Storycast #4: The Crimson Tower

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Our Hosts

Caleb James K.

Caleb James K. is the former Editor-in-Chief of the literary journal, Drunken Pen Writing, and the host of the DPW Podcast. He’s also a fiction writer, poet, and aspiring novelist.

Spencer Church

A former aspiring comic book artist, Spencer is the cohost of the DPW Podcast as well as a short story writer and avid reader.


In today’s special Storycast episode, we read The Crimson Tower from L. Stephenson’s upcoming short story collection, When Strange Things Bite.

A mythical monster stalks a farming community — A titan from the stars brings destruction to a small costal town — A centuries old curse takes hold of a family — A sea creature hunts a young group of trespassers — A university professor receives a late-night visit from the dead — A message board murder mystery is investigated — An everyday morning takes a turn for the worse — A sister becomes paranoid of her brother’s disease — A young witch must gather a few risky ingredients — A cannibal pays someone an unexpected visit — A carpenter’s daughter demands bloody satisfaction — A psychopath fights to survive an alien invasion — A boy is hunted by the devil — A young boy faces his fear at the dentist.

You can preorder the collection now on Amazon. 

In today's cold open, we talk about our current writing progress. After that, we discuss Stephen King's bestselling novel IT. Rather than talk about the story, which almost everyone knows already, we discuss the icky bits that nobody wants to hear about. You know the scene! Also, all the racism and gross nonsense, but we don't dwell on that stuff too much. We break down some of the writing tricks Stephen King used to scare readers, and we end the episode by giving a quick top five of our favorite King novels. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at http://www.calebjamesk.com. 
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