Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast

Time Horror with Rachel Harrison

Are time loops stressful? Rachel and I discuss how anxious people consume time loop media and talk about her upcoming novel, Kiss Slay Replay. We talk about horror movies and books that play with the idea of time or time travel. So let’s dive in and make sure not to mess up this timeline.
Movies Mentioned:
Happy Death Day
Palm Springs
Donnie Darko
Totally Killer
Time Cut
The Butterfly Effect
Sliding Doors
Books Mentioned:
Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Slade House by David Mitchell
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
My Death by Lisa Tuttle
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
Chilling Obsession: Four Weddings on HBO Max & This is Propaganda
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Summer Scares with Jennifer McMahon and Konrad Stump

It's time to talk about Summer Scares again and I'm so thrilled to be joined by author Jennifer McMahon and Konrad Stump to talk about this year's books and how to get involved. 
Summer Scares Guide
Books Mentioned: 
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 
Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C Van Alst
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Mendez & Amparo Ortiz
Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell
This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko
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PATREON PEEK: First Date (#16) with Chelley

Full episode available on Patreon
This is a snippet of an episode from our bonus series: The House at the End of Fear Street, all about the Fear Street franchise. 
In the car, I just can't wait to pick you up on our very first date! Chelley is on the podcast and we are talking about First Date!
 
 

Twin Peaks Read-Alikes with Angela Sylvaine

Happy Twin Peaks Day! Angela Sylvaine and I are talking about what you should read to scratch that very specific Twin Peaks itch. 
Remember Dale Cooper said, "every day, once a day, give yourself a present," so I think you should treat yourself to a book....
Books Mentioned: 
Cold Snap by Angela Sylvaine 
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch
Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost 
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll 
House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
Pretty Little Dead Girls by Mercedes Yardley
Pines by Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines #1)
Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor 
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennet
Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney GOuld
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
I'm Thinking of Things by Iain Reid
Rouge by Mona Awad
All's Well by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
My Death by Lisa Tuttle
Twin Cheeks: Agent Boober Gets Me Off by Chuck Tingle
Lenore: The Cute Little Dead Girl 
 
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Louisiana Horror with Anna Dupre

We are heading to the bayou and letting the good times roll with Anna Dupre this week, as we are talking about horror set in Louisiana. 
Books Mentioned: 
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud
Of Flesh and Blood: The Untold Story of the Cajun Cannibal by NL Lavin & Hunter Burke
Wounds: Six Stories from the Borders of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud
Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw
Pay the Piper by Daniel Kraus
Rootwork by Tracy Cross
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Suburban Horror with Emily C. Hughes

What nightmares are hiding behind manicured lawns and white picket fences? Stoker-Award Winning author and Queen Weenie herself, Emily C. Hughes is here to help me talk about what makes suburban horror so scary. I rant about The Stepford Wives and more.
Movies/Shows Mentioned:
Blue Velvet
Stepford Wives
The Burbs
I Saw the TV Glow
Safe
Donnie Darko
Edward Scissorhands
Virgin Suicides
“Arcadia” – X- Files episode
It’s Always Sunny – suburban horror episode
It Follows
Carrie
Get Out
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Buffy
Twin Peaks
Stranger Things
Addams Family
Books Mentioned:
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
Real World by Natsuo Kirino
Linghun by Ai Jiang
The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
A Better World by Sarah Langan
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
The September House by Carissa Orlando
The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
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PATREON PEEK: The Knife (#14) with Sonja @spookycurious

In Shadyside Hospital, the people are dying .....to get out! 
Okay, doesn't that sound like we should be talking about a slasher? Well, people are getting murdered, but first Laurie will  have to dive headfirst into a dark conspiracy at the heart of the hospital where she's been volunteering. HIPAA violations all over the place! 
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Horror Adaptations with Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers is back on the podcast to talk about the re-animation and adaptation of her 2012 young adult novel, This is Not a Test.
Books Mentioned:
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Ring by Koji Suzuki
“The Birds” by Daphne DuMaurier (From After Midnight)
Under the Skin by Michel Faber
Who Goes There by John W. Campbell
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
Foe by Iain Reid
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Chilling Obsession: The Wolf of Snow Hollow
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Most Anticipated 2026 Horror Book Releases

So this is the new year
Welcome to 2026 listeners, it's looking like we are in for another great year of horror full of fresh voices and terrors.
It's the perfect time to join the Books in the Freezer Reading Challenge. 
Books Mentioned: 
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Pig Wife by Abbey Luck
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James
I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway
Mama Came Callin' by Ezra Clayton Daniels
Cruelty Free by Caroline Glenn
Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaeffer
The Body by Bethany C. Morrow
For Human Use by Sarah G. Pierce
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
Dollface by Lindy Ryan
Greedy by Callie Kazumi
Dead First by Johnny Compton 
First Date by Gemma Amor
Sweetside Motel by E.L. Chen
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado
Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran
Wretch: or the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric LaRocca
Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson
Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
Molka by Monika Kim
Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman
The Seventh Sister by Dawn Kurtagich
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
Shy Girl by Mia Ballard
Not Your Final Girl by Mikayla Randolph
Accumulation by Aimee Pokwata
Make Me Better by Sarah Gailley
Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger
Headlights by CJ Leede
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
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PATREON PEEK: The Secret Bedroom (#13) with Angela Sylvaine

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Angela Sylvaine, horror author and the internet's favorite Cheerful Goth has stopped by Fear Street to talk about what is going on in the Secret Bedroom in Lea Carson's house. We talk about Benetton sweaters, VHS rental problems, Victorian ghost girls and more