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Saturday, October 23, 2021

31 Days of Horror: Day 23-- Becky's #HorrorForLibraries Nonfiction Podcast Picks

Yesterday, I introduced you to the Talking Scared podcast and it's host Neil McRobert, but did you know that I have a list of my favorite Nonfiction Horror podcast picks?

They are a part of my permanent Horror Resources page, which you can always access here. But below, I have reposted just the podcast portion of that page.

After perusing it, feel free to leave a comment with your favorite Horror Resources [print, electronic, audio, whatever] on this post or that page.

Nonfiction Horror Podcasts: While there are MANY options for podcasts that deal with the genre, and I highly recommend that you spend your time listening to podcasts that work best for you, below are a few of my personal favorites. These podcasts break down the Horror genre, talk to its practitioners, and break down the books and movies. You want to know about as many books as possible-- listen to any one of these.

  • Booked: After 10 years, they have amassed a database of hundreds of interviews with horror authors and reviews of titles. With a two person team you are able to get multiple perspectives on the same title, titles you can “listen about” allowing you to be able to suggest them to your patrons with confidence without ever reading them for yourself. Booked is an excellent time saver for both  collection development and readers’ advisory, and with their long history, you can find great backlist suggestions that might otherwise just be languishing on the shelf.

  • Books in the Freezer: A virtual book club where they discuss horror fiction with both reverence and a sense of humor. The two person team of a man and a woman are readers first and genre fans second, so their insight is quite useful to the library worker. The title refers to the pop culture reference that if a book scares you too much you should hide it in the freezer. 

  • The Ladies of the Fright: Two time winner of the This is Horror Award, Lisa and Mackenzine  provide a more scholarly approach to the genre as they take deep dives into the genre, its history, seminal works, and tropes such as an entire episode about werewolves in horror fiction. This podcast is also the official podcast partner for Summer Scares.
  • Talking Scared: Hosted by Neil McRobert, this British podcast is conversation based. Each episode is a dialog between the host and the author of a current book. McRobert breaks down the appeal and themes of the book with the author. This would be my top choice for understanding the most popular, current titles. McRobert does the work for you so that you can hand out these books, with confidence, to their best reader. 

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