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Nov 2023
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Ep 212: Garth Marenghi

Plosive
About this episode

Dreamweaver, doomsage and Sunday Times best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi joins us in the Nightmare Restaurant this week. Listen to this episode now, before it’s too late…


Garth Marenghi’s new book ‘Incarcerat’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Coronet. Buy it here.

Garth’s previous book ‘Terrortome’ in now available in a limited pleather-bound edition. Buy it here.

Garth is also on tour. Buy tickets here.


Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).


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