EPISODE · Sep 5, 2025 · 31 MIN
KPL Podcast September 2025 Week 1 with Special Guest Daphne Fama
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This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome author Daphne Fama to discuss her spellbinding debut novel, The House of Monstrous Women. Set in the Philippines in 1986, this gothic horror tale follows a young woman who becomes entangled in a perilous game after accepting an invitation to the labyrinthine home of her childhood friend—rumored to be a witch. Fama’s lush prose and chilling imagination weave together Filipino folktales and classic gothic horror, introducing a bold new voice to the genre.Author ReadsThe Starving Saints by Caitlin StarlingThe Medium (2021)
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This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome author Daphne Fama to discuss her spellbinding debut novel, The House of Monstrous Women. Set in the Philippines in 1986, this gothic horror tale follows a young woman who becomes entangled in a perilous game after accepting an invitation to the labyrinthine home of her childhood friend—rumored to be a witch. Fama’s lush prose and chilling imagination weave together Filipino folktales and classic gothic horror, introducing a bold new voice to the genre...
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