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Dead Languages

Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan

Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!

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  • 30 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 30 min
  • English

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  • S4 · E22
    June 17 · 1 hr 18 min

    Episode 158: The Future of Horror

    The future of horror is now and the goblins sit down to talk about what they want to see most of in the future of horror. More weirdness? Less tropes? Tune in and see what the goblins want to see.

  • S4 · E20
    June 3 · 1 hr 10 min

    Episode 156: Mothers in Horror

    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/

  • S4 · E19
    May 27 · 1 hr 17 min

    Episode 155: Why Your Story Is Getting Rejected

    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!

  • S4 · E18
    May 21 · 1 hr 16 min

    Episode 154: WTF is Folk Horror

    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?

  • S4 · E17
    May 13 · 1 hr 38 min

    Episode 153: Sizzling (Hot Off The Grill) Takes

    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? O M G 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

  • S4 · E16
    May 6 · 2 hr 7 min

    Episode 152: What the Slash Is Up With These Killers?

    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

  • S3 · E150
    April 22 · 1 hr 15 min

    Episode 150: Conspiracy Theory Horror

    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.

  • S4 · E13
    April 15 · 1 hr 16 min

    Episode 149: Publishing a Book - Start to Finish

    In today's special episode, goblin Carson Winter shares what went into the making of his latest release The Corpse Priest. From conception to logistics, marketing and celebrating. This behind the scenes look at the nitty gritty is a great guide if you're interesting in the booky process of writing, constructing, and releasing a book! https://www.saltheartpress.com/corpse-priest

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