Yelena, Yelen, and Velna must all come to terms with the situations they are in, and face some very difficult decisions. CW: on page suicide, threatened execution, body horror. Music Credits: Kevin McLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intro/Outro : Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins Soundtrack: Quinn's Song - A New Man, Bittersweet, Leaving Home, Redletter, Morgana Rides, The Stages of Grief, Midnight Tale, Achaidh...
Jun 03, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 16
An hour special chatting with Rob Mitchelmore about worldbuilding on hard mode, so if you're up for some full nerding out on constructing fictional ancient cultures, playing with mythology, and some of the pitfalls to be mindful of in the process, join us for this special worldbuilding chat! We read a small segment of The Marriage of the Fire Under Water and Gale , for two voices, as a jumping off point to talking about Rob's fictional city state near Carthage (the story itself is set just befor...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Yelena confronts the Mortress and learns what she must do to save her world. CWs: death, some depictions of bones and impalement. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intro/Outro: Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins Soundtrack: Gregorian Chant, Devastation & Revenge, Morgana Rides...
May 27, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Jackson P. Brown (she/her) is a writer from London, an anime and manga enthusiast, and the founder of Black Girl Writers — a mentoring programme for aspiring Black writers. She won Penguin Random House’s #WriteNow competition in 2020, and signed a 3-book deal with Del Rey UK for her debut adult fantasy series, GETHSEMANE. We chat about the British class system, worldbuilding, and her debut novel THE REAPER coming 2025. Website: jacksonpbrown.com Follow her on Threads/IG: @_JackPBrown & TikTo...
May 25, 2025•40 min
... Things go downhill. But not, we hope, for the lovely indie (and trad) authors who have a shout out at the end of the episode! Head over to cmrosens.com to check out my 2025 Author Spotlights and you'll find a whole host of books awaiting you. Don't forget to support the podcast on Ko-Fi ! CWs: loss of bodily autonomy, violence Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intro/Outro: Quinn's S...
May 20, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Yelena discovers the downside of living in the castle for so long, and the Mortress begins to interfere. CWs: Nightmares of the rot, possession horror, autonomy, relapse Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intro/Outro: Quinn's Dream: The Dance Begins Soundtrack: Bittersweet, Quinn's Dream: A New Man, Giant Wyrm, Morgana Rides, Magic Forest, Redletter...
May 14, 2025•35 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Velna arrives in the castle and meets the monster of the fireside tales, but is she the same woman Yelena knew? Stick around for my Indie Author Spotlights and shout-outs at the end, and head to cmrosens.com/author-spotlight-series to check them all out! CWs: Loss of agency and autonomy, depression themes - these increase from this chapter onwards. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intr...
May 07, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 12
This interview is with author Jamison Shea on their duology I Feed Her To The Beast And The Beast Is Me , and I Am The Dark That Answers When You Call . Also a bit more on their upcoming summer 2025 release, Roar of the Lambs . We chat about monstrosity, monsters in media, and Jamison's work. cmrosens.com has the full transcript with links and images, and the plain text transcript is available here.
May 04, 2025•41 min
Part 3: The Rot Velna flees the village after a single act of defiance brings the soldiers down on them, but what is waiting in the forest is worse... Stick around to the end as Worldbuilding Part 3 is at the end of this chapter, and I talk about how I went about constructing my fantasy religions for this novel. CWs: eviction, animal death (an owl), mycelial body horror, fear of drowning/freezing to death. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attri...
Apr 29, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Yelen and Yelena head down to the dungeons and the underground spring to do some blood letting, and Yelen begins to accept personal responsibility for his past. Stick around to the end of this shorter chapter for some behind-the-scenes worldbuilding chat, where I discuss my influences and how I used folklore and Beauty and the Beast adaptations to help shape the world and the characters. CWs: Depression, and suicide ideation more pronounced here. Blood-letting with antique medical equipment. Nee...
Apr 22, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 10
S.R. Severn, a British dark fantasy romance author, blends steampunk and mythology in her works, focusing on morally complex characters. Inspired by her love for romance novels and Greek mythology, she self-published her debut in 2014, republished in 2024 as “Pirate’s Vow”, Book 1 of the Jackson J Tales. Book 2 is out now!
Apr 20, 2025•43 min
Yelena succumbs to the rot, but is Yelen's blood really a cure? CWs: emesis, fever nightmares involving a lot of mycelial body horror, and grim flashbacks of the time of the dead gods. Music Credits: Kevin McLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Intro/Outro : Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins Soundtrack: SCP-x4x, Redletter, Morgana Rides, The Stages of Grief, Midnight Tale...
Apr 15, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Yelena is chased into the Chained Library, but the fun and games get darker, and they make a disturbing discovery relating to the Mortress and her realm. CWs: monster smut with primal play elements, reference to ritual self-sacrifice. Music Credits: Kevin McLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins Achaidh Cheide Morgana Rides...
Apr 09, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer and lover of all things ancient. She grew up in Croatia on a steady diet of adventure novels and then wandered the world for a decade, building a career in the arts. Jelena’s stories have been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Dark , Uncharted and Small Wonders , among others. She is a member of SFWA and Codex. Her novel, DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER, was published by Ghost Orchid Press in September 2023. The audiobook was ...
Apr 07, 2025•46 min
Chapter 10 is here! In which Yelen & Yelena perform some experiments in Yelen's alchemy tower, and Yelen makes some grisly confessions about his tyrannical past. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Intro/Outro: Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins Soundtrack: Morgana Rides, Redletter...
Apr 02, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Caitlin Starling is the nationally bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence (2021), Last to Leave the Room (2023), and the Bram Stoker-nominated The Luminous Dead (2019). Her upcoming novels The Starving Saints and The Graceview Patient epitomize her love of genre-hopping horror; her bibliography spans besieged castles, alien caves, and haunted hospitals. Her short fiction has been published by GrimDark Magazine and Neon Hemlock, and her nonfiction has appeared in Nightmare, Uncanny, and...
Mar 31, 2025•49 min
Chapters 08 and 09 are here! This episode contains monster spice. This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if you want to support the podcast then please head to Ko-Fi and join as a monthly Tip Jar member (or above) for early access to the episodes and mp3 downloads, as well as some eBook freebies in epub and PDF format. There is no transcript as the book is the transcript, the audio is for accessibility - grab your copy now! Music Credits: Kevin Ma...
Mar 26, 2025•53 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Chapter 07: Yelen's Stories. Yelena gets to know Yelen, who struggles with reality and sudden socialisation, and they play guessing games together... with a few forfeits... Support the podcast on Ko-Fi to get early access episodes and mp3 downloads. Head to cmrosens.com to get updates and sign up to my author newsletter . CWs : mental health issues, depressive mindsets, derealisation, detachment/dissociative disorder symptoms. Music Credits : Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Crea...
Mar 19, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Worldbuilding Craft Chat with Multi-Genre Author E.A. Noble on the Eldritch Girl Podcast! Meet E.A. Noble and find out more about her books, from high fantasy When Blood Meets Earth ( Avatar: The Last Airbender X The Poppy War ), and contemporary AU superhero fantasy, Supersize Bubblegum (think The Boys but with fat Black women gaining powers through eating bubblegum!) The full transcript with all the links can be found on cmrosens.com - https://cmrosens.com/author-interviews/ for this interview...
Mar 17, 2025•41 min
PART 2: THE CASTLE Chapter 05: The Wanderer - Yelena narrowly evades the rot in the forest and finds the castle. Chapter 06: Yelen - Yelena meets Yelen, who doesn't realise he's been alone for ~90 years. Go to cmrosens.com for updates. Support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens , and get early access to the episodes, mp3 files, and eBooks. Join the Eldritch Seekers/Eldritch Family tier for monthly fiction and more goodies! CWs : rot-related peril, non-graphic rabbit hunting and butchery, ...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In Chapter 3: Last Orders - Yelena's last day at the hostelry is not as successful as could be hoped for. In Chapter 4: Winds of Change - Yelena remembers her grandmother's death, and is forced to leave the village. Stay updated via cmrosens.com Support the podcast on https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens/tiers to get early access and mp3 downloads, plus free eBook goodies! Content Notes : sexual content, death of an elderly relative, caring for disabled parents, depression, social isolation/ostracism, cla...
Mar 05, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Yelena and Velna share a nightmare-memory, after which Yelena tells the village children about the monster in the forest. Head to cmrosens.com for news and updates. This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if you want to support the podcast then please head to Ko-Fi and join as a monthly Tip Jar member (or above) for early access to the episodes and mp3 downloads, as well as some eBook freebies in epub and PDF format. There is no transcript as the b...
Feb 26, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Diverse Romance and Dark Paranormal: Meet Georgina Kiersten/Jasper Hyde on the Eldritch Girl Podcast Meet Georgina Kiersten, who also writes as Jasper Hyde, and find out more about their paranormal dark romantic thriller, Splinter , perfect for the Abby/Icky fans of the Fox show Sleepy Hollow , in which Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is retold in a contemporary setting with a diverse queer cast. Find the full transcript with links at https://cmrosens.com/author-interviews/ Music...
Feb 24, 2025•38 min
Welcome back to Eldritch Girl! This season is focused on my Dark Gothic Fantasy novel, YELEN & YELENA, which is Beauty and the Beast X Mexican Gothic, featuring aro and bi characters. It's not a romantasy, although there is a sapphic riff on Orpheus and Eurydice subplot, and the emphasis is on "dark". This read-along is for everyone who prefers audio over print/eBooks, and it's free, but if you want to support the podcast then please head to Ko-Fi and join as a monthly Tip Jar member (or abo...
Feb 19, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read along! This is the final episode of three parts, so be sure to listen to the first two! Find the comple...
Nov 06, 2023•40 min
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read along! This is the second of three parts, so be sure to listen to the first one! Intro/Outro: "Professo...
Nov 05, 2023•39 min
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre , available on all eBook platforms , the ‘zon , and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop . TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may contain triggering material. CWs are listed at the start of this episode. Here is the read-along/listen-along audio of that novella, read by the author. Grab a copy and read along! Intro/Outro: "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:...
Nov 04, 2023•44 min
A short story from when Ricky was 10 years old and made Gerald: also his first meeting with Myrddin, as referenced in The Day We Ate Grandad . It references a few things mentioned in the novels and explains Ricky’s habit of whistling bird calls. The short story text can be found here on my Ko-Fi . Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: animal death/cruelty, disordered eating, child neglect and physical/emotional abuse, food nightmare, parasite consumption (i...
Sep 25, 2023•39 min
A double bill for the final episode of the season: the bonus episode will follow! The showdown is upon the Triad, and as Wes finally gets his priorities straight, the new gods are taking no prisoners. Today is the day they eat Grandad. Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: emesis, violence, trypophobia, drug/alcohol use Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer...
Sep 21, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Wes guiltily fulfils Ricky’s last request even though he goes through with his betrayal… but is it too late? Buy your copy and read along! Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership ! CWs: emesis, gore Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer
Sep 14, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 22
