Gilded in Blood: The Horror Lit Podcast

R is for The Running Man by Richard Bachman

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025-2026A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington Irvin...

Hiatus

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

q is for The Quimby House Ghost by Dan Perez

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

Q is for Quatermass and the Pit by Nigel Kneale

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

p is for The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

P is for P.T. by Hideo Kojima

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

o is for The Open Window by Saki

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

O is for Our Wives under the Sea by Julia Armfield

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

n is for The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

N is for No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

m is for Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

M is for Macbeth, by William Shakespeare

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

l is for The Last Spin, by Evan Hunter

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

L is for Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

k is for Key to the Mysteries, by Don Webb

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

K is for The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

j is for The Jar, by Ray Bradbury

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

J is for Jaws, by Peter Benchley

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

i is for In the Hills, the Cities, by Clive Barker

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

I is for In Watermelon Sugar, by Richard Brautigan

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

h is for Half Life, by Joel Ross

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

H is for The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

g is for Glimmer, Glimmer, by George Alec Effinger

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

G is for The Grip of It, by Jac Jemc

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

f is for From the Mouth of Mad Pratt, by Ross Smeltzer

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

F is for Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

e is for Eight O' Clock in the Morning, by Ray Nelson

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

E is for The Electric State, by Simon Stålenhag

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

d is for Dollburger, by Lisa Tuttle

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

D is for Death Note, by Tsugumi Ohba

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

c is for The Candidate, by Henry Slesar

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

C is for The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

b is for Button, Button, by Richard Matheson

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

B is for Batman: Death of the Family, by Scott Snyder

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

a is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington Irving

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Mansona is for The Adventure of the German Student, by Washington IrvingB is...

A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Manson

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atrocious Abecedarius - 2025A is for Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Manson

2024 Wrap-Up and 2025 Look Ahead

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin says goodbye to 2024 and looks forward to the wonderful and exciting new year.

Howl-oween: Stephen Graham Jones' Mongrels

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin celebrates the best werewolf story of all times . . . period.

Howl-oween: Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin wishes this was still a calendar.

Where Is My Mind: Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin returns.

A Fond Farewell . . . For a While

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Stopgap Episode, Due to Technical Difficulties

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The moral of this story is: DON'T BE CHEAP.

Where Is My Mind: Patrick Hamilton's Gas Light

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dark Gods: T.E.D. Klein's Nadelman's God

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dark Gods: H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Stopgap Episode . . . and a Recommendation

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry about this.

Fear the Reaper: Week 4 - Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

May - Fear the Reaper 5-7-24: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"5-14-24: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red...

Fear the Reaper: Week 3 - Ray Bradbury's "The Scythe"

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

May - Fear the Reaper 5-7-24: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"5-14-24: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red...

Fear the Reaper: Week 2 - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

May - Fear the Reaper 5-7-24: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"5-14-24: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red...

Fear the Reaper: Week 1 - Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

May - Fear the Reaper 5-7-24: Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"5-14-24: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red...

That Kid Ain't Right: Week 4 - William March's The Bad Seed

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March - That Kid Ain't Right 3-5-24: Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"3-12-24: Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory3-19-24: Ray ...

That Kid Ain't Right: Week 3 - Ray Bradbury's "The Small Assassin"

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March - That Kid Ain't Right 3-5-24: Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"3-12-24: Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory3-19-24: Ray ...

That Kid Ain't Right: Week 2 - Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March - That Kid Ain't Right 3-5-24: Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"3-12-24: Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory3-19-24: Ray ...

That Kid Ain't Right: Week 1 - Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March - That Kid Ain't Right 3-5-24: Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"3-12-24: Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory3-19-24: Ray ...

Cold King: Week 4 - Stephen King's Doctor Sleep

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

February - Cold King 2-6-24: Stephen King's "Grey Matter"2-13-24: Stephen King's The Shining2-20-24: Stephen King's "Be...

Cold King: Week 3 - Stephen King's "Before the Play"

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

February - Cold King 2-6-24: Stephen King's "Grey Matter"2-13-24: Stephen King's The Shining2-20-24: Stephen King's "Be...

Cold King: Week 2 - Stephen King's The Shining

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

February - Cold King 2-6-24: Stephen King's "Grey Matter"2-13-24: Stephen King's The Shining2-20-24: Stephen King's "Be...

Cold King: Week 1 - Stephen King's "Grey Matter"

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

February - Cold King 2-6-24: Stephen King's "Grey Matter"2-13-24: Stephen King's The Shining2-20-24: Stephen King's "Be...

My Horror Genesis: Week 5 - Stephen King's Pet Sematary

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January - My Horror Genesis 1-2-24: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s My Friend the Vampire1-9-24: Raymond Van Over’s Monsters You Never Heard Of1-16-24:...

My Horror Genesis: Week 4 - Robert D. San Souci's Short and Shivery

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January - My Horror Genesis 1-2-24: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s My Friend the Vampire1-9-24: Raymond Van Over’s Monsters You Never Heard Of1-16-24:...

My Horror Genesis: Week 3 - Jim Razzi's Tales from the Weird Zone

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January - My Horror Genesis 1-2-24: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s My Friend the Vampire1-9-24: Raymond Van Over’s Monsters You Never Heard Of1-16-24:...

My Horror Genesis: Week 2 - Raymond Van Over's Monsters You Never Heard Of

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January - My Horror Genesis 1-2-24: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s My Friend the Vampire1-9-24: Raymond Van Over’s Monsters You Never Heard Of1-16-24:...

My Horror Genesis: Week 1 - Angela Sommer-Bodenburg's My Friend the Vampire

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January - My Horror Genesis 1-2-24: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg’s My Friend the Vampire1-9-24: Raymond Van Over’s Monsters You Never Heard Of1-16-24:...

2024 Look Ahead

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin wraps up 2023, looks ahead to 2024, and finally dispenses with this goofy "In which Kevin" mechanic.

Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin listens to an album that makes him want to renew his passport.Year Zero Website Portal:https://nin.wiki/Year_Zero_Research

Konami's Silent Hill 2

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin contemplates a different locale for his next vacation.

Edward Gorey's The Vinegar Works

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin examines one of the best artist-authors to work in the genre.

War Is Hell: Week 4 - Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin wraps up War Is Hell month with one of the best books ever written on the subject.

War Is Hell: Week 3 - From Philip Roth's The Human Stain

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides he will be more choosey when considering what Chinese restaurant to visit.

War Is Hell: Week 2 - Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin examines a book that makes him grateful for the things in life most take for granted.

War Is Hell: Week 1 - The Charge of the Light Brigade, Dulce Et Decorum Est, and The Man He Killed

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin begins the podcast's first (of many!) themed months.

October 2023: Episodic Horror - Treehouse of Horror

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin celebrates the best holiday ever with Homer and the rest of the Simpsons.

October 2023: Episodic Horror - The Twilight Zone

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin prepares for Halloween by taking you to a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind.

October 2023: Episodic Horror - The X-Files

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin ignores the aliens and focuses on the "Monster of the Week" episodes instead.

October 2023: Episodic Horror - Doctor Who

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin fires up the TARDIS and takes you on a tour of the best horror the Doctor has to offer.

October 2023: Episodic Horror - Runners-Up

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin takes a break from reading to inform you about some excellent small-screen horror.

Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides to postpone his tour of Alabama bridges.

H.P. Lovecraft's "The Horror at Red Hook" and Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin discusses a story where Cthulhu isn't even the biggest bad.

Patrick Süskind's Perfume

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin rethinks his decision to find himself a signature scent.

Jerome Bixby's "It's a Good Life"

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides that he would rather not have any of the corn at the Fremont household.

Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin strengthens his notion that vampires would be the absolute worst monsters to be . . . EVER.Gilded in Blood stickers are now available! ...

John Polidori's "The Vampyre"

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin examines the origin story of one of the most beloved horror creatures of all time (just not by him).Gilded in Blood stickers are now av...

Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder"

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin questions the intelligence of a people who invent time travel only to do something so monumentally stupid with it.Gilded in Blood stick...

Octavia E. Butler's Kindred

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin contemplates the horrors of one of America's darkest periods.Gilded in Blood stickers are now available! Find out how to get one a...

Dante Alighieri's Inferno

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin shoulders his pack, makes sure he brought a sack lunch and sunscreen, and takes a leisurely stroll through Hell. 

DC's Jonah Hex #26 - "Four Little Pigs"

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin learns that, shockingly, the life of a bounty hunter can be a little dangerous.

Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin forever loses his taste for puzzles.

Stephen King's "Quitters, Inc."

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin thanks the gods that his habit contract partner has no ties to the mob . . . that he knows of.

Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin grows wary of the strange family in the house outside of town.

Claire Keegan's "Antarctica"

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin examines a one-night stand that takes a horrible turn.

Todd Keisling's Scanlines

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin examines an excellent book that tackles a very difficult subject.

Richard Matheson's I Am Legend

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin gushes about one of the few vampire stories he actually does not hate.

Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild"

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides that there are some things that make a dying world worth staying on.

John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides that gardening and sky-watching are now off the table as hobbies.

A Stopgap Episode

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin takes a self-care week but still has some valuable info for you.Recap of Podcasts (and Channel) Mentioned in Episode:The Horror Show: i...

W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw"

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin vows to never invite any military men to dinner.

Agustina Bazterrica's Tender Is the Flesh

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin discusses cannibalism and makes a bunch of food puns, for which he sincerely apologizes.

Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game"

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin decides that no one should EVER accept an invitation by a wealthy Russian to his private island.

Tim Krabbé's The Vanishing

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin vows to never let his wife out of his sight at a gas station ever again.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In which Kevin resolves never to lock his wife into a room with awful wallpaper and tell her to just calm down and rest.