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by Neil McRobert
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | — | — | — |
| Oct 21 | — | #195 | — |
| Oct 18 | #164 | #134 | — |
| Oct 17 | #152 | #121 | — |
| Oct 16 | #131 | #102 | #99 |
| Oct 15 | #109 | #78 | #77 |
| Oct 14 | #104 | #72 | #69 |
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296 – Deena Helm & Horror Says Free Palestine
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293 – James Tynion IV & How to Draw a Dismembered Child
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292 – Chuck Wendig & Little Vulgar Hell-Babies
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291 – Natasha Pulley & No Priests Were Harmed in the Making of this Podcast
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About the show
Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them.