What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/bfdb57b

Coming all the way from the Northeast corner of the country is my friend and horror colleague, Alyssa Alessi! She'll be joining us for a heated debate on the hit sci-fi show Stranger Things. But from whence shall the stranger argument emerge? We leave that question to the Dice Gods.

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/bd9ee90

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/b0513d1

I am so excited to share my vampires in space short story A Turn at the Neck published at Sinister Soup podcast - youtu.be/GHDr0bUiFnM?... Thank you @clayvermulm.bsky.social for seeing the potential in this story and working with me to get it to this stage! Thanks to everyone at Cascade Workshop!

It's a showdown between the co-chairs of the Seattle HWA! That's right, my fellow leader of our local chapter, Erik Keevan, joins us tonight to go head-to-head over the classic Tim Burton animation: A Nightmare Before Christmas! See you there!

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/be4738c

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/b407cb9

Tonight at 6:00 PM PST, we welcome Sienna Beckman, film producer and founder of Emergence Films to debate tonight's topic: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 But what elements of the film shall we put upon the podium of excellence? Which shall we lambast? Ask the Dice Gods...

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/b216e59

SURPRISE!!!! We're streaming live in 30 minutes with a pop-up episode. Take that, algorithm. Tonight's Guest: Jack Finn, author of Prey Upon the Lambs, They Come When You Sleep, and more.... Tonight's Topic: Osgood Perkin's brand new film, 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳. Join us... won't you? 👻

This week we're BACK to discuss the first and second installments of the 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 😎 franchise 🤖 with indie author extraordinaire and fellow podcaster Craig Tuch. You can join us on Wednesday, Nov. 26th at 6:30 PM PST. Link in the comments 👇

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/bca120d

We're talking George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream. Tonight - 8:30 CDT, 6:30 PDT Join us here: www.rfr.bz/i510f26 @clayvermulm.bsky.social

In a rematch of one of our most anticipated and heated debates last season, CS Humble joins us for a debate on George R.R. Martin's horror, not his fantasy. Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 19th at 6:30 PM PST. Link in the comments 👇

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/bb7e925

Join us in welcoming back one of my personal favorite authors, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, joining us from across the pond in Southern France to chat about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. We go live with Thomas on Saturday, November 15th at 10 AM PST. Link in the Comments 👇

Tonight we have another Book Launch special for a longtime friend of Fermented Fiction! That friend- JP Barnett, author of the Lore Stalker series and his new book... The book- 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 Come join us to celebrate JP's new book, a night of debates, drinks, and tangential conversation!

This week, we welcome back one of our very first author guests, MJ Kuhn! Is this new take on 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 a grotesque reanimation of cobbled together corpse bits 🧟‍♂️ or a modern masterpiece? Only the Dice Gods can decide. Join us Tuesday, Nov.11, at 6:30 PM PST to find out! Link in the comments 👇

What up, PNW horror authors!? We're back with the annual Crypticon Seattle writing contest. Subs are officially open today, and it's only $10 (per story) to enter. Details on prizes, guidelines, deadlines, and our entry portal can all be found at THIS DIRECT LINK: https://www.rfr.bz/b794c5e

You don’t want to miss this one! Why I Love Horror is an all encompassing, comprehensive deep dive into the nooks and crannies of our favorite genre. Register here: https://www.rfr.bz/bc5d5f7

You know our stance on AI on this pod. Still... guess we're on this death train, so let's talk about it with this week's awesome guest. As always, we'll be live on YouTube. This episode goes on air Saturday at 10 AM PST! Link in the comments 👇

The last stop on our tour takes us to B-Ham! Home of Dark Forest Press, who did an excellent job of helping us with the formatting and printing of 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴. Village Books is an AMAZING shop that puts on fantastic events. We hope you'll join us for ours, if you're in the area!

I'm not gonna mince words on this one. Rae Wilde's coming on Fermented Fiction...yet again. This time, she's f*cking going down. The battlefield: 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 Time and place: Check those comments, ya'll!

Let's GOOOOO!!! We love our local library so much, and the folks at SPLS have been the BEST collaboration partners we could imagine. I can't wait for our interview with Neena Viel! Met her last year at Stokercon, and I'm positive it's going to be a great time. Hope to see ya'll there :)

In it's second year, Horrorcon has built lots of buzz with its lineup of horror celebrities, side shows, and programming. We, too, will be there with the Seattle chapter of the HWA. We'll be selling Rain Shadows and some of our other work at the HWA table. Stop by and say hi!

This week, we're fortunate to have to fantastic guests to the Fermented stage! Don't miss this one, ya'll. Nobody brings the heat and energy like Wendy Wagner, and she's sure to be a worthy champion for whichever dice gods grant her their favor. Link and Deets in the comments 👇

Thank you Jack!

As a couple of peninsula locals, we're very excited to visit one of the best book stores on this side of the sound for a stop on our book tour. On top of the great location, we have the pleasure of being interviewed by award-winning journalist and horror author Luciano Marano!

Join us on the eve of Halloween for a spooky open mic the likes of which you've never seen! You can get on stage even if you don't write horror yourself! Costumes encouraged, fantastic drinks just an order away with Andrew.

Coming up next on Fermented Fiction, we debate one of the most talked-about horror films of 2025 in 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬! For our guest this week, we have a newcomer to the show! CJ Goldberg is a fantastic author of weird, dark short fiction. Details & Link in the comments 👇

More terrifying tales from Grendel Press! In today's episode, we follow a man working in the post-COVID tech industry. If that wasn't a dark enough place to begin, he is also spiraling into depression and alcoholism after the tragic loss of his serious girlfriend over a year ago.

Old stomping grounds, baby! I love this place as a supporter of the arts, a safe space for all manner of folks to gather and share in the love of art, coffee, and community, and as a great place to do book events. I hope you'll join us in celebrating 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 and this fantastic local business.

This week, on 10/15 at 6:30 PM PST we welcome back to the show Keith Rosson to debate the atrocity that was the 2002 live-action film of 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘰. Or was it a masterpiece? That's a question for the dice gods. Tune in live to find out! Link in the comments 👇

This week, on Tuesday 10/14 at 6:30 PM PST, we shall be live with none other than Josh Rountree to debate the latest horror film phenomenon, 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴. Tune in live! Link in the comments 👇

Tomorrow night (10/11/25) Join us for a reading and signing from local authors @rhymeswithcamera.bsky.social and @clayvermulm.bsky.social !! #booksky #horror

Hello Fermented Folks! This week, please welcome back to the show horror and fantasy author P. Djeli Clark to debate the highly acclaimed film 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴. We could not possibly ask for a better guest on this topic, and we CAN'T WAIT to dive into it this Link in comments👇

This is going to be a fun one! Huge shoutout to Page Turner Books for hosting us and to Kayla for signing up to interview us about 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 the 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 Podcast and the pod-to-pub indie publication model we employ with this series!

Tamara is flying solo for this one, but I'll be there too, in spirit (and on the pages of 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 :). If you like your book tour readings, chats, and signings in an intimate, coffee shop setting, this West Seattle destination would be the perfect place for you to join us on the book tour!

What up, readers? Anyone gonna be out here on the Peninsula tomorrow? If so, stop into downtown Sequim and enjoy the First Friday Artwalk :). We're honored to be hosted by Pacific Mist Books. We'll be there from 5-8 PM signing books, chatting horror, and supporting our local businesses.

Did you know I read scary stories for the Grendel Press podcast 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘱? This week's story: 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘔𝘦 by Alice Loweecey. Listen to it or read it right here: https://www.rfr.bz/ba858be There is also an interview with the author at the end of the written story :). Totally free to all :)

I'm back from harvest and therefore, back on my usual BS ;). Join my newsletter for weekly episodes of Fermented Fiction, horror recommendations, and monthly updates about my personal life/adventures. We have fun here... sign up to learn for yourself 👇 https://www.rfr.bz/bafd7bc

We have several appearances and events coming up this spooky season to promote our new collection of Washington-based horror stories! Come out to meet us, grab a signed copy, and support your local creators :). It's never been more important to support indie creators than now, my friends!

This week on Fermented Fiction, we welcome acclaimed author and screenwriter Phillip Fracassi to the show to discuss Apple TV's wildly popular sci-fi thriller series, 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. Don't miss this one, ya'll. I mean come on, Phillip's gonna be there...

Tonight on Fermented Fiction we debate one of the most 90s-ass trilogies of all time. You've got katanas, sexy vampires, one-man armies taking on corrupt corporate entities bent on ressurecting old gods... what else could you need? How about an appearance from Brian McAuley? Link in the commments

Tonight on Fermented Fiction we debate one of the most 90s-ass trilogies of all time. You've got katanas, sexy vampires, one-man armies taking on corrupt corporate entities bent on ressurecting old gods... what else could you need? How about an appearance from Brian McAuley? Link in the commments

Tonight on Fermented Fiction we debate one of the most 90s-ass trilogies of all time. You've got katanas, sexy vampires, one-man armies taking on corrupt corporate entities bent on ressurecting old gods... what else could you need? How about an appearance from Brian McAuley? Link in the commments

Me, in the wild, selling books :). Next public appearances will be at Worldcon next week! Hope to see ya'll out there.

Had a great time debating Superman with Arley Sorg of Fantasy and Locus Magazines! Come check it out :). Let us know what you think. And if you like what we're doing here, we have another debate next week with Paul Tremblay!

Hey horror homies! If you love supporting indie authors, indie presses, local horror, and your local horror creators and vendors, we have an event for you! Attendance is free Festivities begin at 7:30 PM PST. All of this is going down at 2 Fingers Social, Seattle's best horror-themed bar.