Scream Kings

Nathaniel is back with another minisode! He covers a new novel (available from our friends at Whisper House Press) by Andrew J. Pixton. Spoiler: it's fantastic.

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NJ is back with another minisode, this time interviewing horror author, podcaster (on Horror Humor Hunger) and epidemiologist Viggy Parr Hampton! They cover current events, Viggy's books and upcoming movie, real-life medical horrors, and more!

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And now, for something different... NJ interviews her friend, fantasy author and medical instructor Eric V. Swearingen, digging into interests in both his genre as well as horror. This episode reached full episode length, so this is a not-so-mini minisode!

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N.J. Gallegos is back for another minisode, this time covering one of the juggernaut successes of the year, Obsession.

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NJ Gallegos's short review of 2025's animal attack horror film Primate.

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Hey, grave-robbing Egyptologists! It's time to DIG into Lee Cronin's The Mummy, a much-maligned horror movie (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) that we think is pretty scary and great all-around.

Then, Nathaniel discusses the origins of mummies in horror literature and Max talks about Egyptian mythological beliefs around death and the afterlife!

If you're interested in getting your hands on Nathaniel's upcoming novel Dark Art, it currently can be purchased here, currently only as a Kindle preorder, but on the release date of 10/1 you'll be able to get it in a variety of methods. And while we're thinking about it, check out NJ's excellent books here. Support indie horror authors!

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Intro/Outro music: "Lurking Evil" by Darren Curtis

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As a medical doctor, NJ Gallegos has some thoughts about what drives her nuts when it comes to depictions of things related to medicine in horror and media at large. Here's just a smattering. A bitch session, if you will.

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Keith Rosson, author of such brilliant and terrifying horror novels such as Fever House, The Devil By Name, Smoke City, and Coffin Moon, joins Nathaniel to talk about his newest novel, Crone! It's a hell of a book, with a terrifying take on witches, body horror-inducing drug addiction, a motorcycle gang out for vengeance, and a man looking for his long-missing daughter.

Plus Keith shares his horror origin story and gives some killer recommendations of other great work to check out! Check out all his work and get your hands on a copy of all his books by visiting www.keithrosson.com

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In this minisode, Nathaniel reviews the CBS/Paramount+ series Evil.

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Max and Nathaniel are joined by the delightful, insightful, and hilarious Grady Hendrix. First we cover his newest book, a novella called The Rednexorcist! Then we dig into his very informative podcast, Super Scary Haunted Homeschool (that y'all NEED to be listening to). Finally, we switch gears and talk about The Amityville Horror, from the DeFeo murders, the Lutz "haunting", and the 1974 film. And by "talk about" the film, we mean mostly tear it apart. It's not great. But it's fun to talk about!

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In our third mini-episode (originally available in our now-defunct Patreon feed), NJ talks about her favorite horror reads in 2025! Open up your Goodreads, because there's some killer recommendations coming your way!

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With "daddy" Nathaniel (don't ask him, he doesn't get it either) off at grad school residency, Max and NJ party! They cover the documentary Haunters: The Art of the Scare, which covers haunt attractions, especially some home haunts that go to some troubling extremes (notably the McKamey Manor). Finally, there's a philosophical discussion about consent and how it relates to kink, cannibalism, and euthanasia.

Other important highlights: "rutabaga" as a safe word, saying "Spook Alley" as many times as possible, NJ as a sweatpants dominatrix, Consent Cookies, favorite Halloween costumes.

TW: There is some detailed discussion of a true crime instance of cannibalism

Let us know if Nathaniel should make Max go through a haunt attraction with a mic attached to him this October!

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Another minisode being ported from Patreon to our main feed! This week's minisode features NJ talking about the best horror movies she watched in 2025.

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A new feature in the stream--minisodes! Going forward, on weeks without a regular episode, we'll be having minisodes, which will typically be one host covering a single topic in 5-20 minutes. This time, Nathaniel talks about the best horror books he read in 2025!

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After a brief tech issue-related hiatus (curse you Pazuzu!), Nathaniel and NJ are face-to-face at StokerCon 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA, the Horror Writers Association yearly conference! After lamenting that Max not completing the trio, they share their experiences at the con, from killer panels, to hanging out with amazing horror creators, to visiting the Monroeville Mall (where Dawn of the Dead was filmed)!

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We're joined again by Angela Sylvaine to talk about her new book, Cold Snap, which is a sequel to her excellent Frost Bite! Then we take a bite out of another sequel, Critters 2! Let's just say that Cold Snap is DEFINITELY the better horror sequel.

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Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis

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Get your ginger wigs and smeared lipstick ready, because we're talking about one of the best horror movies of 2025: Weapons!

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NJ and Nathaniel are joined by Steve Capone, editor and owner of Whisper House Press, to talk about what Whisper House is publishing, most notably the Dread Mondays anthology, a workplace horror collection that features a story written collaboratively by NJ and Nathaniel! Then, they all dig into a relatively unknown gem of workplace horror film, The Mill (2023), a Hulu-exclusive where a man is put into a prison to push a grist mill around to help him... be a better employee at the tech giant he works for.

Check out Whisper House Press at https://whisperhousepress.com/ or any of their publications online or wherever fine books are sold (we recommend trying to buy through an indie bookstore)!

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Our trio of ghoulish hosts dig into the 1990s alien abduction film Fire and the Sky as well as the story it was based on. So, dear audience: do you believe?

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NJ and Nathaniel are joined by Stoker award-winning author Alma Katsu to talk about her newest book of horror and corporate chaos, Fiend! Then the discussion turns to Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher series. Check it out now!

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