S.A. Bradley is the host of the popular podcast Hellbent For Horror, exploring all things horror across books, film, comics, and music. Bradley has loved being scared by over 1,600 horror films.
Bradley’s first book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy, is a thrilling ride through the horror genre and its intense effect on every generation. He shows how you can be enriched by horror. His expansive knowledge on horror has been featured in dozens of podcasts and outlets like SyFy Wire, BookRiot, LitReactor, Dread Central, iHorror.com and EvilSpeak magazine.
Bradley hosts the 5-time Rondo Award-nominated podcast, Hellbent for Horror, which explores all things horror across books, film, comics, and music. Director Guillermo Del Toro described the podcast as “well-researched, articulate, and entirely absorbing.” Bradley is the author of the Rondo-nominated book “Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy.” He is currently working on a follow-up book. Bradley’s short stories are published in the anthologies “Shattered and Splintered,” “Shadows in the Stacks,” and “Medium Chill.” He is also working on a collection of short horror stories.
Bradley contributes articles in Medium Chill, EvilSpeak, Horrorhound magazines, and multiple online outlets. He’s lectured at Webster University, the University of the Pacific, and The College of Idaho and performed his live show, “My Horror Manifesto,” in NYC and at various horror conventions across the USA. Bradley’s convention guest appearances as a panelist/moderator/lecturer include San Francisco Fan-X, StokerCon, Salt Lake Fan-X, Mile-Hi Con, Confluence, TusCon, BayCon, Imaginarium, and others.
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