LOTF 64: Ellen Datlow | Final Cuts Anthology

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Show Notes

As ever, it is a pleasure to host Ellen Datlow on our show. This time, she’s back to discuss her anthology Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles. As is usual of our conversations with Ellen, we talk about a lot more than that. We discuss how she was coping with the pandemic in New York City (we recorded this episode in the middle of the summer) as well as her complicated relationship with horror movies vs. horror fiction.

Other Ellen Datlow favorites

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The Devil and the Deep

Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories

Find Ellen: Website | Twitter

LOTF 63: 2020 Halloween Special | Ghost Stories

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This year for our annual Halloween Special, we thought we'd bring you a conversation about our own spookiest experiences. Lisa and Mackenzie discuss their own views on the supernatural-does it exist? Are ghosts real? Lisa tells the story of an unexplainable experience she had while camping with her friends in the Anza Borrego desert in California.

We want to remind you that we have a Patreon! We would like to give a special shoutout to our higher tier patrons Eli Ryder and Kerry Cox at the Satanic Panic level, and Bjorn Svartalfson, Jocelyn Codner, Nina Nahvi, Jason M., S. Velos at the Demon Possession level.

We offer cool rewards at every tier, including early, ad-free episodes; bonus written, audio, and video content from special guest authors; and the Patrons-Only podcast LOTF After Dark. Head on over to patreon.com/ladiesofthefright for all the gory details!

Show Notes

This year for our annual Halloween Special, we thought we’d bring you a conversation about our own spookiest experiences. Lisa and Mackenzie discuss their own views on the supernatural—does it exist? Are ghosts real? Lisa tells the story of an unexplainable experience she had while camping with her friends in the Anza Borrego desert in California. Mackenzie shares her creepy haunted house story, as well as her chilling discovery inside the house’s window seat.

In addition to sharing these inexplicable real-life experiences, we also have an exclusive message from two very special guests. Who could it be? Listen to find out! But here is a clue: their awesome new novel is OUT NOW! Purchase They’re Watching here.

We continue to be grateful for your support. On horror’s holiest holiday, please stay dark and stormy, but also healthy and safe! Happy Halloween from the Ladies of the Fright.

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LOTF 62: Alma Katsu on Writing Historical Horror

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We want to remind you that we have a Patreon! We would like to give a special shoutout to our higher tier patrons Eli Ryder and Kerry Cox at the Satanic Panic level, and Bjorn Svartalfson, Jocelyn Codner, Nina Nahvi, Jason M., S. Velos at the Demon Possession level.

We offer cool rewards at every tier, including early, ad-free episodes; bonus written, audio, and video content from special guest authors; and the Patrons-Only podcast LOTF After Dark. Head on over to patreon.com/ladiesofthefright for all the gory details!

Show Notes

We are delighted to bring you this special conversation with author Alma Katsu about her most recent historical horror novel, The Deep (2020). One of Ms. Katsu’s many specialties is writing novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements. The Hunger (2018), a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was named one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, was on numerous Best Books of the Year lists, and continues to be honored as a new classic in horror. Her first book, The Taker (2011), was named one of the top ten debut novels of 2011 by Booklist.

In this episode, we talk to Alma about her childhood years as a voracious reader and her early writing life. She also shares stories about growing up in a spooky (maybe haunted?) old home and how that sparked her infatuation with darker tales. We loved hearing about her fascinating career in intelligence as well as why she decided to follow her writing passion. We learned so much in this conversation with Alma, and we think you will, too.

Find Alma: Website | Twitter

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