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Horror from the High Desert
by Scotty Milder
A horror podcast hosted by author and filmmaker Scotty Milder. Loose, casual conversations about books, short fiction, and movies with some of the genre’s most exciting fans and creators.Music by JaxiusMusic (licensed from Pond5)
Episodes
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Robert P. Ottone returns (3)
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone ("Tear Me Open: Fears Unwrapped," "The Vile Thing We Created") returns, this time to discuss his upcoming novel "Amityville Awakens" (October 6, CLASH Books). He and Scotty talk about their relationship to Amityville iconography, their thoughts on...
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James Chambers returns
Bram Stoker Award-winning author and editor James Chambers ("On the Night Border," "Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign") returns to discuss his upcoming anthology, "Abandoned Asylum" (October, Raw Dog Screaming Press). This book features stories, photographs, and poetry from...
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John Collins returns
Author John Collins ("The Leeds Point Horror," 2025) returns to discuss his new collection "Altars in Abandoned Houses" (June, Winding Road Stories). He and Scotty talk about balancing fun against fear, when to end a story, getting personal in his writing, abandoned mental hospitals, reinventing…
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Kailee Pedersen
Author Kailee Pedersen ("Sacrificial Animals," 2024) joins Scotty to talk about her new novel "The Minimalist" (August 18, St. Martin's Press). They discuss classical music, problematic creators, the intersection of art and obsession, body horror, mental health, the modern Gothic, and more. They...
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Clay Vermulm
Author Clay Vermulm comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about his "Voices From the Cold" novella series -- including "Crevasse" (2025, Dark Forest Press) and "Cairn" (2026, Dark Forest Press) -- as well as his collaborative anthology "Rain Shadows: Dark Tales From Washington State" (2025),...
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T.L. Bodine
Fellow New Mexico horror writer T.L. Bodine comes onto the podcast to discuss her life and work, including her 2023 novel "Neverest" and her 2025 collection "These Kids Are Not Alright." She and Scotty talk about Stephen King, Clive Barker, fantasy, fairy tales, body horror, grief, children…
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Rebecca Rowland returns (3)
Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Rebecca Rowland ("Eminence Front") returns to talk about her latest collection "Unsettled Score: A Mixtape of Arthouse Horror." She and Scotty discuss the definition of "arthouse horror," and they talk about writing processes, inhabiting the...
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N.J. Gallegos returns (3)
Author N.J. Gallegos ("The Broken Heart," "The Fatal Mind") is back to discuss her new collection, "Time of Death: A Collection of Medical Horror" (May 26, Winding Road Stories). She and Scotty talk about her day job as an ER doctor, writing as a form of therapy, werewolves, mental health,...
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C.J. Leede returns (3)
Author C.J. Leede ("Maeve Fly," "American Rapture") returns to talk about her new novel "Headlights" (June 9, Tor Nightfire). She and Scotty discuss the borderline between mystery and horror, dark Americana, the importance of having a supportive team in publishing, the forbidding nature of the...
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Angela Sylvaine returns (3)
Author Angela Sylvaine returns, this time to talk about her new YA horror novel "Cold Snap" (March, Dark Matter INK), a sequel to her earlier hit "Frost Bite" (2023, Dark Matter INK). She and Scotty discuss the specific challenges inherent to writing horror for younger audiences, creature horror,...
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"Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" and "Possession" with Daniel Braum
Author and friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum returns to talk about two movies that define the idea of "arthouse Euro horror" -- Czech filmmaker Jaromil Jireš' "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" (1970) and Polish/French filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski's "Possession" (1981). He and Scotty consider each…
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HFTHD "Book Club" #5: Robert P. Ottone on John Langan's "The Fisherman"
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone (The Vile Thing We Created," "There's Something Sinister in Center Field") returns, this time to talk about John Langan's masterpiece "The Fisherman." He and Scotty delve into the book's unique voice, nested-narrative structure, and sideways...
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Tamika Thompson returns
Author Tamika Thompson ("Unshod, Cackling, and Naked," "Salamander Justice") returns to talk to Scotty about her new novel "The Curse of Hester Gardens" (March 31, Erewhon Books). They discuss the intersection of grief and the ghost story, urban landscapes and the Gothic, the horror of economic...
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Gwendolyn Kiste returns
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste ("Reluctant Immortals," "The Haunting of Velkwood") comes back onto the podcast to talk about her upcoming collection "The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own" (April 14, Raw Dog Screaming Press). She and Scotty dive into the stories, talk about...
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Briana N. Cox and Kailee Pedersen
Authors Kailee Pedersen ("Sacrificial Animals," 2024) and Briana N. Cox ("Indigent," 2026) come onto the podcast. They talk to Scotty about issues around diversity, identity, and representation in speculative fiction, good vs. bad-faith conversations on the internet, addressing trauma through…
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Larry Hinkle returns (3)
Author and returning champ Larry Hinkle comes back onto the podcast to discuss his new collection "An Hour Before Dark" (February 24, Four Winds Bar Publishing), which continues his exploration of the Eris Ridge Trail through a batch of standalone but interconnected stories. He and Scotty talk...
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Sara Tantlinger
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sara Tantlinger ("To Be Devoured," "The Devil's Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes") comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about her recent fiction collection "Cyanide Constellations" (2025, Dark Matter INK). They talk about her approach to nature in her...
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Lauren Chavez-Myers and "Dead Billy" (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this episode, Scotty and Lauren look back at "Dead Billy," the ultra low-budget indie feature film that they made in 2012 and 2013. They discuss the initial inspiration, collaborating on both the script and the production, wrestling with the film's difficult subject matter…
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Lauren Chavez-Myers and "Dead Billy" (Part 1)
Scotty has known and worked with actor/writer/producer/filmmaker/development-executive Lauren Chavez-Myers for over 15 years now. Aside from being friends, they collaborated on a number of shorts before embarking on the feature film "Dead Billy" (2016). In the first part of this two-part episode,...
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Rebecca Rowland returns
Author Rebecca Rowland ("Optic Nerve," "White Trash and Recycled Nightmares") returns to talk with Scotty about her wintry new horror novel "Eminence Front" (January 20, CLASH Books). They discuss the book's inspiration, its various influences (from Stephen King's "Carrie" to Tim O'Brien's "In…
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Ramona Emerson
Diné author and filmmaker Ramona Emerson comes onto the podcast to talk about growing up as a movie fan in New Mexico, then attending film school in Albuquerque before going on to become a forensic videographer and photographer. She describes how that experience helped shaped her work as a...
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Ally Russell returns
Author Ally Russell ("It Came From the Trees," 2024) returns to the podcast to discuss her recent middle-grade horror novels "Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave" (Delacorte Press) and "Down Came the Spiders" (Scholastic Paperbacks). Ally and Scotty talk more about writing scary tales for younger...
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Mia Dalia
Author Mia Dalia ("Estate Sale," "Alakazam") joins Scotty to talk about her rapid entry into writing during the lockdown years of the pandemic, how infamous (and beloved) "hardcore horror" author Jack Ketchum served as an influence on her own unique brand of quiet horror, the brilliance of…
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HFTHD "Book Club" #4: Tamika Thompson on Tananarive Due's "The Between"
On this fourth edition of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," author Tamika Thompson ("Unshod, Cackling, and Naked," the upcoming "The Curse of Hester Gardens") joins Scotty to discuss Tananarive Due's 1995 classic "The Between." They talk about the novel's seismic impact on the genre…
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Daniel Braum returns
Author and friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum ("Creatures of Liminal Space," 2025) returns to talk about his brand new collection, "Phantom Constellations" (November 15, Cemetery Dance). He and Scotty talk about the porous border between horror and "the weird," writing about loss through the prism of...
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BONUS EPISODE: "The Rack II"
Listen to this special BONUS EPISODE featuring the new anthology "The Rack II: More Stories Inspired By Vintage Horror Paperbacks" (October 14, 2025). In this followup to last year's episode featuring the first volume of "The Rack," Scotty once again talks to editor Tom Deady, as well as six...
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John Collins
For all of you staying in and curling up by the fire on this Halloween night, why don't you cue up this interview with author John Collins? He comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about his novella "The Leeds Point Horror" (2025, Alien Buddha Press), and they have a wide-ranging conversation...
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Rebecca Baum
Author Rebecca Baum joins Scotty to talk about her upcoming horror novel "The Brood" (October 28, Thomas and Mercer). They discuss sinkholes, cyclical cicadas, becoming an author in one's 40s, creating a story from the character in, approaching horror with a fresh eye, and more. They also look…
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Christa Carmen returns
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christa Carmen ("The Daughters of Block Island," "Beneath the Poet's House") comes back onto the podcast to discuss her upcoming novel, "How to Fake a Haunting" (Oct 7, Thomas & Mercer). She and Scotty talk about what they believe and don't believe when it comes…
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"The Long Walk" with Amelia Ampuero
Director Frances Lawrence and screenwriter J.T. Mollner's adaptation of Stephen King's "The Long Walk" has been Scotty's most anticipated movie of 2025. So he invited his buddy Amelia Ampuero--the co-host of his other podcast, The Weirdest Thing--back onto the show to talk about it. Scotty gives…
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Sam Rebelein returns (3)
Author Sam Rebelein ("Edenville," "The Poorly Made and Other Things") returns to talk about his upcoming novel "Galloway's Gospel" (September 16, William Morrow). He and Scotty chat about puppies, poo pigs, doomsday cults, the nefarious power of advertising, Sam's "Rebelverse" and the…
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Celebrate "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" Week with Chad Brummett!
Happy "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" Week everybody! Come celebrate with Scotty and New Mexico luminary Chad Brummett. Chad is, of course, the noon anchor for Albuquerque's KRQE News 13. He's also a celebrated actor in movies like "3:10 to Yuma" and TV shows like "Longmire," as well as a regional...
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M.M. Olivas
Author M.M. Olivas comes onto the podcast to discuss her novel "Sundown in San Ojuela" (2024, Lanternfish Press), as well as her novelette "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" (published in Issue 60 of Uncanny Magazine). She and Scotty talk about her early days as a movie-loving,...
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BONUS EPISODE: The Weirdest Thing Podcast: Mike Bockoven
Here's another bonus episode of "The Weirdest Thing" podcast! In a follow-up to their last episode, where Scotty and Amelia discussed the brand-new horror novel "Come Knocking," author Mike Bockoven decided to crash the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the book, his previous hit...
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Rachel Eve Moulton returns
Author Rachel Eve Moulton ("Tinfoil Butterfly," "The Insatiable Volt Sisters") returns to talk to Scotty about her upcoming novel "Tantrum" (August 5, G.P. Putnam's Sons). They discuss the book's unique look at family, the parasitical horror of pregnancy, the uncanny terror of parenthood, the...
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Robert P. Ottone returns
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone ("The Vile Thing We Created," "There's Something Sinister In Centerfield") returns to the podcast to talk about his new collection "Tear Me Open: Fears Unwrapped" (June 24, Winding Road Stories). He and Scotty have a wide-ranging conversation that...
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Jeremy Wagner
Author and musician Jeremy Wagner comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about his years as guitarist and lyricist for the seminal death-metal band Broken Hope (also known as the band that broke Scotty's body back in '97), as well as his career as a horror writer with the popular novels "The...
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Jeff and Bethany Stedden from Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest
This week Jeff and Bethany Stedden join Scotty to talk about creating New Mexico's one and only dedicated horror festival, the Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest. They discuss growing up as a pair of lonely horror geeks in the Albuquerque region, traveling to fan fests throughout the greater Southwest…
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"Oddity," "Horse Girl," "Until Dawn," and "Heretic" with Mandy Connor
Boston-bestie Mandy Connor returns to talk about four movies. She and Scotty start with the best of the bunch: the truly frightening 2024 Irish mystery-horror film "Oddity," by writer/director Damian Mc Carthy and featuring a standout performance from Carolyn Bracken. They then shift gears with...
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BONUS EPISODE: The Weirdest Thing Podcast: "Sinners"
For the very first time, Scotty is simultaneously releasing the most recent episode of his other podcast, "The Weirdest Thing," as a bonus episode in the "Horror From the High Desert" feed! He and his cohost Amelia Ampuero take a deep dive into the new Prohibition-era vampire movie "Sinners,"...
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Rae Wilde returns/Peter Diseth and "Opus"
In the first half of this two-part episode, author Rae Wilde ("Merciless Waters," I Do Not Apologize For My Position on Men") returns to talk about her upcoming novella "I Can Fix Her" (June 3, CLASH Books). They discuss the terror of "nightmare logic," Rae's interest in exploring toxic sapphic...
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HFTHD "Book Club" #3: Rachel Eve Moulton on Katherine Dunn's "Geek Love"
On this third edition of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," author Rachel Eve Moulton ("Tinfoil Butterfly," "The Insatiable Volt Sisters") joins Scotty to discuss Katherine Dunn's 1989 classic "Geek Love." They talk about the novel's strangeness, its unexpected horror elements, its…
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Ally Russell
Author Ally Russell ("It Came From the Trees," Delacorte Press, 2024) joins Scotty to discuss growing up as a horror fan in the zombie hub of Pittsburgh, taking inspiration from R.L. Stine, Stephen King, and her father's macabre sense of humor, deciding to pursue a career as a writer after…
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Jeff C. Carter
Author and podcaster Jeff C. Carter comes onto the podcast to talk to Scotty about how making short films in his parents' basement helped shape his creative aesthetic. They then commiserate about their various film school and Hollywood experiences, talk about the art of creating the perfect flash...
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HFTHD "Book Club" #2: Daniel Braum on Lucias Shepard's "The Jaguar Hunter"
On this second installment of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," author Daniel Braum ("The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales," "The Serpent's Shadow") joins Scotty to talk about celebrated speculative fiction author Lucius Shepard and his seminal collection of weird stories "The...
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Drew Huff
Author Drew Huff ("Free Burn," Dark Matter INK, 2024) joins Scotty for a wide-ranging conversation about splatterpunk, processing trauma through fiction, science-fiction world building, the strange contradictions in H.P. Lovecraft, and more. They also discuss Drew's brand new novel "The Divine...
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Larry Hinkle returns
Author Larry Hinkle returns to talk about his upcoming novella "The Eris Ridge Trail" (March 4, Four Winds Bar Publishing). He and Scotty discuss the book's connection to stories from his previous collection "The Space Between" (2024, Trepidatio Publishing), the differences in his writing process...
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Sam Rebelein returns
Author Sam Rebelein returns to the podcast, this time to talk to Scotty about his upcoming collection of interlinked stories, "The Poorly Made and Other Things" (February 11, William Morrow Paperbacks), which are all set in the same fictional upstate New York county as his debut novel "Edenville"...
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HFTHD "Book Club" #1: Christa Carmen on Tracy Sierra's "Nightwatching"
On this inaugural edition of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christa Carmen ("The Daughters of Block Island," "Beneath the Poet's House") returns to the podcast to talk with Scotty about Tracy Sierra's superlative home-invasion thiller "Nightwatching"...
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AMC's "Interview With the Vampire" with Amelia Ampuero
Time for another The Weirdest Thing crossover with special guest/cohost Amelia Ampuero. She joins Scotty this week to do a deep dive into AMC's adaptation/re-imagining of Anne Rice's classic novel "Interview With the Vampire" (which just finished its second season this summer). Need something to...
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A horror podcast hosted by author and filmmaker Scotty Milder. Loose, casual conversations about books, short fiction, and movies with some of the genre’s most exciting fans and creators.Music by JaxiusMusic (licensed from Pond5)
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