Explore every episode of the podcast The Bad Signal
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode 04 - Sarah Read x The Atropine Tree | 12 nov. 2024 | 00:32:31 | |
Bram Stoker Award-winner Sarah Read joins The Bad Signal to discuss her novel The Atropine Tree, a brilliant book that combines alchemy, Victorian surgery, and gothic horror into a beautiful story of family and loss. The Atropine Tree follows Alrick Aldane after the loss of his father, as he navigates his dark family history and attempts to reclaim his rightful title as Lord of House Aldane. Read discusses her love of research (she’s extensively read up on poisonous plants and Victorian medical practices), crafting unique, memorable characters, and how writing pulled her through a dark time in her life. You can purchase The Atropine Tree and other titles at badhandbooks.com The Bad Signal is co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. Music by Billy and Danny Yost. | |||
| Episode 03 - Laird Barron x Not a Speck of Light | 29 oct. 2024 | 00:33:46 | |
Laird Barron joins The Bad Signal to discuss his new collection, NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. The collection, out now, contains sixteen short stories in which Barron further explores the genres of noir and crime, including the much acclaimed “Tiptoe.” It’s been featured in major publications such as Esquire and The New York Times, and quickly became the highest selling book from Bad Hand Books. The acclaimed author speaks on his ever-shifting genre interests, finding the words to describe the indescribable, and his massive return to horror fiction after a major health scare. You can purchase Not a Speck of Light and other titles at badhandbooks.com The Bad Signal is co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. Music by Billy and Danny Yost. | |||
| Episode 02 - Thomas Sniegoski & Jeannine Acheson x Grim Death | 15 oct. 2024 | 00:37:24 | |
Hosts Sam and Casey sit down with Thomas Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson, the writing team behind the upcoming Grim Death relaunch at Bad Hand Books. Grim Death & Bill the Electrocuted Criminal (written by Sniegoski and Mike Mignola) is a pulp novel about Bentley Hawthorne (aka Grim Death), an agent of death who has a duty to avenge lives that were taken too soon. The ongoing series will be penned by Sniegoski and Acheson. The duo discuss their history together, from high school classmates to writing partners, and the way they work together as a team. Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal and other Bad Hand titles can be pre-ordered at badhandbooks.com The Bad Signal is co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. Music by Billy and Danny Yost. | |||
| Episode 01 - Clay McLeod Chapman x Kill Your Darling | 01 oct. 2024 | 00:42:11 | |
Clay McLeod Chapman joins Sam and Casey at The Bad Signal to discuss his new novella, KILL YOUR DARLING, in the inaugural episode! Kill Your Darling is a gutting piece of grief horror about a father unable to move on from his son’s brutal murder forty years prior. Clay breaks down what inspired the book and how it found a home at Bad Hand Books. Be prepared for a raucous conversation about everything from writing workshops, depressing newspaper articles, to Liam Neeson’s late-stage action era. Kill Your Darling and other titles are available now at badhandbooks.com. The Bad Signal is co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. Music by Billy and Danny Yost. | |||