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Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!
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Episode 171: The HWA Demonstrates a Healthy Death-Drive (Part I) (opens the original)
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has been in a constant state of disaster recently, much of it surrounding (now, former) executive director Maxwell I. Gold. In this two-parter, we go over the many recent controversies of the HWA. Buy Dead Languages merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dead-languages-podcast/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_share&utm_campaign=dead-languages-podcast&utm_content=default Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/vcWe8K7SHT
Episode 170: Afraid of THE DARK (opens the original)
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The spooky professors try out a new format this week! Raise your hand if you've been rejected by THE DARK. We read the August 2026 issue of famed horror magazine THE DARK to analyze what they publish and if it matches their submission guidelines!
Episode 169: Mental Illness in Horror (opens the original)
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All writers are mentally ill, so it makes sense that all of our characters are too! We talk about sensitive and insensitive portrayals of mental illness in horror and associated tropes. Sources https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2020.160110 https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/mental-health-and-horror-a-complicated-history/ https://thetandemcollective.com/community/blog/mentalheathandhorrorfiction https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/the-evolution-of-mental-illness-monstrosity-in-horror-films
Episode 168: History of Horror (Part II) (opens the original)
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This week, PLMbo finishes up our deep dive into the history of horror! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/NnZnyQube
Episode 167: History of Horror (Part I) (opens the original)
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Professor PLM keeps hitting her ruler against her palm as she delves into the history of horror in this massive 1 of 2 part series. Learn the foundations of the genre and discover the commonalities at the core of horror. Sources https://www.librarypoint.org/blogs/post/bh-horror-fiction/ https://horrorfilmhistory.com/horror-roots-of-the-genre/ https://www.tabula-rasa.info/DarkAges/Timeline1.html AND JOIN OUR DISCORD HERE: https://discord.gg/b8D44fFw9w
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