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What happens when a group of friends get their hands on a VHS tape that, when viewed, teleports you six feet away - arriving with a feeling of intense euphoria? SO much!
The Third installment of Shortwaveâs Killer VHS series has a lot. Stoners, teleportation, urban myths, feral junkies, government agencies, creepypasta, friendship! Itâs a super-entertaining, quick read.
In this episode, I chat with Josh about TELEPORTASM, friendship, horror, and what makes a story work, among other things. Itâs a fun conversation, and now weâre friends! Please enjoy this conversation, and while youâre listening, go ahead and pre-order the book!
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Josh Malerman and Wow Town got together while I was up in Michigan, for a rehearsal of their June 23 performance commemorating the release of Joshâs book INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE.
I was there, I recorded it, and now Iâm sharing it with you all.
For the YouTube folks (no video! Audio only):
Quick note
This recording was made at a racecourse, so you will regularly hear racing engine noises in the background. Itâs nothing that will impact the listening experience, but would be one of those âwhat the heck?â things if I didnât explain why it was going on.
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Part three!
This time, we talk about Joshâs recently-filmed documentary For All The Books. In case this title isnât familiar, for years Josh has been looking for something beyond social media where he can express the full experience of writing a book. I could go on, but Iâll just let you listen to Josh explain it. Itâs a pretty cool story, and the documentary is great too! I got to screen the most recent edit, and I think people are going to enjoy it!
Outside the documentary talk, we talk about what authors are in our areas, meeting peers at the end of the world, and more.
Thanks for following along with this experience. Iâm excited to share it with you all, and I hope youâre finding value in it.
Up next
Iâll finish up this series with the rehearsal for the Incidents Around The House performance in June, and some fun original music inspired by the book, in my episode titled Incidents Around The Race Track.
In the future
Iâve recently set up dates to record with Clay McLeod Chapman, Joshua Chaplinsky, and the second part of my 2024 Horror Preview with Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes. Farther out, Iâll planning episodes with Brian Asman, Zoje Stage, Sofia Ajram, and many many more.
For those of you who prefer YouTube (thereâs no video, but there are captions!)
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If youâre looking for a discussion about Joshâs upcoming book INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE, go back one episode. Itâs all about the book, and you get to hear Other Mommy speak!
This time around
We have a few drinks and talk about super fandom, the lost art of writing letters, and the importance of capturing and archiving the creative process. Itâs a sloshy fun time, and especially considering the topic, Iâm very thankful that I got it on the record!
Next episode
We talk about Joshâs documentary For All The Books, and some other stuff along the way.
In the future
A complete recording of the rehearsal of the Incidents Around The House stage performance.
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This is the first in a series of episodes with Josh Malerman Iâm calling Interviews Around The House, from my recent visit to Michigan for a weekend of hanging out with Josh. If you want to know more about what that weekend was like, check out this post.
In this episode
We primarily talk about Joshâs awesome upcoming release INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE. In future episodes, we talk about Joshâs documentary, his nonfiction book, fandom and the importance of archiving, and the absolute worst idea for Joshâs 41st novel.
A couple notes about the audio: First, this series is audio-only. I managed to capture a ton of audio, but no video. Second, these recordings are literally interviews around the house, so there is often background noise like wind, dogs, tree frogs, cocktails, and Jim Morrison. Most of the discussion is good, but there will be occasions where itâs a little tougher to understand exactly whatâs being said. All in all, I think it adds to the atmosphere, but apologies in advance if it has an impact on any of the experience.
Next Episode:
Josh and Robb talk about the Documentary that Josh recorded, how great Daniel Kraus is, what authors are in Chicago and Detroit, and a bunch more.
Coming Soon:
Josh and Robb get tipsy and talk about how important it is to capture the process of creation, and other things I really donât remember to clearly.
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Iâll also be presenting a recording of the rehearsal for Joshâs upcoming stage performance with the group Wow Town, for the release of INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE.
For the folks who prefer YouTube (there is no video, but there are captions.):
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Iâm giving away 25 bookplates signed by Paul Tremblay. All you have to do is pre-order your copy of HORROR MOVIE using my bookshop.org affiliate link, and tell me about it!
Step 1: Pre-order using THIS LINK
Step 2: Email [email protected] and tell me your Bookshop order number, and your mailing address.
The first 25 orders using my affiliate link will have a bookplate signed by Paul sent to them. Yay free stuff!
*fine print: Because Iâll need to do some back and forth shipping with Paul, these will likely ship out to everyone closer to the release date of HORROR MOVIE. No personalizations.
The last time I talked to Paul was for the release of his book Survivor Song in 2020, and a lot of things have happened in the mean time. It was nice to get some time to catch up, talk about life, and dig into his amazing new book, HORROR MOVIE.
Itâs almost 90 minutes. We talk about HORROR MOVIE, Eric Larocca, superfans, publishing way back in 2011, and a lot more. I know youâre going to enjoy the conversation, and youâll love the book.
Coming soon: A special episode with Josh Malerman!
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FIRST LIGHT is coming out on April 23rd! Itâs the much-anticipated sequel to Kerinâs debut novel NIGHTâS EDGE.
First thingâs first: Order FIRST LIGHT right now! And if youâre new to Liz, you can also order NIGHTâS EDGE at the same time, on my Liz Kerin list on Bookshop
Now that thatâs taken care of. If you havenât done so, go back and listen to my interview with Liz for NIGHTâS EDGE.
I donât know if you know, but vampires are back, in a big way. Leading the charge is Liz Kerin, with her breakout duology about a young woman named Mia, who is navigating a world where vampires are among us, but theyâre not welcome. And oh yeah her mom is one, but nobody knows, so she has to be momâs source of food or sheâll go away. NIGHTâS EDGE established Mia and her struggles with her family secret, and FIRST LIGHT takes her out into the world. All Mia wants is to be a normal person, but sheâs haunted by her a past she canât let go of, and she wants answers.
I really loved these books, and in this episode I got to dig into some of the themes of FIRST LIGHT with Liz. We talked about love, forgiveness, rebellion, and a lot more. And I say âreally coolâ in this episode enough times that, looking back, Iâm a little embarrassed. I need to be better with my choice of words.
Since itâs a duology, Iâll share links to both of the episodes on YouTube, for you visual types:
NIGHTâS EDGE
FIRST LIGHT
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The trilogy is complete, so itâs time to bring you our third and final deep dive into the books in the Indian Lake trilogy: THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE. With this installment, that brings the deep dive talk time to about six and a half hours, and I must say that we could have talked so much more!
For the sake of ease, hereâs all the YouTube versions of the episodes all together, so itâs easy to access:
MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW
DONâT FEAR THE REAPER
THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE (spoiler warning!)
Hey, while youâre here, why not but some of SGJâs books!
Hereâs a little treat, since Iâm gathering a bunch of stuff together. I thought it would be cool to look back at all of my coverage of Stephen Graham Jones over the years. Turns out, itâs a lot!
Since July of 2011, I have interviewed Stephen four times. Additionally, Iâve done ten full book reviews of SGJ books. However, I know there were other episodes where we talked about Jonesâ work, but it would take time to find those poorly-labeled episodes. Missing from the following list are conversations about THE ELVIS ROOM, THE NIGHT CYCLIST, ATTACK OF THE 50FT INDIAN, NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS, and probably others Iâve forgotten.
All the SGJ episodes I could come up with:
* Zombie Bake Off (2012)
* The Last Final Girl (2012)
* Zombie Sharks with Metal Teeth (2013)
* The Least of My Scars (2013)
* Not For Nothing (2014)
* Mongrels (2016)
* It Came From Del Rio (2019)
* The Only Good Indians (2020)
* All The Beautiful Sinners (2021)
* Demon Theory (2018)
* Interview 2011 (Booked.)
* Interview 2014 (Booked.)
* Interview 2020 (Booked.)
* Interview 2023 (The ARC Party)
There is so much more. Iâll probably do a follow up post on Substack just to make sure Iâve gathered all of my thoughts. But for now, thatâs a lot to chew on!
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Eric Larocca is a master of exploring the boundaries of horror, and often going beyond them. His upcoming collection THIS SKIN WAS ONCE MINE AND OTHER DISTURBANCES consists of two longer, novella length stories, and two shorter ones. If weâre talking overall theme, Eric says that this book is looking into the concept of human connection.
Along the way, we get some fetishes, some deaths in the family, visiting childhood trauma on others, and some elderly men doing unspeakable things. Itâs a great collection, and I canât wait for everyone to read it!
Until then, please enjoy my conversation with Eric. In addition to talking about big scary things, we talk about inspirational authors (including a whole lot of Paul Tremblay), Moms who support us, and a lot more.
For those who prefer video to audio, hereâs the YouTubes:
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Stephen Graham Jones has two books out this year. One of them is the third book in the Indian Lake trilogy, THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE. Itâs the epic conclusion to an amazing story. What better way to celebrate its arrival, than to take a closer look at all three of the books. So, thatâs what I decided to do.
Greg Greene - a noted Stephen Graham Jones scholar. Heâs managed to collect all of Stephenâs published books (not an easy task), and is working his way through finding collections, etc. that Stephen has been published in. Greg has read about half of SGJâs books.
Gregâs also the guy behind the Jade Daniels is my Final Girl shirt, which you can get at jadeshirt.com
Jesse Lawrence - Been reading SGJ since the early 2000s. In Jonesâ own words, Jesse has probably read more of Stephenâs writing than almost anybody. Including things never published. Jesse has been enthusiastically championing SGJ for decades.
We love the book, we love Jade, and we hope you love our conversation/celebration of the book.
Stay tuned for our final deep dive! We will be recording a discussion of THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE closer to the release date. Be warned, this is a full discussion, with spoilers, so please donât listen until you have read all of the books.
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Cynthia Pelayoâs love for Chicago and its history and people is on full display in this sweet, creepy, sad, entertaining novel. As a Chicagoland native, it was so fulfilling to be able to picture the places she mentions, know the culture of the people that fill the book. But, thatâs lucky me for knowing the area.
You donât need to know Chicago to fall in love with this book. And I was lucky enough to get some time with Cynthia to talk about things it made me feel, some inspirations for the story, and how we need community, and family, and empathy, and love in our lives. Iâm very grateful for the opportunity to have such a great conversation with someone I just met!
I encourage everyone to get their pre-orders in for this asap, because itâs a great book. While youâre at it, you may also enjoy her other novels which also incorporate elements of Chicago and fairy tales. Iâve got a nice convenient list for you to shop right here!
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Chloe Spencer wrote a hell of a novella with MEWING. A young hopeful model and social media influencer finds her way into an influencer enclave, and will do anything to make her dreams come true.
Itâs a commentary on ambition. It makes us think about what we sacrifice when we create our online personas. It turns our stomach - all while being an entertaining and fun story.
Chloe has had a hell of a couple years, publishing two novellas already in 2024, and a couple last year too. Sheâs one to look out for, and Iâm especially looking forward to reading AN AFFINITY FOR FORMALDEHYDE.
Pre order MEWING and buy Chloeâs books here!
Watch the video version on YouTube:
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Stephen Graham Jones has two books out this year. One of them is the third book in the Indian Lake trilogy, THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE. Itâs the epic conclusion to an amazing story. What better way to celebrate its arrival, than to take a closer look at all three of the books. So, thatâs what I decided to do.
Greg Greene - a noted Stephen Graham Jones scholar. Heâs managed to collect all of Stephenâs published books (not an easy task), and is working his way through finding collections, etc. that Stephen has been published in. Greg has read about half of SGJâs books.
Gregâs also the guy behind the Jade Daniels is my Final Girl shirt, which you can get at jadeshirt.com
Jesse Lawrence - Been reading SGJ since the early 2000s. In Jonesâ own words, Jesse has probably read more of Stephenâs writing than almost anybody. Including things never published. Jesse has been enthusiastically championing SGJ for decades. Jesse is in the acknowledgements for MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW.
We love the book, we love Jade, and we hope you love our conversation/celebration of the book.
Stay tuned for more deep dives!
The deep dive of DONâT FEAR THE REAPER will release in late February, and the deep dive for THE ANGEL OF INDIAN LAKE will release in March, in the lead up to the release.
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2024 is here!
I know Iâve been planning my reading for the year for a while now. How about you? Are you in need of some recommendations? I have just the thing! Itâs The ARC Partyâs first ever Horror Preview episode!
The reason this episode exists is because Emily Hughes aggregates a ton of information about forthcoming horror books every year, and posts a comprehensive, and frankly amazing list of them for everyone to use! You can find it here:
Becky wanted to celebrate the launch of the list by diving into some of the titles weâre excited about, so the three of us got together and did a month by month round table, talking about books weâre looking forward to.
Donât worry! I know youâre going to want to do some shopping, so I made it super easy to pre-order these books, by putting together a list on bookshop.org. You can find it here
Here are all the books mentioned, their authors, and their current publication dates. If you want to read more about them, go to Emilyâs list. If you want to preorder these books, go to my list!
January
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer - Jan 16
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase - Jan 23
The Best Horror of the Year vol 15 edited by Ellen Datlow - Jan 16
Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona - Jan 30
The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden - Jan 30
You, Me, and Ulysses S Grant by Brad Neely - Jan 23
February
Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine - Feb 6
Eynhallow by Tim McGregor - Feb 22
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher - Feb 13
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed - Feb 27
The Book of Love byKelly Link - Feb 13
Mewing by Chloe Spencer - Feb 27
March
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste - Mar 5
Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror edited by Sofia Ajram - Mar 19
Forgotten Sisters by Cynthia Pelayo - Mar 19
Mouth by Joshua Hull - Mar
April
First Light by Liz Kerin - Apr 23
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan - Apr 9
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina - Apr 16
The Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca - Apr 2
May
The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry - May 14
The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller - May 7
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones - Mar 26
Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul - May 7
Ghostroots by âPemi Aguda - May 7
June
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman - Jun 25
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay - Jun 11
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim - Jun 25
Youthjuice by E.K. Sathue - Jun 4
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin - Jun 11
hope you enjoy our discussion, and it gets you excited about some of the books coming in 2024. Pre-ordering is crucial to the success of new books, so I encourage you to do so generously.
Have a book youâre really excited about for the first half of 2024? Share it with me! Iâd love to learn about more more more! You can reach out here, or Iâm on all the social medias as @thearcparty
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Here is the sixth, and final, LitReactor ARChive episode. In this one, I chat with the two head honchos of LitReactor about the genesis of the site, the goals of the site, and some of the highlights over the years. Peppered throughout are some call-in audio clips from contributors.
Itâs a nice little tribute to the site, and a fitting goodbye. I appreciate everything it worked for and represented over the years, and hopefully people like having this peek behind the curtain.
You donât want to miss the next episode! Itâs the 2024 Horror Preview (Jan-June)!
Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes join me to look ahead to the first half of the year, and talk about some of the books weâre most looking forward to. Itâs a great conversation.
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LitReactor, as we know it, is closing down. Iâm reposting the episodes I hosted for Unprintable (their podcast) over here on The ARC Party, so that they donât go away when the site shuts down.
This is the fifth of six episodes - a deep dive into grammar featuring LRâs managing editor, and two LR columnists who both have written and/or taught classes on the topic of grammar.
One more to go after this. Iâm rounding out the series with my discussion with Rob Hart and Josh Chaplinsky - where they talk about how the site started, and some of the highlights of the first ten years. So keep an eye out for that, and also for my 2024 Horror Preview episode featuring Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes. Itâs not to be missed!
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In this episode, I say this is the third of six episodes. Itâs the Fourth. Oops!
Check out an awesome conversation between me and Brian Keene and Michael David Wilson, where we talk about the art of interviewing someone. We share some personal stories from our years of experience, share what really matters to us when it comes to respecting guests, cultivating engaging questions, and delivering a great experience for everyone.
I encourage you all to check out This Is Horror, and Brian Keeneâs podcasting ventures as well. And if youâre feeling it, you can go back into my past, and check out some of the interviews Iâve had on my former podcast, Booked.
Two more to go! Up next is Grammar, featuring Josh Chaplinsky, John Ginegrich, and Taylor Houston! Then, finally, a LitReactor retrospective with Josh Chaplinsky and Rob Hart.
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Itâs the third of six LitReactor Archive episodes. In this episode, Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror), and Becky Spratford (The Horror Maven/RA For All) Joined my on LitReactorâs Unprintable podcast to talk about the art of book reviews.
If you were ever curious about what goes in to a book review, or what some of the dos and donâts are, this is the episode for you! Hear a social media influencer talk about her take on reviews and how itâs evolved over the years. Hear about a librarian who writes reviews for other librarians. And from me, who just did it on a podcast for a damn decade.
Iâll be posting three more of these! So keep your peepers peeled for episodes about Interviews, Grammar, and LitReactorâs 10th anniversary.
Thanks for supporting me, and I hope everyone has the best possible holiday season.
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This is the second of six ARC Party episodes, where Iâm reposting my small run of episodes of their Unprintable podcast. As LitReactor is closing down, I wanted to give my episodes a place to live on, because they were great conversations that should not be lost to the ages.
In this episode, Rob Hart joined to cohost an interview with SA Cosby, about his then-latest book RAZORBLADE TEARS. Rob was also on the cusp of the release of PARADOX HOTEL, so there was a good deal of discussion about that as well.
This episode originally posted on Unprintable on 2/15/2022
Coming soon:
There are four more episodes of the LitReactor ARChives to come! Grammar, Interviews, Reviews, and the LR 10th Anniversary episode.
Also, tomorrow Iâm recording the ARC Party Look Ahead episode for the first half of 2024, with Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes. Very excited for this!
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With the lights at LitReactor going dark for good in the coming weeks, I wanted to find a way to archive the handful of episodes that I recorded from them back in 2021.
This is the first of six episodes, where I âre-airâ the talks I hosted on their podcast, Unprintable.
In this episode, Rob Hart joins me as a cohost to speak with Alma Katsu about her then-newly released book RED WIDOW, and also her then-upcoming book THE FERVOR.
Itâs a great conversation, and I hope that if you havenât read Almaâs work before, youâre inspired to now. She writes great historical horror, as well as epsionage books!
Coming soon, Iâll be posting the other five episodes that I recorded with Unprintable, including an interview with SA Cosby, episodes on Grammar, Interviews, Reviews, and a 10th anniversary retrospective with Rob Hart and Josh Chaplinsky.
Also, this week Iâm recording an episode with Becky Spratford and Emily Hughes where we look ahead to our most anticipated books of the first half of 2024.
As you can see, lots to come soon from Arc Party! I hope everyone has a great holiday season, enjoys some throwback episodes, and that youâre all as excited as I am for whatâs coming in 2024!
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