Josh's Worst Nightmare

Josh's Worst Nightmare

Author Josh Schlossberg surveys the dark landscape of biological horror fiction. (Presented by Denver Horror Collective)

Episodes

September 29, 2024 25 mins

On episode #60 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, Josh Schlossberg, author of the new horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, answers the age-old question “Where do you get your ideas?” by going over the (spoiler-free!) inspiration of each and every damn story in the book.

 

WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN is available for purchase on September 30 through Godless.com (ebook only), Amazon (paperback and ebook), or a...

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On episode #59 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets scientific with Haldane B. Doyle, author of OUR VITREOUS WOMB, as they dissect the portrayal of biology in horror and sci-fi fiction.

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On episode #58 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets Manichaean with Daniel Braum, author of THE SERPENT’S SHADOW, as they explore nature’s darkness and light.

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On episode #57 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes quantum with Dan Henk, author/editor of THE NEVER DEAD, as they break the laws of physics in horror fiction.

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On episode #56 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes green with Rowland Bercy Jr., author of THE UNRECOVERED, as they sacrifice themselves for meat-eating vegetables.

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August 20, 2023 28 mins

On episode #55 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, Josh Schlossberg warns you about his new eco Jewish folk horror novel, CHARWOOD, published by Aggadah Try It/Madness Heart Press and out now from your local independent bookstore (order through Bookshop), Godless (ebook only), Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

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On episode #54 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg interviews a very special guest about “The State of Eco Horror,” a virtual event celebrating the launch of CHARWOOD on Sunday, August 20 @ 4 pm PT / 5 MT / 6 CT / 7 ET.

RSVP for Zoom link at Josh [at] JoshsWorstNightmare [dot] com or to go JoshsWorstNightmare.com for more info.

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On episode #53 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets hedonistic with Len M. Ruth, author of THE UNRECOVERED, as they dabble with the dark side of feeling good.
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July 3, 2023 32 mins

On episode #52 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg transforms with Candace Nola, author of BISHOP, to tear into the guts of werewolves, werebears, and more in horror fiction.

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May 26, 2023 39 mins

On episode #51 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets gnawed on by Rebecca Rowland, author of the novella ROCK OF AGES from TABLE FOR 3: A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY, as they tuck into the topic of cannibalism in horror fiction.  

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On episode #50 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets ensorcelled by Rosemary Thorne, author of EL PACTO DE LAS DOCE UVAS, as they unravel witchcraft’s fictions and facts.  

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April 13, 2023 30 mins

On episode #49 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host (organism) Josh Schlossberg and Daemon Manx, author of MANX-IETY, fall prey to horror fiction’s biological and supernatural parasites!

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January 30, 2023 24 mins

On episode #48 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets caught inside a fairy ring with Brian Asman, author of RETURN OF THE LIVING ELVES, as they dissect elves in horror fiction.

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January 16, 2023 32 mins

On episode #47 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets jabbed by Douglas Ford, author of THE INFECTION PARTY AND OTHER STORIES OF DIS-EASE, as they try to pick up the concept of immunity (both biologically and metaphorically) in horror fiction.

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November 28, 2022 32 mins

On episode #46 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg hunts for an antidote with Jeff Oliver, author of VENOMOUS WORDS, after they’re bitten and stung by poisonous organisms.

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On episode #45 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg checks out with Patrick C. Harrison III, author of GRANDPAPPY, as they succumb to the horrors (and wonders) of hospice.

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October 31, 2022 32 mins

On episode #44 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg casts a spell with Desi D, author of “If I Shall Wake,” to find the magic in biological horror.  

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On episode #43 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg takes a sick day with Sean Murphy, author of “The Blue Lady,” to administer a dose of medicine in horror fiction.

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October 4, 2022 32 mins

On episode #42 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg plays undertaker with Andrew Adams, author of SYMPOSIUM OF THE REAPER, as they eulogize different ways humans handle the recently deceased.   

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On episode #41 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, horror author, editor, and publisher Josh Schlossberg explores the conflicts and confluences of self-expression, readership, and making money in horror fiction.

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