This Is Horror Podcast

In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about two decades of John Dies at the End, video content creation, the impact of AI on writing fiction, and much more. [4:00] Conversation start/recording 81 podcasts to promote I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom. [6:55] Beginning interviews with an interesting fact or anecdote. [14:00] How much time can we spend reading these days? [20:35] Has the rise of AI affected how Jason writes stories? [41:15] How does Jason keep John Dies at the End fresh for himself and readers two decades later? [48:40] What is Jason doing to promote his books that is a good investment of time and money? [58:20] Creators on social media Jason admires. [1:00:50] How long does Jason spend putting together videos for TikTok and other social media platforms? [1:04:00] How does Jason record videos for TikTok? [1:05:50] How does writing time fit into Jason’s routine? [1:10:45] Time spent listening to audio. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-684-jason-pargin-on-two-decades-of-john-dies-at-the-end-video-content-creation-and-the-impact-of-ai-on-writing-fiction Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast, Santiago Eximeno and Alicia L. Alonso talk about Alicia is in the Basement, translating Spanish fiction into English, horror board games, and much more. [3:40] Conversation start/early life lessons and influences. [8:35] The first story Santiago wrote. [11:45] The moment Santiago knew he wanted to do this professionally. [13:10] Board games. [14:45] Writing routine. [16:40] Alicia and Santiago meeting and collaborating together. [19:00] Alicia is in the Basement premise. [27:15] Alicia’s experience translating Alicia is in the Basement. [30:50] Working with Tenebrous Press. [35:05] He Who Does Not Speak with Children and Spanish folklore. [37:30] Kev Harrison, via Patreon, asks about pushback from publishers. [43:40] Humour in Alicia is in the Basement. [50:45] Reaction to work in Spain. [59:55] Are there any limits to what Santiago will write about. [1:01:20] Knowing what form each story will take. [1:04:20] Lessons learnt from writing Alicia. [1:11:40] Where can our listeners connect with you? [1:14:00] Final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-683-santiago-eximeno-and-alicia-l-alonso-on-alicia-is-in-the-basement-translating-spanish-fiction-into-english-and-horror-board-games Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast, Marcus Kliewer talks about Please Remain Seated, his writing setup, audiobook horror, and much more. [3:05] Conversation start/how Please Remain Seated became an audiobook collection. [10:30] Connection between Kliewer’s stories and recurring tropes. [20:45] Writing Please Remain Seated and managing projects. [30:50] Please Remain Seated title story and liminal spaces. [48:30] Backroads. [56:55] Anomaly. [1:06:25] Forthcoming books. [1:10:20] Writing setup and productivity. [1:31:20] Advice to eighteen year old self. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-682-marcus-kliewer-on-please-remain-seated-writing-setup-and-audiobook-horror Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast, Marcus Kliewer talks about The Caretaker, We Used to Live Here, The Old House Archive, and much more. [2:55] We Used To Live Here publishing and film rights journey. [7:30] Literary agent. [13:50] Expanding the We Used To Live Here short story into a novel. [18:10] The found documents within the story and liminal spaces. [27:00] Uncanny horror. [38:35] Lydia Peever, via Patreon, asks about Marcus’s decision to set stories in the USA. [45:30] The puzzles in books like The Caretaker. [49:25] The Old House Archives. [51:20] Writing routine and a typical day. [57:00] Writing full-time and guarding against isolation. [1:00:35] ADHD in personal and creative life. [1:04:35] Lessons learnt writing out screenplays. [1:11:15] Connect with Marcus and final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-681-marcus-kliewer-on-the-caretaker-we-used-to-live-here-and-the-old-house-archive Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast, Marcus Kliewer talks about writing horror Stories for Reddit, stop motion animation, the story behind We Used to Live Here, and much more. [3:10] Conversation start/life lessons growing up. [13:30] First horror movie watched. [18:25] Watching Saw. [20:05] Horror fiction and Christian horror fiction. [24:55] First story wrote. [29:35] Stop motion animation. [38:40] Writing horror stories for Reddit. [52:15] We Used To Live Here. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-680-marcus-kliewer-on-writing-horror-stories-for-reddit-stop-motion-animation-and-the-story-behind-we-used-to-live-here Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror