INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, PODCASTS, AND MORE, OH MY!

INTERVIEWS

– Author, Sam Szanto (amazing in her own right) featured me on her blog here: samszanto 20-questions-with-nj-gallegos

– That one time I was The Alien Buddha’s Artist of the Month. Making my grandpa proud here: ARTIST OF THE MONTH FEATURE

– Interview with Lionel Ray Green: Fresh Blood: N.J. Gallegos

– Interview with Fanbase Press: Fanbase Press: The Broken Heart

Meet the Author with Shelly Mack: Meet the Author: N.J. Gallegos

– Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste in her fabulous fall fiction round table: gwendolyn kiste fabulous-fall-fiction-part-one-in-our-fall-2023-horror-roundtable

Horror Writer’s Association interview for PRIDE MONTH: HWA PRIDE MONTH 2024

Write on the World with Mandy Webster: writeontheworld:-n-j-gallegos

– Interview with Fanbase Press: Fanbase Press Interview for The Fatal Mind

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REVIEWS

Lionel Ray Green: Lionel Ray Green Review of The Broken Heart

John Watson from Horror Book R&R: review-the-broken-heart-by-n-j-gallegos

Christine Morgan: Christine Morgan Review of The Broken Heart

Devin Shea from Reedsy: the-broken-heart-n-j-gallegos

Sherry Fundin at fundinmental: fundimental

Drema Dearaich: the-broken-heart

fuonlyknew: the-broken-heart-by-n-j-gallegos

Tasha Reynolds with thesinisterscoop: The Sinister Scoop: The Broken Heart

John Watson: John Watson’s Review of The Broken Heart

Lionel Ray Green reviewing my Aileen Wuornos short story in Jane Nightshade’s Serial Encounters: One Killer Anthology by Hellbound Books: Lionel Ray Green short-shots-close-encounters-of-the-er-kind

Lionel Ray Green hyping up The Fatal Mind release! lionelraygreen new-horror-fiction-from-everson-smith-and-gallegos-arriving-in-october

The Lesbian Review: The Lesbian Review: The Fatal Mind

Wicked Reading’s YouTube channel and their 21 Most Anticipated New Horror Books Oct-Dec 2024: Wicked Reading’s YouTube

fundimental and their review of The Fatal Mind

Eliza Broadbent’s review of The Fatal Mind on her substack, Feral Swamp Life: Vortex Books and The Fatal Mind

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PODCASTS

Would You Die? Podcast with Austin Torres. We chat about Gabriel from Malignant, The Broken Heart, and become best friends… then bitter enemies at the Would You Die? Podcast

Would You Die? Podcast with Austin Torres. My arch rival invited me to take part in the Gremlins Holiday Special 2! Finally all those Christmas viewings have paid off! Would You DIe? Podcast: Gremlins Holiday Special 2

Would You Die? Podcast with Austin Torres. Since it’s Alien August, we geeked out about one of the best sequels (and movies) ever made… Aliens. Would You Die? Podcast: Alien August: Aliens

Skull Sessions with Dan Henk. Skull Sessions with Dan Henk

Horror From The High Desert with Scotty Milder. We chat about how the San Luis Valley (where I grew up) is a hotbed of alien activity, discuss the Splatterpunk genre, and touch on one of my favorite movies, American Mary. Horror From The High Desert

Horror From The High Desert with Scotty Milder. I return to the podcast, and we chat about my upcoming novel, The Fatal Mind, ethics in medicine, and we delve into two Black Mirror episodes: “Men Against Fire” and “The Entire History of You“. Horror From The High Desert: N.J. Gallegos Returns

Devilish Bookworms. Sorry folks, you don’t get to hear my voice on this one but the gals chat about The Broken Heart (tossing in plenty of swear words which you know I love). Devilish Bookworms: The Broken Heart

We Bleed Orange and Black Podcast. We chat about why I was scarred by dolls as a child, favorite Halloween memories and of course: The Broken Heart! We Bleed Orange and Black Podcast

We Bleed Orange and Black Podcast. We tackle The Fatal Mind, my podcast, and more! We Bleed Orange and Black Podcast

The Panic Room Radio Show with Xtina and James. We discuss the merits of our favorite curse words and banter about adorable snakes: N.J. Gallegos calls into The Panic Room to talk about the merits of certain curses

Between Authors Podcast with Adrian Lopez, my spooky brother from another mother. We love werewolves, zombies, and everything in between: Between Authors Podcast

Between Authors Podcast with Adrian Lopez. A special Halloween episode where we discuss our top 5 favorite movies in these genres: vampire, werewolf, slasher, possession, zombie. Between Authors Podcast: Halloween Episode

Cutthroat Queens Podcast. I didn’t get to harass each host, but did gab with Elton Skelter. We chat murderous children and I do a passable (?) British accent: CUTTHROAT QUEENS PODCAST

Historians At The Movies with Jason Herbert. We discuss Flatliners for about 10 minutes but it mostly devolves into Star Wars chat. If that’s your thing… click here: Historians at the Movies

The Dark Mind Podcast with Vince Midgard. Join us while we chat medicine, The Broken Heart, and where all the bodies are buried. The Dark Mind Podcast

The Dark Mind Podcast with Vince Midgard, ROUND 2! This time we discuss The Fatal Mind and my messed up brain. The Dark Mind Podcast

The Writing Community Chat Show. Dark tales and medical marvels. We chat about my writing journey, publishing, horror and more! The Writing Community Chat Show

Beard of Darkness Book Review. A live chat where you can see my beautiful face as we talk medicine, my writing process, and one of my cattos makes an appearance! Which is it? You’ll have to watch to find out! Beard of Darkness Book Review

Twisted Tendrils: Horrific Writing Advice with Laura Nettles. Believe it or not, this was my very first podcast appearance ever! Twisted Tendrils: Horrific Writing Advice

Horror Makes Us Happy. The boys psychologically profile me and bring to light that I have control issues… who knew? Topics include Diet Ebola, rectal foreign bodies, and me losing my shit about escalators and airplanes. Horror Makes Us Happy

Budding Author Podcast. Simon Ward from across the pond chatted me up and the biggest takeaway? WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW! Budding Author Podcast

Jason White from Jason White’s Weird Reads Podcast had me on to talk about The Fatal Mind, medical horror, mental health, Black Mirror’s episode “The Entire History of You”, and more! Jason’s White’s Weird Reads Podcast with N.J. Gallegos

Jason White reviewed his top reads of 2024 and wouldn’t you know The Fatal Mind made the cut! Jason White’s Top Reads of 2024

Lez Talk About Books, Baby! I come on the pod to chat about The Fatal Mind, what it’s like being an ER doc and horror author and more! Lez Talk About Books, Baby!

Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast. Jason White is reading through Stephen King’s “Night Shift” and we discuss “Strawberry Spring”, a short story about a serial killer with a very cool nickname: Springheel Jack. Nothing like some good fog and murder!

Short Bites: A Stephen King Podcast. Jason had me back to talk “Quitters Inc” , a story from Stephen King’s “Night Shift”. Quitting smoking has never been so easy (and fraught with danger). Click here to quit smoking!

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EVERYTHING ELSE!

Lionel Ray Green covers “The Call Shift”, winner of The Alien Buddha’s 2025 Horror Showdown! Read the review here! I won $420!

– I’m a finalist in The Alien Buddha’s 2025 Horror Showdown! Read my story, “The Call Shift” which encompasses my favorite things: Medicine, zombie pandemics, and the horrors of being on call in residency.

-My submission to The Alien Buddha’s 2024 Horror Showdown: You and Her. While I didn’t make the finals: I received an honorable mention. I originally wrote this piece for a Vocal Media contest: Unexpected Uncovering. Write a fiction story about someone who has just discovered something awful about their partner. To my surprise (and glee) I received a Runner-up nod for this one… $25! This honorable mention from The Alien Buddha’s 2024 Horror Showdown: You and Her. This biting piece tackles the dangers of young love, snooping, a cat named Mr. Piddles, and the hidden secret to maintaining long-term relationships.

PRIDE 2024 with The Alien Buddha in which I penned a queer story, Running in Place. In college, I was forced to log a long run on the treadmill during a colossal blizzard with my friend. The ensuing delerium of 20+ miles, EDM, and life musings: Running in Place Of note: EDM and its lyrics mean everything to me <3.

PRIDE 2023, my short story Safe Harbor, was featured on Alien Buddha Press’ WordPress site here: Safe Harbor

-My short story, The Fruits of her Labor, and winning piece of The Alien Buddha’s Horror Showdown 2022 can be found here: The Fruits of her Labor

-Spotlight on Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires: Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires

The Malevolent Dark named The Broken Heart in their Horror Fiction Top 25! I nearly passed out: The Malevolent Dark

– The Alien Buddha’s Horror Showdown: All winning stories! Horror Showdown Winners

The Fatal Mind makes the Top 50 Horror Fiction for November! The Malevolent Dark Horror Fiction Top 50

The Fatal Mind made the HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List for works published in 2024! The Reading List