Season 5 Ep. 109 Horror is Like A Jar of Salsa with Guest Johann Trotter 10-20-21

We are halfway through spooky October and maybe you are looking for a good scary book to read. Our guest today, Johann Trotter, can give you some tips. Johann lives in Northern Ireland and works as a scientific researcher. But her hobby gone wild is horror in all its forms. She is a self-professed horror junkie. She is a bit obsessed with Stephen King, but on her instagram page @jobis89, you can find a wide variety of non-Stephen King horror book suggestions and reviews to make any spooky reader happy. She is currently doing a 2 year project to read a horror book set in each of the 50 US States. We do a deep dive into the horror genre this week. You can find Johann Trotter on instagram, @Jobis89. Books mentioned-- 1- Turn of the Screw by Henry James 2- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 3- His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler 4- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe 5- "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe 6- Roald Dahl books 7- Goosebumps series 8- Babysitters Club series 9- The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein 10- Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein 11- The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 12- Whisper Man by Alex North 13- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 14- Dracula by Bram Stoker 15- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 16- Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell 17- The Elementals by Michael McDowell 18- The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Story by Kate Summerscale 19- Ghost Story by Peter Straub 20- A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow Johann's Top Horror Writers 1- Stephen King 2- H. P. Lovecraft 3- Clive Barker 4- Ania Ahlborn 5- David Sodergren 6- Kealan Patrick Burke Websites/ phone app mentioned-- The Storygraph Podcasts mentioned-- 1- Ghost Stories from the London Dungeon 2- Poe Theater on the Air TV/Movies mentioned-- 1- Only Murders in the Building 2- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Scream 4- Trick or Treat 5- Halloween 6- Sleepy Hollow 7- Hocus Pocus Music mentioned-- 1- The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart, composed by Alan Lee Silva Find us www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. FB - The Perks of Being a Book Lover Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod