Paul Tremblay is the author of several novels, such as “A Head Full Of Ghosts”, “Disappearance At Devil’s Rock”, “The Cabin At The End Of The World” and “Survivor Song”. One short story collection, “Growing Things” belongs on this list, as well. All thought provoking, some ambiguous, all lovely (and sometimes heartbreaking), some straight forward and tidily resolved. No mater what, I always walk away from a novel or story written by Paul Tremblay satisfied and yet yearning for more. Questions, though. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any questions after reading the stories of Paul Tremblay. So, here we are! This episode features an interview with Paul Tremblay, plus three songs by some of the bands that he loves. A Husker Du cover performed by Big Drill Car, plus two songs by those Welsh masters of melodic mayhem, Future Of The Left. Samples of the questions I asked one of my favorite authors of recent years? Where do you find the best fried clams in the Boston area? (Hint, they’re not IN Boston proper, trick question.) Who would you choose, from a roster of Boston bands? The Pixies or The Cars? Last one, last sample question - do you, Mr. Tremblay, believe in ghosts? Listen for the answers to those questions, plus the sounds of some of Paul Tremblay’s favorite bands. Check out the links below!

Paul Tremblay’s website is HERE

Check out Paul Tremblay on Goodreads HERE

Buy Paul Tremblay’s books at a local and independent bookstore if you’d like to support your own community! INDIEBOUND.ORG is a great way to find your local indie bookshop! This message is from me, Bob, not Paul, by the way. I don’t speak for Paul in any way, shape or form.

Future Of The Left WEBSITE and BANDCAMP PAGE

Big Drill Car on SPOTIFY

LEGAL STUFF

Song info - Intro song “Celebrated Summer” performed by Big Drill Car, who appear courtesy of themselves.

The music in the intro segment after Big Drill Car is “Dusty Memories” by Darren Curtis. Here’s his info -

Get All My Free Music: https://www.darrencurtismusic.com CdBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/Darre... My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Desperat... Bandcamp: https://darrencurtis.bandcamp.com/ My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarrenCurtis... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/desperate-meas... Image by samyrevenge: https://pixabay.com/photos/box-jewelr... Font by Typodermic Fonts: https://www.dafont.com/squealer.font?l[]=10&l[]=1 Copyright Darren Curtis Music 2019

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Mid-Interview song and the final song in the episode were “The Real Meaning Of Christmas” and “The Hope That House Built” performed by Future Of The Left, who appear courtesy of themselvs.

Walking through my local Barnes And Noble a while back, I ran into a book titled “Wounds”. Interesting. The subtitle? “Six Stories From The Border Of Hell”. SOLD! After devilishly devouring the book, I got my hands on Nathan Ballingrud’s first story collection, “North American Lake Monsters”. I’m telling you, these two books have enriched my life immeasurably, with stories of Hell, Werewolves, Vampires, Aliens, but mostly, people. The people in Nathan’s stories come alive in my mind and refuse to leave, long after the reading is done, THAT’S the true sign of a great author, in my mind. Insidious. Here is my attempt to delve the depths of one of my favorite authors mind. How do the stories go from brain to book? IS humanity insignifigant, as Lovecraft would have us believe? What records would you take on your exile to a desert island? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode, plus you’ll get to know Nathan a bit better than you did before. Keep your eye on this dude - he’s going places, and rightfully so. The music of the episode is the perfect companion to the episode, you might say a “Hellish Hymnal” to guide you on this journey. Black Breath is the band and balefully beautiful songs are their game. Pop the iron cage on thine head, ignore the cries of the damned - or - revel in them and join me in this decsent into madness, mayhem and the mind of the best damn horror writer of our time. Check out these links to Nathan Ballingrud, his books and more!

Nathan’s Blog/Website - https://nathanballingrud.com/

Malaprop’s Bookstore, get your signed copies of Nathan’s books here!

Indiebound, a great place to order Nathan’s books, as well - https://www.indiebound.org/

Black Breath Bandcamp - https://blackbreathsl.bandcamp.com/

Southern Lord Records - https://southernlord.com/

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Legal stuff -

Black Breath appears courtesy of Southern Lord Recordings.

Intro song credits - Intro Song - Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsi... Music used : "The Door" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/h_x7-wAuE2A Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VivekEKhsihbA/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivek.abhis...