The Queens are excited to share a short story with you as a little treat. From the upcoming anthology, Howls from the Scene of the Crime, we bring you A Fate Finer Than Death by Michelle Tang, narrated by L. J. Long. If you like what you hear a

Season 2 - Episode 1: In Front of my SALAD?

Mar 9th, 2024 41m 27s

It's been a while and they're late again, but the Cutthroat Queens are back for the start to another exciting year of celebrating indie horror.Brett Mitchell Kent, Chelsea Pumpkins and Elton Skelter take a look back at the past year and remini

Episode 12 - Bricks and Mortar

Jan 4th, 2024 2h 2m

For the final episode of the year, the Queens are thrilled to be joined by two indie booksellers with brick and mortar bookshops. Chelsea gets down and dirty with Chris, whose store Little Ghost Books can be found in Toronto, and Jenny Kiefer,

Episode 11 - Finding Your Self in Self Publishing

Dec 3rd, 2023 1h 37m

This month Noelle W. Ihli and Kat Silva join us to bust up all the stigmas surrounding self-publishing! Learn why and how they do it, tips for success, and hear about their latest books! At the top of the episode, the Queens discuss CB Jones’

Episode 10 - Author Spotlight - Part 2

Oct 31st, 2023 2h 20m

It's part 2 of the authors spotlight on Cutthroat Queens Podcast! We journey from weird architecture to Weird West by way of Alaskan wilderness creature features, and we put our own British royalty, Elton Skelter, in the interviewee's chair!

Episode 9 - Author Spotlight - Part 1

Sep 30th, 2023 2h 10m

The Cutthroat Queens tries a new lewk this fall! In a series of one-on-one interviews, we take a quick but deep dive into four authors' individual works. Join us in welcoming guests JAW McCarthy, Caleb Stephens, Lindz Mcleod, and NJ Gallegos. F

Episode 8 - Cat Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny

Sep 2nd, 2023 1h 19m

In this episode, Elton discusses queer horror movies, and in particular all the filth he's Swallowed (2022). Brett and Chelsea fall into the intrigue of found fiction with Archive of the Odd editor Cormack Baldwin, and author of their new rele

Episode 7 - Wrecked and Howling

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 40m

Brett and Chelsea gush over Elton's newly released novel and discuss great self published work, while definitely not going off into multiple Animal Crossing tangents. Then beat the dog days of summer with coverage of all things Howls from the W

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Episode 6.5 - Summertime Sadness

Jul 22nd, 2023 1h 14m

Beat the summer heat with tears!For our Summertime Sadness Special, Brett and Chelsea had the chance to sit and chat with Kelsea Yu (Bound Feet) and Emma E. Murray (Exquisite Hunger) about their devastating and powerful stories.To cheer yours

Episode 6 - Judge a book AND its cover!

Jul 1st, 2023 1h 26m

Chelsea's back from her travels to mark the mid-point of the year, while Elton takes some much needed downtime after the release of his debut novel, Life Support. As usual, Brett holds it all together in this fun new episode from everyone's fa

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Episode 5.5 - The Rainbow Special

Jun 15th, 2023 2h 5m

It’s Pride Month, so the Queens are celebrating with a bonus special. This time it’s a case of the more the merrier, for what is Pride about if not community? Lor Gislason joins Elton to discuss all things Goopy, including the introduction of

Episode 5 - If the toilet’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’

May 26th, 2023 1h 28m

We're bringing sexy back this month with guest-turned-guest-host Evelyn Freeling, editor of the upcoming erotic horror anthology, Les Petites Morts. We are also joined by two of the contributing authors, Sara Tantlinger and Steve Neal. From sen

Episode 4 - Tell-tale Art

Apr 28th, 2023 1h 39m

Brett, Chelsea and Elton are back, and this time they're feeling creative, as they don their coveralls, rinse their brushes and get intimate with the creators of Collage Macabre, an anthology of art horror.Guests this month include illust

Episode 3 - A Screb As Old As Time

Mar 31st, 2023 1h 32m

In Episode 3, the queens welcome the screbful and talented TJ Price, author of The Disappearance of Tom Nero. We chat about his inspiration for this incredible mixed media novelette as well as his penchant for prose, the death of the author, an

Episode 2 - Fuck You, You Fucking Fucks

Feb 24th, 2023 1h 29m

In Episode 2, the queens are joined by the Real Housewife of Hysterical Horror, editor of new charity anthology, Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic, and all-round badass, Jolie Toomajan. We discuss her editing experience, writing process, and her ins

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Episode 1.5 - The Heartbreak Special

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 1m

In this, the first hour-long holiday special, the Queens meet writer and editor Ruth Anna Evans to discuss the upcoming release of her first anthology, "Ooze: Little Bursts of Body Horror" and the processes she used to get this amazing collecti

Episode 1 - Say AHH!

Jan 20th, 2023 1h 33m

In their very first official episode, Brett, Chelsea and Elton celebrate all things 90's with the release of the AHH! That's What I Call Horror Anthology, edited by their very own Ms Pumpkins!Then guests Edith Lockwood and CB Jones join the qu

Episode 0 - Meet the Queens

Jan 6th, 2023 43m 18s

In the very first recording, we meet hosts Brett Mitchell Kent, Chelsea Pumpkins and Elton Skelter, three indie horror writers who started the Cutthroat Queens, and what they are striving for with the podcast. Elton cancels himself with his Rob

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