EPISODE 151 – BITTERSWEET by Jeff C. Carter ‘Bittersweet’ is an original story by Jeff C. Carter Read by Corrine Phillips

3 years ago we started a Horror podcast. Thank you for all of the great chats, folklore and scary stories. We’ll be bringing you lots of fun stuff all October long. Happy Halloween!

EPISODE 150 – THE OCTOBER BOOK with Corrine Phillips We chat with Corrine Phillips about enchanted cardigans, vintage Die Cuts, the meaning of Halloween and her collection THE OCTOBER BOOK!

EPISODE 150 – THE OCTOBER BOOK with Corrine Phillips We chat with Corrine Phillips about enchanted cardigans, vintage Die Cuts, the meaning of Halloween and her collection THE OCTOBER BOOK!

EPISODE 149 – STRAW WORLD – Metafiction with Erik McHatton We chat with Erik McHatton about Metafiction, attacking the reader, mind puppets, cosmic horror and his new collection STRAW WORLD! @erikmchatton.bsky.social

EPISODE 149 – STRAW WORLD – Metafiction with Erik McHatton We chat with Erik McHatton about Metafiction, attacking the reader, mind puppets, Cosmic Horror and his new collection STRAW WORLD! @erikmchatton.bsky.social

EPISODE 148 – TWISTED TALES TO TELL IN THE NIGHT with Stephanie Rose We chat with Stephanie Rose about Slashers, exploding coffee creamer, publishing and her new anthology TWISTED TALES TO TELL IN THE NIGHT: A Halloween Horror Anthology! @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social

EPISODE 148 – TWISTED TALES TO TELL IN THE NIGHT with Stephanie Rose We chat with Stephanie Rose about Slashers, exploding coffee creamer, publishing and her new anthology TWISTED TALES TO TELL IN THE NIGHT: A Halloween Horror Anthology! @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social

EPISODE 147 – MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE – Middle Grade Horror with Ally Russell We chat with Ally Russell about Middle Grade Horror, The Hat Man, Cemeteries as Third Spaces, the questionable magic of Val-o-ween, and her new book MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE!

EP 147 – MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE – Middle Grade Horror with Ally Russell We chat with Ally Russell about Middle Grade Horror, The Hat Man, Cemeteries as Third Spaces, the questionable magic of Val-o-ween, and her new book MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

EPISODE 146 – COFFIN MOON with Keith Rosson We chat with Keith Rosson about vampires, punk zines, supernatural crime fiction and his new novel COFFIN MOON! Pre-order Keith’s book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760818... @keithrosson.bsky.social

146 – COFFIN MOON with Keith Rosson   We chat with Keith Rosson about vampires, punk zines, supernatural crime fiction and his new novel COFFIN MOON! Pre-Order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760818... @keithrosson.bsky.social @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

145 – HORROR 4 KIDS with Rainier Croft We chat with Rainier Croft about gateway horror, kindertrauma, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Halloween and Horror4Kids ! #AYAOTD #Goosebumps #Horror #MGHorror @thehorror4kids.bsky.social

EPISODE 145 – HORROR 4 KIDS with Rainier Croft We chat with Rainier Croft about gateway horror, kindertrauma, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Halloween and Horror4Kids !

(Preview) 2025 SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SPECIAL - PART 3 Our San Diego Comic Con celebration concludes with a comic-book themed match up of GOOSEBUMPS (Attack of the Mutant) vs CHiPs (Things That Go Creep in the Night) followed by our annual wrap up.

2025 SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SPECIAL - PART 3 Our San Diego Comic Con celebration concludes with a comic-book themed match up of GOOSEBUMPS (Attack of the Mutant) vs CHiPs (Things That Go Creep in the Night) followed by our annual wrap up.

Welcome to…FRIGHT NIGHT! An evening with 9 incredible authors, signings and spooky vendors. October 10 - Albuquerque NM At the National Hispanic Cultural Center Scan the QR code or hit this link for tickets! nhccnm.org/event/books-...

EPISODE #143 – SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SPECIAL - PART 2 AUDIO DIARY snapshots of sound featuring: -Xero Gravity -Cosplayers -Brian Asman -Christopher Reda / Critical Entertainment Comics -Drew Edwards of Halloween Man / Red 5 Premium -Alien: Earth Code Red …and COLD SLITHER!

EPISODE 142 – SAN DIEGO COMIC CON SPECIAL - PART 1 Our San Diego Comic Con celebration begins with ‘PRIMUM NIL NOCERE’, an original short story by Jeff C. Carter

EPISODE 141 – TEJANO TALES TO TELL IN THE DARK with V. Castro We chat with V. Castro about folklore, cryptids, modern horror for kids, Santa’s cousin and her new book TEJANO TALES TO TELL IN THE DARK! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social

EPISODE 141 – TEJANO TALES TO TELL IN THE DARK with V. Castro We chat with V. Castro about folklore, cryptids, modern horror for kids, Santa’s cousin and her new book TEJANO TALES TO TELL IN THE DARK! @vlatinalondon.bsky.social

SPOOKY SEASON KICK OFF 2025 July 4th is over and we’re kicking off Spooky Season with 3 original tales!

EPISODE 140 – SPOOKY SEASON KICK OFF 2025 July 4th is over and we’re kicking off Spooky Season with 3 original tales of Horror!

EPISODE 139 – I CAN FIX HER with Rae Wilde We chat with Rae Wilde about obsession, nightmare logic, fast burn fiction and her new book I CAN FIX HER!

Preview - EPISODE 138 : Night of the Scr3ams (Angry Beavers vs Alien Nation) Two Halloween episodes of unearthly horror – Angry Beavers (The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up!) vs Alien Nation (Night of the Screams) !

EPISODE 138 – Night of the Scr3ams (Angry Beavers vs Alien Nation) Two Halloween episodes of unearthly horror – Angry Beavers (The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up!) vs Alien Nation (Night of the Screams)!

COVER REVEAL Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night: A Halloween Anthology edited by Stephanie Rose & William Sterling Coming September 16, 2025 Pre-order it here! deathbytbrbooks.com/products/twi... @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social

(Preview) EPISODE #137 – STOKER-CON 2025 Audio Diary Featuring @comptonwrites.bsky.social

EPISODE #137 – STOKER-CON 2025 Audio Diary A journey through sound featuring: -Nathaniel Darkish -N.J. Gallegos -Hazel Zorn -Emma Cole -Michael Boulerice -Tamara K. Sellman -Sacha Brown -Katrina Carruth -Stevie Morley And…

EPISODE 136 – LANDLOCKED IN FOREIGN SKIN with Drew Huff We chat with Drew Huff about Body Horror, Aliens, Sapphic Selkies, and her new book LANDLOCKED IN FOREIGN SKIN! @drewhuff.bsky.social

EPISODE 135 – MIDSUMMER SCREAM with Rick West We chat with Rick West about the sweet smell of Fog Juice™, SoCal-O’ween, wrangling the Hall of Shadows and the world’s largest Halloween and Horror Convention, MIDSUMMER SCREAM! @midsummerscream.bsky.social

I’ll be at Stoker Con in Stamford, CT. Say hello! 1 free high five per customer ✋

EPISODE 135 – MIDSUMMER SCREAM with Rick West We chat with Rick West about the sweet smell of Fog Juice™, SoCal-O’ween, wrangling the Hall of Shadows and the world’s largest Halloween and Horror Convention, MIDSUMMER SCREAM! @midsummerscream.bsky.social

(Photo credit: Joshua Hoffine) This Friday! Join me for a journey into the fascinating folklore and horrifying history of the Boogey Man. ‘Author Jeff C. Carter explores the local legends, archetypes and long buried scandals that have inspired fear for generations.’

EPISODE 134 - Continuween (Goosebumps vs CHiPS) We continue to celebrate Halfway to Halloween with another round of CHiPs (Rock Devil Rock) vs Goosebumps (The Haunted Mask: Part 2) !

EPISODE 133 – RAIN SHADOWS with Clay Vermulm and Tamara Sellman We chat with Clay Vermulm and Tamara Sellman about the Seattle Freeze, writing from prompts, Pacific Northwest Gothic and their new collection RAIN SHADOWS!

EPISODE 133 – RAIN SHADOWS with Clay Vermulm and Tamara Sellman We chat with Clay Vermulm and Tamara Sellman about the Seattle Freeze, writing from prompts, Pacific Northwest Gothic and their new collection RAIN SHADOWS! @clayvermulm.bsky.social

EPISODE 132 – PUSHING DAISY with Christopher O’Halloran We chat with Chris O’Halloran about unlikeable characters, turning dreams into stories, we break a Sad Whimsy Halloween tale ™ ®, how to raise the stakes higher than life and death and his debut novel PUSHING DAISY!

EPISODE # 132 – PUSHING DAISY with Christopher O’Halloran We chat with Chris O’Halloran about unlikeable characters, turning dreams into stories, we break a Sad Whimsy Halloween tale ™ ®, raising the stakes higher than life and death, and his debut novel PUSHING DAISY!

EPISODE #131 Halfway to Halloween 2025 (Goosebumps vs CHiPS) Hobgoblins, start your engines, because we’re pitting CHiPs (Trick or Trick) vs Goosebumps (The Haunted Mask: Part 1) to celebrate Halfway to Halloween! #halloween #halfwaytohalloween #goosebumps

(Preview) # 130 – FOLLOW ME with Elizabeth Rose Quinn Listen to this preview of our chat with Elizabeth Rose Quinn about the overlap between writing and psychotherapy, Influencer Moms and performative motherhood, #Halloween, running a Haunted House and her debut novel FOLLOW ME!

# 130 – FOLLOW ME with Elizabeth Rose Quinn We chat with Elizabeth Rose Quinn about the overlap between writing and psychotherapy, Influencer Moms and performative motherhood, #Halloween, running a Haunted House and her debut novel FOLLOW ME!

129 - Philip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

EPISODE # 129 – D7 with Philip Fracassi We chat with Philip Fracassi about near death experiences, digging graves with Christopher Walken, touring the country, navigating burn out, a Halloween nightmare and his new book D7! @pfracassi.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

EPISODE # 128 – Scarecrows (Are You Afraid of the Dark vs Friday the 13th The Series) Crows might want to skip this one because we’re back to PUT UP OUR SPOOKS with head-to-head scary scarecrow episodes of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’ vs ‘Friday the 13th: The Series’.

EPISODE # 128 – Scarecrows (Are You Afraid of the Dark vs Friday the 13th The Series) Crows might want to skip this one because we’re back to PUT UP OUR SPOOKS with head-to-head scary scarecrow episodes of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’ vs ‘Friday the 13th: The Series’.

EPISODE 127 – THE NAIN ROUGE with Leslie Cieplechowicz We chat with Leslie Cieplechowicz about exploring Michigan, Devil’s Night and Detroit’s supernatural spring folk festival The Marche du Nain Rouge!

127 – THE NAIN ROUGE with Leslie Cieplechowicz We chat about exploring Michigan, Devil’s Night and Detroit’s supernatural spring folk festival The Marche du Nain Rouge! #detroit #nainrouge #marchedunainrouge #spring #folklore #folkart #folkfestival #devilsnight

EPISODE #126 – PUNK GOES HORROR! We chat with William Sterling, Shannon Riley and Kayli Scholz about first concerts, first horror movies, Halloween treats and their new anthology PUNK GOES HORROR! @spookysterling.bsky.social @trubornpress.bsky.social

EPISODE # 125 – JK–LOL with Patrick Barb We chat with Patrick Barb about internet trolls, finding joy in the Slasher formula, Halloween monkey business and his new book JK-LOL! @patrickbarb.bsky.social