Host: R. B. Wood Kenneth W. Cain is an author of horror and dark fiction, and a Splatterpunk Award nominated freelance editor. He is also the publisher and editor-in-chief at Crystal Lake: Torrid Waters. Cain is an Active member of the HWA and a Full member of the SFWA. To date, he has had over one hundred short stories and thirteen novels/novellas, as well as a handful each of nonfiction pieces, books for children, and poems released by many great publishers such as Crystal Lake Publishing, Jou...
Aug 11, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Host: R. B. Wood Wicker Stone is an avid reader, writer, and also an artist. Recently, he just completed his newest novel titled 'Stench of Leaves'. He's worked as a freelance writer for the Morning Sentinel newspaper, covered the movie 'Thinner' for the magazine Cinefantastique, and some of his short stories can be found in NEHW's Wicked Weird and HWoM's Northern Frights Halloween and Love Issues. Wicker is currently working on a short story collection while revising an old novel titled, 'Dark ...
Aug 04, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Host: R. B. Wood Former technologist and world traveler, storyteller R. B. Wood is an MFA graduate from Emerson College and a writer of speculative dark thrillers. Mr. Wood, via Crystal Lake Publishing, recently released his novel, Bayou Whispers , and is working on his next book, The Glue Factory. His shorter, weird stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and online magazines. R. B. Wood Around the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Amazon’s R.B. Wood page...
Jul 28, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Host: R. B. Wood Sarah Walker is a writer, artist and anthropologist living in the Pacific Northwest and has been published by Audient Void, Lovecraft Ezine Press, Antimony and Old Lace, Oxygenman Books, Silent Motorist Media, Planet X Books, Eighth Tower Publishing, Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror, Shoggoth.net, Lovecraft Lunatic Asylum, Audient Void, and more. She recently illustrated, wrote, and helped to curate the folk horror book A Walk in a Darker Wood with editors Duane Pesice, Phil Breac...
Jul 21, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Host: R. B. Wood Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submissions reader, is a co-founder for Alien Sun Press, a reviewer for Hellnotes, co-editor for Weird Fiction Quarterly, and has been published by Eighth Tower Press, Weird Fiction Quarterly, Alien Sun Press, The Wicked Library Podcast, and other places. She has a Bachelor in English Degree with a Concentration in Creative Writing from Cardi...
Jul 14, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Host: R. B. Wood Sheri White’s stories have been published in many anthologies, including Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself (an ezine) , I Cast You Out , published by CultureCult Press, Flashes of Fantasy, published by Wicked Shadow Press, Tales from the Crust (edited by Max Booth III and David James Keaton), Halldark Holidays (edited by Gabino Iglesias), and HWA’s Don’t Turn Out the Lights (edited by Jonathan Maberry). Her collection, Sacrificial Lambs and Others , was published in 2018. This is Sher...
Jul 07, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Host: R. B. Wood J. Edwin Buja has spent his life surrounded by books. He discovered early on that researching and writing hold the key to happiness. Who else would think scanning through decades of microfilm to index an old newspaper would be a dream job? For almost forty years, he has been married to the most wonderful woman on the planet. Although he lives in a small village somewhere in Canada, his heart and second home reside with his horror family in New England. His novels include The Kin...
Jun 30, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Host: R. B. Wood Rob Smales is the author of the collection Echoes of Darkness (three stories from which received honorable mentions on Ellen Datlow’s best horror lists for various years) and the horror novellas Friends in High Places and LaundryLegs . His most recent short work can be found in the anthologies Wicked Sick (“Author’s Note”) and It Calls From Below (“Pops”). He hails from Salem, Massachusetts, where he lives, writes, and occasionally sleeps....
Jun 23, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Host: R. B. Wood Suzanne Madron was born in New York City and has lived up and down the east coast. Currently, she resides in a house built over a Civil War battlefield in the wilds of Pennsylvania where she has been known to host some interesting Halloween parties. She has authored several novels and stories under various names including Suzi M, James Glass, and Xircon....
Jun 16, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Host: R. B. Wood Wicker Stone is a horror writer living in central Maine, where he spends much of his free time in Acadia Park, gathering locations for his current work in progress. Wicker’s work can be found in NEHW’s WICKED WEIRD, Northern Frights Halloween, & Love Issues. Follow on Facebook at AuthorWickerStone
Jun 09, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Host: R. B. Wood Sumiko Saulson is a Bram Stoker Nominated poet for their 2022 collection The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry ( Dooky Zines ), and an award-winning author of Afrosurrealist and multicultural sci-fi and horror whose latest novel Happiness and Other Diseases is available on Mocha Memoirs Press . Winner of the HWA Scholarship from Hell (2016) BCC Voice "Reframing the Other" contest (2017), Mixy Award (2017), Afrosurrealist Writer Award (2018), HWA Diversity Grant (2020), HWA Richard...
Jun 02, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Host: R. B. Wood Mike Allen edits and publishes Mythic Delirium Books in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife Anita and not-so-troublesome cat Pandora. His short stories have been gathered in three collections: Unseaming ; The Spider Tapestries ; and Aftermath of an Industrial Accident ; with a fourth, Slow Burn , now in the works. His first dark fantasy novel, The Black Fire Concerto , appeared in 2013, with his second novel, Trail of Shadows , forthcoming from Broken Eye Books. A two-time finalist...
May 26, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Host: R. B. Wood Enjoy this very "Twilight Zone-esque" story by the wonderful Belinda Brady, or you might end up in the Cornfield (With apologies to Bill Mumy). A bookworm since childhood, Belinda is passionate about stories and has turned her hand to writing them, with several stories published in a variety of publications. Belinda lives in Australia with her family, two moody, yet oh so loveable, cats and two super cute miniature dachshunds who love annoying said cats and each other. Belinda a...
May 19, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Host: R. B. Wood Michael Burke is a lifelong fan of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, propelled into these realms at a tender age when he discovered his father's cache of pulp novels. A passion for comic books soon followed. In 2000, Michael co-founded the award-winning comic and collectible store, Comicazi, in Somerville, MA. When not sorting the comic stacks at work, Michael can be found at home, releasing the hobgoblins of his mind into story form. He has short stories published in Whetst...
May 12, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Host: R. B. Wood This is an exciting episode for me, as a former professor of mine, 17-year academic veteran, and Emerson Writer-in-Residence Jonathan Papernick kicks off the "Gift" prompt for the month of May with his story "Auto-Icon." Jonathan Papernick, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, is the author of two short story collections, The Ascent of Eli Israel and There Is No Other and three novels, the most recent being I Am My Beloveds. He serves as Senior Writer-in-Residence in the Writing,...
May 05, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Host: R. B. Wood Cindy O'Quinn is a four-time HWA Bram Stoker nominated writer. Her dark poetry has been nominated for both the Rhysling and Dwarf Star Awards. Cindy lives a simple lifestyle on the old Tessier homestead in northern Maine.
Apr 28, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Host: R. B. Wood Born in 1964 in Québec City, Yves Meynard currently lives in Orléans, Ontario. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Université de Montréal. Since 1986, he has published over 50 SF & Fantasy short stories in both English and French, and 19 books in French. His first book in English, a fantasy novel titled The Book of Knights , came out in January 1998 from Tor Books . His second English-language book, Chrysanthe , came out in March 2012. A collection of short stories...
Apr 21, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Host: R. B. Wood Rose Blackthorn wrote this week's story, and it is a Twilight Zone-esque delightfully creepy, and beautiful tale! Rose Blackthorn lives in the desert but longs for the sea. She is a writer, dog-mom, jewelry-maker, avowed coffee drinker, and photographer. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared online and in print with a varied list of anthologies and magazines, including the collection Beautiful, Broken Things ....
Apr 14, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Host: R. B. Wood The April 2023 theme of "Storm" begins with a coming-of-age story by returning author Bill Kirton. Bill Kirton was born in Plymouth, England, studied French at Exeter University, and graduated in 1962. While teaching at Hardye’s School, Dorchester, he started his Ph.D. on the theatre of Victor Hugo and was a lecturer at Aberdeen University from 1968 to 1989. He’s also been a voice-over artist, TV presenter and has extensive experience of acting and directing. His directing credi...
Apr 07, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Host: R. B. Wood The last of our prophecy stories titled, fittingly enough, "The Prophecy," is by author Andrew Butters who also has a brand new non-fiction book releasing on April first. Give this rather satirical sudden fiction a listen. Andrew Butters is a married father of two living in New Brunswick, Canada and he will tell you that his first published work was Losing Vern as part of the Orange Karen: A Tribute to a Warrior anthology. In reality, it was a 500-word anecdote about the time he...
Mar 31, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Host: R. B. Wood Another travel prophesy...I'm just gonna stay home from now on! "Train Car Six is by Jason McIntyre...and it's a good one! Jason McIntyre is the author of more than three dozen short stories, several novellas and full-length fiction. He is an editor and communications professional, and has spent several years as a graphic designer and commercial artist. With over a hundred a fifty thousand downloads of his work in just a year, McIntyre was voted into the top twenty of debut auth...
Mar 24, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Host: R. B. Wood I promised a "special guest" this week and unfortunately, things don't always work out the way you want them to. So I'm now my own special guest! How meta! Enjoy "The Grotesque of Boylston Street." Former technologist and world traveler, storyteller R. B. Wood is an MFA graduate from Emerson College and a writer of speculative dark thrillers. Mr. Wood, via Crystal Lake Publishing, recently released his novel, Bayou Whispers , and is working on his next book, The Glue Factory. Hi...
Mar 17, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Host: R. B. Wood A fortune cookie makes for a very bad day. A wonderfully dark tale by Kristi Petersen Schoonover. Kristi Petersen Schoonover has always truly believed it’s bad luck to leave a fortune cookie unopened. Her stories have appeared in over a hundred publications, and she and her husband, Nathan, are currently writing the screenplay for Candlewood: Jerusalem (working title)—sequel to the upcoming 2023 film Candlewood—which will be produced by Lillanonah LLC from Bandstand Pictures, di...
Mar 10, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Host: R.B Wood The month of March kicks off the theme of "Prophecy" with a terrifying tale from the most amazing Eden Baylee. Eden Baylee is a writer of fiction. She keeps an active blog, home to many of her stories and inspirations. While showcasing her own work, Eden also posts on music and whatever moves her. Don't let her dry sense of humour and penchant for profanity scare you. She's always polite to readers!...
Mar 03, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Newcomer, Jason McIntyre tells the disturbing story of a service man trying to do his job. Enjoy "Keys" Host: R. B. Wood Jason McIntyre is the author of more than three dozen short stories, several novellas and full-length fiction. He is an editor and communications professional, and has spent several years as a graphic designer and commercial artist. With over a hundred a fifty thousand downloads of his work in just a year, McIntyre was voted into the top twenty of debut authors in the Goodread...
Feb 24, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 8
TRIGGER WARNING: Implied child abuse A poignant and hard to hear story that is brilliantly written by Kerry E. B. Black. Host: R. B. Wood Kerry E. B. Black writes from a buttercream doll's house sinking into a swamp situated along the Allegheny River. She's a member of the HWA, Nomadic Wordsters, Rough Writers, and Wily Writers and can be found on many social media platforms, where she hopes you will join her....
Feb 17, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Our first "tag-team" manuscript comes from Cindy O'Quinn and Nathan McCullough. I love these types od stories...you'll know what I mean when you hear it! Host: R. B. Wood Cindy O’Quinn is a four-time Bram Stoker Award-Nominated writer. Author of “Lydia”, from the Shirley Jackson Award winning anthology: The Twisted Book of Shadows , “The Thing I Found Along a Dirt Patch Road”, “A Gathering on the Mountain”, and “One and Done”. She is an Appalachian writer from West Virginia. Cindy now lives in M...
Feb 10, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6
My dear friend Maria Haskins joins us with her haunting story, "Marta's Smile," based on the February theme of Secret Crush . Host: R. B. Wood Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and reviewer of speculative fiction. She lives just outside Vancouver with a husband, two children, several birds, a snake, and a black dog. Her short story collection Six Dreams About the Train & Other Stories was published in 2021. Maria's work has appeared in The Best Horror of the Year Volume 13 , Black S...
Feb 03, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Man, this is a good one! Author J. Edwin Baja's creepy story awaits your listening Pleasure. Enjoy "Tight White Smile," if you dare!
Jan 27, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Suzanne Madron has provided us with a delightful tale of dread based on the January theme of "Blizzard." I read her story "Cold Faith" for this week's show.
Jan 20, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 3
