Fiend: When Power Has Teeth
Written with the intensity and severity of the corporate machine, Fiend by Alma Katsu covers much ground in examining the horrors of power, wealth, and a landscape operating without a system of checks and balances.
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#240: Ashley Cullins
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Ashley Cullins to the program to discuss their book, Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror and more!
Coffin Moon: The Sharp Fangs of Refusing to Let Go
Intense, bleak, and bathed in gore, Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson is the kind of novel that will carve out your chest cavity with a blunt silver spoon.
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead: A Haunting Introduction to Burnt Sparrow
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead exceeded all my expectations, a phenomenal start to the Burnt Sparrow series. An unsettling must-read horror.
FEATURED 4: Masterminds #1, TMNT: Shredder #1, and August 27 Comics
This week we preview four titles that standout from the crowd including Masterminds #1, TMNT: Shredder #1, and more!
The Toxic Avenger Preview
After a long journey, the reboot of the cult-classic horror comedy is finally making it to the big screen. Toxie returns in The Toxic Avenger on August 27, 2025 for his fifth feature film.
#239: Brian McAuley
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author Brian McAuley to the program to discuss his latest novel, Breathe In, Bleed Out and more!
Shitshow: When Shit Hits the Fan
A delightful novel that lifts heavy weights, Shitshow by Chris Panatier is the definition of balance, a perfect blend of dark and light that delivers a poignant, entertaining narrative surrounding life’s shittiest dealings.
The Long Low Whistle: A Cryptid Nightmare You Can’t Pause
The seventh installment in the Killer VHS series from Shortwave Publishing, The Long Low Whistle by Laurel Hightower, is a suspenseful claustrophobic cryptid horror tale that might be the best in the series so far.
Spread Me: Sarah Gailey’s Seductive Sci-Fi Mind Trip
Spread Me is exactly what the title suggests, an erotic sci-fi horror. Sarah Gailey excels at crafting a unique and thought-provoking tale with a perfectly paced length.
FEATURED 4: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1, Escape #1, and August 20 Comics
This week we preview four titles that standout from the crowd including Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1, Escape #1, and more!
Peacemaker Season 2 Preview
The second season of the hit DC television series Peacemaker is set to invade our homes this August from filmmaker James Gunn.
Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1 – A Hellish Return Worth the Wait
Event Horizon: Dark Descent nails the disturbing feeling and psychological horror that made the original film become a cult classic.
Breathe In, Bleed Out: Slasher Balance for the Mind and Body
Both psychologically and viscerally harrowing, Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley solidifies his status as one of the most entertaining and heartfelt voices in slasher fiction.
#238: The Toxic Avenger (1984) Movie Review
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss The Toxic Avenger film from 1984!
Starship Godzilla #1: A Thrilling New Chapter in the Godzilla Mythos
Writer Chris Gooch and artist Oliver Ono have created something spectacular with Starship Godzilla.
The End of the World As We Know It: A Love Letter Signed by the Best Voices in Horror Fiction
The End of the World As We Know It edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene offers a kaleidoscopic worldview of the place Stephen King created, a landscape rife for horror, heart, and humanity, something for everyone.
Shiny Happy People: Horror for a New Generation
Clay McLeod Chapman has written a genuinely terrifying book with Shiny Happy People that could easily hook a new generation of horror fans for life.
Why I Love Horror: A Celebration of the Genre and Its Storytellers
Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature wasn’t just an outstanding read, it reinvigorated my love for the horror genre and the people who shape it.
FEATURED 4: Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1, Quick Stops #1, and August 13 Comics
This week we preview four titles that standout from the crowd including Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1, Quick Stops Vol. 3 #1, and more!
Quick Stops Vol. 3 #1: Holden McNeil’s Comic Comes to Life
Quick Stops Vol. 3 #1 is a must-read for fans of Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, especially those who love Chasing Amy. It’s exactly the kind of funny, smart, and heartfelt storytelling you’d expect from Kevin Smith.
Lucky Day: Finding Hope Against the Odds
Redefining randomness to expose the bleakness of the world yet still delivering notes of optimism, Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle is a hell of a novel.
What Hunger: The Synchronicity of Hurt and Hunger
Catherine Dang’s poignant prose, her seamless comparison of hunger and desire for justice, and her complex, textured characters intermingle to form one hell of a novel with What Hunger, a story of carnal desire to be treated humanely in a world of seeming indifference.
#237: Timmy Heague
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic writer Timmy Heague to the program to discuss Archie vs. Minor Threats and more!
Street Sharks #1: Nostalgia with Bite
The 90s cartoon revival in the world of comics rolls on with Street Sharks from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Ariel Medel.
