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    The Quiet Boy with Special Guest Pete Kahle

    enMarch 19, 2020

    About this Episode

    Bloodshot Books publisher and author Pete Kahle joins us to discuss the short story, "The Quiet Boy," by Nick Antosca, just in time for the release of its adaptation as the Guillermo del Toro-produced, Scott Cooper-directed horror film, Antlers, starring Keri Russell. We also discuss Antosca's other popular creation, the horror anthology television series, Channel Zero. Other topics include the Shudder-exclusive film, The Head Hunter, Netflix's V Wars, the comic book Something Is Killing The Children, Scott R. Jones' novel, Shout Kill Revel Repeat, and Easter Horror recommendations! 

    Read "The Quiet Boy" online at Guernica Magazine.

    The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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