Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast

Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast

A bi-weekly book podcast dedicated to the deliciously disturbing world of horror fiction

Episodes

October 7, 2025 72 mins

I was joined by Hailey Piper to talk about her latest short story collection, Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, and Coming of Rage horror. This collection includes several fan favorites including, "Benny Rose, the Cannibal King" and "Unkindly Girls." Listen to our conversation about why rage accompanies coming into yourself and your powers.  

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Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper

A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper

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I was joined by the wonderful Tiffany Gonzalez (@tiffanyconlibros) to talk about what to read for Latine/Hispanic Heritage month!

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Full episode available on Patreon

Hailey Piper is visiting the House at the End of Fear Street today to talk about the Fire Game? Is this RL Stine's Crash, or is this a story about bored small town teens who are peer pressured into starting fires because a hot guy from the nearest Ohio city told them to? 

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September 16, 2025 46 mins

I was joined by author Brian McAuley to talk about his latest horror novel and horror set in the desert!

 

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This episode was originally posted November 2020 and despite it being almost 5 years old, it's still a fun listen. Will Rogers and Kristen Anderson from the Guide to the Unknown Podcast and I all read the three books in the Psycho trilogy (?) by Robert Bloch. 

You can find Will and Kristen online @gttupod

 

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September 2, 2025 66 mins

Today I am joined by librarian, author and horror lover Becky Spratford to talk about the upcoming essay collection she edited, Why I Love Horror, with essays from some incredible names in horror. We are talking about the books and media that made us into horror fans at different points in our life .

Books Mentioned: 

  • Why I Love Horror edited by Becky Spratford
  • Where the Sid...
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I was very excited to have authors Brian Keene and Christopher Golden on the show to discuss The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales from the World of the Stand, an anthology they have teamed up to edit with a stellar list of contributing authors. We talk about the legacy of the Stand, how the anthology came to be and of course, we recommend some post-apocalyptic horror books

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This was originally recorded as a Patreon exclusive episode last year, but is now available on the main feed. If you love Rachel Harrison, horror books or Mitski songs, this episode is for you!

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Full episode available on Patreon

It's Fear Street Friday on the House at the End of Fear Street. 

I was joined by Alex, you might know her as The Bookubus online, to talk about the 10th entry in the series, Ski Weekend.

Synopsis: Snowbound! “Red” Porter was a stranger they’d met on their ski weekend. But Ariel Munroe, Doug Mahr and his girlfriend Shannon Harper were grateful he was there when they set out for home on the icy ...

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What's your favorite gas station scene in horror? 

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Final Girl Song

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July 29, 2025 72 mins

our picks are mysterious and important. please enjoy each book recommendation equally

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Full episode available at https://patreon.com 

 

It's another Fear Street Friday and you know what that means!

Stoker-award winning author Emily Hughes came on the show to help me talk about the escalating shenanigans that happen in The Stepsister, a horror story about possibly being sabotaged by your new stepsister, the ninth entry in RL Stine's Fear Street series. 

 

Check out Emily's Book Horror for Weenies here!

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Author Rae Wilde is on the podcast to talk about her latest book I Can Fix Her and horror centering around toxic relationships. 

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available:

800-799-7233

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July 1, 2025 64 mins

You know what time it is! Time to talk about the horror books coming out in the second half of the year. Which book are you most looking forward to? 

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Full episode available on Patreon

 

Author Jessica McHugh is the perfect guest to help me talk through the shenanigans of Halloween Party, the 8th entry in this series. If Justine taught a class on party planning, I'm just saying, I'd be there, front row taking notes. This was so fun! Go check out the rest of the episode. 

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Today I was joined by Matt Serafini to talk about his latest novel, Feeders and the horrors of social media. We talked about our relationship to social media and the horrors therein.

 

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Full episode is available on Patreon

This is a tidbit from the latest episdoe of the House at the End of Fear Street, a patreon series going over the books in the Fear Street franchise. 

Author and bookseller Stephanie Rose joins me to talk about another wacky (but romantic??) entry into the Fear Street franchise. This one is for the Casper girlies because what do you do when there's a ghost in your bedroom? Find out when we break ...

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It’s Summer Scares time and this year author and Summer Scares spokesperson Kendare Blake and Jocelyn are here to go through this years book selections and resources!

Summer Scares Resources, including the wonderful programming guide!

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Anette joins me once again to talk about horror stories featuring a protagonist with powers.

Shownotes: https://booksinthefreezer.com

Books Mentioned: 

  • Carrie by Stephen King
  • The Gravekeeper series by Darcy Coates
  • Allison by Jeff Strand
  • Border by John Ajvde Lindqvist
  • The Power by Naomi Alderman
  • The Passage by Justin Cronin
  • If It Bleeds by Stephen King 
  • The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
  • When the Wolf Comes Home b...
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Adam from Thehauntedbookstagram is here to help me unpack the wildest Fear Street entry to date, Missing. 

When Mark and Cara's parents don't come home for a few days they begin to wonder if their parents (just a pair of normal traveling computer mainframe specialists) could be in danger.

https://patreon.com/booksinthefreezer 

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