Episode 459 - On the Slab
Episode 459 - On the Slab
For the rest of this month, we're hitting up some Harlan Ellison - starting with On the Slab!
Special thanks to our reader Sellers Burgener!
Here's the full text of Frank Sinatra Has a Cold from Esquire!
Next up: From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet
Episode 458 - The Pool
Episode 458 - The Pool
Patton Oswalt is back to talk Michael Shea in the summer party classic The Pool!
Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.
Don't forget to pick up your copies of The Ghost Box and The Ghost Box II from Hingston and Olsen! You deserve it!
Can't get an affordable copy of Copping Squid? Check out Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea!
Next up this month: On the Slab by Harlan Ellison
Comments Show 14 - Usually a New Goat
Comments Show 14 - Usually a New Goat
It's the last day of June! Let's have a chat!
Hear the song He's Gone Away...
Episode 457 - The Possibility of Evil
Episode 457 - The Possibility of Evil
Tune in as we investigate The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson.
Special thanks to outstanding reader Edward E. French! Check out his full reading of this story, and subscribe on his YouTube page!
Next up: The Pool by Michael Shea, featuring Patton Oswalt!
Bonus 14 - Alien
Bonus 14 - Alien
Tune in as we discuss the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien!
Coming soon: The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson!
Episode 456 - The Old Nurse's Story
Episode 456 - The Old Nurse's Story
What do we want? NURSES! When do we want 'em? WHEN THEY'RE OLD AND HAVE STORIES TO TELL!
Join us as we have a listen to The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell!
Special thanks to our marvelous reader Rachel Lackey!
Next week: The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson!
Episode 455 - The Phantom Coach
Episode 455 - The Phantom Coach
We're back (finally) with The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards! Jump on board!
Special thanks to our reader, Paul Maclean of Yog-Sothoth.com!
Next up: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell
Episode 454 - The Screwfly Solution
Episode 454 - The Screwfly Solution
Listen in as we discuss The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon!
Special thanks to our reader Heather Klinke!
This author is actually Alice B. Sheldon, also known as James Tiptree, Jr. Check out her story on NPR.
Attack of the Crab Monsters by Lawrence Raab.
Bonus 13 - The Anatomy Lesson
Bonus 13 - The Anatomy Lesson
We're talking about Alan Moore's groundbreaking work on Swamp Thing and you're all invited!
Special thanks to patron Trev Goldring for the recommendation!
Here's that Man-Thing/Swamp Thing article by Mark Engblom.
And here's that Conan O'Brien article that we mentioned as well.
Episode 453 - Skule Skerry
Episode 453 - Skule Skerry
Join us as we visit the bird-haunted isle of Skule Skerry by John Buchan!
Special thanks to our reader, France Leigh Hadrysiak, part of Collective North! Tune in to Collective North on June 6th at 2 PM BST for an online discussion of podcasting with Chris and Chad!
A short clip of Silkie by Joan Baez is used in the background of this episode.
Next up in June: The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon!
Episode 452 - The Desrick on Yandro
Episode 452 - The Desrick on Yandro
Silver John is back in The Desrick on Yandro by Manly Wade Wellman!
Next up: Skule Skerry by John Buchan
Episode 451 - The Novel of the White Powder
Episode 451 - The Novel of the White Powder
Melt with us into the grandeur of The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen!
Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey!
Next up: The Desrick on Yandro
Episode 450 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Episode 450 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Patton Oswalt joins us once again to discuss the Michael Shea porno-revenge tale Nemo Me Impune Lacessit!
Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.
Can't get an affordable copy of Copping Squid? Check out Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea!
Next Up: The Novel of the White Powder
Bonus 12 - Die, Monster, Die!
Bonus 12 - Die, Monster, Die!
We're talking about the 1965 film adaptation of Lovecraft's Colour Out of Space - it's Die, Monster, Die!
Episode 449 - The Moon Pool - Part 2
Episode 449 - The Moon Pool - Part 2
Time to climb out of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt - you didn't wait a half hour after eating!
Special thanks as always to reader Andrew Leman!
Next up: Nemo Me Impune Lacessit by Michael Shea!
Episode 448 - The Moon Pool - Part 1
Episode 448 - The Moon Pool - Part 1
We're taking a dive into The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt - grab your water wings & join us!
Special thanks as always to reader Andrew Leman!
Next up: More Moon Pool!
Episode 447 - The Bells of Oceana
Episode 447 - The Bells of Oceana
Tune in to listen to The Bells of Oceana by Arthur J. Burks!
Special thanks to our reader - Wyatt S. Gray!
Next up: The Moon Pool - Part One
Episode 446 - In Amundsen's Tent
Episode 446 - In Amundsen's Tent
Join us as we take a peek In Amundsen's Tent by John Martin Leahy!
Special thanks to our reader, Edward E. French. Listen to a full reading of this story on his YouTube page: Fiction Fantastique!
Don't forget to pick up the Merkabah Rider books by Edward M. Erdelac - available in print or ebook!
Here's that Bob Gay analysis of this story on Famous (and Forgotten) Fiction!
And tune into BBC America tonight to watch the Lackeys host a Spock-a-Thon!
Next up: The Bells of Oceana