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And here is your host, David Barr Kirtley.

Hello. David Barr curtley. Hello and welcome to episode 274 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

Today on the show we'll be discussing the common horror trope of kids battling monsters and discussing why it's such a popular idea and whether it really makes sense.

And I'm joined by three guests.

So first up we've got Grady Hendrix, making his 11th appearance on the show. He's the author of such novels as Satan loves you and my best friend's exorcism,

and his novel horror store about a haunted Ikea is being developed for television by Gail Berman,

producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

His non-fiction book paperbacks from Hell

about the horror boom of the 70s and 80s

hits bookstores this week.

So Grady, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

The next step we've got John Lagen, making his seventh appearance on the show.

He's the author of the novel House of Windows,

and the short story collections Mr. Gaunt and other uneasy encounters

and the wide carnivorous sky and other monstrous geographies.

Together with Paul Tremblay he edited the anthology creatures, 30 years of monsters,

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