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TIH 478: David J. Schow on The Crow, Splatterpunk, and Robert Bloch

TIH 478 David J. Schow on The Crow, Splatterpunk, and Robert Bloch

In this podcast, David J. Schow talks about The Crow, splatterpunk, Robert Bloch, and much more. About David J. Schow David J. Schow is an American author of horror novels, short stories, and screenplays. His credits include films such as Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Crow, and The Hills Run Red. Show notes …

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Splatterpunk—Yes … There Will be Blood: Origins in Urban Decay

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1980 AD. Jimmy Carter is in the last full year of his presidency, Mount St. Helen’s awakens from her slumber, AC/DC’s singer Bon Scott drinks himself to death, the US pulls out of the Olympics in Moscow, the Rubik’s Cube frustrates millions, Iron Maiden is born and John Bonham dies, Darth Vader is Luke’s father, …

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Splatterpunk: KillerCon 2019 Coverage & the 2nd Annual Splatterpunk Awards

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Last month, horror writers descended on the town of Round Rock, Texas. The event: KillerCon. Brainchild of Wrath James White, Shane McKenzie, and a crew of other kickass writers and publishers, KillerCon is where splatterpunk and extreme horror writers meet to celebrate the genre. Packed with panels and readings, this annual conference features some of …

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Splatterpunk: Yes … There Will be Blood!

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No single sub-genre of fiction has spawned as much delight and controversy as splatterpunk. The mutated lovechild of clinical, horrific, and unflinching description with pulse-pounding, hair-raising stories populated by characters at the fringe of society, splatterpunk knows no limits or boundaries. It is horror fiction that rips through the barriers with its bare hands, pushing …

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Book Review: Splatterpunk: Fighting Back, edited by Jack Bantry and Kit Power

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“These stories are Splatterpunk to the core, each gory and disturbing yet hold a lesson within the pools of blood and piles of guts.” Splatterpunk Fighting Back is a charity anthology of extreme awesomeness. The stories are brutal, and in true splatterpunk form they gruesomely display a middle finger to society while casting the reader …

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TIH 023: Adam Millard on Bizarro, Splatterpunk, The Human Santapede and Christmas Horror

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In this podcast Adam Millard discusses his christmas release, The Human Santapede, the evolution of his publishing house Crowded Quarantine, the state of bizarro, splatterpunk, Christmas horror recommendations and much more. About Adam Millard Adam Millard is the author of twenty novels, ten novellas, and more than a hundred short stories, which can be found …

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TIH 531: Tim Waggoner on Early Life Lessons, Becoming a Writer, and First Stories

TIH 531 Tim Waggoner on Early Life Lessons, Becoming a Writer, and First Stories

In this podcast, Tim Waggoner talks about early life lessons, becoming a writer, first stories, and much more. About Tim Waggoner Tim Waggoner’s first novel came out in 2001, and since then he’s published over fifty novels and seven collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. …

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Look Out For … Fever House by Keith Rosson

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“One of the most anticipated horror novels of 2023, Keith Rosson’s Fever House blends the occult with black-ops intrigue and twists the knob off the volume with nightmarish fury.” When Hutch Holtz and his partner roll up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland to make a collection, the last thing they expect to find …

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Meet the Writer: Wesley Southard

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Wesley Southard is the two-time Splatterpunk Award-Winning and Imadjinn Award-Winning author of nearly a dozen books. His work has been optioned for film and has also been published in Italian and Spanish. He lives with his wife and his son in Pennsylvania. Visit him online at www.wesleysouthardhorror.com. What first attracted you to horror writing? Well, …

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TOD 112 Dark Factory: Kathe Koja and John Skipp in Conversation

The Outer Dark presents Dark Factory: Kathe Koja and John Skipp in Conversation. This podcast’s content was recorded in early August 2022.  Show Notes This mind-blowing conversation between two of our favorite people from the horror and Weird community features John Skipp in his The Outer Dark podcast debut in conversation with Kathe Koja about …

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