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Hailey and I talk about genre-smashing horror, galaxy brain conceptions of gender, and her fantastic new collection Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy. Note that there are spoilers for one story from the collection, "The Burning of the Blueberries", in the second half, but I provide a warning in advance and the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy Unfortunate Elements: https://bookshop.org/books/unfortunate-elements-of-my-anatomy/9781990082016 

In the first co-hosted episode of Cursed Morsels, Eric Raglin and Sam Richard talk with Matthew M. Bartlett about his experiences working as a full time writer, finding his weird spooky people, and working as a host on a sketch comedy radio show.

Matthew's website: http://www.matthewmbartlett.com/http://www.matthewmbartlett.com/ 

Catherine and I talk about monsters of Welsh folklore, our relationships to faith, and the influence of ecology on her work. We also discuss "Coblynau," a story from her new collection Mists and Megaliths. There are spoilers for this story in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance. No spoilers in the rest of the episode.

Buy Mists and Megaliths: https://www.amazon.com/Mists-Megaliths-Catherine-McCarthy-ebook/dp/B091V1WSK5/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2SZK64OUSP17V&dchild=1&keywords=mists+and+megaliths&qid=1619826799&sprefix=mists+and+megaliths%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-2 

Nathan and I talk about the film/TV adaptations of his stories, his approach to artistic risk-taking, his upcoming novel, and "The Good Husband" from his collection North American Lake Monsters. Note that there are spoilers for that story in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance and the rest of the episode is spoiler free. CW: mention of suicide in "The Good Husband" discussion.

Buy North American Lake Monsters: https://bookshop.org/books/north-american-lake-monsters/9781618730602 

Kenzie and I talk about terrifying geography, western-horror mash-ups, and the sinister historical inspiration for her splatter western novella Red Station. Note that there are spoilers for Red Station in the second half, but I provide a warning in advance and the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy Red Station: https://deathsheadpress.com/products/red-station 

Keith and I talk about magical realism, artistic obsessions, learning to write without an MFA, and end-of-the-world stories. Note that there are spoilers for his story "The Lesser Horsemen" in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance.

Keith's website: http://www.keithrosson.com/

Buy Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons: https://bookshop.org/books/folk-songs-for-trauma-surgeons-stories/9781946154521 

Tyler and I talk about his experience working in the medical field, our evolving prose style preferences, and death positivity. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about his fantastic novella Criterium.

Tyler's website: https://www.tylerjones.net/ 

Buy Criterium: https://bookshop.org/books/criterium/9798640005578 

Lee and I talk about the influence of faith on his horror writing, ways to craft an effective horror monster, and queer horror. We also have a spoiler-filled discussion of his short story "The Elixir" in the second half of the episode. I provide a warning in advance, and the first half of the episode is spoiler-free.

Lee's guide to building monsters: https://leeallenhoward.com/2019/05/03/building-your-horrific-monster/

Lee's editing site: https://wordsmithereens.net/ 

"The Elixir": https://bookshop.org/books/the-elixir-9798644893973/9798644893973 

Donyae and I talk about her approach to writing cosmic horror, nontraditional storytelling, gentrification, and her story "What Found Nevaeh." Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half of the episode, but I provide a warning in advance. In the discussion of this story, there is also a brief reference to sexual assault.

Support Donyae: https://ko-fi.com/donyae

Read "What Found Nevaeh" (volume 2 issue 2): https://grimscribepress.com/issues/ 

Shane and I talk about indigenous horror, splatter westerns, and big news regarding two anthologies he's putting together. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-full discussion about "Imitate," a short story from his collection Anoka. I give a warning in advance, and the rest of the collection is unspoiled.

Buy Anoka: https://www.amazon.com/Anoka-Collection-Indigenous-Shane-Hawk-ebook/dp/B08FM128F6

Buy Shane's merch: https://shanehawk.com/blackhillspress/ 

Jan and I talk about the ethics of policing children's reading, the value of dark fairy tales, and her true crime story "I Promise I Won't Scream". There are spoilers for this story in the second half of the episode, but I warn you in advance. You can read the story here: https://xraylitmag.com/tag/jan-stinchcomb/ 

Buy The Kelping here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-kelping/9781989206447 

Joanna and I talk about The Wingspan of Severed Hands' hallucinatory fiction, male pregnancy tropes, and their Shirley Jackson queer werewolf novelette The Couvade. Note that there are spoilers for The Couvade in the second half, but the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy Wingspan: https://weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/the-wingspan-of-severed-hands/25?cs=true&cst=custom 

Buy The Couvade: https://bookshop.org/books/the-couvade/9798642470152 

Beverley and I talk about the timeless and evolving allure of vampire fiction, marketing standalone books vs. series, and her story "The Silence of Sarah Cross" from the We Are Wolves anthology. Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half, but I give a warning in advance. The rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy Beverley's books: https://www.amazon.com/Beverley-Lee/e/B01CO3U3BQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 

Sonora and I talk about blending sci-fi and horror, ways to make horror communities more gender-inclusive, and her story "The Parrot" from the We Are Wolves anthology. Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half, but I provide a warning in advance. The second half also contains a brief discussion of emotional and physical abuse.

Buy We Are Wolves: https://bookshop.org/books/we-are-wolves-a-horror-anthology/9781735693644

Buy Little Paranoias: https://bookshop.org/books/little-paranoias-stories/9781686625565

Buy Seeing Things: https://bookshop.org/books/seeing-things-9798647176585/9798647176585 

Scott and I talk about self-publishing successfully, flipping classic horror tropes on their heads, and crafting unique takes on vampire fiction. Note that there are spoilers for the short story "Hunger Pangs", but the other stories in the collection of the same name are unspoiled.

Buy Hunger Pangs: https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Pangs-Scott-J-Moses/dp/B08KG1DTBN/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 

Astrid and I talk about the timeless appeal of the Gothic, small town horror, and her new novella The Haunting of Hacket House. Note that there are spoilers for the novella in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance.

Buy The Haunting of Hacket House: https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Hacket-House-Astrid-Addams/dp/B08JJ72WYD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+haunting+of+hacket+house&qid=1611282657&sr=8-1 

Ali and I talk about her experience writing both horror and erotica, her approach to writing about difficult topics sensitively, and her new novella Go Down Hard. Note that there are spoilers for this novella in the second half of the episode, but I provide a warning in advance. Also, content warning for discussion about sexual assault.

Buy Go Down Hard: https://bookshop.org/books/go-down-hard-9781941918838/9781941918838 

Lucy and I talk about writing action scenes effectively, the wonderful world of fanfiction, and her cosmic noir story "The Kind Detective." Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half, but I give a warning in advance. The rest of Halloween Season is unspoiled.

Buy Halloween Season: https://bookshop.org/books/halloween-season/9781947879218

Amy and I talk about the differences between writing horror and noir, great examples of tech horror, and her tech horror piece "EV 2000." Note that there are spoilers for "EV 2000" in the second half of the episode.

Check out Amy's work here: https://www.crimsonscreams.com/

Eric and I talk about body horror, the inherent queerness of horror, and the personal origins of his novella Starving Ghosts in Every Thread. Note that there are spoilers for this novella in the second half, but I give a warning in advance.

Buy this novella: https://www.amazon.com/Starving-Ghosts-Every-Thread-LaRocca-ebook/dp/B085QNWG34