Episodes

  • 077 - John Foster's Frozen Hell Slasher FINAL BOYS

    077 - John Foster's Frozen Hell Slasher FINAL BOYS
    Mar 9 2026
    John C. Foster joins me to discuss slasher books, including his own Final Boys; the sad state of the world; the pandemic; Stephen Graham Jones; mental health; and how awful winter can be.

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    56 mins
  • 076 - Logan Spurgeon on Doomsday Cults and Hinterland

    076 - Logan Spurgeon on Doomsday Cults and Hinterland
    Feb 23 2026
    Logan Spurgeon's novel Hinterland is a metaphorical account of his time in a doomsday cult. We discuss his experience in the cult and how it formed into the weird trip that Hinterland is. We also discuss his struggles within that church and his sexuality, the manipulation of belief systems, and some of the odd, maybe supernatural, things he may have experienced as a member of the cult.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 075 - Molting with Kathryn Tennison

    075 - Molting with Kathryn Tennison
    Feb 9 2026
    Kathryn Tennison's debut novel, Molting, is a fantastic ride into madness and the supernatural that's so good you could maybe compare it to some of Shirley Jackson's work. In this episode we discuss that novel, but we also talk about how she decided to write horror, how Pet Sematary terrified her as a child, writing creepy scenes, and our love of dogs.

    Purchase Molting here: https://www.amazon.com/Molting-Kathryn-Tennison/dp/B0G5GBSDC6/

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    49 mins
  • 074 - Radar DeBoard on Everything But The Skin

    074 - Radar DeBoard on Everything But The Skin
    Jan 28 2026
    Releasing a little late because of the situation in the United States this past weekend involving the murder of Alex Pretti. The beginning of this conversation, however, is creepily relevant, though, as it was recorded shortly after the murder of Renee Good, and Radar and I, still stunned, discuss the horrific implications.

    No worries, though! We do move on to talk about movies, TikTok, Instagram, evil witches, writing socially relevant horror, and his recent releases, The Violet Glow Of The Daytens and Everything But The Skin.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 073 - Daniel Braum's Phantom Constellations

    073 - Daniel Braum's Phantom Constellations
    Jan 12 2026
    Daniel Braum returns to discuss his latest collection of strange tales, Phantom Constellations.

    Read The Exorcist’s Red-Haired Daughter for free:
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 072 - Jack Finn and Wolves of Kalinin (Werewolf Horror)

    072 - Jack Finn and Wolves of Kalinin (Werewolf Horror)
    Jan 5 2026
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    Jack Finn talks about werewolves, writing historical fiction, Russian fiction, creating your own universe, vampires, atmospheric rivers, managing a large cast, his time in the military and how it influenced his writing, and his recent duology series, Wolves of Kalinin

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    52 mins
  • 071 - Joshua Ginsberg on Tales From The Dusty Tiger

    071 - Joshua Ginsberg on Tales From The Dusty Tiger
    Jan 4 2026
    Joshua Ginsberg is a writer of hauntings, ghost stories, and histories of Florida. We discuss those a little in this episode, but focus on his collection of short stories, Tales From The Dusty Tiger.

    This episode was nearly lost. I thought I had posted it, but what really happened was that the audio file survived in the cloud after my now old computer took a nose dive off a table and died. The video did not survive for whatever reason. So, somewhere along the line, I forgot to post it, even though I thought I had. Jeez....

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 070 - Year End Review + Top 10 Reads of 2025

    070 - Year End Review + Top 10 Reads of 2025
    Jan 4 2026
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    I observe what 2025 was like for the Weird Reads podcast. Spoiler: I'd say it's the best year yet! I also go through my top ten reads of 2025. It was a great year of growth. What's next? Listen and find out! Now on to 2026!

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    40 mins