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Horror Maven

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Ghostly Activities

Nick Redfern

Stephen Graham Jones

Josh Malerman

Paul Tremblay

Lisa Morton

Kat Howard

Grady Hendrix

Jeff Davis

Joe Hill

Cherie Priest

Dave Schrader

Richard Freeman

Amy Lukavics

Daniel Kraus

George A. Romero

OwlTail

Kim Douthit

Catie Rhodes

On tonight's episode, Mystic Moon Cafe runs down our ten favorite holiday horror movies. But before that, we have Catie Rhodes, author of the Peri Jean Mace novels, talk about her book series. Then, Kim Douthit of Ghoulish Tendencies and City of Geek joins us to discuss the best(-ish) horror movies to stream over the holiday season.  Some of our favorite movies include: Silent Night, Deadly Night Krampus Sint Rare Exports Black Christmas  And there's oh such much more snark to be had. Tune in now!

On tonight's episode, Mystic Moon Cafe runs down our ten favorite holiday horror movies. But before that, we have Catie Rhodes, author of the Peri Jean Mace novels, talk about her book series. Then, Kim Douthit of Ghoulish Tendencies and City of Geek joins us to discuss the best(-ish) horror movies to stream over the holiday season.  Some of our favorite movies include: <ul><li>Silent Night, Deadly Night</li> <li>Krampus</li> <li>Sint</li> <li>Rare Exports</li> <li>Black Christmas</li> </ul> And there's oh such much more snark to be had. Tune in now!

Holiday Horror Movies with Horror Maven, Kim Douthit, and urban fantasy author, Catie Rhodes

Becky Spratford

In part two of our conversation with Becky Spratford, we discuss her ongoing involvement with Stoker Con, how horror authors can do programs and conventions at their local libraries, advice for authors at the beginning of their career, how to use Halloween and the current popularity of the horror genre to your advantage when building relationships with libraries, and more! Becky Spratford is a Librarian [MLIS] in Illinois specializing in serving leisure readers ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through their local public library. She is the author of The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror, 2d edition (ALA Editions, 2012). She is under contract to write content for EBSCO's NoveList database, reviews for Booklist, is a member of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee, a 5 term Trustee for her local library, and am a proud member of The Horror Writers' Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAForAll. Show Notes: StokerCon 2019 Dracul by Dacre Stoker &amp; J.D. Barker Places with good reviews for horror: This Is Horror, Locus, Litreator,  Katie Lamantia &amp; Emily Vinci: Hosting Your Own Comic Con Emerald Con Merrimack Valley Halloween Book FestivalChristopher Golden, James Moorer Horror Writer's Association Hereditary

In part two of our conversation with Becky Spratford, we discuss her ongoing involvement with Stoker Con, how horror authors can do programs and conventions at their local libraries, advice for authors at the beginning of their career, how to use Halloween and the current popularity of the horror genre to your advantage when building relationships with libraries, and more! <a href="http://raforall.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becky Spratford</a> is a Librarian [MLIS] in Illinois specializing in serving leisure readers ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through their local public library. She is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Readers-Advisory-Guide-Horror-ALA/dp/0838911129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1529903374&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=The+Readers%E2%80%99+Advisory+Guide+to+Horror" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror</a>, 2d edition (ALA Editions, 2012). She is under contract to write content for EBSCO's NoveList database, reviews for Booklist, is a member of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee, a 5 term Trustee for her local library, and am a proud member of The Horror Writers' Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RAforAll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RAForAll</a>. Show Notes: StokerCon 2019 Dracul by <a href="https://twitter.com/dacrestoker?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dacre Stoker</a> &amp; <a href="http://jdbarker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.D. Barker</a> Places with good reviews for horror: <a href="http://www.thisishorror.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Is Horror</a>, <a href="https://locusmag.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Locus</a>, <a href="https://litreactor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Litreator</a>,  Katie Lamantia &amp; Emily Vinci: <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ALATechSource/hosting-your-own-comiccon-bring-patrons-to-your-library-with-comic-books-workshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hosting Your Own Comic Con</a> Emerald Con Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival<a href="http://www.christophergolden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Golden</a>, <a href="http://www.christophergolden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Moorer</a> Horror Writer's Association Hereditary

LOTF 14: Becky Spratford, Library World's Horror Maven, Part Two

Librarians may ask: why horror? And authors may ask: why libraries? Becky Spratford has the answers to these questions and more—her insight gave us a whole new perspective on ways to strengthen the horror community in libraries. We talk about what writers can do to build relationships with their local libraries, how reader's advisory works, the pros and cons of genres and subgenres, and so much more. Becky shares her philosophy on connecting authors and librarians with the ultimate goal of finding more readers for their books. Becky Spratford is a Librarian [MLIS] in Illinois specializing in serving leisure readers ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through their local public library. She is the author of The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror, 2d edition (ALA Editions, 2012). She is under contract to write content for EBSCO's NoveList database, reviews for Booklist, is a member of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee, a 5 term Trustee for her local library, and am a proud member of The Horror Writers' Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAForAll. Show Notes: StokerCon 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List Booklist Magazine This Is Horror HWA Bram Stoker Award™ 2018 Reading List V.C. Andrews paperbacks Neil Gaiman The Grip of It by Jac Jemc The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Iliad Ken Burns Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls (September 18, 20c Gabino Iglesias Ginger Nuts of Horror Lisa Morton Library Journal NPR Summer Horror Poll Cemetery Dance Flame Tree Press APEX Sinister Grin Press Journal Stone Corpsepaint by David Peak Briane Keene Leslie Klinger Don D'auria  Danse Macabre by Stephen King Get Out The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward The Walking Dead Game of Thrones Stranger Things Joyland, The Shining by Stephen King KillerCon The Martian,  Artemis by Andy Weir N0S4A2 by Joe Hill Faustian bargan

Librarians may ask: why horror? And authors may ask: why libraries? Becky Spratford has the answers to these questions and more—her insight gave us a whole new perspective on ways to strengthen the horror community in libraries. We talk about what writers can do to build relationships with their local libraries, how reader's advisory works, the pros and cons of genres and subgenres, and so much more. Becky shares her philosophy on connecting authors and librarians with the ultimate goal of finding more readers for their books. <a href="http://raforall.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becky Spratford</a> is a Librarian [MLIS] in Illinois specializing in serving leisure readers ages 13 and up. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through their local public library. She is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Readers-Advisory-Guide-Horror-ALA/dp/0838911129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1529903374&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=The+Readers%E2%80%99+Advisory+Guide+to+Horror" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror</a>, 2d edition (ALA Editions, 2012). She is under contract to write content for EBSCO's NoveList database, reviews for Booklist, is a member of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee, a 5 term Trustee for her local library, and am a proud member of The Horror Writers' Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RAforAll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RAForAll</a>. Show Notes: StokerCon 2019 Locus <a href="http://locusmag.com/2017/01/2016-locus-recommended-reading-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recommended Reading List</a> Booklist Magazine This Is Horror HWA Bram Stoker Award™ 2018 Reading List V.C. Andrews paperbacks Neil Gaiman The Grip of It by <a href="http://www.jacjemc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jac Jemc</a> The Bluest Eye by <a href="https://www.tonimorrisonsociety.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toni Morrison</a> The Iliad Ken Burns Grady Hendrix, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37715859-we-sold-our-souls?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Sold Our Souls</a> (September 18, 20c Gabino Iglesias Ginger Nuts of Horror Lisa Morton Library Journal NPR <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/21/621953925/summer-horror-poll-meet-our-expert-panelists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summer Horror Poll</a> Cemetery Dance Flame Tree Press APEX Sinister Grin Press Journal Stone Corpsepaint by David Peak Briane Keene Leslie Klinger Don D'auria  Danse Macabre by Stephen King Get Out The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward The Walking Dead Game of Thrones Stranger Things Joyland, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11588.The_Shining?from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shining</a> by Stephen King KillerCon The Martian, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34928122-artemis?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Artemis</a> by Andy Weir N0S4A2 by Joe Hill Faustian bargan

LOTF 13: Becky Spratford, Library World's Horror Maven, Part One