Traditionally PublishedIn this podcast, Delilah S. Dawson talks about House of Idyll, writing comics, how to get traditionally published, and much more. About Delilah S. Dawson Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: Phasma, Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade, The Secrets of Long Snoot, The …
5 Must Read Horror Articles 17 November 2025Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Crime Reads look into the nature of hauntings and explain why every story is a ghost story Bloody Disgusting pick out six horror movies which will have you rooting …
News Round-up Week Ending 14 November 2025Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author Mia Dalia and Absinthe Books, Alakazam What is the greatest trick of all—survival or disappearance? How far would you go to find out? In the heyday of Atlantic City, a man determined to rise …
Look Out For … Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester“With her latest novel, DeMeester channels raw unbridled rage through a diabolical curse that connects three women across centuries.” Anne Bolton is facing persecution for witchcraft. A healer by trade, Anne sets a bargain with a dark entity for protection. The fire unleashed from Anne’s bargain reverberates for centuries. Mary Shephard, the picture-perfect wife stuck …
5 Must Read Horror Articles 10 November 2025Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Crime Reads consider the challenging process of inventing believable human evil for secular horrors The Lineup pick out four terrifying new indie and small press horror release for your …
TIH 637: Delilah S. Dawson on The Violence, Becoming a Writer, and Early Life LessonsIn this podcast, Delilah S. Dawson talks about The Violence, becoming a writer, early life lessons, and much more. About Delilah S. Dawson Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: Phasma, Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade, The Secrets of Long Snoot, The Perfect Weapon, …
News Round-up Week Ending 7 November 2025Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from author Jack Finn and Crow Street Press, Culling of the House of Boars Strigoi. Living dead monstrosities haunting the villages and byways of Romania and Eastern Europe for over two millennia, shunning the sun and …
Look Out For … Alien: Perfect Organisms by Shaun Hamill“With his latest, Hamill dips his toes into the xenomorph universe with an original story set after the events of Alien 3.” Caught in a spiral of desperation, Cynthia Goodwin throws judgement out the window to keep her ship and crew in a job and agrees to meet with billionaire Roman Fade. The job: go …
5 Must Read Horror Articles 3 November 2025Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: LitHub delve into the terrifying yet intrinsically human world of body horror The Ginger Nuts of Horror explain why The Lost Boys remains a uniquely perfect choice for Halloween NightTide Magazine …
News Round-up Week Ending 31 October 2025Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from editor Coy Hall and The Scythian Wolf, This World of Vile Wonder In an age lit by fire, only the most curious and driven souls turned a flame to the unknown. From university professors …
Look Out For … Lesser Hungers by Rien Gray“With their latest offering, Gray blends strange body horror with possession as a malevolent entity spreads throughout Chicago.” Like every other American metropolis, Chicago is a city built on a foundation of death. So when a couple in some low-rent apartment cannibalizes each other, it’s just another bizarre murder-suicide to the police. Local fixer and …
5 Must Read Horror Articles 27 October 2025Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: NightTide Magazine examine the haunted architecture of The Others and The Night House Stephen King reflects on the adaptations of his work over at Crime Reads Dread Central explain how Final Destination: …
TIH 636: Jacy Morris on We Like It Cherry, Misconceptions about Indigenous People, and Writing Violence in FictionIn this podcast, Jacy Morris talks about We Like It Cherry, misconceptions about indigenous people, writing violence in fiction, and much more. About Jacy Morris Jacy Morris was born in 1979 in Richmond, Virginia. At the age of ten he was transplanted to Portland, Oregon, where he developed a love for punk rock, horror movies, …
News Round-up Week Ending 24 October 2025Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Winter Haunts the online ghost story, gothic and supernatural fiction day returns As the air grows cold, our thoughts turn to all things spooky and uncanny – and that can only mean the return of Winter …
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This Is Horror
This Is Horror is a podcast that interviews creatives and writers weekly including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, Josh Malerman, Jennifer Lynch, Tananarive Due, Charlaine Harris, and Joe R. Lansdale. Michael David Wilson is the author of books such as The Girl in the Video and House of Bad Memories and the host of This Is Horror Podcast. Every week we bring you horror fiction news and writing tips.
Hello, friends. Another week has gone by and the main headline on This Is Horror is our conversation with the always wonderful Clay McLeod Chapman is now live. We’ve already received some wonderful feedback for this episode, including a post from author Chris DiLeo over on Threads who said: Loved this episode. It makes me want a show where writers just talk and try to make each other feel better. Love the point about celebrating wherever you are in the process. And for the record, @claymcleod...
Hello, friends. Let's not bury the lead, we interviewed Joe Hill on This Is Horror and it was a wonderful conversation. You can find the audio version below but here's the video on YouTube if you want to watch it right now. Joe Hill on King Sorrow, Writing Process, and Growing up in Maine New Year Goals for 2026 Well, we may be 20 days into the year but this is the first This Is Horror newsletter of 2026 and as such I wanted to write about what my New Year’s goals are. Now, if you’re a...
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