Podcast appearances and mentions of alison littlewood

Send us a textDo you like exploring caves?  True spelunking is not my thing, and if I'm watching a show about it, my hand get sweaty. Our story for this episode is, “About the Dark,” by Alison Littlewood. The cave in this story has a darkness that is alive, unfortunately for some teenagers. Caves are famous for being haunted, and we'll crawl in a fewMusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Sound Effects Library: "Lion"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

Send us a textDo you like exploring caves?  True spelunking is not my thing, and if I'm watching a show about it, my hand get sweaty. Our story for this episode is, “About the Dark,” by Alison Littlewood. The cave in this story has a darkness that is alive, unfortunately for some teenagers. Caves are famous for being haunted, and we'll crawl in a fewMusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Sound Effects Library: "Lion"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

Ahoy ahoy! When the Beanstalker and I were drawing up our wish list for guests on the podcast, there was one name that @Phyrebrat was adamant that we try and get. That was the American author John Langan, who joins us for this episode. John is one of the masters of modern horror and whose seminal book The Fisherman, an exploration of guilt, diaspora history, and weird cosmic horror, won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award.So we finally got hold of John and he joins us this month to celebrate the UK launch of The Fisherman (a full 7 years after its original publication!), and we talk all things horror. We discuss the book, of course, and the trends in horror, both modern and throughout the ages. We touch on Lovecraft, King, and some of the other heavyweights of the genre, but also the modern writers who form the "Brat Pack" of contemporary horror such as Paul Tremblay, Laird Barron, and our Chronscast friend Alison Littlewood.John's a big-hearted bear of a man with a huge, barrelsome laugh, and he was great fun to talk with - we hope you enjoy the episode!This episode features the first half of our talk with John, with the second half to follow in a couple of weeks.Elsewhere, @The Judge casts her line far and wide and reels in a juicy talk about fish and fishing, and your perpetually inept hosts of Mars Radio 14 discover that the core essence of reality itself is magic. Or logic. Or a really big fish.Index:[0:00:00 - 1:05:51] - John Langan interview[1:05:52 - 1:10:52] - Skit[1:10:53 - 1:31:06] - The Judge's Corner

As the nights draw in and we approach the midwinter, what better way to celebrate the season than dipping into that most macabre of festive traditions, the Christmas ghost story? While we're all familiar with Dickens's A Christmas Carol, more modern traditions include the BBC's A Ghost Story For Christmas, adaptations of typically M.R James stories, and which themselves are continuations of ancient storytelling customs that stretches back several centuries, when midwinter and the winter solstice, rather than Hallowe'en, was the time of year where the veil between the lands of the living and the dead was at its thinnest.Adding to that tradition is our guest Alison Littlewood, the author of Mistletoe, a festive Gothic ghost story that follows in those traditions of tales that see the past interfering with the present, seeking reconciliation and peace. We discuss the idea of the revivification of the bleak midwinter landscape, folk horror and how Christmas builds upon more ancient customs, rites. We talk about short stories, and where the market lies for them in 2022 and 2023, the necessity of failure, and how writers can keep their heads up even when through those long bleak winters of grafting which yield little fruit.Elsewhere The Judge updates us all on matters relating to plagiarism (don't do it, kids), and November's winner of the 75-word challenge, our very own Brian Sexton, with his reimagining of the Moon Landings. Last but not least, reports of paranormal activity emanating from the planet Earth catch the attention of the Martian Space Force Ghosthunting Division, and lead to some confusion as to the true meaning of Christmas.Merry Christmas, and thanks to everyone who tuned in to listen throughout this year. See you in 2023!Links and further reading Mistletoe Oh Whistle, And I'll Come To You My Lad (youtube) Ralan - the place to visit for finding short story marketsIndex [0:00:00 - 35:36] - Alison Littlewood interview part 1 [35:37 - 38:07] - Skit 1 [38:09 - 53:23] - The Judge's Corner [53:29 - 55:48] - Skit 2 [55:54 - 58:18] - Writing Challenge Winner [58:20 - 1:33:13] - Alison Littlewood Interview Part 2 [1:33:14 - 1:35:15] - Credits and closeNext Month Next month we'll be joined by Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey, hosts of the H.P Podcraft and Strange Studies podcasts, to talk about the 1982 cult science-fiction horror masterpiece, John Carpenter's The Thing.

This month we're talking about one of the all-time classics of science-fiction literature, and arguably the book that demonstrated science-fiction could be literature: Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand Of Darkness, a million-selling Hugo and Nebula winner. We talk about the book's enduring legacy, its approach to worldbuilding, character, and loose(ish) plot, and how the book plays with ideas of light, darkness, a balance of the two, and ultimately, love. We also dig into the book's sexual politics, the extent to which the book is feminist with respect to its portrayals of sex and gender, and the controversies that greeted the book from some surprising sources. Joining us to talk about Le Guin's book is the author Emily Inkpen. Emily was born in South London and raised on the South Coast of England, but moved to Glasgow for her university years and now lives in Berkshire. She juggles copywriting for Marmalade Game Studio with writing novels, short stories and audio drama, and is the Social Media Officer for the BSFA.Elsewhere The Judge talks about monarchies in our writing, particularly pertinent given the recent succession in the UK. We have the winner of the Chrons October 75-word writing challenge, and peace talks at the 43rd Andromeda conference sadly collapse when the discussion turns to the erotic properties of golden eagles. Naturally.Join us in December for a talk about Christmas ghost stories with the author Alison Littlewood!Index[00:00 - ] Emily Inkpen Interview Pt 1 Voicemail 1 The Judge's Corner Writing Challenge Voicemail 2 Emily Inkpen Interview Pt 2

Alison Littlewood is the author of eight novels, two short story collections, a novella, and a novel written under the nom de plume “A.J. Elwood” called The Cottingley Cuckoo which was published in 2021 by Titan Books. Her novel A Cold Season was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and her short stories have been picked for several best of the year anthologies. She won the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction for her story “The Dog's Home” – which is certainly one of the darkest pieces she's written, and contains one of her most shocking endings – and has just this week been nominated for the ALCS's Tom-Gallon Trust Award for her story “Swanskin” in the anthology After Sundown, edited by Mark Morris. Alison lives with her partner Fergus in deepest Yorkshire, England, in a house of creaking doors and crooked walls. She loves exploring the hills and dales with her two hugely enthusiastic Dalmatians and has a penchant for books on folklore and weird history, Earl Grey tea, and semicolons. Links: Website: https://www.alisonlittlewood.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alison.littlewood.3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ali__L

A look at European changeling myths including what changelings are, the folklore surrounding them and the historic cases behind the tales.  This episode includes a story by the brilliant DD Storyteller. Go to ww.ddstoryteller.co.uk for more of her work. For more history and folklore facts and stories, please follow me on:  Instagram: www.instagram.com/historyandfolklore Facebook: www.facebook.com/historyandfolklorepodcast   Sources: A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles by Steve Roud. A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe by Dee Dee Chainey.  Changelings: Or Beware the Baby Snatchers of the Fairy Kingdom by W.B. Yeats and Varla Ventura Fairy Folklore: The Unchanging Appeal of Changelings by Alison Littlewood (https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/unchanging-appeal-changelings/) Fairy Scapegoats: A History of the Persecution of Changeling Children by Richard Sugg (https://longreads.com/2018/06/08/fairy-scapegoats-a-history-of-the-persecution-of-changeling-children/) Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands by S. Towrie (ww.orkneyjar.com). Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore by Johan Egerkrans. 

WRITE THROUGH THE ROOF Wednesday and Friday at 00:00am CET. This program is hosted by Madeleine d'Este. This week, Madeleine presents her new episode of Write Through The Roof. This week: Alison Littlewood.

Interview with ‘dark and weird’ writer, Alison Littlewood ‘History, folklore, ghosts and spooky things.’ Episode 75 – Alison Littlewood – Show Notes Plot beginnings and endings and pants it all the rest of the way Word count spreadsheet – 1000 words per day Obsessive about edits Satisfies the canine overlords before she begins a writing […] The post #75 – Alison Littlewood – Write Through The Roof appeared first on .

I hear the sound before I open my eyes. Someone is eating, though I should be alone in my room, and it's too loud, too close. When I look, I see the cat---the one we're all supposed to adore, that's meant to have us all therapeutically laughing, lowering our blood pressures by stroking its soft grey fur. I tried once, but it felt to me as soft as cobwebs, as dust, as decaying flesh. The cat is sitting on the shelf wheeled across the bottom of my bed. It's eating my breakfast. | Copyright 2018 by Alison Littlewood. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed, Ross and Del team up with authors Clare North, RJ Barker and Alison Littlewood for a live show presented at Sledge Lit 2017. Ed attempts to talk about recent book news. It does not go to plan. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Charlotte interviews horror writer Alison Littlewood about how she became a writer, her love of fairytales and the importance of a really good editor. The post S02, E04: Interview with Alison Littlewood first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.

This week, Charlotte interviews horror writer Alison Littlewood, whose debut novel A Cold Season made a splash when it was first released, making the Richard and Judy Book Club. Since then, she's published another seven books, including two short story collections. While her writing predominantly falls into the category of horror, Alison is not averse to trying […] The post Interview with Alison Littlewood first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.

This week, Charlotte interviews horror writer Alison Littlewood, whose debut novel A Cold Season made a splash when it was first released, making the Richard and Judy Book Club. Since then, she’s published another seven books, including two short story collections. While her writing predominantly falls into the category of horror, Alison is not averse to trying […] The post Interview with Alison Littlewood first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.

Charlotte interviews horror writer Alison Littlewood about how she became a writer, her love of fairytales and the importance of a really good editor.

In our final episode of 2016, we ask agents, editors, and reviewers what they'd like to see in SFFH books in 2017, with comments from Anne Perry, Penny Reeve, Bella Pagan, Ed Wilson, Hal Duncan, Amanda Rutter, Gillian Redfearn, Sandra Sawicka, Alison Littlewood, and LaChouett. The post The 2017 speculative fiction prospectus first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.

In our final episode of 2016, we ask agents, editors, and reviewers what they’d like to see in SFFH books in 2017, with comments from Anne Perry, Penny Reeve, Bella Pagan, Ed Wilson, Hal Duncan, Amanda Rutter, Gillian Redfearn, Sandra Sawicka, Alison Littlewood, and LaChouett.

Flash Fiction: “Black Baccara” by Jay Lake & Ruth Nestvold ("Tales of the Rose Knights" #6, originally published in Daily Science Fiction.) Baccara is one of the dark ones from among the ranks of the Rose Knights. She is a pale woman, needle-thin with large eyes dark as bruises. She always goes clad in satin of a color that falls somewhere between maroon and leaf mold. Baccara follows battle rather than leading it like most of her fellows, always in the service of the Armies of the Moon. Baccara can hear the whispers of the departing souls of the dead. From them she bargains for secrets. And the Velvet Knight always keeps her bargains. Jay Lake lived in Portland, Oregon until his death in 2014, shortly before his 50th birthday. His books include Kalimpura from Tor and Love in the Time of Metal and Flesh from Prime. His short fiction appeared regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay was a winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and a multiple nominee for the Hugo and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this podcast Alison Littlewood talks about A Cold Silence, learning the writing craft and the horror genre.  About Alison Littlewood Alison Littlewood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and went on to attend the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now Northumbria University). Originally she planned to study graphic design, but “missed the words too much” and … Continue reading

In this podcast Alison Littlewood talks about A Cold Season, Jo Fletcher Books and Zombie Apocalypse.  About Alison Littlewood Alison Littlewood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and went on to attend the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now Northumbria University). Originally she planned to study graphic design, but “missed the words too much” and switched to … Continue reading

The hike hadn't been Ella's idea. Of course it hadn't; nothing about this holiday was. It was Nick who'd chosen the destination, Nick who'd chosen the hotel. It was Nick who wanted to go walking, though the day was hot, the sun already furious. At least, she thought as she pulled on the new hiking boots he'd insisted she buy, it would be cooler under the trees. This part of Croatia was thick with them, the trunks tight-packed, keeping out the light. | Copyright 2015 by Alison Littlewood. Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It had taken three days before the supervisor—“call me Marty”—asked Finn for the favour. He knew by the looks on the faces of the other staff—the little upturning of their heads that meant they were listening, but weren't going to show it—that it wasn't going to be a good favour. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming Up Welcome to the Nook and Ten Terrifying Minutes 0:00:00 Mike Boris – Bad Narration 0:02:02 Short Fiction by Sandy DeLuca – Introduction 0:05:24 Story: When the Dead Rise 0:06:58 What do you want in the Nook? 0:18:35 Alison Littlewood – Introduction 0:21:40 Main Fiction: 4 a.m. When the Walls Are Thinnest by Allison Littlewood 0:23:02 Goodnight and Pleasant Dreams 0:54:08 Narrators: Tycelia Santoro, Gareth McCumskey See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.