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Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense

Welcome to Eldritch Girl, where I provide the free audio versions of my fiction in full as read-along weekly serials, with short fiction and author interviews as bonus content.S01: The complete novel THE CROWS, Gothic Horror with tentacles for spooky soap opera lovers, read by the author.S02: The complete novel THIRTEENTH, an eldritch coming-of-rage tale, read by the author.S03: The complete novel THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, an urban fantasy cosmic horror, read by the author.S04: The complete novel

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The Crows Chapter 20 ~ If I Can't Have You...

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2021/07/01

Typically the 'If I Can't Have You [no one can]' trope centres a damsel in distress, but in this case, said distressed damsel is a cannibal soothsayer with parental issues, and he needs rescuing. Chapter 20, If I Can't have You..., in which Guy makes a choice and things get worse, is Carrie's last day to live. Season finale is the next episode!Disclaimer: I'm not doing the Sussex accent that Ricky's parents have, hope that doesn't spoil things for you!CWs: threatened lobotomy (by parasites),

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21:31

The Crows Chapter 19 ~ Let The Past Burn

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2021/06/24

More gruesome murder-by-vengeful-ghost and an alcoholic character's POV in this chapter - and we're two more episodes from the end! Chapter 20 next week, followed by Chapter 21 + Epilogue as the season finale. This time, here's Chapter 19, Let The Past Burn, in which things unravel and Ricky says goodbye,Theme Tune: Gemma Cartmell

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61:37

Queer Monster Hour ~ with Johannes T. Evans

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2021/06/21

I chatted about queerness, transness and monstrosity with Johannes T. Evans (he/him), a gay transmasc author and stand-up comedian originally from South Wales.He reads an extract from his serial Powder and Feathers, and we talk about power dynamics in relationships (and the abuse of them), the three themes of liberty and freedom, duty and responsibility, trauma and recovery, and how they intersect in messy and monstrous relationships in his body of work.We also discussed monstrous bodies, queerness,

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33:33

The Crows Chapter 18 ~ Death and the Maiden

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2021/06/17

Early hours through to early morning of 12 May - Carrie now has 1 day left to live in Chapter 18, Death and the Maiden, in which Ricky tells the truth.CWs: strong language, drunkenness, possession/telepathic boundary violations, sexual arousal, brain invasion (pseudo-injection via ear), amnesia.Theme tune: Gemma Cartmell

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34:20

The Crows Chapter 17 ~ Revenge Served Cold

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2021/06/10

A really short chapter, Chapter 17 Revenge Served Cold, in which Ricky finds a tongue and all hell breaks loose, has the audio of my Dec 2020 Q&A at the end. You can find the video versions of me answering Qs1-10 on my YouTube channel and the blog post for the written form on my website (videos embedded).CWs include gore, bird death, physical intimidation of an older vulnerable man, murder, body horror and drunkenness (cont).

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39:48

Author Interview: Lyndall Clipstone ~ Gothic YA,...

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2021/06/07

The author interview this month is with Lyndall Clipstone, who is debuting in the autumn of 2021 with her novel LAKESEDGE, a lush Gothic fantasy published by Henry Holt (US) and Pan Macmillan (Aus) Sept 2021 and Titan (UK) Oct 2021. It is the first of a duology, with the second book, FORESTFALL, slated for 2022.We chatted about intertextual influences, Australian Gothic, Gothic YA/Adult fiction, and the appeal of monster boyfriends!Intro/Outro music credit: Netherworld Shanty Kevin MacLeod

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39:56

The Crows Chapter 16 ~ Sinister Local History

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2021/06/03

11 May - Evening - two days left. Come and listen to some Sinister Local History, a chapter in which Carrie has a night out and Wes tells a dark tale.This chapter introduces Wes Porter on-page (he's been mentioned before) who is a main character in THIRTEENTH, and his girlfriend Charlie. Their tragic meeting is told in a short story OVEREXPOSURE which is available via Amazon, Smashwords etc, and my Ko-Fi Shop.CWs for alcohol/drunkenness, alcoholic character, references to historic maternal

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34:34

The Crows Chapter 15 ~ Deal With The Devil

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2021/05/27

Part 3: 09-13 MayCarrie's fate creeps ever closer, and we're now in the final five days of her life. Chapter 15: Deal With The Devil, in which Carrie gets off the hook and Ricky is useful, kicks off the final countdown.CWs for boundary crossing and personal space violation, male erection, female sexual arousal (in a dream) and nudity.This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmrosens.substack.com

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27:30

Monstrous May 2021

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2021/05/24

This month I've been participating in the Monstrous May Challenge on Twitter, hosted by author and consummate LEGO enthusiast, Johannes T. Evans. Each day there's a new prompt, and creators of all kinds post their response to it using the tag #MonstrousMayChallenge. We have Zoom meet-ups through the month in association with @/RomGothSam, who runs the Romancing the Gothic project. Here are 2 posts for my Ko-Fi supporters, which I posted for the Iconic Settings prompt and Baby Monster prompt

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The Crows Chapter 14 ~ Victory Is Mine

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2021/05/20

The last chapter in part 2 of The Crows - Victory is Mine, in which Part One of Ricky's prophecy is fulfilled. CWs for mutation and eldritch body horror.Theme tune: Gemma Cartmell

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The Undead Hour: ESP and the Face

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2021/05/17

Welcome to the first Undead Hour, where C. M. Rosens, representing Pagham-on-Sea's History Society, interviews medium Penelope Holdfast. Ms Holdfast is the owner of ESP - Entities living Sympathetically with People - a therapeutic service offering counselling for those who need to learn to co-exist with their hauntings. ESP is based in the old White Horse Bed and Breakfast, which is now Ms Holdfast's place of business and place of residence. Future episodes of the Undead Hour will be hosted by

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The Crows Chapter 13 ~ Beast With A Human Face

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2021/05/13

Chapter 13: Beast With a Human Face in which Fairwood finds a clue and Ricky has a confessionCWs for gore, violence, cannibalism ~ "the mild Rob Zombie chapter".

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The Crows Chapter 12 ~ Haunted by the Past

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2021/05/06

The Crows continues with Chapter 12: Haunted by the Past, in which Carrie gets a visitor.CWs for accidental amputation, harassment by abusive ex, cannibalism, animal cruelty, gore.Apologies for the length -this one is longer as I didn't manage to find a place to cut it properly!Theme tune by Gemma Cartmell.

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33:51

Author Interview: Maria DeBlassie ~ Hopeful and...

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2021/05/03

Interview with author, professor and bruja Maria DeBlassie, with an author-read extract from her short story HUNGRY BUSINESS. We discussed writing the 'ordinary Gothic' and 'hopeful Gothic' not only as a vehicle for social anxieties and a process for exposing generational trauma, but also as a mode for moving on from trauma and creating a sense of hope going forward, particularly in relation to telling Own Voices stories for women of colour in the American context.

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The Crows Chapter 11.2 ~ Damsel in Distress (Part 2...

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2021/04/29

The second part of Ch 11 has the return of an abusive ex, a creepy séance, and the appearance of a murdered child (as a ghost!)Theme Tune by Gemma Cartmell.

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The Crows Chapter 11.1 ~ Damsel in Distress (Part 1...

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2021/04/22

Part 1 of Chapter 11 ~ Damsel in Distress ...in which several days pass eventfully...This one is another longer chapter so I'm dividing it up! It's a three part chapter, so you get 2 parts this week and then a longer section next week (brace for return of abusive ex, plus child ghost with implications of child cruelty and murder).CWs this week for coma patient and their objectification and physical space violations, and relapse of an alcoholic character.Theme Tune 'The Crows' by Gemma Cartmell

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Bonus Ep 3 ~ Town History with Guillaume Velde

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2021/04/19

This month's bonus episode is with the elusive Guillaume Velde, who researches the wrecking coasts of England and joins the show to chat about Pagham-on-Sea's museum collections, its smuggling and wrecking history, fairy lights and folklore, and the real trouble with fossils (among other things!)Intro/Outro music - Netherworld Shanty by Kevin MacLeod

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29:56

The Crows Chapter 10 ~ Brain Fever

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2021/04/15

Chapter 10 of The Crows, 'Brain Fever' ... in which Carrie is unwell and Ricky starts a fire.CW for fire, physical health deterioration

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The Crows Chapter 9 ~ Bad Omens

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2021/04/08

Chapter 9 of The Crows, 'Bad Omens' ... in which Guy Bishop brings Carrie flowers.CW for bird death, and relapsing alcoholic point of view.

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Author Interview: Ezra Arndt (writing as Nita Pan) ~...

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2021/04/05

Ezra Arndt (they/them), [at the time of this interview writing as Nita Pan (she/they)] is a nonbinary, demisexual/biromantic polyamorous and neurodivergent YA/Adult Own Voices writer of the soft, bloody and monstrous. Their work has more recently turned to exploring the slasher-romance/goremance genre, although has always flirted with horrormance in various forms, especially with gothic themes and elements. You can find Ezra’s website here; you can also find them on Bluesky and Instagram [both

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