I hope you have your headtorch this week – cos we’re going to some deep, dark places.

Megan Bontrager’s debut novel, The Sea Hides its Dead, is a story of a mysterious cave, an unprepared expedition, and the monstrous secrets they find within. It’s shadowed by Lovecraft, it has big freaky monsters, and a whole deep mythology to unpick.

In short it’s my kinda story. The exact level of geekery I like to discuss.

Discuss we do. Meghan and I talk about video game inspirations, global sea cults, monsters and mysteries in The Bible, and worst of all – sleazy academics.

Plus, I give my honest opinion on spelunking! (It’s not favourable)

Enjoy

Other books mentioned:

The Eye of Ouroboros (2024), by Megan Bontrager
The Caretaker (2026), by Marcus Kliewer
The Fisherman (2017), by John Langan
The Ruins (2006), by Scott Smith
Babylon, South Dakota (2026), by Tom Lin
The Faceless Thing We Adore (2025), by Hester Steel

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