LOTF 66: Honing Craft & Mentoring Writers | Richard Thomas
Release Date: 01/06/2021
The Interlude | Episode 1
Ladies of the Fright
Welcome to Season Two of Ladies of the Fright! The podcast wants to evolve as we have. We aren't exactly sure what comes next but we wanted to start putting out conversations again. The Interlude episodes are our return to the podcast and with this first Interlude episode, we share where we've been, what has shifted, and what to expect moving forward. To support the show . To check out Mackenzie's editing services, visit . To see what Lisa's been up to with tarot and creativity, check out or sign up for her .
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Rootwork with Tracy Cross
Ladies of the Fright
What a fantastic time! We absolutely loved this conversation with Tracy Cross, all about her exciting new debut book Rootwork from Dark Hart Books (helped by Sadie Hartmann aka Mother Horror!) We learned all about Tracy's experience as a writer, why this book means so much to her, and a preview of the Conjure series. Find Tracy |
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LOTF 80: Summer Scares 2022 with Konrad Stump
Ladies of the Fright
We had a great time chatting with Konrad Stump about In our conversation we discuss all the books from this season, why they are special—and what goes into choosing them—as well as why diversity in horror is so important. Check out past Summer Scares episodes below!
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LOTF 79: T'he Night House' feat. Bob Pastorella
Ladies of the Fright
We want to remind you that we have a Patreon! One really amazing thing the Patreon does is allow us to pay authors for original fiction published on our website! We're going to lots more of that and your support means everything to us. Listen. We're often behind on our Patreon updates BUT--we've got 3+ years of content up there for you to enjoy (LOTS of it exclusive!) We offer cool rewards at every tier, including early, ad-free episodes; bonus written, audio, and video content from special guest authors (like a special video from !); and the Patrons-Only podcast LOTF After Dark. Head on...
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LOTF 78: Horror Girls Night Out with Jessica Guess & Hailey Piper
Ladies of the Fright
Okay, so it wasn’t really a “girls night out”—but it really did feel like one! In truth, Hailey Piper and Jessica Guess joined Mackenzie Kiera and me on Zoom (I was in my pajamas—I can’t speak for the other ladies!) but this is one of the most fun conversations we’ve ever had on the show. It was a great time, filled with lots of laughs—and some deep reflections. We talked about some of our favorite reads from 2021—and we also wet pretty deep on the connections between the romance and horror genres. It’s a fantastic conversation that got me really thinking for long after,...
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LOTF 77: When Things Get Dark with Ellen Datlow
Ladies of the Fright
As ever, it is a pleasure to host Ellen Datlow on our show. This time, she’s back to discuss two brand new anthologies: When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson and Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror. In what is, at this point, our annual catch-up call with Ellen, we talk about a lot more than that. She shares a bit about current NYC life amidst a pandemic, the horror movie that scarred her for life, and so much more.
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LOTF 76: Tropisode #8 | Forests with Katherine Silva
Ladies of the Fright
For our eighth tropisode, we're talking FORESTS with debut author Katherine Silva.
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LOTF 75: A New Era of Horror with Joe Monti, Editorial Director at Saga Press
Ladies of the Fright
Joe Monti is the award-nominated editorial director of Saga Press. We loved hearing about his editorial process for one of the horror world most beloved horror books of 2020: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. Joe also talks about what he looks for when selecting books—aka how he just KNOWS when a book is for him. Joe also declares he has a knack for predicting book trends, so it was really fun to hear his predictions for the future of horror! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.
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LOTF 74: Fright Girl Summer with V. Castro and Sonora Taylor
Ladies of the Fright
In this episode, we have a great conversation with the powerhouse women duo behind Fright Girl Summer, a safe and welcoming place for marginalized genders and voices. It was a pleasure to speak with V. Castro and Sonora Taylor about the importance of amplifying diverse voices in horror and beyond. We also discuss why horror is an excellent genre for exploring themes of identity and sex, as well as dismantling harmful systems and stereotypes from the inside out. And so much more! Enjoy.
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LOTF 73: Tropisode #7 | Portals with Zoraida Córdova
Ladies of the Fright
For our seventh tropisode, we're talking PORTALS with Zoraida Córdova. When we read Zoraida’s novel Labyrinth Lost—which features an incredible portal—we knew she would be an excellent choice for this topic. We’re so glad we had the opportunity to reconnect with her and talk all things portals in fiction!
info_outlineWe on a bit of hiatus for January as we prepare for our three year podcast anniversary and our 2021 podcast line up. We’re reformatting the show for the new year and can't wait to share more on that soon! In the meantime, we’re releasing the last of our interviews recorded in 2020.
We also want to point you to our blog space, where we've been posting a lot more written author interviews as well as some reprinted short fiction. For the moment, we are open to fiction reprint submissions, and in particular, we want to raise stories back from the dead. We want stories that were originally published in now-defunct venues.
Currently we aren’t able to pay authors but we want that to change. Therefore, we are hosting a Patreon challenge! When we hit 30 patrons, we pledge pay $25 per reprint. We want to keep increasing what we pay so we foresee another Patreon challenge in our future. Baby steps!
With that said, we've been making some changes to our podcast tiers. We offer cool rewards at every tier, including early, ad-free episodes; bonus written, audio, and video content from special guest authors (this month we’ve got a special video from author Gwendolyn Kiste!); and the Patrons-Only podcast LOTF After Dark. Head on over to patreon.com/ladiesofthefright for all the gory details!
One final bit of housekeeping: We are hosting a live three year anniversary special event on Sunday, January 31, at 10:30pm Eastern. We'll be joined by special guest co-host Kathryn E. McGee, horror author and host of the Skeleton Hour webinar series and The Thing in the Labyrinth Horror Bookclub.
We'll reflect on the past three years, share our vision for the podcast's future, answer questions, and party. New logo reveal + surprise pop in guests + giveaways! Come celebrate three years with us. Live event on Zoom - register today.
Show Notes
We are thrilled to bring you this conversation with author, editor, teacher, and overall horror advocate Richard Thomas. Richard spent twenty years in advertising before coming back to writing. Since then he’s been an author, editor, teacher, and publisher. He’s the award-winning author of three novels, three short story collections, two novellas, and over 150 short stories. In addition to teaching at Storyville, he’s also taught at the University of Iowa, LitReactor.com, and Story Studio Chicago.
We really loved this conversation with Richard. If you have any new year’s resolutions to dedicate more time to writing, we can’t think of any better way to commit than to sign up for a class with Richard over at Storyville! There are still spots in his Contemporary Dark Fiction classes. He even has one set for summer, May-Aug on London/UK/GMT time which he’s never done before. It’s 50% sold so check it out if you’re into it. And he also has one running in September. Head on over to storyvilleonline.com for more info!
Find Richard: Twitter | Website | Storyville