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cover photo showing book cover of a girl carrying roller skates. Design is 80s inspired with lots of neon and graphics.
Posted on February 8, 2023

Time to Start Running: Talking Cirque Berzerk

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Horror friends! We’ve heard you loud and clear and will now be combining both our book and movie podcasts under the Horror Homeroom Conservations umbrella!

Speaking of which, we recently delved into 2020’s CIRQUE BERZERK by Jessica Guess. Part of the ‘Rewind or Die’ series, the story takes place 30 years after a group of kids went on a killing spree at a local carnival; a massacre that left a dozen people dead. Decades after the tragedy, a group of students, including best friends Sam and Rochelle, decide to visit the theme park for one last hurrah. But sometimes, the past refuses to stay dead. Did this slasher live up to expectations? Find out in our latest episode available wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

And if horror books are your jam, don’t forget these episodes of the late, great Bloodcurdling Book Club. A handy, dandy playlist is below for your listening pleasure.








Book cover versions of Bernard Taylor's The Reaping. One cover shows a baby carriage with waves emitting from it. The second cover shows a fetus in utero with devil horns. The third cover shows a group of nuns walking to a house.
Posted on January 16, 2023

Prophetic Dread in Bernard Taylor’s THE REAPING (1980)

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With its languid storytelling and inversion of Gothic tropes, Bernard Taylor’s THE REAPING is an exercise in patience with a supremely satisfying payoff. In this episode, we discuss folk horror, the rejection of the maternal, and the importance of a good book cover. On this podcast we talk blood, guts, and spoilers so listener discretion is advised.

You can order Taylor’s novel from Valancourt’s Paperbacks from Hell site.

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book cover showing a doll with a missing nose
Posted on November 18, 2022

The Bloodcurdling Book Club: Talking Elizabeth Engstrom’s WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US

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Elizabeth Engstrom’s WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US has been called everything from dark and soul crushing to a “paperback from hell” but we call it one of the finest literary explorations of trauma in recent memory. In this episode, we discuss what makes a monster, how trauma gets replicated, and what it means when monstrosity cloaks itself as maternal indifference. On this podcast we talk blood, guts, and spoilers so listener discretion is advised.

You can order Engstrom’s novel from Valancourt’s Paperbacks from Hell site.

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a group of young people stand in defiance of people trying to oppress them
Posted on August 12, 2022

Rewriting the Slasher: Talking They/Them (2022)

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In this episode, we’re deep diving into John Logan’s highly polarizing They/Them (2022). A slasher film that takes place at a conversion camp, the film drew early criticism on social media with many wondering if there aren’t some topics that should be off limits. But what does that mean for a genre like horror that is predicated on exploring taboo and violating social norms? We’re spoiling the hell out of this movie, so stay tuned!

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