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Author Josh Schlossberg surveys the dark landscape of biological horror fiction.

Josh Schlossberg


    • Sep 29, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 60 EPISODES


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    The Inspiration Behind WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 25:09


    On episode #60 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, Josh Schlossberg, author of the new horror short story collection, WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN, answers the age-old question “Where do you get your ideas?” by going over the (spoiler-free!) inspiration of each and every damn story in the book.   WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN is available for purchase on September 30 through Godless.com (ebook only), Amazon (paperback and ebook), or a signed copy through JoshsWorstNightmare.com (email josh [at] joshsworstnightmare [dot] com).

    Biology in Dark Fiction (with Haldane B. Doyle, author of OUR VITREOUS WOMB)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 39:51


    On episode #59 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets scientific with Haldane B. Doyle, author of OUR VITREOUS WOMB, as they dissect the portrayal of biology in horror and sci-fi fiction.

    Sacred and Profane in Nature (with Daniel Braum, author of THE SERPENT'S SHADOW)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 39:51


    On episode #58 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets Manichaean with Daniel Braum, author of THE SERPENT'S SHADOW, as they explore nature's darkness and light.

    The Horror of Physics (with Dan Henk, author/editor of THE NEVER DEAD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 39:25


    On episode #57 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes quantum with Dan Henk, author/editor of THE NEVER DEAD, as they break the laws of physics in horror fiction.

    Carnivorous Plants (with Rowland Bercy Jr., author of THE UNRECOVERED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 29:17


    On episode #56 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes green with Rowland Bercy Jr., author of THE UNRECOVERED, as they sacrifice themselves for meat-eating vegetables.

    CHARWOOD Eco Folk Horror Novel Out Now!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 28:10


    On episode #55 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, Josh Schlossberg warns you about his new eco Jewish folk horror novel, CHARWOOD, published by Aggadah Try It/Madness Heart Press and out now from your local independent bookstore (order through Bookshop), Godless (ebook only), Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

    THE STATE OF ECO HORROR (with Josh Schlossberg, author of CHARWOOD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 13:25


    On episode #54 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg interviews a very special guest about “The State of Eco Horror,” a virtual event celebrating the launch of CHARWOOD on Sunday, August 20 @ 4 pm PT / 5 MT / 6 CT / 7 ET. RSVP for Zoom link at Josh [at] JoshsWorstNightmare [dot] com or to go JoshsWorstNightmare.com for more info.

    The Biology of Pleasure (with Len M. Ruth, author of THE UNRECOVERED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 34:48


    On episode #53 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets hedonistic with Len M. Ruth, author of THE UNRECOVERED, as they dabble with the dark side of feeling good.

    WERE-CREATURES (with Candace Nola)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 32:58


    On episode #52 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg transforms with Candace Nola, author of BISHOP, to tear into the guts of werewolves, werebears, and more in horror fiction.

    CANNIBALISM (with Rebecca Rowland)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 39:48


    On episode #51 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets gnawed on by Rebecca Rowland, author of the novella ROCK OF AGES from TABLE FOR 3: A CHARITY ANTHOLOGY, as they tuck into the topic of cannibalism in horror fiction.  

    The Biology of Witchcraft (with Rosemary Thorne)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 49:51


    On episode #50 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets ensorcelled by Rosemary Thorne, author of EL PACTO DE LAS DOCE UVAS, as they unravel witchcraft's fictions and facts.  

    PARASITES (with Daemon Manx)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 30:10


    On episode #49 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host (organism) Josh Schlossberg and Daemon Manx, author of MANX-IETY, fall prey to horror fiction's biological and supernatural parasites!

    Elf Horror (with Brian Asman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 24:31


    On episode #48 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets caught inside a fairy ring with Brian Asman, author of RETURN OF THE LIVING ELVES, as they dissect elves in horror fiction.

    Immunity (with Douglas Ford)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 32:07


    On episode #47 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets jabbed by Douglas Ford, author of THE INFECTION PARTY AND OTHER STORIES OF DIS-EASE, as they try to pick up the concept of immunity (both biologically and metaphorically) in horror fiction.

    Venomous Creatures (with Jeff Oliver)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 32:06


    On episode #46 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg hunts for an antidote with Jeff Oliver, author of VENOMOUS WORDS, after they're bitten and stung by poisonous organisms.

    Hospice Horrors (with Patrick C. Harrison III)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 29:19


    On episode #45 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg checks out with Patrick C. Harrison III, author of GRANDPAPPY, as they succumb to the horrors (and wonders) of hospice.

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    The Biology of Magic (with Desi D)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 32:20


    On episode #44 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg casts a spell with Desi D, author of “If I Shall Wake,” to find the magic in biological horror.  

    Horror is the Best Medicine (with Sean Murphy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 34:35


    On episode #43 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg takes a sick day with Sean Murphy, author of “The Blue Lady,” to administer a dose of medicine in horror fiction.

    Bring Out Your Dead! (with Andrew Adams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 32:01


    On episode #42 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg plays undertaker with Andrew Adams, author of SYMPOSIUM OF THE REAPER, as they eulogize different ways humans handle the recently deceased.   

    Horror Fiction: Art, Entertainment, or Business?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 19:29


    On episode #41 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, horror author, editor, and publisher Josh Schlossberg explores the conflicts and confluences of self-expression, readership, and making money in horror fiction.

    Vampire Biology 101 (with Erica Hoffmeister)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 34:24


    On episode #40 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg sprouts fangs with Erica Hoffmeister, author of ROOTS GREW WILD, as they drain the essence of vampires.

    Fraidy Cat (with A.E. Santana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 36:33


    On episode #39 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg plays a game of cat and mouse with A.E. Santana, author of “Imperial Slaughterhouse,” as they sink their claws into the felines of dark fiction.

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    The Modern Day Plague (with Jeamus Wilkes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 37:52


    On episode #38 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg risks infection with Jeamus Wilkes, author of “That Time Maggie Ghosted Me,” as they survive the ongoing biological horror that is COVID-19.

    The Male Reproductive System (with Tim Eagle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 35:14


    On episode #37 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets ballsy with Tim Eagle, author of STOLEN SEED, to dissect the male reproductive system.  

    Organic Transformations (with Nicholas Kaufmann)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 36:00


    On episode #36 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets decadent with Nicholas Kaufmann, author of THE HUNGRY EARTH, as they marvel at the impermanence of organic matter.

    Flesh-Eating Contagion (with Jennifer Anne Gordon)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 31:23


    On episode #35 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg succumbs with Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of PRETTY/UGLY, to viruses and bacteria that get under their skin.

    Drawing Bio Horror (with Don Noble)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 38:38


    On episode #34 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets artsy with Don Noble, freelance artist and co-owner of Rooster Republic Press, as they gaze at the wonders of illustrating biological horror.

    Gettin' High (with Daniel J. Volpe)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 36:45


    On episode #33 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes under the influence with Daniel J. Volpe, author of LEFT TO YOU, as they experiment with drug use in horror fiction.

    The (Super)Natural World (with Daniel Braum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 40:32


    On episode #32 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes on an expedition with Daniel Braum, author of UNDERWORLD DREAMS, to where the natural world meets the supernatural in horror fiction.  

    Shapeshifters (with Christy Mann)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 32:38


    On episode #31 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg assumes his ultimate form with Christy Mann, author of the TOTEM OF TALONS series, to trace the physiology of shapeshifters.

    Zombie Biology (with Catt Dahman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 36:26


    On episode #30 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg aims for the brain with Catt Dahman, author of the Z IS FOR ZOMBIE series, to make sense of the biology of zombies.

    Mysticism and Mental Illness (with Regina Watts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 30:19


    On episode #29 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg probes the human psyche with Regina Watts, author of IDOL, to trace the blurred lines between mysticism and mental illness.

    Cannibalism (with Molly Adams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 35:01


    On episode #28 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg is joined at the table by Molly Adams, creator of Jewish Horror Review, where they chew the fat about cannibalism in horror fiction.

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    Chasing Cryptids (with Richard Dansky)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 29:43


    On episode #27 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes on a hunt with Richard Dansky, author of GHOST OF A MARRIAGE, in search of Bigfoot, Nessie, Mothman, and other cryptids.

    Carrion Crow (with Mark Towse)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 34:16


    On episode #26 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets a bird's eye view with Mark Towse, author of CROWS, of the role crows play in nature and horror fiction.

    Evolutionary Horror (with Elana Gomel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 41:04


    On episode #25 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes back (and forward) in time with Elana Gomel, author of THE CRYPTIDS, to trace the arc of evolutionary horror.

    Mind as Monster (with Jeff Wood)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 45:06


    On episode #24 of Josh's Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg goes inward with Jeff Wood, author of “Veronica Scissors,” to explore the dark furrows of the human brain.

    Sex and the Shadow (with Clare Castleberry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 38:50


    On episode #23 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets it on with Clare Castleberry, author of AZALEA HOUSE, as they expose biological horror's original sin: sexual intercourse.  

    Potty Horror (with Jonathan Butcher)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 32:25


    On episode #22 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg cops a squat with Jonathan Butcher, author of CHOCOLATEMAN, to get to the bottom of fecal matter in horror fiction. 

    Eco-Horror (with Mike Marcus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 34:43


    On episode #21 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg tries saves the world with Mike Marcus, author of “Dark Nature,” through the subgenre of ecological horror fiction.  

    The Anatomy of Slashers (with Angela Sylvaine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 36:14


    On episode #21 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets visceral with Angela Sylvaine, author of CHOPPING SPREE, to dissect the anatomy of slasher horror.

    Caught in the Spider's Web (with Ronald Kelly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 28:37


    On episode #19 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets creepy crawly with Ronald Kelly, author of THE WEB OF LA SANGUINAIRE AND OTHER ARACHNID HORRORS, to spy on spiders in horror fiction.  

    Natural Disasters (with Kathleen Kaufman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 37:46


    On episode #18 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg battens down the hatches with Kathleen Kaufman, author of the DIABHAL trilogy, to prepare for natural disasters in horror fiction.  

    Full as a Tick (with Jennifer Trudrung)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 28:24


    On episode #17 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg rolls up his pant legs with Jennifer Trudrung, screenwriter of THE NEST, to try not to get bitten by everyone's favorite arachnid parasite: ticks.

    Fungus Among Us (with Cory Swanson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 36:03


    On episode #16 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg goes mushroom hunting with Cory Swanson, author of GEMINUS, to find the finest of fungi.  

    The Demon Alcohol (with E.C. Hanson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 44:34


    On episode #15 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets intoxicated with E.C. Hanson, author of ALL THINGS DEADLY, as they fall under the influence of alcohol.

    The Wonders of Pregnancy (with JoAnn Chaney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 33:02


    On episode #14 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg learns about the birds and the bees from JoAnn Chaney, author of AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE, as they cover the fertile ground of pregnancy.

    Pandemonic (with Josh Schlossberg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 22:41


    On episode #13 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg, author of MALINAE, goes viral on what scares him the most about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Corruption of Nature (with Michael Picco)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 35:52


    On episode #12 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg mutates with Michael Picco, author of CORPSE HONEY: A BANQUET OF GRUESOME TALES, to promote the corruption of nature.  

    The Answer is Cancer (with Hollie & Henry Snider)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 37:37


    On episode #11 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets out the literary scalpel with Hollie & Henry Snider, editors of CONSUMED: TALES INSPIRED BY THE WENDIGO, to biopsy cancer.

    Thrown to the Werewolves (with Joy Yehle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 31:15


    On episode #10 of Josh's Worst Nightmare, host Josh Schlossberg gets carnivorous with Joy Yehle, author of DREAD, to go deep inside the heart of the werewolf.

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