Episodios

  • "Late Night With the Devil," "Creep," summer movie preview, and more with Mandy Connor
    Jun 28 2024

    Boston-bestie Mandy Connor is back to talk about the recent hit film "Late Night with the Devil" (2023), the cult classic "Creep" (2014), our new shared obsession around "submechanophobia," and a few of the horror movies we're most excited to see this year.

    WARNING: Spoilers for "Creep" begin at around the 30:00 mark, and go until about 33:00.

    Trailer for "Late Night with the Devil": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKYfneOH3o

    Trailer for "The First Omen": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xk8yLiFwM

    Trailer for "Creep": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp7tBypjwDo

    Trailer for "Creep 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838PE2pbzM4

    WhyJordie's submechanophobia account on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyjordie

    Trailer for "Longlegs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG7wOTE8NhE

    Trailer for "A Quiet Place: Day One": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-WIb4ATfT8

    Trailer for "MaXXXine": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGxKjwAnn5I

    Trailer for "In a Violent Nature": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXuRmXbS7U

    Trailer for "Nosferatu": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd9d5MPmWs8

    Trailer for "Trap": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJiPAJKjUVg

    Trailer for "Smile 2": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7kaI3GKzo

    Trailer for "I Saw the TV Glow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymDzCgPwj0

    Trailer for "The Coffee Table": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQOtE_9nYn0

    Be sure to check out the next episode of the YouTube series "Night Time Logic," hosted by Daniel Braum. The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction though readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel, @danielbraum7838.

    The next episode will be LIVE on Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. PST and will feature American West author Nicholas Belardes to celebrate the debut of his novel, "The Deading." Follow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1500625740861370

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  • Aric Sundquist
    Jun 14 2024
    Scotty talks to author, editor, and publisher Aric Sundquist about growing up a "Yooper" in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and how his mother's love of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, sparked his early interest in dark fiction. Aric discusses the influence of Koontz, King (especially his 1978 collection "Night Shift" and the subsequent 1985 anthology film adaptation "Cat's Eye"), Lovecraft, and fantasy writers like Tolkien, Jordan, and Tad Williams on his work, and how Aric's rediscovery of Ray Bradbury's more macabre tales as an MFA candidate in Creative Writing informed his decision to move specifically into writing horror. Aric also talks about the lessons he learned in his creative writing program, and how he applies them to his work as an editor and publisher at Dark Peninsula Press, the independent publishing company he founded in 2019. He and Scotty talk about the anthologies Dark Peninsula Press has produced (spoiler alert: Scotty's stories have appeared in just about all of them), and Aric outlines his vision for the company's future. And, of course, they talk about Aric's own writing, from his absurdist comic take on cosmic horror with his novella "Serious Applicants Only" (2021, Dark Peninsula Press) to his terrifying, Joyce Carol Oates-inspired short story "The Run" (2014, "Night Terrors III"). You can find Aric online at https://aricsundquist.weebly.com You can find Dark Peninsula Press online at https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com You can read Aric's story "The Way We Are Lifted" in the anthology "Fearful Fathoms, Vol. 1: Tales of Aquatic Terror" (2017, Scarlet Galleon Publications): https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Fathoms-Collected-Aquatic-Terror/dp/1974213021/ You can read Aric's story "Rise of the Corpse Eaters" in the anthology "More Bizarro Than Bizarro" (2017, Bizarro Pulp Press): https://www.amazon.com/More-Bizarro-than-Leza-Cantoral/dp/1947654039/ You can read Aric's story "Conditioned Apocalypse" in the anthology "Year's Best Body Horror 2017" (2017, Gehenna & Hinnom): https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Body-Horror-Anthology/dp/0997280344/ You can read Aric's story "The Run" in the anthology "Night Terrors III" (2014, Blood Bound Books): https://www.amazon.com/Night-Terrors-III-Horror-Anthology/dp/1940250145/ You can read Aric's story "The End of Autumn" in "Evil Jester Digest, Vol. 1" (2012): https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Jester-Digest-Volume-One/dp/0615613241/ You can read Aric's story "Butcher's Block" in "If I Die Before I Wake #7: Tales of Savagery & Slaughter" (2022, Sinister Smile Press, also featuring Scotty's story "Monkey Cage"): https://www.amazon.com/If-Die-Before-Wake-Slaughter/dp/1953112323/ All Dark Peninsula Press anthologies can be found on Amazon, or at: https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/store.html These include: • "Negative Space: An Anthology of Survival Horror" (2020, featuring Scotty's story "Luminescence") • "Violent Vixens: An Homage to Grindhouse Horror" (2021, featuring Scotty's story "The Whole Price of Blood") • "Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 1: Woodland Terrors" (2022, featuring Scotty's story "Blisters") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 2: Forbidden Magic" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "My Church is Black") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 3: Dark Highways" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Twelve Miles. Two Hours.") Be sure to put the next episode of Daniel Braum's "Night Time Logic" into your calendar! Daniel is the author of "The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales" and "The Serpent's Shadow" (Cemetary Dance). His YouTube series "Night Time Logic" focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838 Daniel's next episode will be LIVE on August 29 at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature author Paul Tremblay. Follow the event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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  • Cannibal talk with Rebecca Rowland, Gwendolyn Kiste, and Daniel Braum
    May 31 2024

    Happy StokerCon, everyone! To celebrate this year's Bram Stoker Awards, Scotty has brought back some favorite guests to talk about the nominated anthology "American Cannibal" (Maenad Press, 2023). Editor Rebecca Rowland and authors Gwendolyn Kiste and Daniel Braum are here to talk about the book, their contributions, and to further explore the weird and wonderful world of cannibalism through an epic discussion of five wildly different films:

    • "Bone Tomahawk" (2015) • "Parents" (1989) • "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) • "Raw" (2016) • "The Neon Demon" (2016)

    Congratulations to Rebecca, Gwendolyn, and Daniel for the nomination, and good luck to all of this year's nominees! We'll see you in San Diego!

    To read "American Cannibal," go to: https://www.amazon.com/American-Cannibal-Maenad-Press/dp/B0BW32R7XN

    To find Rebecca online, go to: https://rowlandbooks.com/

    To find Gwendolyn online, go to: https://www.gwendolynkiste.com/

    To find Daniel online, go to: https://bloodandstardust.wordpress.com/

    And be sure to tune in to Daniel's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Jonathan Janz, and will be live on June 13 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/729425649102419

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  • C.J. Leede
    May 17 2024

    Scotty talks to author C.J. Leede about going from a sci-fi and fantasy-reading medieval studies major who had "never read a horror novel in [her] life" to becoming the author of "Maeve Fly" (2023, Tor Nightfire), which is nominated this year for both a Splatterpunk Award and a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. C.J. talks about immersing herself in horror and transgressive fiction, learning to love her newly adopted city of Los Angeles, celebrating female monstrousness in her work, and more. She and Scotty also discuss their love of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

    You can find C.J. online at: https://cjleede.com

    You can get your copy of "Maeve Fly" at: https://bookshop.org/p/books/maeve-fly-cj-leede/18738964

    You can listen to C.J.'s "Maeve Fly" Spotify playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43upE7fyzFUo1wCY7iVOQf?si=6bc41c47f6b94b63

    You can pre-order "American Rapture" at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQHMBG1Y/

    You can listen to the most recent episode of "The Weirdest Thing," where Scotty and Amelia talk about the history of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e9NY8GMtgNyxQXt70VfCX?si=85000aac9be14399

    Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Paul Tremblay, and will be live on August 29 at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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  • Robert P. Ottone
    May 3 2024

    Scotty talks to author Robert P. Ottone about growing up on Long Island, his decision to leave his job as a copywriter and become a teacher while also pursuing a career as a writer, and the pushback he received writing horror while working toward an MFA in Children's Literature. Robert also discusses the importance of writing as an outlet for grief, his early forays into publishing, and major influences from the brilliant John Langan to Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

    Robert and Scotty also talk about how fears around both pregnancy and parenthood informed his acclaimed novel "The Vile Thing We Created" (2023, Hydra Publications), and Robert explains how a teenage in-joke between friends inspired his blood-spattered recent book "Curse of the Cob Man" (2023, Weird House Press).

    WARNING: This episode contains a few spoilers for both "The Vile Thing We Created" and Paul Tremblay's "The Cabin at the End of the Woods." Listener discretion advised.

    You can find "The Vile Thing We Created" at: https://hydrapublications.com/the-vile-thing-we-created/

    You can find "Curse of the Cob Man" at: https://weirdhousepress.com/products/curse-of-the-cob-man-by-robert-ottone

    You can read Robert's short story "Falling Asleep in the Rain" in "The Half That You See" (Dark Ink): https://www.amazon.com/Half-That-You-See-ebook/dp/B08FH8S1QQ/

    You can hear Scotty's story about his haunted house at "The Weirdest Thing Afterschool Special Halloweek Spooktacular!": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weirdest-thing/id1534847356?i=1000539987047

    Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. The next episode will feature author Paul Tremblay, and will be live on May 28th at 7 p.m., EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358

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  • Rachel Eve Moulton
    Apr 19 2024

    Scotty talks to author Rachel Eve Moulton about her acclaimed novels "Tinfoil Butterfly" (2019) and "The Insatiable Volt Sisters" (2023), both from MCD x FSG Books. Along the way they discuss Rachel's upbringing in Antioch, Ohio, her early influences from Flannery O'Connor to Stephen King, the importance of place in her work, the culture shock of moving from Rhode Island to New Mexico, how horror fiction can free an author from the need to write in metaphor, the beauty of and terror of exploring fictional relationships, the ickiness of teeth, and much more.

    They also talk about the brilliant teen werewolf movie "Ginger Snaps," and how the film's sibling dynamic informed that in "The Insatiable Volt Sisters."

    You can find Rachel online at https://www.rachelevemoulton.com

    You can get your copy of "Tinfoil Butterfly" From Bookworks here in Albuquerque!: https://www.bkwrks.com/book/9780374538309

    You can get "The Insatiable Volt Sisters" from Bookworks as well: https://www.bkwrks.com/book/9780374538323

    Read Rachel's story "Deluge" at New Ohio Review: https://newohioreview.org/2019/12/13/deluge/

    Read Rachel's essay "On the Haunted Lives of Girls and Women" at LitHub: https://lithub.com/on-the-haunted-lives-of-girls-and-women/

    Be sure to check out the next episode of the YouTube show "Night Time Logic" from Daniel Braum. The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE on April 23 at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature authors Douglas Ford and Jeffrey Ford. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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  • Aaron Campbell
    Apr 5 2024

    Scotty talks to comic-book artist and writer Aaron Campbell about his early horror influences from Dungeons and Dragons, T.E.D. Klein, and H.P. Lovecraft, and the labyrinthine path through the early days of his career. They discuss "Infidel" (2018, Image Comics), Aaron's acclaimed collaboration with writer Pornsak Pichetshote and colorist José Villarrubia, which was named one of NPR's "100 Favorite Horror Stories of All Time" in 2018.

    They spend time on Aaron's current work with DC Comics in the "Hellblazer" and "Sandman" universe, and finish with a long conversation about Aaron's writing debut with the Hammer-Horror influenced "West of Sundown" (Vault Comics), his collaboration with co-writer Tim Seeley and artist Jim Terry. Aaron talks about bridging the gap between disparate genres (gothic horror and the "Spaghetti Western"), and the importance of representing the truth of America's southwestern colonial past, even in the context of genre fiction.

    They also spend more than a few minutes breaking down the Hammer classic "The Brides of Dracula" (1960), discussing how its style influenced the aesthetic of "West of Sundown," and Aaron rhapsodizes about his favorite piece of cinematic schlock: 1981's "The Monster Club," starring Vincent Price and John Carradine.

    Find Aaron online at: https://www.aaroncampbellarts.com

    Find "Infidel" at Image Comics: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/infidel

    Read NPR's "Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories:" https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/632779706/click-if-you-dare-100-favorite-horror-stories

    Search for Aaron at DC Comics: https://www.dc.com/talent/aaron-campbell

    Read "John Constantine Hellblazer Dead in America #1:" https://www.amazon.com/John-Constantine-Hellblazer-Dead-America-ebook/dp/B0CPZZVJLT/

    Find "West of Sundown" at Vault Comics: https://vaultcomics.com/products/west-of-sundown-vol1#variant=Paperback%20+%20eBook

    Read artist/writer Jim Terry's memoir "Come Home, Indio:" https://www.streetnoisebooks.com/come-home-indio-a-memoir

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  • Larry Hinkle
    Mar 22 2024

    Scotty talks to author Larry Hinkle about his excellent new collection "The Space Between" (February 14, Trepidatio Publishing). They discuss how Larry's mother helped him discover his early love of horror, but also how negative experiences in writing workshops pushed him out of fiction writing for nearly three decades. After Scotty cools down from his rant about bad teachers, they talk about the value of brevity in the horror story, balancing humor, horror, and poignancy in Larry's work, time travel narratives, Lovecraft's complicated legacy, how to turn a garbage dump into a living, peeing kaiju, and much more. They also talk about the incredible 2017 independent sci-fi/horror mindbender "The Endless," which was written-and-directed-by and stars Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

    You can find "The Space Between" at https://journalstone.com/bookstore/the-space-between/

    You can find Larry Hinkle online at https://writtenbylarry.wixsite.com/writtenbylarry

    You can follow Larry on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/willwriteforbeer/

    And be sure to check out the next episode of Daniel Braum's YouTube show "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and dicussions with a diverse authors from around the world. The next episode will be LIVE on March 28 at 7 p.m. EST, and features Gwendolyn Kiste talking about her new novel "The Haunting of Velkwood." You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838

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