Author Interview with Caitlin Starling: Gothic Horror, Medicine, and Magic

Author Interview with Caitlin Starling: Gothic Horror, Medicine, and Magic

Author: CM Rosens March 31, 2025 Duration: 49:22

Caitlin Starling is the nationally bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence (2021), Last to Leave the Room (2023), and the Bram Stoker-nominated The Luminous Dead (2019). Her upcoming novels The Starving Saints and The Graceview Patient epitomize her love of genre-hopping horror; her bibliography spans besieged castles, alien caves, and haunted hospitals. Her short fiction has been published by GrimDark Magazine and Neon Hemlock, and her nonfiction has appeared in Nightmare, Uncanny, and Nightfire. Caitlin also works in narrative design, and has been paid to invent body parts. She’s always on the lookout for new ways to inflict insomnia.

CWs: This episode dives into Gothic Horror, Medical Horror, Surgeries, Body Horror, Medieval Siege Horror (butchery of hounds and horses as well as cannibalism mentioned).


Step into a world where the gothic meets the grotesque and the line between horror and humor deliciously blurs. Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense is the audio home of author CM Rosens, who narrates her own complete, serialized novels directly to your ears. This isn't a typical fiction podcast; it's a deep, author-led dive into weird tales, served in weekly chapters perfect for a long walk or a dark evening. Each season is a full book, beginning with the gothic horror and tangled relationships of THE CROWS, described as a spooky soap opera with tentacles. The journey continues with THIRTEENTH, an eldritch coming-of-rage story, and then into the bizarre urban fantasy of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD. Alongside these main serials, you'll find bonus episodes featuring shorter fiction and conversations, offering a fuller look into the stories' creation. Listening to this podcast feels like being let in on a secret, where the prose is as rich as the atmosphere and the author's voice guides you through every strange turn. It’s a dedicated space for lovers of atmospheric, character-driven weird fiction, delivered with a personal touch that makes each episode feel like a new installment from a favorite, if slightly unsettling, friend.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense
Podcast Episodes
Bonus Episode: The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre (concluded) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:01
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre, available on all eBook platforms, the ‘zon, and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop.TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may co…
Bonus Episode: The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre (continued) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:06
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre, available on all eBook platforms, the ‘zon, and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop.TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may co…
Bonus Episode: The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:51
Following on from The Day We Ate Grandad is the novella The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre, available on all eBook platforms, the ‘zon, and discounted in my Ko-Fi shop.TSFM is a tongue-in-cheek Eat The Rich novella which may co…
Bonus: Short Story 'Gerald' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:46
A short story from when Ricky was 10 years old and made Gerald: also his first meeting with Myrddin, as referenced in The Day We Ate Grandad. It references a few things mentioned in the novels and explains Ricky’s habit…
The Day We Ate Grandad: Chapter 21 & Epilogue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:36
A double bill for the final episode of the season: the bonus episode will follow!The showdown is upon the Triad, and as Wes finally gets his priorities straight, the new gods are taking no prisoners.Today is the day they…
The Day We Ate Grandad: Chapter 20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:04
Wes guiltily fulfils Ricky’s last request even though he goes through with his betrayal… but is it too late?Buy your copy and read along!Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership!CWs: emesis,…
The Day We Ate Grandad: Chapter 19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:34
Ricky sees through Wes’s subterfuge and is not impressed; Katy steps up and leads the exile ritual, but the night ends on a worrying note.Buy your copy and read along!Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my…
The Day We Ate Grandad: Chapter 18 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:16
Theo finally meets the Faceless Man, and the family is decimated by their gods. Wes makes a (bad) drunk/power-drunk decision.Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership!CWs: dub con (m/m, interr…
The Day We Ate Grandad: Chapter 17 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:55
Wes finds his power addictive, and shows his family what he’s capable of.Buy your copy and read along!Support my podcast by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership!CWs: body horror, violence, alcoholIntro/Outro T…