287 – Megan Bontrager & The Cave of Cosmic Narcissism

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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