paultremblay

Paul and I talk about engaging in metafiction, keeping ambiguity fresh in storytelling, and approaching the paranormal with both openness and skepticism. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion of his story "Ice Cold Lemonade 25¢ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person." I provide a warning in advance, and the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Learn more about Paul here: https://www.paultremblay.net/ 

Last spring, I read a Tweet from author Paul Tremblay apologizing for his upcoming horror novel, Survivor Song. When he had turned in his final edits for the book months before, he could not have known how prescient it would seem, especially to his friends in the New England horror writing community. Survivor Song is set in Boston in the opening stages of an epidemic. A virus is spreading, hospitals are overwhelmed, the government is providing an inadequate response. I won’t go into too much detail here since I read the Tweet into the record later, but he even mentioned a lack of PPE. That is where we begin the conversation, which also covers the reissues of his early comic noir novels about a narcoleptic private investigator, The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland.  

His new novel Survivor Song is out in paperback in July, and The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland are out now wherever you get good books. His website is www.paultremblay.net, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @paulgtramblay

In our latest episode, the AHH! Crew hops around America’s Hometown for a few pops at our favorite local haunts while passing by some of Plymouth’s most famous haunted places. If you’ve never been to Plymouth, or if you’re a frequent visitor, we’ll give you a few places to imbibe around town and a few creepy places to check out in between! Some of these creepy locales include Brown’s Bank, The Spooner House, Spooner Alley, Burial Hill Cemetery, The John Carver Inn & Cordage Park (26:19).

We also talk about HBO’s The Outsider (05:24) and Mike gives some book recommendations for our listeners, including a new collection of HP Lovecraft stories, John Dies at the End, Alma Katsu’s The Hunger, Paul Tremblay’s Cabin at the End of the World & Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country (08:50).

We also get our very first edition of Kat’s Creep of the Week! (17:04)