Author Joe Hill is on the show this week to talk about his latest book King Sorrow and whether a horror story is only as good as its villains. 

Books mentioned: 

• King Sorrow by Joe Hill
• The Fireman by Joe Hill
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
• The Secret History by Donna Tart 
• Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez 
• The Passage by Justin Cronin
• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
• The Gunslinger by Stephen King
• Fright or Flight: 17 Turbulent Tales edited by Bev Vincent and Stephen King
• Double Feature by Owen King
• The Trap  by Tabitha King
• Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet
• Rovers by Richard Lange
• 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 
• Locke and Key: The Golden Age by Joe HIll
• Sea Dogs by Joe Hill 
• Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brien
• The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Let the Right One In by John Ajvde Lindqvist

Chilling Obsession: Dangerous Animals (2025) & Coffin Moon by Kieth Rosson

Final Girl Song: Blue Moon by Richard Rogers

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