G'day, g'day, Readers! So, I'm the Absurd Word Nerd, but that's not all that I am. Recently I have been working on a podcast, so now my Readers can become Listeners. But, what is this podcast? Well, I have included a link to the zeroth episode, which is the introduction, the "advertisement" so to speak, and I encourage you to give it a listen. But for those of you that just want the quick-and-dirty explanation:
My podcast is called Chapterspooks. I read through series of chapterspooks (i.e. spooky chapterbooks), book by book, then I summarize each story and critique middle-grade horror from the perspective of an adult horror writer that is a fan of this kind of writing (as well as a massive geek when it comes to horror, narratology, philosophy, culture and science).
If that sounds interesting, give this a "zeroth episode" a listen and see what you think. I plan on posting Episode 1 on Thursday, the 27th of March, 2025, a few weeks from today, and then every Thursday until the end of "Season 1". I also have a list of chapterspook books right here, if you want to check out some of the titles, and learn more about what chapterspooks are.
If you want to get in touch regarding to the podcast, just contact: ϲhaptеrspоοkѕ@gmail.соm
...Just don't copy-paste that, as I've futzed with it to stop email-scraping bots from stealing it.
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed creating it. The only other thing I'll mention is that the logo is pretty cool and cute, but I didn't make it. It comes courtesy of Edi L, an artist that does commissions for logos, and I think he did a great job doing something cute but spooky - consider this a recommendation if you like this style and want to support Australian artists.
