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 21, 2025 60 mins

I was thrilled that Victor LaValle was able to join me to help recommend books with jerk main characters. Be sure the check out the new paperback editions of four of his books and catch The Devil in Silver on AMC in 2026. 

Books mentioned: 

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Full episode available on Patreon

It's Fear Street Friday and this week we are heading to Camp Nightwing! I was very happy to be joined by Liz Sower from the fantastic Ghosts in the Burbs podcast. 

Synopsis: Who killed the counselor? “I could kill you!” screamed Geri Marcus. Could she? Would she? something is very wrong at Camp Nightwing, and junior counselor Holly Flynn is determined to solve the mystery before it destroys...

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October 14, 2025 73 mins

Neil McRobert is back on the pod today. This time as a published author!! We are here to talk about his fantastic novella Good Boy and the horrors of small towns. 

Books Mentioned: 

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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.  

Books Mentioned: 

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!

Books Mentioned:
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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!

 

Books Mentioned: 

Mark as Played

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

Books Mentioned: 

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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!

Books Mentioned:

Mark as Played

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? 

Books mentioned: 

Final Girl Song

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We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of ...

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July 29, 2025 72 mins

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

Books Mentioned:
Mark as Played

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

Books Mentioned:
Mark as Played
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? 

Books Mentioned:

Mark as Played

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.

 

Books Mentioned:

Mark as Played

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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