This episode, Kyle and Emily take a close look at horror fiction – why we read it, how it scares us, and what our favorite horror novels are. Kyle tells us what his pick is for the scariest Stephen King book and Emily talks about the books that got her into horror in the first place.
Plus, Emily follows up on her impressions of Beautiful Darkness, Kyle's pick for A Gift For A Child You Hate from Episode 2!
Episode Breakdown:
- 0:00 – 7:00: What We're Reading
- 7:00 – 1:05:00: Horror Fiction
What Emily's Reading:
What Kyle's Reading:
Horror Fiction that We Discuss:
Short Stories / Essays:
- "Skeleton" by Ray Bradbury, from October Country (Click on "Readable PDF")
- "Supernatural Horror in Literature" by H.P. Lovecraft
- "I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison
Novels:
- Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann
- Zone 1 by Coulson Whitehead
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Hell House by Richard Matheson
- The Troop by Nick Cutter
- The Shining by Stephen King
- Pet Sematary by Stephen King
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- The Stand by Stephen King
- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
- Birdbox by Josh Malerman
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