Best Stephen Rountree Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 37: "A Fish Story" with Stephen Graham Jones 1:06:57

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Stephen Graham Jones returns for his third visit to the show! We talk about Stephen's latest double-feature book release, Killer on the Road/The Babysitter Lives, along with writing short fiction, what Stephen does when he's stuck on a project, and of course, Gene Wolfe's haunting "A Fish Story." It's also possible that the Mothman interrupted our …

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643: Jones Wants Aspinall at the White House! 1:45:36

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss how they spent their 4th of July weekend before diving into the biggest news in combat sports including Trump announcing a UFC card for the White House lawn next year, Jon Jones and Andrew Tate offering to fight on it, Arman Tsarukyan in Twitter beefs with Dan Hooker and Ilia Topuria, Paddy Pimblett training …

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642: Who Can Beat Topuria?! 1:38:04

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder talk all the action from an incredible weekend of fights including Ilia Topuria's superstar making KO of Charles Olivera, his faceoff with Paddy Pimblett, DDP claiming that Paddy and Justin Gaethje will be the co-main event of UFC 319, Pantoja extending his title defense streak to four and making the top five P4P lis…

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Episode 36: Splatterhouse with Valkyrie Loughcrewe 54:14

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Valkyrie Loughcrewe, one of horror's most exciting rising voices, joins us this week to talk about their new books Decrepit Ritual and Puppet's Banquet, and to dig into Splatterhouse, an '80s arcade game with a surprising amount of lore attached. Plus, we talk about tarot, music, gore, and much more! SHOW NOTES: - Find Val on Instagram! - Check out…

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641 : UFC 317 Preview/Jon Jones Retires 1:29:14

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder preview the biggest fights at UFC 317 inclusing Ilia Topuria vs Charles Olivera, Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara France and more plus Tom Aspinall is the new undisputed UFC champion following Jon Jones retirement, Jones' latest run in with the law, all the action from UFC Baku, the boys wild time getting out of the reg…

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Episode 35: Suspiria (2018) with Valentina Rojas 1:07:41

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This week, Valentina Rojas joins the show to talk about her amazing debut novella, A Feast of Putrid Delights! We talk about how the book came together, co-working on Twitch, co-editing a short story anthology, and more, before diving in to this week's story, Luca Guadagnino's 2018 re-imagining of Suspiria! SHOW NOTES: - Find Valentina on Instagram…

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640: Who's Getting Blasted In Baku? 1:41:38

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the action from UFC Atlanta including Kamaru Usman cementing his status as a challenger again, Rodolfo Bellato getting a very questionable no contest against Paul Craig, Malcolm Wellmaker's impressive KO win and more before previewing UFC Baku including Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree, Rafael Fiziev vs Ig…

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Episode 34: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with Josh Rountree 1:01:06

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This week, Texas-based author Josh Rountree joins the show! We talk about his new book, The Unkillable Frank Lightning, and we take on the most famous Texas horror movie of all time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Josh's website! - Check out Matthew's original short story on Ko-fi, with all proceeds going to the Transgender Law…

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639: Merab Mauls O'Malley 1:16:36

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights at UFC 316 incluidng Merab defending his belt for the second time with a dominant finish over Sean O'Malley, Kayla Harrison becoming a UFC champion and immediately getting a super fight with Amanda Nunes, Patchy Mix missing the mark in his promotional debut and what's next for Mario Bau…

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Episode 33: Nightmare Ned with Sam Rebelein 59:55

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This week, The Scares That Shaped Us takes on video games for the very first time. Sam Rebelein, celebrated author of Edenville, stops by to talk about his latest book, The Poorly Made and Other Things, and to dive into a somewhat forgotten piece of 1990s PC weirdness, Nightmare Ned! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Sam's website! - Check out Matthew's origin…

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638: UFC 316 Preview & Predictions ft. Joe Pyfer 1:36:32

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss the fights and lack there of at UFC Vegas 107 including Maycee Barber not making the walk moments before her main event, Dustin Jacoby with a no doubter KO and more before diving into the biggest news in combat sports including all the story lines surrounding UFC 316 this weekend, how Merab and Sean are prepa…

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Episode 32: "The Masks" with Gwendolyn Kiste 54:38

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Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste, author of Reluctant Immortals and The Haunting of Velkwood, joins the show this week! We talk about how The Haunting of Velkwood took shape, classic horror movies, and of course, an episode of The Twilight Zone called "The Masks"! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Gwendolyn's website! - Check out Matthew's orig…

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637: Rico Verhoeven, Merab Dvalishvili and Khalil Rountree 2:00:52

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest news in combat sports including Merab comitting to his UFC 316 title fight despite another gruesome injury, Jon Anik claiming that Belal vs Shavkat is up next, Nate Diaz getting kicked off his reality show with Jon Jones and more before talking to some incredible guests, Khalil Rountree joins …

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Episode 31: From Dusk Till Dawn with Michael David Wilson 1:11:55

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Michael David Wilson, founder of This Is Horror, stops by the show to talk about his new novel Daddy's Boy, and we take a deep dive into Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's horror Western, From Dusk Till Dawn! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Michael's website for info on Daddy's Boy, and be sure to visit This Is Horror! - Follow the show on BlueSky and …

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636: Jared Gordon & Paul Craig 1:52:53

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the action from UFC Vegas 106 including Michael Morales charging up the rankings with his 1st round KO of Gilbert Burns, Paul Craig's co-main event falling out minutes before their walk to the cage and more plus Ilia vs Olivera getting booked for International Fight Week, Patchy Mix stepping in for Chito …

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Episode 30: The Cell with Caitlin Starling 56:39

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Caitlin Starling, author of The Luminous Dead and The Death of Jane Lawrence, stops by the show this week to talk about her amazing new horror-fantasy novel, The Starving Saints! We talk about how Caitlin wrote the book, how she blended genres, and of course, we take a deep dive into The Cell! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Caitlin's website, and be sure to…

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635: UFC 315 Review 1:49:54

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the action from UFC 315 including Jack Della Maddalena becoming welter weight champion following his gritty win over Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko needing to find a new ruby spot following another title deffense, Jose Aldo leaving his gloves in the cage for the second time and more plus all the big…

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Believe You Me Live ft. Oban Elliott & Azamat Bekoev 2:02:20

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Oban Elliott & Azamat Bekoev join BYM live! Follow the guests on Twitter:https://x.com/obanelliottufchttps://x.com/AzamatBekoev Follow the show on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BYMPod⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3drq6ps⁠⁠ Follow the hosts on social: Michael Bisping Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bisping⁠⁠ Michael Bisping …

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Episode 29: Night Shift with Christopher Golden 1:02:56

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Christopher Golden stops by the show this week to talk about his new novel, The Night Birds, and to dive into our first Stephen King title. Gather your corn children and your giant rats, we're talking about 1978's Night Shift! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Chris's website for links to everything he's got going on, and be sure to pick up The Night Birds! - …

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634: Cory Sandhagen, Eddie Hall, Reinier de Ridder & Sam Alvey 2:05:03

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights from UFC Des Moines including an interview with Cory Sandhagen about his huge win against Deiveson Figueiredo, voluntering to backup UFC 316, how he has changed as a fighter since working with Trevor Whittman and more, and Reinier de Ridder on his star making win over Bo Nickal, his cal…

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Episode 28: The Great and Secret Show with Todd Keisling 1:05:58

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Todd Keisling, author of Devil's Creek and Scanlines, joins the show this week to talk about his new novel, The Sundowner's Dance, and to take on our third Clive Barker story! This time we're talking a complete novel as Todd and Matthew dig into the dark strangeness of The Great and Secret Show! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Todd's website for links to eve…

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633: Reviews, Previews and Gorillas 2:00:36

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the action from UFC Kansas City including Ian Garry getting a win off a dominant performance and still almost getting stopped by Carlos Prates, Garry turning around to be the backup in two weeks at UFC 315, Anthony Smith's emotional retirement, Randy Brown with a KO of the year contender and more plus Dus…

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Episode 27: Faces of Death with Joshua Chaplinsky 58:50

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Joshua Chaplinsky joins the show this week to talk about his latest book, Letters to the Purple Satin Killer, writing a different kind of serial killer story, his horror journey, and the infamous Faces of Death! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Joshua's website for links to everything he's got going on, and go pick up Letters to the Purple Satin Killer! - Fol…

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632: Conspiracy Corner With Ninjas Are Butterflies 1:51:12

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights coming up at UFC Kansas City including Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates, Anthony Smith's retirement fight and more, recent reports that DDP is injured and talks of Khamzat Chimaev vs Caio Borralho, Israel Adesanya training with David Goggins for a Sean Strickland rematch, Tom Aspinall…

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Episode 26: Swan Song with Chuck Wendig 1:05:16

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Chuck Wendig, author of horror hits like The Book of Accidents and Black River Orchard, stops by the show this week! We talk about his latest novel, The Staircase in the Woods, and dive deep into the apocalypse of Robert McCammon's epic genre classic, Swan Song! Can stories about nuclear devastation actually be comforting? We're gonna find out! SHO…

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631: Volk Makes History / UFC 314 Review 1:58:15

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights and storylines from UFC 314! Wolk Makes history, whats next for Paddy Pimblett, Bryce Mitchell meets God, and so much more! Brunt Workwear - Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code BELIEVE at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/BELIEVE STOPBOX - Get firearm security redesigned and save withBOGO the St…

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Episode 25: Poltergeist with Ronald Malfi 59:03

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It's our 25th episode and we're taking on one of the most influential horror movies ever, Poltergeist. Ronald Malfi joins the show to talk about the film's influence on his work, his new novel Senseless, and more! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Ronald's website for links to everything he's got going on! - Follow the show on BlueSky and Facebook! - Want to a…

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630: UFC 314 Preview And Predictions 1:54:28

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the biggest fights and storylines from UFC 314 including Alexander Volkanovski looking to turn back the new guard one more time in a bout with Diego Lopes, Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett both looking to establish themselves in the title picture at 155, Bryce Mitchell and Jean Silva in a battle of goo…

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Episode 24: Event Horizon with L.P. Hernandez 1:00:46

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The author of In The Valley of the Headless Men and No Gods Only Chaos L.P. Hernandez stopped by the show this week to talk about his writing, his new publishing venture Sobelo Books, and the sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon! We talk about the movie's gore, visual effects, cosmic horror, and how the ideas at the core of this film changed L.P.'s…

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629: Rampage Jackson 2:00:55

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all of the biggest fights at UFC Mexico City including Brandon Moreno making his case for a title shot at 125, Joe Pyfer missing out on his fight with Kelvin Gastellum and his message to Mexico, Manuel Torres highlight reel knockout of Drew Dober and more then Rampage joins the show to discuss fighting in Pri…

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Episode 23: "The Burr Woman" with Nat Cassidy 1:15:31

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When The Wolf Comes Home author Nat Cassidy stops by the show this week to talk about his new book, monsters, the genius of Terminator 2, and a very creepy story from his childhood called "The Burr Woman." It's a good time, including some fun (and not so fun) stories from our childhood. SHOW NOTES: - Head to Nat's website for more on his books and …

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628: Brady Batters Leon Ft. Sean Brady & Kevin Holland 2:06:57

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss the biggest fights at UFC Vegas 104 before diving into the biggest news in MMA including some shocking bookings for UFC Iowa including Bo Nickal, Reinier de Ridder and Jeremy Stephens, Nate Diaz claiming the reason he's not in the UFC is lack of star power and not because he got beat by Jake Paul, Conor McGre…

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Episode 22: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with Erika T. Wurth 1:15:13

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Erika T. Wurth joins the show this week to talk about her amazing new novel The Haunting of Room 904 and Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark! We talk about ghost stories, haunted objects, horror in academia, writing process, and much more. It's a good time! SHOW NOTES: - Head to Erika's website for more on her books and everything she's got going on!…

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627: St. Patrick Special Ft. Alexander Volkanovski and Oban Elliott 2:14:56

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss the biggest fights at UFC Vegas 104 before diving into the biggest news in MMA including some shocking bookings for UFC Iowa including Bo Nickal, Reinier de Ridder and Jeremy Stephens, Nate Diaz claiming the reason he's not in the UFC is lack of star power and not because he got beat by Jake Paul, Conor McGre…

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Episode 21: Near Dark with Stephen Graham Jones 56:32

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Stephen Graham Jones makes his triumphant return to the show this week to talk about his amazing new novel, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, and Kathryn Bigelow's vampire classic, Near Dark. We discuss how Stephen crafted his own approach to vampires, how Near Dark holds up, what the vampire means in a contemporary fiction context, and much more. SHOW NO…

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626: Where Was The Chama?! UFC 313 Recap 1:47:11

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Episode 20: "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" with Cynthia Pelayo 1:00:19

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Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo joins the show this week to talk about her latest book, fairy tales, true crime, and Joyce Carol Oates' legendary short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" It's one of the most formative horror (yes, it's horror) stories of the 20th century, and we get deep into its meaning and power. En…

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625: Ft. Belal Muhammad, Chase Hooper & Terrance McKinney 2:25:11

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Episode 19: The Gate with Max Booth III 1:10:23

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Ghoulish Books founder, author, and Ghoulish Book Festival host Max Booth stops by the show this week to talk about their books, editing a new trans horror anthology, writing about bones, and much more as we tackle a classic of 1980s kid horror, The Gate! SHOW NOTES: - Head to the Ghoulish Books website for info on everything Max has going on, incl…

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624: Till, Cejudo, Błachowicz & Brady 2:12:27

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Episode 18: "Sweets to the Sweet" with Johnny Compton 1:14:24

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Johnny Compton, the author of novels like The Spite House and Devils Kill Devils, joins us for our first-ever dive into the wicked imagination of Robert Bloch! We talk about Johnny's books, vampire lore, horror for kids, and of course Bloch's legendary short story "Sweets to the Sweet." SHOW NOTES: - Visit Johnny's website for links to everything h…

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623: Dan Hooker, Jared Cannonier & Youssef Zalal 2:19:31

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Episode 17: Wes Craven's New Nightmare with Adam Cesare 1:25:42

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The author of Clown in a Cornfield and Influencer, Adam Cesare, joins the show this week for our first-ever Wes Craven episode! We talk about Adam's books, writing for young readers, watching your creations come to life on film, and more as we dig into New Nightmare! SHOW NOTES: - Visit Adam's website for places to buy his books, links to social me…

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622: UFC 312 Recap Ft. Dominick Cruz 1:48:48

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Episode 16: "Mirror, Mirror" with Virginia Feito 57:19

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Virginia Feito joins the show to kick off our February and promote her new novel, the much buzzed-about Victorian Psycho. We talk about the origins of the book, its inevitable comparisons, adapting the book to film, and Virginia's chosen story, the Amazing Stories episode "Mirror, Mirror," directed by Martin Scorsese. Mirrors: They're Scary! SHOW N…

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621: UFC 312 Preview: Strickland Takes The Title? 1:39:10

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Episode 15: Junji Ito's Tomie with Kailee Pedersen 56:17

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Kailee Pedersen, author of one of the best horror debuts I've ever read, joins the show this week to talk about her incredible book, Sacrificial Animals, and her love of Junji Ito's early horror manga classic Tomie! Plus, Matthew recommends Horror in the High Desert and The Lady and Her Monsters! SHOW NOTES: - Sacrificial Animals is available now, …

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620: Adesanya Under Pressure! BKFC Review 1:24:18

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Episode 14: "In The Hills, The Cities" with Zac Thompson 1:05:09

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Comics writer Zac Thompson joins us this week for our second consecutive episode devoted to the work of Clive Barker! We talk about Zac's comics, particularly his current eco-horror series Into the Unbeing, and tackle Barker's "In The Hills, The Cities," the impact of The Books of Blood, climate change, writing through the darkness, and much more. …

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619: UFC 311 Wrap Up Show Ft. Eric Nicksick & Brad Peyton 2:28:55

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