The Lamb, Ghost Stories, and Fangirling with Lucy Rose

Written By Maya Rector

Welcome to episode 1 of This Might Sound Strange, a horror fiction podcast where tarot cards guide the conversation. Today, we’re joined by bestselling horror author Lucy Rose, whose 2025 debut novel The Lamb took the world by storm. Over the past year, it became a Sunday Times Bestseller, a pick for Dakota Johnson’s book club, winner of the Nota Bene Prize, and a Shirley Jackson Awards nominee.

In this episode, we talk about what this whirlwind year has meant for Lucy, and the cards pulled us deeply into the themes that run throughout the novel. We also exchange ghost stories, fangirl over Shirley Jackson, and wonder whether Mad Men is actually a horror story in disguise.

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Until next time…stay strange! 🕯️🦉

xoxo,

Michelle & Maya

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Credits:

  • Logo and artwork by Chris Panatier

  • Music by Tony Morales


Books mentioned

  • The Lamb by Lucy Rose

  • The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

  • Haunted Hill House by Shirley Jackson

  • A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay

  • The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

  • Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews

  • The Leveret by Anna Goldreich


Shows mentioned

Films mentioned

  • The Florida Project (Dir. Sean Baker)

  • Badlands (Dir. Terrance Malick)

  • Backrooms (Dir. Kane Parsons)

  • Matilda (Dir. Danny DeVito)

  • American Psycho (Dir. Mary Harron)

  • Fish Tank (Dir. Andrea Arnold)

  • Beast (Dir. Michael Pearce)

Video Games mentioned

  • What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow)

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Misc. mentioned

  • EMDR therapy for trauma!

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