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David Green welcomes writer Brian Keith McPherson to the show and talks to him about his work.

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In our New Years Special Monster sits down with an old friend, The Dedman himself, Michael Jones. Listen in as they discuss his retirement from the genre, his future return, the current state of affairs in the horror genre, and what it’s like being a hard-hitting journalist who’s not afraid to tackle the hard topics and play devil’s advocate. Plus, they discuss the new additions to the Chucky franchise, Candyman franchise,  Halloween Franchise, and much much more! Happy New Year Monsters!

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In our Christmas Special - I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday, John and Monster celebrate the season by chatting with indie director Mike Lombardo about his career in horror and his indie cult classic Christmas horror film, I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday! A present for your ears, from us to you! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Enjoy today's episode with the author of the brilliant Bittersweet Empathy 1: The Spiral, a delightfully twisted genre-defying story.  

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In our Terror at the Table - Thanksgiving Special, we chat with the  Indie Master Tim Gross about his remake of the thanksgiving cult  classic, Blood Freak, along with his Tales from the Gross Side books and new film he has in the works. So, sit back, relax, and stuff yourself to the gills, as this is one T-Day Feast you don’t want to miss!

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In part 3 of the Monstrous Halloween Special, John and Monster chat with the Haunted Honeymooners themselves, actress/wife Sarah Schultz and producer/husband Josh Schultz. Listen in as they talk about their clothing company Grave Dirt Clothing, their film production company Mort  House films, what it’s like going ghost hunting, what their favorite films to watch during Halloween are, and they discuss what it’s like being a real-life body removal specialist. Trust us, this is too spooky to miss!  Happy Halloween, Monsters!

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In  Part 2 of our Monstrous Halloween Special, John and Monster chat with the mega-talented writer, producer, and director, Zane Herschberger,  about his 10/31 films, his indie powerhouse film Force to Fear, and other films he has in the works such as Cryptids and Treaters. Plus,  listen in as he professes his love for monsters and spills the blood on how he celebrates Halloween, and he gives us an insight into what type of films he likes to watch during the season of Samhain. Trust us, this is one Special that’s too damn good to miss! Happy Halloween, Monsters!

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In  Part 1 of the Monstrous Halloween Special, Monster flies solo as he kicks it with the Trash Arts Crew - writer, producer, and director Sam  Mason-Bell, actor, producer, and director Jackson Batchelor, and writer,  producer, and actress Annabella Rich, as they talk Halloween and horror films. And, Monster catches everyone off guard with a little slasher trivia, to celebrate the festive Halloween season!

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For the one year anniversary show, John and Monster review the film  Skinwalker: Howl of the Rougarou by director Seth Breedlove and Small  Town Monsters, for their Video Deadlies, and the guys interview returning guest Chris McLennan and first-time guest Professor Jay  Michaels about the phenomenal Phoenix FearCon (X) which is happening  October 15th and 16th at High Octane Multimedia in Tempe, Arizona.

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In  Part 2, John and the Monster review CarousHELL: The 2nd for their Video Deadlies, and the guys wrap up their interview with the legendary indie filmmaker Mike T Lyddon. Tune in as they discuss more horror comics, Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft, his film Witch Tales which was shot in  two separate languages, and his current documentary on pre-code horror  comics, called Haunted Thrills. Trust us, this is too good to miss!

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In their Video Deadlies John and Monster review the 2020 indie action horror thriller, Force to Fear, written and directed by Chad Burns and  Zane Hershberger, while Joe reviews CarousHELL: The 2nd, directed by a  former guest, Steve Rudzinski, for The Average Joe Report. And, listen in as the guys chat with the legendary genre producer, writer, and director, Mike T Lyddon, about drive-in theaters, his own personal filmography, and pre-code horror comics. You don’t want to miss this!

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In  this episode, John and Monster review the newest flick from NekroShark  Films, Beyond Dark Dreams, directed by Joseph Russio, while Joe reviews  the indie revenge thriller Beyond Fury, directed by Darren Ward, for the  Average Joe Report. And, the guys interview the talented actor, writer,  producer, and director Steve Rudzinski as he talks about his company  Silver Spotlight Films, his uber-popular holiday-themed Meowy cat  movies, and his hit slasher film CarousHELL and its sequel, CarousHELL:  The 2nd!

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In  this episode John and the Monster review the 2019 indie revenge crime  thriller Beyond Fury, for their Video Deadlies, while Joe reviews the  2016 indie horror-comedy Attack of the Killer Donuts, on The Average Joe  Report. And, to top it all off, they interview the incredibly talented  actress Susan Gallagher about what it was like working on the new Marvel  Disney series Loki, along with what it's like playing the beloved  fan-favorite character of Homeless Lynn on the smash hit show Cobra Kai on Netflix.

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In this episode, the crew reviews the film On the Trail of UFOs: Dark Sky from director Seth Breedlove and Small Town Monsters, and they interview one of the top indie slasher filmmakers in the business today, Troy  Escamilla. Listen in as he talks about what it’s like being librarian indie horror filmmaker and he gives us an exclusive peek at his new upcoming film, Hollow Lake.

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With this episode we welcome our newest show under The Guild Umbrella; In the Mouth of Monster hosted by Donovan "Monster" Smith. Check out this killer first episode of the new season.

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In this first installment of What Are You Selling, David Green interviews author Tim Mendees. News at the top of the podcast from C. Marry Hultman as well.

In this episode of The Guild, Chris talks to motivational speaker, coach, and awesome person Nathalie Plamandon-Thomas. They discuss becoming successful, and how to get rid of that little negative voice in your head.

Music by Jon Hultman

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In this episode of The Guild, Chris talks to the literary scholar and author Wesley Britton. They discuss his research into the Spy genre, his science fiction novels. What is acceptable in writing today and what is not.

Music by Jon Hultman

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On this latest installment of The Guild Chris talks to the author of Secret Sky, JP McLean. They discuss writing, urban fantasy, hybrid presses and the learning process while writing.

Music by Jon Hultman

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On this episode of The Guild Chris talks to author and coach Kristina Rienzi. They discuss her books and how she got involved with audible for her latest work.

Music by Jon Hultman

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On this latest episode of The Guild Chris talks to prolific author Karina Kantas. They discuss her career and her business. Some things a budding writer might need to think about, her books and much more.

Music by Jon Hultman

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This week Chris welcomes Lee Conley, author of the Dead Saga series to the podcast and they speak about all manner of things. Keeping reality in fantasy, zombies, sword fighting, and Swedish fantasy.

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In this week's episode, Chris talks to writer Rebecca Mickley and they discuss her road to becoming a writer. What steps she had to take in order to achieve her dreams, as well as her ideas on writing and the philosophy behind writing.

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David Green returns to the podcast to talk about his debut release Dead Man Walking. Chris and David talk about the noir tropes, thriller writing, and as always a bunch of unrelated things.

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This week's guest is writer Ryan Hunt. Chris and Ryan talk about world-building, shared universes, interviewing oneself in the shower and his ongoing project Floor 54.

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This week's guest is writer, podcaster, convention arranger William Stuart. Chris and William discuss self-publishing, No Sleep, conventions and podcasts, and even manage to add some write what you know and master a genre before you change it. 

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From the dark and lonely forests of Finland comes author Thomas KS Wake. Chris and Thomas talk Lovecraft Finnish mythology and the loneliness of being a genre fiction writer in Finland.

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In this episode Chris talks to indie veteran Joel R Hunt. They discuss procrastination, fan fiction and No Sleep.

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Tim Mendees invites writer and podcaster C. Marry Hultman for a pub chat where they discuss his debut novel Face of Fear, experiences with publishers, the cost of writing and music.

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In this episode of The Guild, Chris talks to author E.A. Green about being a full time author, writing and his unique way of telling a story. THey also discuss his latest novel Real Skin.

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The Guild presents the first episode of After Dark. A relaxed pub chat where authors come to unwind, hosted by Tim Mendees. In the first chat Tim talks to author David Green about everything and nothing. 

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The Guild returns with some news from Chris and also a stellar interview. This time Chris talks to author, content creator and publisher Abigail Linhardt. They talk home schooling, rpgs, fantasy no-nos and much more.

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In this new episode of The Guild Chris invites writer Nick C Gerrard to chat about all things writing. They also discuss living in Czech Republic, the punk movement, inspiration and a lot of other things.

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Instagram: nickgerrardwriter

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On this episode Chris welcomes Chella Courington into the Nook. They talk about writing, her book Adele and Tom and the curse of the Southern Gothic.

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After a two week break, The Guild is back in full effect. This time Chris talks to author KM Bennett. They talk about coffee, writing and Pitmad on Twitter. You don't want to miss it.

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This week Chris talks to author Allison Martine. They talk about her novel Dibs, about genre fiction writing, the rules of the novel and how to move ouot of your genre zone. 

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In this new episode of The Guild, Chris talks to gothic author Jennifer Gordon. They discuss the burden of living as a horror writer in New England, gothic romances, ghosts and burlesque theatre. 

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Twitter: @JenniferAnneGo5

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferAnneGordonAuthor/

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Derek Power is the author of the Filthy Henry series. He lives in Ireland and comes into the Nook to discuss self-publishing his books, working on covers. His love of Terry Pratchett and Tom Holt and how Robert Rankin is just a bit too crude. Chris and Derek chat about everything under the sun and figure out that Covid-19 might just be a DIY conspiracy.

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Stepping into The Nook this week is author of Genocide, Aaron Lebold. Chris and Aaron talk about publishing, using an agent, taxes and other technical, while also touching on personal aspects of the a writer's life.

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In this episode Chris invites writer David Green to the show and they discuss Star Wars, Star Trek, Joe Ambercrombie, Wheel of Time and so much more. They do manage to get some writing talk in there as well. 

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In this episode Chris invites publisher and writer Kyle Harrison to The Nook. They discuss self publishing, movies, HP Lovecraft and the difficulties of being a publisher and creating book covers.

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Visiting The Nook this episode is film maker and actor Kyle Hester. He talks to Chris about the art of independant film, his movies The CHair, Zombie With a Shotgun and his latest project Preacher Six. He talks about what to think about when starting out in acting and making films.

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The Guild introduces a new segment; The Author Round Table. Each episode writers gather around the digital table to discuss a topic pertaining to writing or literature. In this first edition Chris Marry Hultman welcomes authors Drew Starling, Darius Pilgrim and Ross Tyson to The Nook to discuss horror legend Stephen King. They touch on all things King; writing style, best books and scariest moments.

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Ross Tyson:

Twitter: @googlyeyes1993

No Sleep: googlyeyes93

Host C. Marry Hultman invites all to once again join him in The Nook and this time he talks with author AS Lowe. They discuss all things between heaven and earth, Goosebumps, Twilight Zone, Dean Koontz and much much more,

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Facebook: @ASLoweWrites

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In this latest edition of The Guild, Chris invites author LP Hernandez into the Nook to talk about writing from an early age. Using what you experience  in your work, Being an introvert and a writer at the same time, Paul Tremblay and much more.

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Website: lphernandez.com

Amazon.com and No Sleep podcast

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In this new epsiode of The Guild, Chris invites author Jeff Speziale into a yet unquarantined Nook. They discuss Jeff's short film project based on his No Sleep story. They also discuss the significance of Stephen King, horror in anglo-saxon culture and the writing process.

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Grant Hinton is an expat Britt living Down Under. He is a prolific writer who came into writing late and mainly focuses on horror. Our host Chris and Grant have a great talk about writing, the Australian scene, the virus and writing noir.

In the show they also mention Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, Tom Holt, Jeff Long and Warren Ellis' books Gun Machine and  Crooked Little Vein.

Theme: Jon Hultman

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-Twitter: @GrantHinton3

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In this latest edition of The Guild Chris talks to publisher & author N.M. Brown. They discuss coming into writing late, various ways of writing and Natalie reveals a Guild exclusive. 

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In this episode, delayed due to illness, Chris talks to Canadian writer and publisher Michelle River. She runs the publishing company Eerie River Publishing and they talk about how she began in publishing, tips and tricks when submitting, inspiration and how she makes it all work. Thye also talk about the anthologies Forgotten Ones (due out in April) and It Calls From The Forest, as well as the already published Storming Area 51. All available to purchase or pre-order through amazon.

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Music by Jon Hultman

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In this new episode of The Guild. Chris talks to british writer Adam Davies. Davies has come in to writing late in life, but has compensated by being very prolific. They talk about the process of writing, character driven vs plot driven storytelling and much more.

Music: Blinded by Fytch (feat. Kosta & Theo Hoarau) from Copyright Free Sounds

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The Guild returns after a bit of an hiatus: this time Chris interviews the up and coming horror author Drew Starling. They discuss the art of creating horror, the difficulties of finding ideas, publishing and Drew's coming short stories in various anthologies.

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