Thursday, March 26, 2026

E200: Horror Comics with Nat Cassidy


Today I welcome back Nat Cassidy to talk about Horror Comics, a topic near and dear to my heart, but it’s also one that may surprise you. Horror Comics have as much range as the Horror genre in regular fiction books, so I hope you all enjoy our chat and are inspired to walk into your local comic books shop to explore what’s out there. I will also have the titles from our chat that are still in print, as well as other favorites, linked to my Bookshop if you want to support my show as well as independent bookstores nationwide.

Nat's new book is a short story collection called I KNOW A PLACE, linked below. 



Nat’s Recs
2. Uzumaki by Junji Ito
3. Locke & Key by Joe Hill
4. Tapping the Vein by Clive Barker
5. From Hell by Alan Moore
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman

Agatha’s Recs
1. Nightmares and Fairytales by Serena Valentino 
2. Lenore by Roman Dirge (link is for a collection of 3 volumes)
3. Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
4. Fangs by Sarah Anderson
5. The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love
6. The Crow by James O’Barr




Friday, March 13, 2026

E199: Icon of Gay Gothic Romance - Vincent Virga


Today I have the honor of chatting with the iconic Vincent Virga. His book, GAYWYCK was the first book published that featured gay characters to fall in love and have a happy ending. Until this point, gay characters were either villains or met tragic endings. I contacted him as part of my research for my own book about vintage Gothic Romances, and I’m delighted that his work is still in print. Links below to the print book in my Bookshop, if you want to support the show. Ebook is on Amazon.