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Every book Steven Graham Jones recommended on podcasts

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  • Steven Graham Jones has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of October 26, 2024.
  • Steven Graham Jones has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 26, 2024.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 26, 2024.
  • The 3 books Steven Graham Jones has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 26, 2024: A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel, Experimental film and It.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Steven Graham Jones aired on October 26, 2024.

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Guest on The Book Review · 8 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Steven Graham Jones appears on The Book Review podcast as a seasoned horror author and genre expert, offering thoughtful recommendations and nostalgic reflections on scary books. During his discussion, Jones recommended Tananarive Due's The Reformatory, praising it as one of the standout horror novels of the decade. Embracing his love for nostalgic horror, Jones highlighted Stephen King's massive epic It as a personal favorite that he will always cherish, alongside Stephen King's The Shining, a novel he has read approximately ten times. He also recommended Gemma Files's Experimental Film as a model contemporary horror novel and praised Paul Tremblay's A Head Full of Ghosts for its brilliant narrative structure and ambiguity. Reflecting on his early reading history, Jones recalled that the first horror novel he ever read was Whitley Strieber's The Wolfen at age eleven or twelve, and he noted that Stephen King's The Tommyknockers served as his vital gateway into exploring King's extensive bibliography. Throughout his appearances, Jones draws connections between classic tropes and modern horror writing.

Books recommended by Steven Graham Jones

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  1. A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel

    Paul Tremblay · Recommended · 1 episode

    A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is a critically acclaimed contemporary horror novel that follows a family participating in a reality television show centered around their teenage daughter's apparent demonic possession.

    Recommended
    “and this is a headful of ghosts the author is Paul Trimble oh man headful of ghosts Paul Paul was at the top of his game with that book”
    Where to get it
  2. Experimental film

    Gemma Files · Recommended · 1 episode

    Experimental Film by Gemma Files is a complex psychological horror novel that follows a former film critic who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, cursed piece of archival footage linked to a tragic historical figure.

    Recommended
    “the next book that you characterized Loosely sorry if I'm overusing your phraseology here as an altimer is experimental film by Gemma files”
    Where to get it
  3. It

    Stephen King · Recommended · 1 episode

    It by Stephen King is a sprawling horror novel about a group of childhood friends who confront an evil entity that returns to terrorize their town.

    Recommended
    “but I think my favorite just for the Nostalgia is it I'll never not be I'll never not be living in it I feel like and what is it I've it's a quite a large book it's over a, PES”
    Where to get it
  4. The Reformatory

    Tananarive Due · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is a harrowing historical fiction novel that blends a deeply atmospheric sense of place with supernatural elements set within a terrifying Jim Crow-era reform school.

    Recommended
    “this is the Reformatory it's by Tanana RDU she's a horror expert I feel like whenever I watch a documentary about horror movies which I watch way too many of”
    Where to get it
  5. American Psycho

    Bret Easton Ellis · Discussed · 1 episode

    American Psycho is a controversial and satirical 1991 horror novel by Bret Easton Ellis that explores the hyper-materialistic, ultra-violent life of Wall Street yuppie and serial killer Patrick Bateman.

    Discussed
    “she's like P Patrick baitman from BR Eon El's American Psycho”
    Where to get it
  6. The Shining

    Stephen King · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Shining by Stephen King is a classic psychological horror novel about a struggling writer descending into madness while caretaking an isolated winter hotel.

    Discussed
    “I've read The Shining I don't know probably 10 times I love that novel”
    Where to get it
  7. The Tommyknockers

    Stephen King · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Tommyknockers by Stephen King is a science fiction horror novel about a Maine town slowly possessed by the gaseous emanations and technology of an ancient buried alien spaceship.

    Discussed
    “but yeah so I started with a wolf and I didn't discover King until this must have been about 88 till Tommy knockers that was my first king I ever read and that was my gateway to him”
    Where to get it
  8. The Wolfen

    Whitley Strieber · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “the first four novel I ever read and I think I must have been 11 or 12 was Whitley striber wolfen the werewolves novel and there's chapters in there that are from the grandfather wolf”
    Where to get it

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Be ReadingThe Book Review2024-10-268