The haunt – with Michelle Paver

The haunt – with Michelle Paver

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s easy to see why haunted houses are frightening – most of us live in a house and share a terror of what might happen if some unpleasant force took up residence there alongside us. Similarly, folk horror that is...
Families in horror with Priya Sharma

Families in horror with Priya Sharma

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe best horror takes place when we are at our most vulnerable. In our house. Under our bed. The best monsters are those that we trust because they have the greatest capacity for betrayal. With that in mind, it’s no...
Body horror with Ellen Datlow

Body horror with Ellen Datlow

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSYour body is a temple – a saying that has been with us for centuries. The message: look after your body because you and it are going to be together for a long time. The body is in a symbiotic relationship with the...
Parenthood with Julia Fine

Parenthood with Julia Fine

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBeing a parent is not glamorous. It’s hard work and it often goes unappreciated – in life and in fiction.  When we do see parents represented in our fiction, we tend to see a very limited kind of representation....
Five questions with Angela Slatter

Five questions with Angela Slatter

Are mermaids having a comeback? Last year we featured Beth Cartwright on the show for Feathertide and this year we’ve already featured Aimee Ogden and her retelling of The Little Mermaid. Now we have the extraordinary Angela Slatter to weigh in on the subject!...