This Is Horror Podcast

The 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 300 creatives including Chuck Palahniuk, Dean Koontz, David Dastmalchian, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Charlaine Harris, Ellen Datlow, David Moody, Jennifer Lynch, Gemma Files, and Josh Malerman.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 76 minutes
Episodes: 645
Years Active: 2013 - 2025

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TIH 396: Eden Royce on Spooklights, Young Adult vs. Middle-Grade Fiction, and Writing Two Novels at Once

In this podcast Eden Royce talks about Spooklights, young adult vs. middle-grade fiction, writing two novels at once, and much more.

[3:15] When Eden first realised she wanted to pursue writing prof…

01:05:38 | Thu 06 May 2021

TIH 395: Eden Royce on Root Magic, Southern Gothic Horror, and the Gullah-Geechee Nation

In this podcast Eden Royce talks about Root Magic, southern gothic horror, the Gullah-Geechee nation, and much more.

[2:44] Stories Eden heard whilst growing up
[9:47] First stories Eden told
[13:09…

00:59:00 | Thu 29 Apr 2021

TIH 394: Sarah Pinborough on Behind Her Eyes, Dead to Her, and Selling Books for TV Adaptations

In this podcast Sarah Pinborough talks about Behind Her Eyes, Dead to Her, selling books for TV adaptations, and much more.

[3:02] Early life lessons growing up
[8:17] Peter Pan
[17:28] Trying to wr…

01:21:03 | Wed 21 Apr 2021

TIH 393: Wrath James White on Succulent Prey, Sex Addiction, and Collaborating with Edward Lee

In this podcast Wrath James White talks about Succulent Prey, sex addiction, collaborating with Edward Lee, and much more.

[2:58] Succulent Prey and struggling with sex addiction
[10:19] Prey Drive
…

01:12:16 | Tue 13 Apr 2021

TIH 392: Wrath James White on Extreme Horror, Uncomfortable Writing, and The Resurrectionist

In this podcast Wrath James White talks about extreme horror, uncomfortable writing, The Resurrectionist, and much more.

[4:05] Early life lessons
[7:32] Kickboxing, martial arts, and professional f…

01:12:36 | Wed 07 Apr 2021

TIH 391: Richard Chizmar on Chasing The Boogeyman, Third Collaboration with Stephen King, and Gwendy

In this podcast Richard Chizmar talks about Chasing The Boogeyman, his third collaboration with Stephen King, Gwendy, and much more.

[3:19] Biggest changes personally and professionally
[5:37] The t…

01:06:04 | Mon 29 Mar 2021

TIH 390: Sarah Langan on Witchcraft Horror, Writing Advice, and the Best Horror of the Last Ten Years

In this podcast Sarah Langan talks about witchcraft horror, writing advice, the best horror of the last ten years, and much more.

[3:10] John WM Thompson, via Patreon, asks about recent horror that …

01:08:08 | Sun 21 Mar 2021

TIH 389: Sarah Langan on Good Neighbors, You Have the Prettiest Mask, and Promoting Books During COVID-19 Pandemic

In this podcast Sarah Langan talks about Good Neighbors, 'You Have the Prettiest Mask', promoting books during the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.

[3:00] The biggest changes since Sarah was last o…

01:11:46 | Sat 13 Mar 2021

TIH 388: Gemma Amor on Calling Darkness, Haunted Pubs, and Being Kind To Yourself

In this podcast Gemma Amor talks about Calling Darkness, haunted pubs, being kind to yourself, and much more.

[3:23] Which Gemma Amor book should people start with
[16:23] Fear to Tread/Gemma’s trav…

01:21:15 | Sun 07 Mar 2021

TIH 387: Gemma Amor on Cruel Works of Nature, Mental Health and Creativity, and Writing for Audio

In this podcast Gemma Amor talks about Cruel Works of Nature, mental health and creativity, writing for audio, and much more.

[3:11] Prepping for interview
[10:13] Social media and mental health
[15…

01:14:09 | Tue 23 Feb 2021

TIH 386: Sara Tantlinger on Not All Monsters, Lessons Learned Compiling an Anthology, and Eroticism and Horror

In this podcast Sara Tantlinger talks about Not All Monsters, lessons learned from compiling an anthology, balancing eroticism and horror, and much more.

[3:25] Not All Monsters anthology
[8:45] Big…

01:06:03 | Mon 15 Feb 2021

TIH 385: Sara Tantlinger on Cradleland of Parasites, Discovering Horror, and the Pittsburgh HWA Chapter

In this podcast Sara Tantlinger talks about Cradleland of Parasites, discovering horror, the Pittsburgh HWA Chapter, and much more.

[3:30] Early life lessons
[13:28] Discovering horror, Rob Zombie, …

01:11:31 | Wed 10 Feb 2021

TIH 384: Rena Mason on The Evolutionist, Swimming with Sharks, and Working in the Operating Theatre

In this podcast Rena Mason talks about The Evolutionist, swimming with sharks, working in the operating theatre, and much more.

[2:37] The Evolutionist
[22:29] Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women
…

01:27:47 | Wed 03 Feb 2021

TIH 383: Rena Mason on Where the Wild Things Are, Uncanny Experiences, and Life Lessons

In this podcast Rena Mason talks about Where the Wild Things Are, uncanny experiences, life lessons, and much more.

[3:00] Reading Where the Wild Things Are and caring more for the monsters than Max
…

01:21:35 | Sat 23 Jan 2021

TIH 382: Jeff Strand on Autumn Bleeds into Winter, Self Promotion, and Publishing

In this podcast Jeff Strand talks about Autumn Bleeds into Winter, self-promotion, publishing, and much more.

[3:15] Being prolific as a full time writer
[9:14] Success of My Pretties
[14:38] Autumn…

01:32:12 | Thu 07 Jan 2021

TIH 381: Jeff Strand on Andrew Mayhem, Getting into Genre, and Comedic Writing

In this podcast Jeff Strand talks about the Andrew Mayhem series, getting into genre, comedic writing, and much more.

[3:12] Early life lessons growing up
[12:33] Getting into genre
[18:40] Andrew M…

01:16:33 | Thu 31 Dec 2020

TIH 380: Angel Luis Colón on Blacky Jaguar, Hell Chose Me, and Latinx Authors

In this podcast Angel Luis Colón talks about Blacky Jaguar, Hell Chose Me, Latinx authors, and much more.

[3:08] Editing anthologies
[16:38] Blacky Jaguar and Brian Walsh (Hell Chose Me) characters
…

01:17:10 | Thu 24 Dec 2020

TIH 379: Angel Luis Colón on Crime Fiction, Cancel Culture, and Literary Agents

In this podcast Angel Luis Colón talks about crime fiction, cancel culture, literary agents, and much more.

[3:13] Cancel culture/calling someone out
[19:41] Early reading experiences
[28:51] Reacti…

01:18:26 | Mon 14 Dec 2020

TIH 378: They’re Watching Live Event with Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella, Josh Malerman, and Laurel Hightower

In this podcast Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella celebrate the release of their novel They’re Watching alongside friends of the podcast and accomplished authors, Josh Malerman and Laurel Hight…

02:07:25 | Mon 07 Dec 2020

TIH 377: Sarah Read on Out of Water, Editing, and the One Story Per Week Challenge

In this podcast Sarah Read talks about Out of Water, editing, the one story per week challenge, and much more.

[3:07] Out of Water short story collection
[6:52] One story per week challenge
[29:37] …

01:01:19 | Thu 03 Dec 2020

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