302: Nightmares and Dreamscapes with Nat Cassidy

About this episode

Horror author Nat Cassidy joins the show to discuss Stephen King's short story collection 'Nightmares and Dreamscapes' and his upcoming book.

Horror author Nat Cassidy (When the Wolf Comes Home) has a new book of short stories coming out called I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours so it was only natural that we brought him back on the show to talk about one of King's most beloved short story collections: Nightmares and Dreamscapes. This is one of King's doorstoppers, so me, Breznican, and Nat all pick our three favorite stories and see what overlaps and what doesn't. Come of the talk of vampire urine, stay for the insightful chatter about how authors curate the pacing of short story collections. Nat's new book, I Know A Place, is available for pre-order now and hits shelves May 5th.

People in this episode

Guest: Nat Cassidy

Topics covered

• horror literature
• Stephen King
• short stories
• author interviews
• book releases

Keywords

• Nat Cassidy
• Nightmares and Dreamscapes
• I Know A Place
• short stories
• horror author
• Stephen King

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nightmares and Dreamscapes, I Know A Place: Rest Stop and Other Dark Detours

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