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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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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 61-70

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/10/09

The next 10 films are here! Which have you seen?Filipino HorrorShutter (2025) dir. Herwin NoviantoIndonesian HorrorSundel Bolong (1981) dir. Sisworo Gautama PutraPrimbon (2023) dir. Rudi SoedjarwoItalian / German HorrorSchreie in der Nacht/The Unnaturals (1969) dir. Antonio MargheritiKorean Horror이어도/ Ioeh Island (1977) dir. Kim Ki-youngMalaysian HorrorMikael: Pemburu Dua Alam/Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms (2026) dir. Zahir OmarSouth African HorrorPou/Peacock (2023) dir. Jaco MinnaarSpanish HorrorEl

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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 51-60

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2026/10/02

The next batch of films are up! Indonesian HorrorSundel Bolong (1981) dir. Sisworo Gautama PutraPrimbon (2023) dir. Rudi SoedjarwoShutter (2025) dir. Herwin NoviantoItalian/German HorrorSchreie in der Nacht/The Unnaturals (1969) dir. Antonio Margheriti (do not rec)Korean Horror이어도 / Ieoh Island (1977) dir. Kim Ki-youngMalaysian HorrorMikael: Pemburu Dua Alam/Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms (2026) dir. Zahir Omar (features a brief animation sequence as a flashback, which reviewers claim is GenAI)

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BONUS 03 - Queer Horror Hour with Vivan M. Valentine

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/09/30

We chat about PSYCHO (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock, originally written by Robert Bloch and adapted for screen by Joseph Stefano, (correction from the podcast where I thought Bloch had written the screenplay as well) and Horror media influences on Valentine's works.

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44:18

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 41-50

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/09/25

Films 41-50 are as follows:Canadian Horror:SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna/Edge of the Knife (2018) dirs. Helen Haig-Brown and Gwaai EdenshawTurkish Horror:Gudubet (Ölmek İstemiyorum) / Hideous Creature (I Don’t Want To Die) (2025) dir. Mehmet TanDabbe (2006) dir. Hasan KaracadağUK Horror:The Cat and the Canary (1978) dir. Radley MetzgerTarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man (1978) dir. John ReardonThe Descent (2005) dir. Neil MarshallThe Convent/Heretiks (2018) dir. Paul HyettTo Fire You Come at Last (2023)

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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 31-40

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/09/10

Here are the latest 10 films of the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge!Italian HorrorNon mi uccidere/Don't Kill Me (2021) dir. Andrea De SicaLycanthropus/Werewolf In A Girl's Dormitory (1961) dir. Paolo HeuschJapanese Horror８番出口/Exit 8 (2026) dir. Genki KawamuraKorean Horror (S Korea)곤지암/Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) dir. Jung Bum-shikNigerian HorrorIgodo: The Land of the Living Dead (1999) dirs. Andy Amenechi and Don Pedro ObasekiNorwegian HorrorVikingulven/Viking Wolf (2022) dir. Stig

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BONUS 02 - On Greek Myths & Vile Lady Villains: In...

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/09/06

Danai Christopoulou is the author of VILE LADY VILLAINS.We talk about Greek culture, myths, and writing from a Greek perspective.The fully formatted transcript with images & links can be found at cmrosens.com.Works by the author mentioned in the show:VILE LADY VILLAINS by Danai ChristopoulouMEDUSA anthology - Flame Tree PressBRIDE OF THE GULF - short story in khōréō magazineFilms recommended:Μέδουσα/Medusa (1998) dir. George LazopoulosΆλυτη/Entwined (2019) dir. Minos Nikolakakis

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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 21-30

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/08/27

The next 10 films are here - films 21-30 of the challenge!Cambodian HorrorThe Hand (2025) dir. Mak Pichjuli. Watched on YouTube.Filipino HorrorPosthouse (2025) dir. Nikolas RedTurkish Horror [all on YouTube]Siccîn 5 (2018) dir. Alper MestçiSiccîn 6 (2019) dir. Alper MestçiSiccîn 7 (2024) dir. Alper MestçiSiccîn 8 (2025) dir. Alper MestçiÖlü Kontesin Laneti/Curse of the Dead Countess (2025) dir. Ahmet ArpacıNigerian HorrorHaunted (1998) dir. Chico EjiroUSA HorrorThey Will Kill You (2026) dir. Kirill

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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 11-20

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2026/08/21

Intro/Outro: "Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The next 10 films of the challenge are as follows:Australian HorrorThe Pack (2015) dir. Nick RobertsonCanadian HorrorRituals (1977) dir. Peter CarterChinese Horror三更客栈/Midnight Inn (2024) dir. Chen Jiaolong白雲齋怪話 /Baiyun Ghost House/Weird Stories of Baiyun Zhai (2025) dir. Li ZhiwenFilipino HorrorNightshift (2020) dir. Yam LaranasItalian

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#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 - Films 01-10

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense ·

2026/08/14

Intro/Outro: "Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The first 10 films for the challenge! They are as follows:Chilean HorrorWekufe: El origen del mal/Wekufe: The Origin of Evil (2016) dir. Javier AttridgeLa casa lobo/Wolf House (2018) dirs. Cristóbal León, Joaquín CociñaIndian Horrorभूत बंगला / Bhooth Bangla (2026) dir. PriyadarshanJunglemahal: The Awakening (2023) dir. Arunava

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Bonus: Media Round-Up 01

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2026/08/10

Get these episodes without ads, and free eBooks to download by joining my Ko-Fi membership - cancel any time.As this is a media-focused season, I thought I'd do some podcast versions of the media round-ups I post monthly on my website, of all the media I've been reading, listening to, and watching.These are all genres, and if you fancy getting to know me and my media tastes, or get some recs for your own media consumption, then check these bonus episodes out.[If you do want to skip spoilers for Val

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61:55

100 Horror Movies in 92 Days - A Look Back at the...

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2026/07/30

Season 06 of Eldritch Girl is a Horror Film focused season! I've been doing the #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days challenge for 4 years now, but this time I want to share my challenge progress on the podcast.Here's my look back at the last 4 years, with a few Top 10 lists (plus runners up). I'm looking forward to starting this season but the episodes may be a challenge in themselves to get up! We'll see how often I can post, as all the films will be new to me, and I can't get a head start to record them!For

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 30-31

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2025/10/31

The final two days - and my top 5 from the whole list!You can find all the list and links on romancingthegothic.com and individual daily posts on my Ko-Fi and at cmrosens.com.Get the OCCUPYING BODIES anthology, out now!My top 5 #AScareADay stories:October 27th – Helen Stubbs – ‘Uncontainable’ (2016) – Read it hereOctober 28th – Nibedita Sen – ‘Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnibar Island’ (2019) – Read it hereOctober 15th – Conrad Aiken – ‘The Vampire’ (1916)

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 28-29

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2025/10/29

Only 2 days to catch up with now, so this is a shorter episode! I tried my hand at fragment writing, and also a web comic style story with photos I took, and stock photos I found in Canva. So these two days are both a bit experimental! You can find them on cmrosens.com and all the challenge stories listed on romancingthegothic.com if you want to find them.CW for body horrorIntro/Outro Credits:"Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 25-27

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2025/10/27

I loved these stories/poems, and highly recommend them. Get ahead or do the challenge day by day: https://romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/21/the-scare-a-day-challenge-october-2025/My creative responses vary from Changelings to Beverley Wend & Eglantine Pritchard, and more...Intro/Outro Music Credits: "Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 21-24

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2025/10/24

Have a read of the stories for these days and join in with your own thoughts - here are mine, along with media recs, and creative responses! Go over to cmrosens.com for all my #AScareADay posts, and to find all the links mentioned in this episode.Intro/Outro Music Credits: "Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 18-20

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2025/10/21

Today we've got more vampire fiction, sapphic fiction, and domestic horror. Let's dive in!Follow the challenge list: https://romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/21/the-scare-a-day-challenge-october-2025/Read the posts on my website and on my Ko-Fi. Intro/Outro Credits:"Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 14-17

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2025/10/20

I share my thoughts and creative fiction and nonfiction responses on the 3 poems and stories on the #AScareADay 2025 challenge list for Oct 14-16. Check the full list out on www.romancingthegothic.com and check out the daily posts on my Ko-Fi and my website.Intro/Outro Music Credit:"Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 10-13

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2025/10/17

More new-to-me poets and authors, courtesy of the romancingthegothic.com A Scare A Day reading challenge running through October. Join in on social media with the tag #AScareADay. Here are my thoughts on, and creative responses to, the next few days of the challenge. You can find all my posts so far on cmrosens.com - I'm posting every day of October at 6:30PM UK time. My Ko-Fi posts, open to all, go live 10:30AM UK time.

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 08-09

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2025/10/15

MINI SEASON!Catch up with the reading challenge list on romancingthegothic.com and all my posts on cmrosens.com and ko-fi.com/cmrosens. Days 08-09 are here, with my thoughts on the 2 stories for these days, but beware as spoilers abound - I give full summaries of these 19thC short tales. One is a new-to-me author (Rhoda Broughton), the other is not new to me, but I've never read this short story before (Margaret Oliphant). For Day 08, I have some recs for you, and also I have folklore of unseen

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 01-07

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2025/10/13

MINI SEASON!Days 01-07 of #AScareADay, featuring my thoughts on each of the challenge reads and summary (with spoilers) of the stories and poems. We go from the 1600s-1800s this week! Additionally this year I'm posting some creative responses, using the stories and poems as prompts. Some of these pieces are brand new for the challenge, and I've had a lot of fun with them. Find all my posts on Ko-Fi and cmrosens.com.Intro/Outro Music Credit: "Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" Kevin MacLeod

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