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S09.07: Why Horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Becky Spratford
Episode 7
Tuesday, 20 October, 2026
We’re talking about the mythmakers again this week with a chat about romance’s sister genre, horror! We’re joined by NEA fellow, Bram Stoker Award winner and bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones, and librarian and horror expert Becky Spratford. We talk about Stephen’s lifelong love of horror, the way horror reflects the world, the rules of horror and how romance and horror are actually two sides of the same coin. Happy spooky season, book lovers.Fated States, our democratic phonebanking initiative continues this week—we’ll be calling Tennessee to get out the vote for Justin Pearson in the Tennessee 9th, and into Montana to get out the vote for Sam Forstag, candidate in the Montana 1st! There will be games, prizes and special guests! Learn more and register to phone bank with us at fatedmates.net/fatedstates.If you’d like to come over and talk about horror with us, please join us on the Fated Mates Discord, where you’ll find a few thousand other listeners who love talking about these books we love. Join the Fated Mates patreon to get access, and You also get one extra episode a month from us!!Horror Fiction, Film, and Television Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesOff the Reservation by Stephen Graham JonesWhy I Love Horror by Becky Spratford Mongrels by Stephen Graham JonesFlowers in the Attic by VC AndrewsThe Howling (1981)The Wolfen by Whitley StrieberWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Heart Eyes (2025) I was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Indian Lake Trilogy by Stephen Graham JonesWidow’s Bay (2026)Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRoccaOur Cut of Salt by Deena HelmAngel Down by Daniel KrausThe Grip of It by Jac JemcMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaJapanese Gothic by Kylie Lee BarkerScream (1996)Sinners (2025)Horror for Weenies by Emily C. HughesThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyHeadlights by CJ LeedeThis Movie Doesn’t End the Way We Want by Hailey PiperKiss, Slay, Replay by Rachel HarrisonThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueThe Devil Takes You Home by Gabino IglesiasMy Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady HendrixWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixSponsorsAvon Books, publishers of Emily Rath’s Devour Me, available in print, ebook and audiobook, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, wherever you get your books, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Piper Rayne, author of Chasing Smoke, available in print, ebook, audiobook at Barnes & Noble, wherever you get your books, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.Meghan Quinn, author of Christmas Staycation, available in print, ebook or audiobook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or wherever you get your books.Penguin Young Readers & Berkley XO, publishers of Charlotte B. Plumb’s Reap & Sow, available now in print, ebook or audiobook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.The RestFor even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2026/10/19/horror-with-stephen-graham-jones-and If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates. Beyond your favorite podcast app, you can find us on Instagram, Threads,
