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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.
We kick off today’s cold open by officially announcing our October Book of the Month, “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones. We also bring up some disturbing AI news going around and what it might mean for us writers.
After that, we go into a new list by Esquire naming their top horror novels to read for Halloween.
#231: Esquire's Top Horror Books Of 2026 – Drunken Pen Writing Podcast
We kick off today's cold open by officially announcing our October Book of the Month, "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones. We also bring up some disturbing AI news going around and what it might mean for us writers.
After that, we go into a new list by Esquire naming their top horror novels to read for Halloween.
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