The goblins compare their top 5 books for the first half of 2026. PLM's choices will SHOCK.

Why do so many killers have mommy issues? Why are mothers often set as the villains or the victims and rarely ever in between?

Today, the goblins interview Emma E Murray and Dr Nina Miller on the representation of motherhood and mothers in horror.

https://emmaemurray.com/

https://ninamillerwrites.com/

The goblins have cracked the secret formula to why and how one short story submission gets accepted versus another. They've analyzed thousands of form rejection emails, they've infiltrated presses, they've bribed the editors' cats. They know all.

And they are here to share it all with you!

Get your sickles out, spooky co-eds! It's time for the annual goblin sacrifice! Because today, PLM and CarCar are going to be diving deep into the lore of the folks!

What is folk horror? Is it any religion? Just the folksyiest? How to folk?

The goblins get spicy today. What are their hottest takes (XXX jk, wait actually there is a new update on the podcast's fav cryptid) about the horror genre and writing community. Is this the episode that gets them cancelled?

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Gossip goblin xxoo

Don't forget, the goblins also have new books out and they want your money!

https://carsonwinter.com/product/the-corpse-priest-ebook/

https://www.plmcmillan.com/store/p/wotnwebook

The goblins are joined by slasher experts Erik McHatton and Patrick Barb (and his anaconda) to chat about all things slasher in the horror genre. Is the trope dead? Or is it rising up for its thirteenth sequel? Find out today on this episode of the Dead Languages Podcast!

https://linktr.ee/erikmchatton

https://patrickbarb.com/

Don't forget, the goblins also have new books out and they want your money!

https://carsonwinter.com/product/the-corpse-priest-ebook/

https://www.plmcmillan.com/store/p/wotnwebook

Everyone wants to know How Far is Too Far in horror, and we let 'em know what we really think of the question.

Did you know that the government is breeding human-dog hybrids in the basement of an old Pizza Hut? Trust me, bro.

This week, we discuss how conspiracy theories can be the seed from which your horror grows.