Mick Garris on Masters of Horror and Stephen King Adaptations | Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, and Addison Heimann on Touch Me | Ronald Malfi on Small Town Horror


Hello, friends.

It has been well over a month since my last email. Here is a little round-up so you can see what's been going on over at all your favourite This Is Horror places.

What's on This Is Horror Podcast

Six new episodes of This Is Horror have landed and I have to say it has been a very good month for the podcast. We have had conversations with master of horror, Mick Garris, welcomed back Stephen Graham Jones for the first time in a number of years, and had conversations with first-time guests, Ronald Malfi and CJ Leede. We also spoke with Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead and Addison Heimann about their new movie, Touch Me, and Eric LaRocca joined us once again to talk about Wretch.

TIH 653: Mick Garris on Masters of Horror, Sleepwalkers, and Directing Stephen King Adaptations

TIH 654: Stephen Graham Jones on Night of the Mannequins, Writing Slashers, and Best Prank Gone Wrong

TIH 655: CJ Leede on American Rapture, Maeve Fly, and Writing Routine

TIH 656: Ronald Malfi on Small Town Horror, Subverting Expectations, and Creating Dread

TIH 657: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, and Addison Heimann on Touch Me

TIH 658: Eric Larocca on Wretch, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw, and Grief Horror

If six episodes aren't quite enough for you to get your This Is Horror Podcast audio fix, don't you worry, if you're a member of our This Is Horror Podcast Patreon you can listen to episode 659 with Eric LaRocca right here, right now. While you're over there, why not submit a question for Kylie Lee Baker? We'll be chatting with her soon about her forthcoming novel, Japanese Gothic amongst other things.

What's on This Is Horror YouTube

Mick Garris on Masters of Horror and Directing Stephen King Adaptations

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Stephen Graham Jones on Night of the Mannequins and Writing Slashers

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CJ Leede on American Rapture, Maeve Fly, and Writing

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Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, and Addison Heimann on Touch Me

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What's on the This Is Horror Website

Since the last email, Kev Harrison has been diligently providing you good people with the latest horror fiction news week in and week out. Check out the news archive here. Kev's also highlighted a bunch of must-read horror articles from across the horror world.

And here are the books Good Ol' Bob Pastorella reckons you should look out for:

Look Out For … Odessa by Gabrielle Sher

Look Out For … The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer

Look Out For … Morsel by Carter Keane

Look Out For … The Seventh Sister by Dawn Kurtagich

Look Out For … The Widows of Winding Gale by Kealan Patrick Burke

Look Out For … Crawlspace by Adam Christopher

Look Out For … The Midnight Muse by Jo Kaplan

Look Out For … Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo

What's Popular on This Is Horror TikTok

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Jason Pargin (@Jason Pargin, author) talks about the lost art of haggling. This Is Horror Podcast episode 583. #authorsoftiktok #podcastclips #writing #booktok #writertok

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The clip that has recently taken off on TikTok these past few weeks is from episode of 583 in which Jason Pargin talks about the lost art of haggling.

If you this clip and want to see more like this, do consider following us @thisishorrorpodcast on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

Well, that's about all for now. Reply to this email and let me know the best book you read in the last month.

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Have a beautiful day, my friends.

Michael David Wilson

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.

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