Douglas Clegg is the author of more than 20 novels, many of them staples to readers of mainstream horror fiction. His newest novel, The Priest of Blood, combines horror and high fantasy as it creates a mythical and historical saga around a new kind of vampire. Clegg and I spoke about the writing of the novel, the literary legacy of the vampire, and the intersections of myth and history.

By the way, no people were harmed during the making of this episode. (You'll understand after you listen.)

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Format

45:47, 41 megabytes

Music

Darcy Fray — Numbers and Pills (10:30)
Supersuckers — Sleepy Vampire (21:10)
Quebb — Dining with the Dead (39:35)

Host

Johnathon Williams

Links

Douglas Clegg's official web site
The Priest of Blood's official web site

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Sponsors

This episode was sponsored by William Meikle, author of The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet, a novel of Lovecraftian entities, jaded PIs, booze, and broads in a Glasgow you won't find in the guidebooks.