Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast

Gwendolyn Kiste is on the pod to talk about her latest short story collection and fairy tale horror. Movies: Books Mentioned: The Haunted Houses She Calls Her OwnThe Candy House The Bloody Chamber Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain HookWendy Darling Hooked ChlorineDamien Angelica WaltersHouse of Salt and SorrowSmall Favors The Spellbook of Katrina Van TasselEvery Heart a Doorway White Cat, Black DogIt Came From Neverland Chilling Obsession - Eye of the Devil Movie Final Girl Song - Which Witch by Florence and the Machine Join our Patreon community

Listen to the full episode here. What happens when a small decision turns into a dangerous web of lies? Wealthy girl Carter is going to find out. This was a very interesting entry into the fear street series

“You can check out anytime you’d like, but you can never leeeeaaaave” Originally aired 5/17/22 What’s so scary about hotels? Is it the being away from home? Is it the idea that you don’t know who’s there with you? Is it the idea that someone could be watching you? Books Mentioned: The ReturnHorror Hotel The Nightly DiseaseThe Summer JobThe Last The Grand Hotel Security Deadfall Hotel CreepersThe Resort Psycho (trilogy)When the Reckoning Comes A Certain Hunger Tender is the FleshNightbitch Final Girl Song Jocelyn picked “666” by Anvil for her third final girl song. Really getting into those kids with bikes vibes. Check it out here! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes! Do you use Amazon? Use the podcast link when you make any purchases, for an easy way to support the podcast! The links for this episode are using the podcast affiliate link. Are you a fan of audiobooks? Libro FM is a great way to listen to audiobooks and support your local bookstore! You can use code FREEZERBOOK at checkout and you can get TWO audiobooks for the price of one ($14.99)! It’s a great deal and a great way to be a part of supporting local businesses

Full episode available here. Happy Fear Street Friday! Author Rae Wilde is here to talk to me about this very Single White Female story that somehow ends up being the DARKEST entry in this franchise. Holy gaslighting and psychological warfare

Are time loops stressful? Rachel and I discuss how anxious people consume time loop media and talk about her upcoming novel, Kiss Slay Replay. We talk about horror movies and books that play with the idea of time or time travel. So let’s dive in and make sure not to mess up this timeline. Movies Mentioned: Books Mentioned: Kiss Slay ReplayThe Shining Girls KindredSlade House11/22/63The Gone WorldSlaughterhouse-FiveMy DeathThe Haunting of Velkwood Chilling Obsession: Four Weddings on HBO Max & This is Propaganda Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

It's time to talk about Summer Scares again and I'm so thrilled to be joined by author Jennifer McMahon and Konrad Stump to talk about this year's books and how to get involved. Summer Scares Guide Books Mentioned: A Botanical DaughterNever Whistle at NightMaeve FlyWhat We Harvest Gorgeous Gruesome FacesOur Shadows Have Claws Garlic and the Vampire It Came From the Trees This Appearing House Join our Patreon community to listen to get access to ad-free and early episodes and access to the House at the End of Fear Street bonus series.

Full episode available on Patreon This is a snippet of an episode from our bonus series: The House at the End of Fear Street, all about the Fear Street franchise. In the car, I just can't wait to pick you up on our very first date! Chelley is on the podcast and we are talking about First Date!

Happy Twin Peaks Day! Angela Sylvaine and I are talking about what you should read to scratch that very specific Twin Peaks itch. Remember Dale Cooper said, "every day, once a day, give yourself a present," so I think you should treat yourself to a book.... Books Mentioned: Cold Snap by Angela Sylvaine The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll House of Beth by Kerry Cullen Pretty Little Dead Girls by Mercedes Yardley Pines by Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines #1) Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennet Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy The Dead and the Dark by Courtney GOuld Jackal by Erin E. Adams I'm Thinking of Things by Iain Reid Rouge by Mona Awad All's Well by Mona Awad Bunny by Mona Awad Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Uzumaki by Junji Ito My Death by Lisa Tuttle Twin Cheeks: Agent Boober Gets Me Off by Chuck Tingle Lenore: The Cute Little Dead Girl Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

We are heading to the bayou and letting the good times roll with Anna Dupre this week, as we are talking about horror set in Louisiana. Books Mentioned: The Gilda StoriesInterview with the VampireExquisite CorpseThis Cursed HouseNorth American Lake MonstersOf Flesh and Blood: The Untold Story of the Cajun CannibalWounds: Six Stories from the Borders of HellBlow FlyMina and the Undead Pay the PiperRootwork Join the fun in our Patreon community to access early ad-free episodes, monthly newsletter and the bonus series, the House at the End of Fear Street.

What nightmares are hiding behind manicured lawns and white picket fences? Stoker-Award Winning author and Queen Weenie herself, Emily C. Hughes is here to help me talk about what makes suburban horror so scary. I rant about The Stepford Wives and more. Movies/Shows Mentioned: Books Mentioned: The Haunting of VelkwoodThe Rust MaidensReal WorldLinghunThe Devil and Mrs. DavenportWe Came to Welcome YouGood NeighborsA Better WorldThe Stepford WivesRosemary’s BabyComfort Me With ApplesSouthern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying VampiresMy Best Friend’s Exorcism How to Sell a Haunted HouseModel HomeThe September HouseThe House Next Door Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

In Shadyside Hospital, the people are dying .....to get out! Okay, doesn't that sound like we should be talking about a slasher? Well, people are getting murdered, but first Laurie will have to dive headfirst into a dark conspiracy at the heart of the hospital where she's been volunteering. HIPAA violations all over the place! Full episode available on Patreon.

Courtney Summers is back on the podcast to talk about the re-animation and adaptation of her 2012 young adult novel, This is Not a Test. Books Mentioned: This is Not a Test RingAfter MidnightUnder the Skin Who Goes There I Know What You Did Last SummerFoeRosemary’s BabyThe Stepford WivesThe Ruins Chilling Obsession: The Wolf of Snow Hollow Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

So this is the new year Welcome to 2026 listeners, it's looking like we are in for another great year of horror full of fresh voices and terrors. It's the perfect time to join the Books in the Freezer Reading Challenge. Books Mentioned: This is Not a TestPig WifeA Box Full of DarknessI Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200Mama Came Callin'Cruelty FreeTrad WifeThe BodyFor Human Use How to Kill a Guy in Ten DatesNowhere BurningDollfaceGreedyDead First First DateYou Should Have Been Nicer to My MomSpoiled Milk Wretch: or the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw Curse of Hester GardensNothing Tastes as GoodJapanese GothicMolka Bodies of WorkThe Seventh SisterOdessa The CaretakerShy Girl Not Your Final GirlAccumulationMake Me Better Femme Feral Headlights Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep Check out the Final Girl Playlist

Full episode available on Patreon Angela Sylvaine, horror author and the internet's favorite Cheerful Goth has stopped by Fear Street to talk about what is going on in the Secret Bedroom in Lea Carson's house. We talk about Benetton sweaters, VHS rental problems, Victorian ghost girls and more

2025 has come to an end, so that means it’s time to break down our standout reads of the year. I am joined by my friend, fellow podcaster and reviewer, Anna Dupre of the Anna Rose Reads Podcast. This was a year full of cannibalism, sweeping historicals, and weird little horny books, so a great year! Books Mentioned: Short Story Collections/ Anthologies Teenage Girls Can Be Demons Mystery LightsYou Glow in the Dark The Poorly Made and Other ThingsOddbody PUNK goes HORROR: A Mixtape Anthology It’s the End of the World As We Know It: New Tales from Stephen King’s Stand Graphic Novels A Guest in the HouseSaint Catherine Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Young Adult Horror Showstopper Sunrise on the Reaping The Overnight Middle Grade Horror Ride or Die Mystery James Digs Her Own GraveAnother Broken Dolls Non-Fiction Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism The Midcentury Kitchen: America’s Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s Non-Horror Blob : A Love Story The Favorites The Wedding People Last Night at the Lobster Horror Novella Spread Me The Film You Are About to See Horror Debut Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng The LambHouse of BethGood Boy Horror Novel Blood On Her Tongue Immaculate Conception When the Wolf Comes HomeLucky Day Play NiceBuffalo Hunter Hunter Of Flesh and Blood: The Untold Story of the Cajun Cannibal What Hunger Itch! The Haunting of Hill HouseKing Sorrow Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Support Books in the Freezer on Patreon to get access to the series, The House at the End of Fear Street, early episodes, polls and more

I was joined by author Jenny Kiefer to talk about her latest novel Crafting for Sinners and locked room horror stories Books Mentioned: Crafting for SinnerThe UnworthyHorrorstor The TroopThe Handyman Method ExilesRest StopHow to Survive a Horror Story We Need to Do Something Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes! Share this:

Come one! Come all to my conversation with author Chris Panatier. We are talking about his book Shitshow from Sobelo Books and carnival horror. Movies Mentioned: Books Mentioned: Shitshow Geek LoveSomething Wicked This Way ComesJohannes Cabal the NecromancerRide or Die The Only Harmless Great ThingHide Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaThe Long and Faraway Gone Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes!

This is a repost of an episode from 2024 where Jocelyn and I discussed Frankenstein Retellings! Have you watched the new Guillermo Del Toro Frankenstein? What did you think of it? Shownotes here

Author Joe Hill is on the show this week to talk about his latest book King Sorrow and whether a horror story is only as good as its villains. Books mentioned: King SorrowThe FiremanThe Hobbit The Secret HistoryOur Share of NightThe PassageThe ReformatoryThe GunslingerFright or Flight: 17 Turbulent TalesDouble Feature The TrapSave YourselfRovers20th Century GhostsLocke and Key: The Golden Age Sea DogsMaster and CommanderThe Silence of the Lambs Gone Girl DraculaLet the Right One In Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes!

I was thrilled that Victor LaValle was able to join me to help recommend books with jerk main characters. Be sure the check out the new paperback editions of four of his books and catch The Devil in Silver on AMC in 2026. Books mentioned: The Devil in Silver The Changeling The ShiningAmerican PsychoThe Last Days of Jack Sparks We Have Always Lived in the CastleBoy PartsDark PlacesA Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes!