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A horror podcast hosted by author and filmmaker Scotty Milder. Loose, casual conversations about books, short fiction, and movies with some of the genre’s most exciting fans and creators.Music by JaxiusMusic (licensed from Pond5)
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Signup to Generate a PitchA horror podcast hosted by author and filmmaker Scotty Milder. Loose, casual conversations about books, short fiction, and movies with some of the genre’s most exciting fans and creators. Music by JaxiusMusic (licensed from Pond5)
Horror from the High Desert is hosted by Scotty Milder. The show has published 93 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "HFTHD Book Club #6: Mandy Connor on Thomas M. Disch's "The M.D."" (31 October 2026, 111 minutes), "Taylor Grothe" (16 October 2026, 77 minutes), and "James Chambers returns" (18 September 2026, 61 minutes).
Horror from the High Desert publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 80 minutes across 93 episodes.
Booking probability for Horror from the High Desert is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Horror from the High Desert requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Horror from the High Desert's contact route on record: verified email.
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Scotty Milder hosts Horror from the High Desert, an arts podcast with 93 episodes published.
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Horror from the High Desert
Boston Bestie Mandy Connor returns, this time to discuss a shared favorite: Thomas M. Disch's 1991 classic "The M.D." Scotty and Mandy talk about Disch's use of satire, folkore, and mythology to craft this "Monkey's...
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Author Taylor Grothe ("Hollow," "Monstrous Beautiful Things") comes onto the podcast to discuss their upcoming novel "Lethal Kiss" (Oct. 20, Tor Nightfire). They and Scotty talk about Grendel and his mother, the dark...
Horror from the High Desert
Bram Stoker Award-winning author and editor James Chambers ("On the Night Border," "Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign") returns to discuss his upcoming anthology, "Abandoned Asylum" (October, Raw...
Horror from the High Desert
Author John Collins ("The Leeds Point Horror," 2025) returns to discuss his new collection "Altars in Abandoned Houses" (June, Winding Road Stories). He and Scotty talk about balancing fun against fear, when to end a...
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Author Kailee Pedersen ("Sacrificial Animals," 2024) joins Scotty to talk about her new novel "The Minimalist" (August 18, St. Martin's Press). They discuss classical music, problematic creators, the intersection of art...
Horror from the High Desert
Author Clay Vermulm comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about his "Voices From the Cold" novella series -- including "Crevasse" (2025, Dark Forest Press) and "Cairn" (2026, Dark Forest Press) -- as well as his...
Horror from the High Desert
Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Rebecca Rowland ("Eminence Front") returns to talk about her latest collection "Unsettled Score: A Mixtape of Arthouse Horror." She and Scotty discuss the...
Horror from the High Desert
Author N.J. Gallegos ("The Broken Heart," "The Fatal Mind") is back to discuss her new collection, "Time of Death: A Collection of Medical Horror" (May 26, Winding Road Stories). She and Scotty talk about her day job as...
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Author C.J. Leede ("Maeve Fly," "American Rapture") returns to talk about her new novel "Headlights" (June 9, Tor Nightfire). She and Scotty discuss the borderline between mystery and horror, dark Americana, the...
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Author Angela Sylvaine returns, this time to talk about her new YA horror novel "Cold Snap" (March, Dark Matter INK), a sequel to her earlier hit "Frost Bite" (2023, Dark Matter INK). She and Scotty discuss the specific...
Horror from the High Desert
Author and friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum returns to talk about two movies that define the idea of "arthouse Euro horror" -- Czech filmmaker Jaromil Jireš' "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" (1970) and Polish/French...
Horror from the High Desert
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone (The Vile Thing We Created," "There's Something Sinister in Center Field") returns, this time to talk about John Langan's masterpiece "The Fisherman." He and Scotty...
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Author Tamika Thompson ("Unshod, Cackling, and Naked," "Salamander Justice") returns to talk to Scotty about her new novel "The Curse of Hester Gardens" (March 31, Erewhon Books). They discuss the intersection of grief...
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Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste ("Reluctant Immortals," "The Haunting of Velkwood") comes back onto the podcast to talk about her upcoming collection "The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own" (April 14...
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Authors Kailee Pedersen ("Sacrificial Animals," 2024) and Briana N. Cox ("Indigent," 2026) come onto the podcast. They talk to Scotty about issues around diversity, identity, and representation in speculative fiction...
Horror from the High Desert
Author and returning champ Larry Hinkle comes back onto the podcast to discuss his new collection "An Hour Before Dark" (February 24, Four Winds Bar Publishing), which continues his exploration of the Eris Ridge Trail...
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Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sara Tantlinger ("To Be Devoured," "The Devil's Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes") comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about her recent fiction collection "Cyanide...
Horror from the High Desert
In Part 2 of this episode, Scotty and Lauren look back at "Dead Billy," the ultra low-budget indie feature film that they made in 2012 and 2013. They discuss the initial inspiration, collaborating on both the script and...
Horror from the High Desert
Scotty has known and worked with actor/writer/producer/filmmaker/development-executive Lauren Chavez-Myers for over 15 years now. Aside from being friends, they collaborated on a number of shorts before embarking on the...
Horror from the High Desert
Author Rebecca Rowland ("Optic Nerve," "White Trash and Recycled Nightmares") returns to talk with Scotty about her wintry new horror novel "Eminence Front" (January 20, CLASH Books). They discuss the book's...
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