It's Yellowjackets season, baby! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! And to celebrate a new season, I thought I would repost this conversation I had with the wonderful Kristen Anderson from the Guide to the Unknown Podcast we recorded after season 1. 

Books Mentioned: 

• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
• The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
• Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
• The Ruins by Scott Smith
• The Return by Rachel Harrison
• The Troop by Nick Cutter
• Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
• The Hunger by Alma Katsu
• The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Story of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown

We are talking transgressive horror on the pod today and author Emma E. Murray is here to help us wade into these bleak and uncomfortable waters. Let me know. Is Emma right? Should I watch Anti-Christ? 

Movies Mentioned:

• Martyrs
• Excision
• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
• Videodrome
• Crash
• Anti-Christ

Books Mentioned:

• Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day by Emma E. Murray
• The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions by Emma E. Murray
• Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• Tell Me I'm Worthless by Allison Rumfit
• Brainwyrms by Allison Rumfit
• At Dark I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca
• Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
• Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
• Tampa by Alyssa Nutting
• Now You're One of Us by Asa Nonami
• My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
• Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
• A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
• Crash by J.G. Ballard
• The Devil Thinks I'm Pretty by Charlene Elsby
• Red Flags and Other Disturbances by Charlene Elsby
• Violent Faculties by Charlene Elsby

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Grady Hendrix is back in the house and we are talking about all them witches. We also discuss: which beloved show could have been improved by making the main duo witches? Which Taylor Swift song is giving witchy energy? 

Books Mentioned: 

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
• How to Become a Sensuous Witch by Aragail, Valaria
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (episode with BJ Colangelo)
• Witch by Christopher Pike
• Conjuring the Witch by Jessica Leonard
• Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
• Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber
• Cackle by Rachel Harrison
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
• Lolly Willowes: Or the Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com 

New year, new books to add to your TBR! I'm talking about the horror books to look forward to from January to June. 

Books Mentioned: 

• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
• Wake Up, Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
• At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• Our Winter Monster by Dennis Mahoney
• The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein
• Hot Singles in Your Area by Jordan Shively
• Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield
• Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Leila Taylor
• Birthday Party Demon by Wendy Dalrymple
• Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
• PUNK Goes Horror anthology edited by William Sterling
• The Thorns by Dawn Kurtagich
• The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
• Blood On Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
• The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T Wurth
• Vanishing Daughters by Cynthia Pelayo
• Night of the Witch Hunter by Patrick Barb
• White Line Fever by KC Jones
• When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
• What Remains of Teague House by Stacy Johns
• Freakslaw by Jane Flett
• Cold Eternity by SA Barnes
• Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
• The Sundowner's Dance by Todd Kiesling
• Another Fine Mess by Lindy Ryan
• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
• Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer
• Below the Grand Hotel by Cat Scully
• Feeders by Matt Serafini
• The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett by David Demchuk, Corinne Lee Clark
• Overgrowth by Mira Grant
• Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
• Starving Saints by Caitling Starling
• I Can Fix Her by Rae Wilde
• Strange Houses by Uketsu
• Foreclosure Gothic by Harris Lathi

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

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Reading Challenge

Let's say goodbye to the year by talking about our favorite books of 2024. Who else would be by my side than OG Co-Host Rachel?

I wanted to apologize about the audio quality. I had microphone issues for this recording

What were your favorite horror books of the year? 

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com/2024/12/31/episode-192-best-horror-books-of-2024-with-rachel/ 

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I got to speak to the one and only Nick Cutter to talk about books we are putting right in the freezer and his new novel, The Queen. 

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

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CJ Leede is in the house! (it's a haunted house and the monster is religious trauma) 

We are talking religious horror today, and some books that scared us more than our traumatic upbringings! 

Final Girl Playlist

Shownotes: Https://booksinthefreezer.com

Nobody's down here except the FBI's most unwanted. That's right, we are talking about one of the most beloved shows of the 90's The X-Files, and joining me today are my pals Jocelyn Codner and Anette, and we are ready to see if the truth is really out there. We're talking Home, Bad Blood, Sanguinarium, and more favorites this week. 

E. Jean Carroll piece

Final Girl Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kxmKaNzPkZk97EoHQz9EH 

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com 

Have a nice day...

I was joined by ray of goth sunshine Angela Sylvaine as she talked to me about her latest book Chopping Spree and the horror (but mostly glory) of malls. 

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

Author Johnny Compton stopped by to talk about his latest novel, Devils Kill Devils and devilish characters in horror fiction. 

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

This was a Patreon episode from May 2022, where I talked about Under the Skin by Michel Faber with my friend Laura. We also talk about the movie and that episode is still available to access on Patreon. We are talking SPOILERS

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