Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast
by Stephanie Gagnon
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- 🇦🇺AU · Books#7230K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Books#1615K to 30K
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35K to 130K🇦🇺77%🇺🇸23% - Active Followers
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Aquatic Horror with Brandon Baker
Sep 1, 2026
58m 03s
PATREON PEEK: Sunburn (#19) with Marguerite Turley
Aug 28, 2026
6m 32s
Horrormance with Clay McLeod Chapman
Aug 11, 2026
1h 12m 29s
Caregiver Horror with George Dunn
Jul 28, 2026
50m 04s
More Most-Anticipated New Releases 2026
Jul 14, 2026
1h 12m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/1/26 | Aquatic Horror with Brandon Baker | Summer isn't over yet, so I was joined by Brandon Baker (@baker_reads) to talk about aquatic horror! We're talking about what could be lurking in the water, and how sometimes that's none of our business. Movies Mentioned: Lake Placid Deep Blue Sea 47 Meters Down 47 Meters Down Uncaged Sea Fever Underwater Jaws The Lighthouse Pirhana Frankenfish Sharknado Ghost Ship Sphere The Creature From the Black Lagoon Books Mentioned: Reliquary by Hannah Whitten Invasive Species by Ellery Adams Dark Water: Stories by Koji Suzuki (translated by Glynne Walley) The Deep by Nick Cutter Whalefall by Daniel Kraus The Low, Low Whistle by Laurel Hightower From Below by Darcy Coates Chlorine by Jade Song Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Devil and the Deep edited by Ellen Datlow Chilling Obsession: Junk bugs S(p)lasher Flicks by Cullen Wade Final Girl Song: Posing for Cars by Japanese Breakfast | 58m 03s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 |  PATREON PEEK: Sunburn (#19) with Marguerite Turley | We are so back! It's Fear Street Friday and as summer is winding down what a perfect time to get away from Shadyside and spend some time in a beach town with some camp friends. What could possibly go wrong? Bookseller extraordinaire Marguerite and I break down this ridiculously unhinged entry. Warning - not in this clip, but this book does include a pretty gnarly animal death Full episode available at Patreon | 6m 32s | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | Horrormance with Clay McLeod Chapman | I was joined by Bram-Stoker Award winning author and returning guest, Clay McLeod Chapman to talk about his latest novel Devil Inside and Horrormance. Movies Mentioned: Lisa Frankenstein Warm Bodies The Mummy Heart Eyes Bones and All Your Monster Obsession Possession (1981) Books Mentioned: Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman Jenny Will Eat You Now by Gillian Daniels Spread Me by Sarah Gailley A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wisell Queen of Teeth by Hailey Piper Headlights by CJ Leede Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies by Emma Cole Join our Patreon Community Final Girl Song: You Should Not Be Doing That by Amyl and the Sniffers Chilling Obsession: | 1h 12m 29s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | Caregiver Horror with George Dunn | Have we always been the caretakers? I am joined by reviewer George Dunn (@georgesreads) to talk about horror stories that are centered around the giving or receiving care either professionally or for a loved one. Movies: Relic The Taking of Deborah Logan Insidious The Perfection The Haunting Would You Rather? Saint Maud The Skeleton Key I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House Misery Books: A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine The Vessel by Adam Nevill The Only One Left by Riley Sager Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum The Shining by Stephen King Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy Nestlings by Nat Cassidy The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon We Spread by Iain Reid Chilling Obsession: The Ervil LaBaron Cult Final Girl Playlist: Join our Patreon Community! | 50m 04s | ||||||
| 7/14/26 | horror fictionbook recommendations+3 | — | — | — | horrorbooks+3 | — | 1h 12m 46s | ||
| 6/30/26 | crime horrorpop culture+4 | CJ Leede | HeadlightsThe Gathering+18 | — | CJ LeedeHeadlights+5 | — | 54m 24s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Mad Menbook recommendations+3 | Anna Dupre | Mad MenGerald's Game+20 | — | Mad Menbook recommendations+3 | — | 1h 48m 12s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Dracula retellingshorror fiction+3 | Anette | DraculaRenfield+16 | — | Draculahorror+8 | — | 1h 03m 00s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Texas horrorslasher novellas+3 | Grace Reynolds | Neon MoonIn the Valley of the Sun+17 | — | Texas horrorNeon Moon+4 | — | 1h 14m 12s | ||
| 4/21/26 | fairy tale horrorshort story collection+4 | Gwendolyn Kiste | The Haunted Houses She Calls Her OwnThe Candy House+13 | — | fairy tale horrorGwendolyn Kiste+3 | — | 45m 18s | ||
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| 4/17/26 | horror fictionlies+3 | Brandon Baker | The CheaterFear Street | — | horrorfiction+5 | — | 4m 51s | ||
| 4/7/26 | hotel horrorfear of the unknown+3 | Jocelyn Codner | The ReturnHorror Hotel+14 | — | hotel horrorpsychological fear+3 | — | 1h 20m 23s | ||
| 4/3/26 | horror fictionpsychological thriller+3 | Rae Wilde | The Best FriendFear Street | — | horrorFear Street+3 | — | 7m 18s | ||
| 3/24/26 | time loopshorror fiction+3 | Rachel Harrison | Kiss Slay ReplayThe Shining Girls+9 | — | time loopshorror movies+5 | — | 1h 14m 12s | ||
| 3/10/26 | Summer Scareshorror books+3 | Jennifer McMahonKonrad Stump | A Botanical DaughterNever Whistle at Night+7 | — | Summer Scareshorror fiction+3 | — | 52m 36s | ||
| 3/6/26 | Fear Street franchisehorror fiction+3 | Chelley | The House at the End of Fear StreetFear Street | — | Fear Streethorror+3 | — | 6m 13s | ||
| 2/24/26 | Twin Peakshorror fiction+3 | Angela Sylvaine | Cold SnapThe Secret Diary of Laura Palmer+20 | — | Twin Peakshorror books+3 | — | 49m 23s | ||
| 2/17/26 | Louisiana horrorbayou+3 | Anna Dupre | The Gilda StoriesInterview with the Vampire+9 | — | Louisiana horrorhorror books+3 | — | 1h 18m 17s | ||
| 2/3/26 | suburban horrorpsychological horror+3 | Emily C. Hughes | The Stepford WivesBlue Velvet+32 | — | suburban horrorEmily C. Hughes+3 | — | 1h 24m 54s | ||
| 1/30/26 | PATREON PEEK: The Knife (#14) with Sonja @spookycurious | In Shadyside Hospital, the people are dying .....to get out! Okay, doesn't that sound like we should be talking about a slasher? Well, people are getting murdered, but first Laurie will have to dive headfirst into a dark conspiracy at the heart of the hospital where she's been volunteering. HIPAA violations all over the place! Full episode available on Patreon. | 7m 48s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Horror Adaptations with Courtney Summers | Courtney Summers is back on the podcast to talk about the re-animation and adaptation of her 2012 young adult novel, This is Not a Test. Books Mentioned: This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers Ring by Koji Suzuki “The Birds” by Daphne DuMaurier (From After Midnight) Under the Skin by Michel Faber Who Goes There by John W. Campbell I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan Foe by Iain Reid Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin The Ruins by Scott Smith Chilling Obsession: The Wolf of Snow Hollow Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes. | 1h 12m 55s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | Most Anticipated 2026 Horror Book Releases | So this is the new year Welcome to 2026 listeners, it's looking like we are in for another great year of horror full of fresh voices and terrors. It's the perfect time to join the Books in the Freezer Reading Challenge. Books Mentioned: This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers Pig Wife by Abbey Luck A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway Mama Came Callin' by Ezra Clayton Daniels Cruelty Free by Caroline Glenn Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaeffer The Body by Bethany C. Morrow For Human Use by Sarah G. Pierce How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward Dollface by Lindy Ryan Greedy by Callie Kazumi Dead First by Johnny Compton First Date by Gemma Amor Sweetside Motel by E.L. Chen You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Wretch: or the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric LaRocca Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Molka by Monika Kim Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman The Seventh Sister by Dawn Kurtagich Odessa by Gabrielle Sher The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer Shy Girl by Mia Ballard Not Your Final Girl by Mikayla Randolph Accumulation by Aimee Pokwata Make Me Better by Sarah Gailley Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger Headlights by CJ Leede Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay Check out the Final Girl Playlist | 1h 04m 49s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | PATREON PEEK: The Secret Bedroom (#13) with Angela Sylvaine | Full episode available on Patreon Angela Sylvaine, horror author and the internet's favorite Cheerful Goth has stopped by Fear Street to talk about what is going on in the Secret Bedroom in Lea Carson's house. We talk about Benetton sweaters, VHS rental problems, Victorian ghost girls and more | 6m 08s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | Best Horror Books of 2025 with Anna Dupre | 2025 has come to an end, so that means it’s time to break down our standout reads of the year. I am joined by my friend, fellow podcaster and reviewer, Anna Dupre of the Anna Rose Reads Podcast. This was a year full of cannibalism, sweeping historicals, and weird little horny books, so a great year! Books Mentioned: Short Story Collections/ Anthologies Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia You Glow in the Dark by Liliana Colanzi (translated by Chris Andrews) The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein Oddbody by Rose Keating PUNK goes HORROR: A Mixtape Anthology edited by William Sterling It’s the End of the World As We Know It: New Tales from Stephen King’s Stand edited by Brian Keene and Christopher Golden Graphic Novels A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Hogarth Young Adult Horror Showstopper by Lily Anderson Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Overnight (#3) by RL Stine Middle Grade Horror Ride or Die by Delilah S. Dawson Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell Another by Paul Tremblay Broken Dolls by Ally Malinenko Non-Fiction Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread by Layla Taylor There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism by Eleanor Johnson The Midcentury Kitchen: America’s Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s by Sarah Archer Non-Horror Blob : A Love Story by Maggies Su The Favorites by Layne Fargo The Wedding People by Allison Espach Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan Horror Novella Spread Me by Sarah Gailley The Film You Are About to See by Hailey Newlin Horror Debut Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker The Lamb by Lucy Rose House of Beth by Kerry Cullen Good Boy by Neil McRobert Horror Novel Blood On Her Tongue by Johanna Van Veen Immaculate Conception by LIng Ling Huang When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle Play Nice by Rachel Harrison Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Of Flesh and Blood: The Untold Story of the Cajun Cannibal by NL Lavin and Hunter Burke Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi Demeester What Hunger by Catherine Dang Itch! By Gemma Amor The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson King Sorrow by Joe Hill Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Support Books in the Freezer on Patreon to get access to the series, The House at the End of Fear Street, early episodes, polls and more | 2h 29m 34s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Locked Room Horror with Jenny Kiefer | I was joined by author Jenny Kiefer to talk about her latest novel Crafting for Sinners and locked room horror stories Books Mentioned: Crafting for Sinner by Jenny Kiefer The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix The Troop by Nick Cutter The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan and Nick Cutter Exiles by Mason Coile Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III Final Girl Song Check out the final girl songs here! Merch is finally available! Join the Reading Challenge! How to support Books in the Freezer We are on Patreon! Check us out! There’s a lot of fun going on in the Patreon community. At the Final Girl level you can get episodes early and find out about topics and guests beforehand. Axe-Wielding Maniacs get to be part of a Voxer group chat and join in Netflix movie nights. Malevolent Spirits get everything that’s been mentioned and bonus episodes! Share this: | 39m 16s | ||||||
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Chart history for Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast
Peaked at #72 in Australia, currently #72 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| United States | — | #161 | #161 | — |
| Australia | — | #182 | #182 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 2 markets.