Kate is dragging her father by the collar to the horror section of the bookstore and the first Thursday of every month for awhile is going to be Horror Thursday on The Book Case. And do we have a treat for our first episode: Christopher Golden! One of the great Godfathers of Horror Lit, Chris has done it all: short stories, screenplays, graphic novels, novels, fan fic...he is a renaissance talent in horror literature. We talk to him about horror, why it works, how it works and why we love it. Trust Kate, this genre has some terrific talent and if you try some of these books, you won't be sorry (scared maybe, but not sorry).

Books mentioned in this week's podcast:

• Snowblind by Christopher Golden
• Ararat by Christopher Golden
• Road of Bones by Christopher Golden
• All Hallows by Christopher Golden
• The Ferryman by Christopher Golden
• The Boys Are Back in Town by Christopher Golden
• Tin Men by Christopher Golden
• The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden
• Cemetery Girl Trilogy by Christopher Golden and Charlaine Harris
• Ocean Dark by Christopher Golden
• The Stand by Stephen King
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving
• Bird Box by Josh Malerman
• The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
• The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Different Seasons by Stephen King

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