Weird Reads
Discussions with horror authors about books, book series, movies, and favorite genre books.
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Weird Reads
Discussions with horror authors about books, book series, movies, and favorite genre books.
Recent Episodes
Jan. 5, 2026
072 - Jack Finn and Wolves of Kalinin (Werewolf Horror)
Please rate and review Weird Reads wherever you get your podcasts Jack Finn talks about werewolves, writing historical fiction, Russian fiction, creating your own universe, vampires, atmospheric rivers, managing a large cast, his time in the military...
Jan. 4, 2026
070 - Joshua Ginsberg on Tales From The Dusty Tiger
Joshua Ginsberg is a writer of hauntings, ghost stories, and histories of Florida. We discuss those a little in this episode, but focus on his collection of short stories, Tales From The Dusty Tiger. This episode was nearly l...
Jan. 3, 2026
070 - Year End Review + Top 10 Reads of 2025
Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts! I observe what 2025 was like for the Weird Reads podcast. Spoiler: I'd say it's the best year yet! I also go through my top ten reads of 2025. It was a great year of growth. What's next? Listen and find out!...
Dec. 22, 2025
069 - Glenn Rolfe on Unusual Occurrences
Rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify really helps the podcast grow! Weird Reads welcomes horror author Glenn Rolfe! We discuss Leisure paperbacks of the 90s, working with Don D'Auria, addiction, how COVID nea...
Dec. 8, 2025
068 - Nicholas Kaufmann on Short Stories & Monuments in Darkness
I welcome back Nicholas Kaufmann, and we discuss writing short stories, weird fiction, why we enjoy ambiguous endings, weird science, the podcast Spooky Science Lab he hosts with fellow author David Wellington, and his new co...
Nov. 24, 2025
067 - Amanda Headlee on This Is How a Villain Is Made
Please rate and review Weird Reads on Apple Podcasts or rate on Spotify! Amanda Headlee and I had such a fun conversation. We discussed space horror, cosmic horror, Todd Keisling, literary horror, Amanda's horror origin story, creating your own...