#49 Justin Alcala Take II

Were You Still Talking?

Episode 49

Justin Alcala is back for a second time. We talk history, Dracula (the book and movies), Jaws and why it’s so good, older movies vs new, dark side of Christmas and Christmas history and then we remember to talk about his upcoming book A Dead End Job.

We also talk about news of the day a bit and eventually get on to Star Wars and The Mandalorian and important stuff like that.

Justin is a novelist, nerdologist and Speculative Literature Foundation Award Finalist. He’s the author of three novels, including Consumed, (BLK Dog Publishing) The Devil in the Wide City (Solstice Publishing) and Dim Fairy Tales (AllThingsThatMatterPress). His short stories have been featured in dozens of magazines and anthologies, including It Snows Here (Power Loss Anthology), The Offering (Rogue Planet Press Magazine) and The Lantern Quietly Screams (Castabout Literature). When he’s not burning out his retinas in front of a computer, Justin is a tabletop gamer, blogger, folklore enthusiast and time traveler. He is an avid quester of anything righteous, from fighting dragons to acquiring magical breakfast eggs from the impregnable grocery fortress.

Most of Justin’s tales and characters take place in The Plenty Dreadful universe, a deranged supernatural version of the modern world. When writing, Justin immerses himself in subject matter, from stuffy research to overseas travel. Much to the chagrin of his family, he often locks himself away in his office-dungeon, playing themed music over, and over, and over again. Justin currently resides with his dark queen, Mallory, their malevolent daughter, Lily, changeling son, Ronan, hellcat, Misery and hound of Ragnarök, Fenrir. Where his mind might be though is anyone’s guess.

Justin’s Website: https://www.justincalcala.com/

Twitter: @justinalcala

Music for all episodes by Jon Griffin.

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Twitter: @JoelAAlbrecht