Cutthroat Queens

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 reminisce about the best parts of 2023, and then look forward to what's to come.  

Pull up a chair and sit down with a meth wine, and get up close and personal with the Queens as they escort you, a...

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, who is the owner of Butcher Cabin Books in Louisville, Kentucky.

We also get the insight on Jenny's up and coming novel, This Wretched Valley, and find out all the latest updates from the Li...

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. From beasts to bugs; lonely hearts to vindictive ones, there's a story in this episode for any and all tastes. We also welcome Rae Knowles back to the show, but this time she's seated in the i...

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 release, Revenge ARC, Cat Voleur.

Hear Chelsea shame young Baldwin for his youthful lifespan and "old soul".  Hear Brett talk the life of a new editor.  And hear Elton talk about his new collecti...

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 Wreckage! They keep Elton up way past his bedtime while they chat with editor, Chris O'Halloran, and authors, Timaeus Bloom and Nick Cutter about this brand new anthology and the state of horr...

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 yourself back up check out a horror comedy like the one Elton discussed with Author D.A. Holmes (Coming out of the Coffin)!!

[Content warnings: miscarriage, violence, death/loss, gore, cannibalism...

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 favorite queens.

This month, Brett gets to fangirl over horror badboy, John Durgin, and discuss the release of his latest works, while Chelsea goes international and kicks it off with cover art...

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 The Goop Troop; Rae Knowles talks the haunted strings of the Stradivarius and the threat from beneath the surface; and finally David-Jack Fletcher and Leeroy Cross James talk to the boys abo...

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 sensual to stomach-turning, we break down the process and contents of this gorgeous collection of stories.

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, and his screbbing experience at Haven Speculative magazine. 

The queens discuss their recent horror screbs as well as this month’s #TransRightsReadathon. Brett makes us play a dreadful Would Yo...

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 insightful philosophies, all the while being graced with her rapier wit and her big activist's heart.

Per usual, you'll also get a glimpse at what we're reading, watching, and even wearing this ...

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 collection together. They talk rejection, submission and repulsion, all from the writers viewpoint.

To cap off the episode, all four read short fiction work, to celebrate the occasion: valentines day...

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 queens for a detailed spoilerific dive into how the antho came together.

Come hear damp witch, Chelsea P, trade the podcasters hat for the editors hat, and then the writers hat, and then other ...