Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-10-21
Books mentioned on Short Stuff: Spooky Recommendations
This week Josh and Chuck are trying something a little different, some recomemdations for the spooky season. For Josh, it's some movies, for Chuck, it's some books.
Charles Chuck Bryant recommended Fever House by Keith Rosson, The Devil By Name by Keith Rosson, Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson, and Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak. Josh Clark recommended Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, Night Shift by Stephen King, and 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fever House
Fever House by Keith Rosson is a fast-paced, high-concept horror novel featuring a terrifying world where the supernatural violently intrudes upon everyday reality.
Recommended“I read his duology Devil by Name and Fever House, which was a zombie thing and both of those are great.”
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The Devil By Name
The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson is a horror sequel that follows the chilling events of Fever House.
Recommended“I read his duology Devil by Name and Fever House, which was a zombie thing and both of those are great.”
Where to get it
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Coffin Moon
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson is an upcoming novel written by the acclaimed author, anticipated by readers of contemporary fiction and dark storytelling.
Recommended“And then I read his follow up to that, which was Cough and Moon, which was about a vampire story, which was great.”
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Hidden Pictures
Recommended“But I did read another pretty good one called hidden pictures. It is a horror fiction novel by Jason Rekulak. And it was a New York Times bestseller.”
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Skeleton Crew
Recommended“But let me know what you think of whatever Stephen King book you read. Do you have a particular short story or anthology of his that you can recommend? I like the earlier ones like Skeleton Crew”
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Night Shift
Night Shift is a celebrated collection of horror short stories by Stephen King that explores profound fears, supernatural phenomena, and the dark corners of the human psyche.
Recommended“I like the earlier ones like Skeleton Crew or whatever the other one is. I can't remember. It had like a bandaged hand with the eye in the middle of the palm.”
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20th Century Ghosts
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill is a chilling and acclaimed short story collection that showcases the author's versatility and mastery of supernatural fiction, featuring inventive tales that explore grief, nostalgia, and terror.
Recommended“And then his son Owen, whose pen name is Joe Hill, he has a great story, short story collection called 20th Century Ghosts that I think blows his dad out of the water.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I need to read a Stephen King. I know it's kind of silly that I haven't. So wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You've never read a Stephen King novel of any, like none of them?”