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Hosted by Jason White · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 87 episodes
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Discussions with horror authors about books, book series, movies, and favorite genre books.
Jason White hosts Weird Reads, a arts show with 87 episodes published.
Jeff Strand is a Stoker Award-winning author, and he drops by to discuss his origins in horror movies and books, where to start reading his books, and his latest release, the incredibly entertaining Fun Times at the Bloo
Weird Reads welcomes back author and ER doctor N.J. Gallegos to discuss her new collection of short stories, Time of Death, and Shirley Jackson's classic short story The Lottery. Support Weird Reads: Get AD-FREE episodes
Michael David Wilson drops by to chat about all the projects he's working on and what readers can look forward to in the future! And the future is looking bright. We discuss loss and grief, a new baby, writing screenplay
Peter O'Keefe comes back to discuss his latest book, White Flight. We also talk about writing screenplays vs novels, writing about what moves you as an individual, writing realistic characters, writing magical realism, a
Eric Miller works in Hollywood and is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated editor of the horror anthology Hell Comes to Hollywood. We sit down to discuss his career in film, what makes a good story, the self-doubt that haunts
Jack Finn is back, and he takes us into the wonderfully twisted world of carnival horror in his latest novel, Wilson. He also gives us some of his recommendations on carnival horror books. We discuss his writing, music,
Jeremy Wagner is the guitarist for the death metal band Broken Hope and the author of the horror books The Armageddon Chord, Rabid Heart, Fireproof, and, most recently, Wretch. In this episode, Jeremy discusses his histo
NJ Gallegos delves into medical and cannibalism horror with her new book, Eat Your Heart Out. We talk about Apollo 18, the weird things cats do, women in horror, what NJ does when she disturbs herself with her own writin
Mia and Jason talk about self-promotion, using fiction and art to communicate, literary horror, short stories, and, most importantly, her newest novel, Beautiful, Once — a character-driven sci-fi horror novel that is bru
I stand by the need for more men to support women writers, including myself. But how does a man, like myself, go about doing so? I didn't know if this was a good idea, but my gut told me to go with it. And so, here I wel
John C. Foster joins me to discuss slasher books, including his own Final Boys; the sad state of the world; the pandemic; Stephen Graham Jones; mental health; and how awful winter can be. Support Weird Reads: Get AD-FREE
Logan Spurgeon's novel Hinterland is a metaphorical account of his time in a doomsday cult. We discuss his experience in the cult and how it formed into the weird trip that Hinterland is. We also discuss his struggles wi
Kathryn Tennison's debut novel, Molting, is a fantastic ride into madness and the supernatural that's so good you could maybe compare it to some of Shirley Jackson's work. In this episode we discuss that novel, but we al
Releasing a little late because of the situation in the United States this past weekend involving the murder of Alex Pretti. The beginning of this conversation, however, is creepily relevant, though, as it was recorded s
Daniel Braum returns to discuss his latest collection of strange tales, Phantom Constellations. Read The Exorcist’s Red-Haired Daughter for free: https://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/phantom-constellations-daniel-braum/
Please rate and review Weird Reads wherever you get your podcasts Jack Finn talks about werewolves, writing historical fiction, Russian fiction, creating your own universe, vampires, atmospheric rivers, managing a large
Joshua Ginsberg is a writer of hauntings, ghost stories, and histories of Florida. We discuss those a little in this episode, but focus on his collection of short stories, Tales From The Dusty Tiger. This episode was nea
Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts! I observe what 2025 was like for the Weird Reads podcast. Spoiler: I'd say it's the best year yet! I also go through my top ten reads of 2025. It was a great year of growth. What
Rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify really helps the podcast grow! Weird Reads welcomes horror author Glenn Rolfe! We discuss Leisure paperbacks of the 90s, working with Don D'Auria, addiction, how COVI
I welcome back Nicholas Kaufmann, and we discuss writing short stories, weird fiction, why we enjoy ambiguous endings, weird science, the podcast Spooky Science Lab he hosts with fellow author David Wellington, and his n
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Weird Reads is hosted by Jason White. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 87 episodes.
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