Hosted by Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 158 episodes
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Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!
Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan hosts Dead Languages, a comedy show with 158 episodes published.
Writers? Insecure? NEVER. This week, we take a look at some common writer insecurities and do a bit of commiserating. And if you haven't heard, we have a Discord! Join up and fan the flames of your parasocial relationshi
The future of horror is now and the goblins sit down to talk about what they want to see most of in the future of horror. More weirdness? Less tropes? Tune in and see what the goblins want to see.
The goblins compare their top 5 books for the first half of 2026. PLM's choices will SHOCK.
Why do so many killers have mommy issues? Why are mothers often set as the villains or the victims and rarely ever in between? Today, the goblins interview Emma E Murray and Dr Nina Miller on the representation of mother
The goblins have cracked the secret formula to why and how one short story submission gets accepted versus another. They've analyzed thousands of form rejection emails, they've infiltrated presses, they've bribed the edi
Get your sickles out, spooky co-eds! It's time for the annual goblin sacrifice! Because today, PLM and CarCar are going to be diving deep into the lore of the folks! What is folk horror? Is it any religion? Just the folk
The goblins get spicy today. What are their hottest takes (XXX jk, wait actually there is a new update on the podcast's fav cryptid) about the horror genre and writing community. Is this the episode that gets them cancel
The goblins are joined by slasher experts Erik McHatton and Patrick Barb (and his anaconda) to chat about all things slasher in the horror genre. Is the trope dead? Or is it rising up for its thirteenth sequel? Find out
Everyone wants to know How Far is Too Far in horror, and we let 'em know what we really think of the question.
Did you know that the government is breeding human-dog hybrids in the basement of an old Pizza Hut? Trust me, bro. This week, we discuss how conspiracy theories can be the seed from which your horror grows.
In today's special episode, goblin Carson Winter shares what went into the making of his latest release The Corpse Priest . From conception to logistics, marketing and celebrating. This behind the scenes look at the nitt
Today the goblins are chatting about domestic horror. What happens when you can't trust your children, your parents, your spouse, your PET? When your safe space becomes the worst place? Don't forget the launch party to c
This week, the Spooky Professors put up their feet and wheel out the TV for an easy class period. We answer questions from Reddit and talk about all the cool new shit happening in our writing lives. Which means... Carson
Don't you hate it when one of your writer friends sells a story to a big mag? What about when they get a blurb from your hero? Or go viral? Or sell a lot of books? Or— There's many ways envy can be stoked amongst writers
Oh no, step bro—something with horns is standing behind you miming cunnilingus! This week, PLM and Carson are talking about Demon Horror and how it can be used in creatively.
What's that looming in the sky? Or rising from the grave? Or... This week we're embracing the end of the world and its place in horror fiction. Check out Ivy Grimes' upcoming event hosted by our own PL McMillan here: htt
Horror can be found everywhere, even in your own back yard. This week, Carson and PLM explore diving into your home turf to fuel your ghastly yarns. Sign up for PLM's special event with Ivy Grimes celebrating the release
Professor CarCar puts on his tweed suit and lecherous grin as the spooky co-eds all ask what they can do for extra credit. Turns out, all he wants to do is rant about how and why popular stuff is bad.
Creepies! Crawlies! Bugs are scary, right? PLM and Carson dive into why bugs are so freaky and how horror writers can make them even freakier.
PLM and Carson both love the weird fiction of Ivy Grimes, so who better to come on the show and talk fairy tales? Learn more about Ivy here: https://ivyivyivyivy.com/ Preorder her new novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR
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