Staircase in the Woods - The Book with a Boss Fight at the End

Candy Cain Kills - Christmas Horror

Better late than never, I guess? We are back, uploading episodes, old and current. This time we discuss Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills from the Killer VHS series and whether at Christmas time its even appropriate to be reading such things. Spoiler alert: it is.

Buffalo Hunter Hunter - A Wonderful Piece of American Literature Literature

On this episode we discuss the New Yorker article The New Literalism Plaguing Movies and whether or not we're seeing that trend in fiction as well. Then we ooh and aah over Stephen Graham Jones's newest novel Buffalo Hunter Hunter.

Staircase in the Woods - The Book with a Boss Fight at the End

Thanks to NetGalley we received an ARC of Chuck Wendig's newest book, The Staircase in the Woods. Five friends go out into the woods to party when they find a staircase leading nowhere. One of them climbs to the top and disappears forever. Many years later the four remaining friends are reunited by the discovery of another staircase. Payton and Lance discuss the book as well as their favorite scary video games in this episode of the Grim Reader Podcast.

The Queen - Of Wasps and W.A.S.Ps.

March seems like a slow month for holiday horror, so Payton and Lance suggest some ways St. Patrick's Day can get more love. Then they discuss the book of the month: The Queen by Nick Cutter. Lance shakes his head at kids these days with their cell phones and social medias while Payton shakes his head at Nick Cutter.

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix at the Top of His Game

This month we read Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix as well as discuss "Still a superstition, witches go way back in Arkansas," and article by Tom Dillard published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.