Dead Languages

Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan
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Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 139: Our 2026 Writing Resolutions

    It's that time of year! We must reflect and realign with our goals! PLM and Carson gather to deliver their writing resolutions, and encourage you to do the same. Join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/xRrvUrtW

    1h 21m

  2. JAN 28

    Episode 138: The Winners of the Second Annual Cummies

    It's that time of year again... CUMTIME! We're announcing the winners of our bizarrely named horror fiction award as voted by YOU!

    1h 2m

  3. JAN 21

    Episode 137: Favorite Reads of 2025 (Part II)

    PLM and Carson are back in 2026 after our winter break, but we're not done with 2025 yet! We gather up our top five reads from the second half of last year as a cozy preamble to next weeks' Cummies announcement!

    1h 52m

  4. 11/26/2025

    Episode 136: Ho-Ho-Holiday Horror

    The goblins eat tinsel and get festive with Luciano Marano! What makes holidays such a popular topic to add horror to? Is it the visiting family? The sweet potato casserole? The commercialism? Join the goblins as they have a civilized discussion by the festivus log. Cummies: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL6N4TwWdVICxiZw7y6I9jE7rC27fiuFGB9x9f7FWvi39DaA/viewform?usp=send_form Luciano Marano⁠: https://www.luciano-marano.com/contact Humbug: https://www.crystallakepub.com/product/humbug-by-luciano-marano/

    1h 45m

  5. 11/19/2025

    Episode 135: Final Girls

    This week on the Dead Languages Podcast, PLMbo and CarCar dive into the history of the final girl, and talk about whether its still relevant or just a tired cliche.

    1h 9m

  6. 11/12/2025

    Episode 134: The Big, The Bigger, The Biggest - Kaiju in Horror

    This week, the goblins are size queens as they gush about kaiju in horror. The history, the memes, the love, the tips, and tricks of getting those big girthy monsters in your fiction. Don't forget to nominate for the Cummies! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL6N4TwWdVICxiZw7y6I9jE7rC27fiuFGB9x9f7FWvi39DaA/viewform

    1h 46m

  7. 11/05/2025

    Episode 133: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 2)

    The adventure continues! PLM plays Dungeon Daddy as Carson, Erik McHatton, Nina Miller, and Kai Delmas join us for our Annual DnD Halloween episode.

    1h 14m

  8. 10/29/2025

    Episode 132: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 1)

    PLM plays Dungeon Daddy as Carson, Erik McHatton, Nina Miller, and Kai Delmas join us for our Annual DnD Halloween episode. We storm the Red Tower... and talk a lot about poop.

    1h 25m
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Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!

Information

  • Creator
    Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    140
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan
  • Show Website
    Dead Languages