After the end – with Cassandra Khaw

After the end – with Cassandra Khaw

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHorror works best when it’s relatable. The best protagonists in a horror story are those that are just like us: they’re sensible, trying to scrape by, possibly raise families, and make the most of life. We empathise...
Five questions with Susan Dennard

Five questions with Susan Dennard

YA books are my comfort reads. And I mean no disrespect with this *at all* – I’m so sick of people looking down on those who read or write YA as though it were somehow lesser. So why are they my comfort reads? I just freaking love teen drama, romance, and angst....
Exploring Xianxia – with Mia Tsai

Exploring Xianxia – with Mia Tsai

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIf you haven’t stumbled across one of the many popular xianxia dramas on your favourite streaming service, we might have to ask if you’ve been living under a rock. Shows like The Untamed have become...
Five questions with Jess Hyslop

Five questions with Jess Hyslop

Ever since I read ‘How to Love a Necromancer’ (read here) years ago I have been obsessed with Jess Hyslop’s short fiction. And now we have an awesome novella to read! Do yourself a favour and get a copy of Miasma now! What does the term ‘new...
Loving monsters – with Roshani Chokshi

Loving monsters – with Roshani Chokshi

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe all know that the original versions of fairy tales are so much darker than the sanitised ones that got handed down to us by the moralistic Victorians. Some authors choose to create a story in a fairytale setting...