Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast

Fairy Tale Horror with Gwendolyn Kiste

Gwendolyn Kiste is on the pod to talk about her latest short story collection and fairy tale horror. 
Movies: 
The Ugly Stepsister
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
The Lure
The Company of Wolves
La Belle et la Bete
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Books Mentioned: 
The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own by Gwendolyn Kiste
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (Goon Squad #2)
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
Wendy Darling by AC Wise
Hooked by AC Wise
Chlorine by Jade Song
Sing Me Your Scars by Damien Angelica Walters
House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A Craig
Small Favors by Erin A Craig
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #1)
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
It Came From Neverland by Cynthia Pelayo 
Chilling Obsession - Eye of the Devil Movie
Final Girl Song - Which Witch by Florence and the Machine
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PATREON PEEK: The Cheater (#18) with Brandon Baker @bakerreads

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What happens when a small decision turns into a dangerous web of lies? Wealthy girl Carter is going to find out. This was a very interesting entry into the fear street series

FROM THE VAULT: Hotel Horror with Jocelyn Codner

“You can check out anytime you’d like, but you can never leeeeaaaave”
Originally aired 5/17/22
What’s so scary about hotels? Is it the being away from home? Is it the idea that you don’t know who’s there with you? Is it the idea that someone could be watching you?
Books Mentioned:
The Return by Rachel Harrison
Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren
The Nightly Disease by Max Booth III
The Summer Job by Adam Cesare
The Last by Hanna Jameson
The Grand Hotel by Scott Kenemore
Security by Gina Wohlsdorf
Deadfall Hotel by Steve Rasnic Tem
Creepers by David Morrell
The Resort by Bentley Little
Psycho (trilogy) by Robert Bloch
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Tender is the Flesh by Agustine Bazterrica
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Final Girl Song
Jocelyn picked “666” by Anvil for her third final girl song. Really getting into those kids with bikes vibes. Check it out here!
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PATREON PEEK: The Best Friend (#17) with Rae Wilde

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Happy Fear Street Friday! Author Rae Wilde is here to talk to me about this very Single White Female story that somehow ends up being the DARKEST entry in this franchise. Holy gaslighting and psychological warfare

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

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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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