Episode Details

In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Shock Induction, psychedelics, avocado, and much more. [3:10] Conversation start/biggest changes in the past year. [8:33] Rules when taking psychedelics. [10:20] Shock Induction origin story. [14:40] HypnoThoughts Live! [25:05] Experiences with hypnosis prior to Shock Induction. [40:30] Telling a story and simultaneously employing hypnosis techniques in Shock Induction. [42:55] Great works of literature, hallucinations, and minimalism. [47:40] Billionaires printing books for the masses and Chapter 33. [50:00] Avocado. [1:03:00] References to other books and rewarding readers. [1:04:50] Writing Greener Pastures for Substack. [1:13:30] Stephanie. [1:19:30] Pregnancy, abortion, and stealthing. [1:22:00] Robert Stahl, via Patreon, asks about Guts. [1:25:50] Final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-590-chuck-palahniuk-on-shock-induction-psychedelics-and-avocado Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror