Virat Pal is the mastermind behind numerous short films, including the "Dreamgirl" entry of the recent hit V/H/S Beyond! He and I have insanely similar tastes when it comes to horror, and being of an age with each other, we clicked on every level. Can't wait to have him back on, but more than that, can't wait for his next project! ----- viratpal.com Check out Virat's YouTube channel @viratpal Watch Virat's short film "The Bells": https://youtu.be/rjAebQmHGJI?si=EAA1IPEdRwCjOdr0 Follow Virat on X: @viratpal ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram/Threads: @nickbotic

Jake Mattera is an incredibly talented standup comic and 1/3rd of the Lil' Stinkers podcast (once again, the funniest podcast out right now, full stop). We have what starts as a bizarrely introspective conversation I don't think either of us were expecting, and then we just have fun. I was fortunate enough to meet Jake in Chicago earlier this year, and he couldn't have been kinder. ----- Check out Jake's special "A Soft One": https://youtu.be/_0pg26wMXp0?si=9U2h6PT1MZvJ1KjL Follow Jake on Twitter & Instagram: @JakeMattera ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

I don't know what I did for the Old Gods to grant me the good fortune of getting these three fine gentleman together for a special Halloween discussion on candy, Lovecraft adaptations, horror villains, and more, but lo and behold, here we are.Laird, John, and Matt are titans of modern horror fiction, and each of them has contributed to my own writing in more ways than they'll ever know. It's safe to say I was extremely nervous the whole time. Haha. ----- johnpaullangan.wordpress.com Follow John on X: @MrGaunt Follow John Langan on Instagram: @JohnLanganWriter -----matthewmbartlett.com Follow Matt on X: @MattMBartlett Follow Matt on Instagram: @Matthew_M_Bartlett ----- lairdbarron.wordpress.com Follow Laird on X: @LairdBarron

Mike is the host of the best damn podcast in the game (mine included), The Lovecraft Ezine Podcast, as well as the editor and/or publisher for a number of cosmic horror and Lovecraft-centric books from a variety of well-known authors. He's also a very interesting dude with a vast knowledge of the Weird, and he was kind enough to sit down with me for a great conversation on the genre we love! ---- Lovecraftezine.com Patreon.com/LovecraftEzine Check out the Lovecraft Ezine Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram @nickbotic

John was one of the first peple I spoke to when I began making acquaintance with authors I look up to, and it's a damn shame it took me so long to get him on the show. John is the unbelievably talented author of the modern classic novel "The Fisherman" as well as numerous award-winning collections, including (but not limited to) "Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters", "The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other onstrous Geographies", and his most recent release, "Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies".In addition to being an incredible author, he's also a hilarious fellow, and he has the unique distinction of having written the over blurb for my own book! ----Follow John on X: @MrGauntFollow John on instagram: @JohnLanganWriterFor more: johnpaullangan.wordpress.com-----nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram/YouTube @nickbotic

Brandon Trenz is a writer with the unique distinction of being the writing partner of the enigmatic Thomas Ligotti. Brandon and I talk about his work with Ligotti, his own writing pursuits, the horror genre, and more! He was a wonderul guest to have on the show, and a very interesting man with a breadth of knowledge on this creative endeavor we've all embarked upon.You can buy the works of Brandon and Ligotti at ChiropteraPress.com ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Troy Young is the author of a staggering amount of books, including the wildly popular and successful "Other" series, which recently released its most current installment. Troy and I talk Lovecraft, writing, movies, and a whole bunch of other stuff. He's an awesome dude, and you should absolutely read the Other books.----- troyyoungauthor.com Buy Troy's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07QGKW4WH Follow Troy on X: @floridanovel Follow Troy on Instagram: @troyyoung1971 ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Mike Rainey drops back into This Weird House, fresh off the release of his second book, his debut novel "Delco Dirtball", the funniest book you will read this year (seriously, it's unbelievably hilarious). Mike is one of the best dudes I have the pleasure of knowing, and talking writing with him was as insightful as it was funny.-----Buy Delco Dirtball: OnPercs.comFollow Mike on X/Instagram @MikeRainey82-----nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

I can't overstate how excited I was to talk to this week's guest. He's the king, the champion, the shadow-draped deity of online horror art. He's also an astonishingly humble dude, a lover of great horror, and an absolute delight to talk to. He is Trevor Henderson. ----- Follow Trevor on Twitter (X): @slimyswampghostFollow Trevor on Instagram: @TrevorHenderson-----nickbotic.comFacebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Gemma Files is the award-winning author of numerous releases, including the incredible "Experimental Film", and the recent collections - both of which took home Stoker Awards - "In That Endlessness, Our End" and "Blood from the Air". She is also a film critic of no small renown, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of horror films going back decades. More than all of that, she is a wonderful conversationalist! -----FOLLOW GEMMA ON X: @GemmaFiles -----nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

This week we (I, me, I don’t why I say ‘we’ like this operation is bigger than one dickhead in a basement) have as our (MY) guest a bonafide legend in the annals of internet horror history. He is the granddaddy of creepypastas, the progenitor of an entire subculture of horror fiction, the great, the interesting, the genuinely lovable Ted Hegemann, otherwise knows as Ted the Caver. We talk about the story, the impact, the movie, and the man behind it all. Also I don’t want to brag, but I’m fairly certain I’m the only person on the internet with even one interview with Ted, and here I am hitting you with a round 2. I wish I knew how I bamboozled this man into letting me be his sole interviewer. ———Ted has no links to promote because he’s just a normal, cool dude and not at all concerned with driving traffic to his website and socials. We should all be a little more like Ted. And with that being said… ———NICKBOTIC.COMFacebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Andrew Najberg is the incredibly talented author of the novel Gollitok (which it also a part of the 2024 Indie Brawl!) and the peotry collection The Goats Have Taken Over the Barracks, and he's got a whole list of forthcoming horror works coming out in the next couple years through a variety of publishers. He's also a very cool dude who is a great hang, a wealth of knowledge of writing, and someone I won't be mad about making it further in the Brawl than I do. ----- For more from Andrew: andrewnajberg.com Follow Andrew on X/Instagram: @AndrewNajberg ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

I talk to the homie, the king, the gawd of internet horror narration, Mr. Creepypasta his goshdarn self. MCP has been a friend to the horror community and to me personally for years, and we finally got to sit down and talk. Rest assured, there will be another episode with MCP soon.----- FOLLOW MCP ON TWiTTER/INSTAGRAM/YOUTUBE: @MrCreepyPasta ----- NICKBOTIC.COM FACEBOOK/TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @nickbotic

Todd Keisling is an unstoppable force in the horror genre with a number of awards and nominations under his belt. His most recent release, "Cold, Black, & Infinite" - perhaps the best horror collection I've ever read -- was nominated for a Stoker Award in a category stacked with immensely talented folks. We talk horror, movies, cults, and more! toddkeisling.com Follow Todd on Instagram: @toddkeisling Follow Todd on Twitter: @todd_keisling ----- nickbotic.com FACEBOOK/TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @nickbotic

I'm joined by perhaps the manliest son of a gun I've ever had the pleasure of speaking to, a man who is at once a comedian, an actor, an artist, a wrestler, a Philly dirtbag, and a medieval seige weaponry engineering enthusiast, Mr. Ryan Shaner. Ryan is the second of many Philly comics that will be on the show, and he deserves every bit of attention he gets from this podcast, which I can almost...ALMOST guarantee will be none at all. ----- Follow Ryan on Twitter: @_Shaner_Comedy_ Follow Ryan on IG: @shanercobbedy --- nickbotic.com Facebook/Twitter/IG: @nickbotic

Matt Cardin (To Rouse Leviathan) and Jon Padgett (The Secret to Ventriloquism) are two of the leading forces in Weird fiction, and each have a close connection to arguably the greatest and most undersung scribe of horror fiction, Thomas Ligotti. Together, Jon and Matt possess untold amounts of knowledge on writing, horror, philosophy, and creepy ass puppets. jonpadgett.net Follow Jon on Instagram: @doctorlocrian mattcardin.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @TheMattCardin ---- nickbotic.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @nickbotic

Brian Evenson is the author of numerous novels and short story collections, including Last Days, A Collapse of Horses, Song for the Unraveling of the World, Windeye, and many more. He’s also a super interesting guy, incredibly friendly, and beyond knowledgeable on the craft of writing. brianevenson.com Follow Brian on Twitter/X: Follow Brian on Instagram: —— nickbotic.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @nickbotic

Simon Strantzas is the immensely talented author of five shrot story collections (including one of my personal favorites, Burnt Black Suns), and the Shirley Jackson Award-winning editor of three Weird Fiction anthologies. He's also a big fan of Gaiman's Sandman, so that automatically elevates he and I to best friend status. ----- Follow Simon on Twitter and Instagram: @Strantzas ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @nickbotic

I was fortunate enough to sit down with the cast of 2016's "Blair Witch" - Friend of the show Brandon Scott (Peter), the wealth of entertainment that is Wes Robinson (Lane), and the effortlessly charming James Allen McCune (James). They have so much insight into the making of a sequel to a beloved horror property, and the pressure that comes with it. I don't have much to say about it. Just watch. These guys are awesome. ----- Follow Brandon on Instagram: @BrandonOScott Follow Wes on Instagram: @Wes.Robinson Follow James on Instagram: @JAllenMC ----- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Ramsey Campbell is one of the most celebrated authors in the history of horror fiction. With over thirty novels and hundreds of short stories and novellas, Ramsey is a pioneer of cosmic horror and a treasure trove of testimony on the evolution of horror literature over the past sixty years. He's also a hilarious individual.---Get Ramsey's new nonfiction book "Six Stooges and Counting" here: https://a.co/d/eC63Z3PFollow Ramsey on Twitter: Twitter.com/ramseycampbell1---nickbotic.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @nickbotic

Brandon Scott is an actor who has appeared in a wide range of high-profile projects, from TV shows including Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us, 13 Reasons Why, Channel Zero, Dead To Me, and most recently the new HBO series Girls on the Bus, to films such as Blair Witch, Dead For A Dollar, and Bad Match. He has also done extensive voice work in animated films such as Wreck-It Ralph and in numerous video games including The Last of Us, Uncharted 4, and various entries in the Battlefield franchise. But more than anything, he's just an awesome guy.For more Brandon Scott:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Scott_(actor)IMdB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1792900/Follow Brandon on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brandonoscottFollow Brandon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonoscott/---nickbotic.comFacebook/Twitter/Instagram: @nickbotic

Laird is the author of numerous horror books, including The Imago Sequence, The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All, and The Croning, as well as the hardboiled detective series focused on the character Isaiah Coleridge. He also might be so interesting a man that the Dos Equis guy cowers away in shame. See more at lairdbarron.wordpress.com Follow Laird on Twitter/X: @lairdbarron Follow Laird on Instagram: @lairdbarron ---nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic

Mike is a comedian and the author of On Percs, as well as the host of two of the best podcasts in the game - Dad Meat (with Tim Butterly) and Lil' Stinkers (with Jon DelCollo and Jake Mattera) See more at www.onpercs.com Follow Mike on Twitter/X: @MikeRainey82 Follow Mike on Instagram: @MikeRainey82 --- nickbotic.com Facebook/X/Instagram: @nickbotic