Patreon Peek: Haunted with Stephanie Rose (#7)

You know what time it is! Time to talk about the horror books coming out in the second half of the year. Which book are you most looking forward to?  Books Mentioned: Come Knocking by Mike Bockoven My Ex, The Antichrist by Craig DiLouie Angel Down by Daniel Kraus Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez House of Beth by Kerry Cullen Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Canas The Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper This is My Body by Lindsay King-Miller Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women by Sadie Hartmann It’s the End of the World As We Know It edited by Brian Keene and Christopher Golden Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley Play Nice by Rachel Harrison We Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRocca Shitshow by Chris Panatier Showstopper by Lily Anderson Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson Broken Dolls by Ally Malinenko Galloway's Gospel by Sam Rebelein Spread Me by Sarah Gailley Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Spratford Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russel The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt The Mean Ones by Tatiana Schlotte-Bonne Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Phillip Fracassi Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward King Sorrow by Joe Hill Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer Good Boy by Neil McRobert Itch! by Gemma Amor Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman Acquired Taste: Stories by Clay McLeod Chapman My Name Isn’t Paul by Drew Huff Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester Patreon: https://patreon.com/booksinthefreezer   

Full episode available on Patreon.    Author Jessica McHugh is the perfect guest to help me talk through the shenanigans of Halloween Party, the 8th entry in this series. If Justine taught a class on party planning, I'm just saying, I'd be there, front row taking notes. This was so fun! Go check out the rest of the episode. 

Today I was joined by Matt Serafini to talk about his latest novel, Feeders and the horrors of social media. We talked about our relationship to social media and the horrors therein.   Books Mentioned: Feeders by Matt Serafini We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets with Emma Rault (Translator) #murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil Come Knocking by Mike Bockoven Influencer by Adam Cesare Monsters We Have Made by Lindsay Starck Mewing by Chloe Spencer Check out the final girl songs here!

Full episode is available on Patreon This is a tidbit from the latest episdoe of the House at the End of Fear Street, a patreon series going over the books in the Fear Street franchise.  Author and bookseller Stephanie Rose joins me to talk about another wacky (but romantic??) entry into the Fear Street franchise. This one is for the Casper girlies because what do you do when there's a ghost in your bedroom? Find out when we break down what happens in Haunted.   

It’s Summer Scares time and this year author and Summer Scares spokesperson Kendare Blake and Jocelyn are here to go through this years book selections and resources! Summer Scares Resources, including the wonderful programming guide! Books Mentioned: Reprieve by James Han Mattson The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist The Getaway by Lamar Giles Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable Ravenous Things by Derrick Chow Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

Anette joins me once again to talk about horror stories featuring a protagonist with powers. Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com Books Mentioned:  Carrie by Stephen King The Gravekeeper series by Darcy Coates Allison by Jeff Strand Border by John Ajvde Lindqvist The Power by Naomi Alderman The Passage by Justin Cronin If It Bleeds by Stephen King  The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T Wurth The Miriam Black series by Chuck Wendig The Shining by Stephen King Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Firestarter by Stephen King The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes 

Adam from Thehauntedbookstagram is here to help me unpack the wildest Fear Street entry to date, Missing.  When Mark and Cara's parents don't come home for a few days they begin to wonder if their parents (just a pair of normal traveling computer mainframe specialists) could be in danger. https://patreon.com/booksinthefreezer 

I was joined by author Nat Cassidy to talk about dads in horror, daddy issues, just "the dad of it all" and of course, When the Wolf Comes Home.  Books Mentioned: When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy Scream All Night by Derek Milman Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig Hamlet by Shakespeare Just Like Home by Sarah Gailley The Shining by Stephen King Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Allison Bechdel

Anna from AnnaRose Reads is here to talk about the third Fear Street book, The Overnight. What happens when a bunch of teens spend the night on Fear Island by themselves? Listen and find out.  Listen the rest of the episode here: https://patreon.com 

Are you seeing double? Jocelyn is on the pod to talk about a topic that sent me into an existential spiral. We're talking doppelgängers and doubles today.  Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com   Books Mentioned: 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne The Changeling by Victor LaValle The Watchers by A.M. Shine Stranger with My Face by Lois Duncan The Jolly Corner by Henry James The Dark Half by Stephen King The Outsider by Stephen King For She is Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Tim Waggoner short story The Double by Dostoevsky The Need by Helen Phillips Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling