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Isn't it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies? Join me as I dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror.
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Founded in 2017, The Losers’ Club® is an award-winning weekly series that chronologically digs through the work of Stephen King with humor, irreverence, and a critical eye. Each episode, the Losers gather together to read between the iconic pages and share the latest in King’s Dominion, whether it’s the author’s oft-controversial tweets, the boldest Hollywood headlines, or his endless forthcoming projects. The series also regularly features special guests. In the past, the Losers have spoken ...
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Welcome to Hypnogoria, Britian's longest running horror podcast! Coming to you from the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a comfy armchair by the fireside to talk of all things weird and wonderful. Here we discuss strange cinema and spooky television, explore weird fiction and delve into the mysteries of folklore. Plus we also regularly gather by the fireside to hear readings of some classic tales of the strange and the macabre.
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Words Have Power

Dr Vicky Brewster

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Words Have Power is the home of true book nerds. Applying literary theory to popular books from the last few years, we introduce avid readers to critical analysis and theoretical application skills, thinking more deeply about the books that are popular right now. Each season we examine a new area of theory, starting with an introduction to the contemporary Gothic. Ghosts! Vampires! Capitalism? Join Dr Vicky Brewster for fun, accessible podcast lectures!
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The Hell Razor Handle Bar

Mr. Woolf and Mr. Redgraves

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Hosts Claude Redgraves and Bradford T. Woolf invite you to a friendly pub, The Hell Razor Handle Bar, to discuss horror movies, and related topics over a glass or two. No matter where the topic takes them, the listener is always warned by the ever prescient waitress Cassandra when a spoiler is coming up.
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Ink to Film

Luke Elliott & James Bailey

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Do you like to read the book before you see the movie? Or do you prefer to hunt down the source material after you fall in love with a film/tv show? If you answered yes to either, you’re like Luke and James--a writer and filmmaker respectively who use their backgrounds studying stories for in-depth discussions of adaptations past and present. If you like delving into the craft behind the art you love, then Ink to Film is for you. It’s a book and movie club all in one, focused on the art of s ...
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Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode.
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The Dead Robots' Society

The Dead Robots' Society

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Writers talking about writing. Writers talking about publishing. Writers talking about life. Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated topics.
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The Cloaked Tatters

The Cloaked Tatters

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Our goal is to bring more awareness to the impact of trauma on society, and help listeners live happier and healthier. We’ll be digging into horror and sci-fi while incorporating psychology and pop culture as a way to understand trauma's collective effect on the world. Just a heads up, you will regularly encounter unfiltered language, and lots of references to horror and sci-fi/fantasy films. References to sex, sexual violence, crimes, addiction, and personal stories of trauma will be discus ...
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Inside The Coffin

Witch Craft Magazine

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Inside The Coffin is an audio fiction podcast created by Witch Craft Magazine. Each episode hosts, Genevieve Jagger and Julia Fisher, dig up old poems and stories from previous issues of Witch Craft Magazine and reanimate them for your listening pleasure.
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Chronscast - The Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror Podcast

Dan Jones, Christopher Bean, Peat Long, Damaris Browne, Brian Sexton

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Welcome to Chronscast! We are the official podcast of SFF Chronicles, the world's largest science-fiction and fantasy community. Each episode your hosts Dan Jones, Christopher Bean, and Peat Long will take a deep dive into some classic science-fiction, fantasy, and horror with a special guest. We'll also discuss the challenges of writing and publishing SFF, and our guests' experiences. Episodes feature specialist advice on writing and publishing from our resident legal beagle Damaris Browne ...
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30 to 40 minute presentations appearing weekly or biweekly with notably low production value i.e. no musical theme, no cheesy sound effects and no wailing greek chorus (not that there's anything wrong with that).
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Find your next favorite book here on the podcast where readers hear authors read a chapter, or two, of their book after a brief interview. Hosted by thriller author, Jason A. Meuschke Are you an author or would like to recommend an author for the show? Email us at samplechapterpodcast@gmail.com and let Jason know! You can also text or leave a voicemail at 660-851-1146 and it could be in the next episode! Find out more about Jason on his website at https://www.jasonameuschke.com
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A TWICE MONTHLY PODCAST FEATURING ELLE CLOUSE, JON BALEY & VANESSA VANALSTYNE FROM THE BOOK BY GASTON LEROUX TO THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER MUSICAL WE DISCUSS, COMPARE AND CONTRAST POTO & RELATED MEDIA.
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SFF Addicts

Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn

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SFF Addicts is a weekly sci-fi, fantasy and writing craft podcast co-hosted by authors Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn, bringing you interviews and masterclasses with your favorite SFF authors. The full episode archive, as well as book reviews and essays, can be found at https://fanfiaddict.com. You can also subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or follow us on Spotify, where all episodes are available in full video.
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As a gifted writer with a strong interest in supernatural phenomena, Charles Dickens produced a string of ghost stories with enduring charm. Three of them are presented here, of which The Signal Man is one of the best known. Though quite different from his most celebrated realistic and humorous critical novels, these ghost stories, Gothic and grotesque as they are, are of good portrayal, and worth a read/listen. Summary by Vivian Chan
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Beyond The Oblong Box

Levi Leland & Virginia Poe

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Beyond The Oblong Box is a podcast born of a need to eliminate misinformation about Edgar Allan Poe. Join your hosts Levi Leland and Virginia Poe as they discuss the loves, life, works, and the world in which Poe once resided.
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Broadcast from starships, dragons’ mouths, and from everyday worlds tinged with miracles, this is the Strangelet Podcast, featuring audio versions of the science fiction / fantasy stories we publish in our bimonthly journal, Strangelet. Learn more at strangeletjournal.com.
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Several Stories High

Nathaniel David Knox

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Audio stories to get lost in. An eclectic anthology of fiction, true tales, and more. You might laugh. You might cry. You might get scared. But no matter the episode — you're in for a good story. Happy listening!
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The Audiobooks.com Podcast | Let Us Tell You A Story

The Real Brian and Addy Saucedo chatting with Authors, Narrators, and Audiobook Lovers

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Along with having over 60,000 audiobooks to choose from at Audiobooks.com, we now bring you a weekly show to give you the stories behind the books. Your hosts, The Real Brian and Addy, interview your favorite authors, narrators, audiobook lovers and keep you in the loop of what’s hot. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show and download the free app at www.audiobooks.com/podcast today!
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The Stephen King Boo! Club

Stephen Indrisano and Phoenix Crockett

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Phoenix Crockett and Stephen Indrisano are on a journey to read, evaluate, and report back on every Stephen King best-selling novel. We give you the hottest analysis, puns, trivia, wisdom, and, if you're lucky, musical numbers. The Stephen King Boo! Club is a comedy-review book club that you can read along with at your own pace, or just listen to without reading!
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So bad it's good movie reviews, physical media and horror gore-lore! Join the killer crew and indulge in the creepy, terrifying and sometimes down right hilarious along with me! Welcome to the horror...have a killer day!
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often sprinkled with subtle cynical comments on human behaviour. Nothing is known of his death, as he went missing while an observer with Pancho Villa’s army in 1913/14. (Summaries by Peter Yearsley)The Ways of Ghosts: Stories of encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue ...
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SIRENS

Travis Alexander

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This is a story about a machine. A big machine. A supercomputer the size and shape of an ancient pyramid. A device that runs the world from the secret recesses of the White House basement. A machine you never knew existed until now. A machine named: SIREN. △ SIREN was created to identify and solve the problems plaguing America. After all, who better to make difficult decisions than an unbiased algorithm? But after decades of monitoring data, SIREN has become sentient and now realizes that it ...
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A mysterious curse. A grim investigation. A fearful village. All evidence points to something wicked. The fate of a girl is to be decided. In a world besieged by superstition and fear, the embittered and skeptical inquisitor Marcus Blackwood travels to the borderland village of Westgrave to investigate the curious case of Mary Shaw. Rumours of a curse are abound. An unsettling fog has settled upon the land, and those who wander those lands speak of a woman stalking the land.At the heart of t ...
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An American diplomat's family moves into an ancient stately mansion. They're warned by the owner that it is haunted by a most horrifying and gruesome spirit who had once cruelly murdered his own wife. The story progresses with creaking floor boards, mysterious passages, dark attics, clanking chains, and weird howling. Yet, the reader is totally unprepared for Oscar Wilde's brand of tongue in cheek humor as he takes all the ingredients of a traditional ghost story and turns it on its head, an ...
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Prose and Cons

Precipice Fiction

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This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons. Brought to you by Precipice Fiction: Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. https://linktr.ee/precipicefiction Our first anthology is available now! "The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection". Find it in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic Reach out to ...
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(Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) A is for Alien Little Golden Book (July 9, 2024) The not-gory adventures of Ripley and her cat Jonesy. Even little Chestburster makes an appearance. It’s an ABC …
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In this episode, we receive our first introduction to the Gothic -- what does the term mean? What are its origins? Is it just waiflike women in white nightgowns in old mansions holding a candelabra? Once we know where the Gothic comes from, we'll start to think how we can apply this to fiction now. Want to read along with the podcast? You can buy a…
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Hello all! In order to allow us to keep producing this podcast that we love—in a meaningful way—while still attending to our other projects and things, we've decided to switch from a weekly release schedule to a release every other week. Thank you to everyone who has been listening up until now. We're excited to keep going : ) Contact us at: precip…
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Inside the Coffin is Witch Craft Magazine’s new podcast. An auditory resurrection of its past. In each episode Julia Fisher and Genevieve Jagger dig up a selection of stories, poems and prose from the last 8 issues of Witch Craft for your entertainment. This episode features: As Below So Above by David Joez Villaverde @academicjuggalo on twitter an…
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Episode 260 brings a fresh interview with a first-time author, Yimje Lee! During our chat, we discussed his lifelong love of fantasy, our mutual admiration for Hong Kong cinema, the value of YouTube, what inspired his novel and so much more! One Star Hero is available at Barnes & Noble, and Amazon See some of the book's artwork at Honeyfeed Follow …
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with authors Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle about their new novel Blood Jade, how they met in middle school, co-writing vs. solo writing, going from self-publishing to traditional, worldbuilding and mythology in The Phoenix Hoard, setting stories in San Francisco and Tokyo, creating characters that…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Celebrate Poe - episode 261 - The War of 1812 Revisited. This is a look back at the highest rated - at least audience wise - podcast episode of Celebrate Poe so far - with almost 500 downloads. Now, historian Alan Taylor, the author of The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, and I…
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Recounting of an actual crime of passion that took place in 19th century Oakland, and demonstrated how to get away with murder. death_ofa_dentist_podcast.mp3File Size: 45065 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Host - M.P. Pellicer www.MPPellicer.com SUPPORT VIA DONATION Buy Me A Coffee - https://bit.ly/3SZFf6c Miami Ghost Chronicles: http://bit.ly/MiaGho…
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Send me a text message! This episode explores the complex figure of Rangda, a fearsome demon queen in Balinese mythology. Tourists may be familiar with Rangda’s frightening face, as a version of a ritual dance based on the Balinese myth of the widow-witch Calon Arang is popular at Bali’s many resorts. But Rangda is a much more complex figure than t…
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It was a seemingly ordinary mezzotint*, unremarkable except for the unusually high price, and the half-missing attribution on the back. Until the changes began. For the curator of a university art museum, a most unexpected, and shocking series of events is about to unfold. This tale first appeared in James's first collection, Ghost Stories of an An…
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Christian "Miles" Cameron and authors Claire North, Andrea Stewart, R.R. Virdi, J E Hannaford and Joshua Walker for a TBRCon2024 panel on…
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Losers Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, Justin Gerber, and Dan Pfleegor head to Hollywood King again to discuss the latest developments in King's Dominion, specifically on The Long Walk, The Monkey, The Institute, and forthcoming projects by King such as Always Holly. They also sort through some tweets, which ranges from greatest film scores to King's…
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Here's a clip from our latest Patreon-exclusive episode that sees your Losers gushing about their favorite, all-time Stephen King crushes. Want to hear the full track? Become a member of The Barrens (Patreon) by visiting www.patreon.com/thebarrens. You'll unlock hundreds hours of exclusive content that includes even more episodes of The Stephen Kin…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Celebrate Poe - this is episode 260 - the Wilmer Manuscript Collection. When you think of Edgar Allan Poe, what works come to mind? Perhaps The Raven or Annabel Lee - or one of his many stories such as The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, Berenice, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue o…
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Today is a bit of a grab bag of an episode about characters and what makes them interesting to us, interesting enough to write about. James, Paddy and Phoenix go over a number of topics including paleo art, the importance of not overpopulating your worlds with vapid characters, writing characters within the context of their relationships and, of co…
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Episode 259 brings part 2 of our session with Abigail Morrison featuring her chapter reading from her book, The Yochni's Eye! Abigail Morrison's website and newsletter The Yochni's Eye on Amazon Our interview with Abigail in episode 258 Sample Chapter Tees and more at TeePublic Support the show through Jason's books via his website! Contact the sho…
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Deep Worldbuilding with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi. During the episode, Paolo delves deep into worldbuilding, laying out how to create immersive worlds, his worldbuilding process, deep vs. broad worldbuilding, keeping track of details, lived-in worlds, …
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Send us a Text Message. This the final episode of a series that looks at what might have happened if Edgar Allan Poe had chosen a different path - if he had decided to become a soldier after his time at West Point, and not one of the greatest of all American writers. And we invariably go off to discuss other subjects as well including the creative …
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Send me a text message! This episode is the long-promised part two of our exploration of “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was doing his thing In 19th-century America, at a time middle- and upper-class white women were being encouraged to join the "Cult of True Womanhood", which idealised women as pious, pure, submissive, and…
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Send us a Text Message. Learn about how reactivity can be a trauma response, and the many others reasons driving reactivity in ourselves and society. Where does it come from and how the hell did we get here? We discuss coping measures, how to cultivate self awareness around why we're reactive, and of course, we'll get on our respective soap boxes j…
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Back again... I really enjoy typing that. Very satisfying. This one is all about the tiniest hotel, the tiniest swim shorts, and the tiniest reception desk. There's also (as usual) some unexpectedness - however well it works... or not. Along the way, Chris and Damo will venture into a smattering of 80s related trivia with only the briefest mention …
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Robert Blake is a hunted man, only he does not know it yet. A young writer with an interest in the occult, Mr Blake becomes fascinated by a distant church, the spire of which he can see from his garrett window. A furtive exploration uncovers an ancient artifact, and seals his fate. The last written of H. P Lovecraft's stories (apart from a few coll…
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Moses Ose Utomi and panelists Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark, Malka Older and Beth Tabler for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Ris…
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After taking a quick (and bleak) detour with the macabre Revival, Stephen King returned to the characters he introduced in 2014’s Mr. Mercedes with 2015’s Finders Keepers. The second in a trilogy of novels about aging detective Bill Hodges, Finders Keepers follows a young boy whose discovery of a trunk filled with cash (and moleskin notebooks) puts…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Celebrate Poe - my name is George Bartley, and this is episode 257 - Waking at 6 AM This and the following podcast episodes are an alternate or what if history exercises. The episodes look at what might have happened if Edgar Allan Poe had chosen a different path - if he had decided to become a soldier after his t…
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Comics editor Jasmine Amiri joins the show to compare Terry Zwigoff’s adaptation to the original comic by Daniel Clowes. In episode 318 Luke, James, and Jasmine discuss the value of supposedly “empty” entertainment vs what’s deemed as “important," find out what studio meddling would have ruined the movie, celebrate Steve Buscemi’s selfless actions …
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"If a story is in you, it has to come out." So says William Faulker, and it may well be true. But where does the inspiration for these stories come from? What sparks our creativity and where do we find the impetus to write? On today's episode, Alex, James, Phoenix and Matan sit down to talk about the origin of inspiration in writing: both from thei…
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Inside the Coffin is Witch Craft Magazine’s new podcast. An auditory resurrection of its past. In each episode Julia Fisher and Genevieve Jagger dig up a selection of stories, poems and prose from the last 8 issues of Witch Craft for your entertainment. This episode features: A Hummingbird Flew Into Our Apartment by Samantha Kennedy Afterbirth by C…
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We're back! It's episode 258 with YA author, Abigail Morrison! Jason and Abby have a fun time discussing 1st stories, her writer origin story, her affinity for giant dog-boys, Mission Impossible, and you learn how to grab her ebook for FREE! Abigail Morrison's website and newsletter The Yochni's Eye on Amazon Sample Chapter Tees and more at TeePubl…
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi about his new novel Navola, his breakout hit The Windup Girl, Renaissance Italy, languages and cultural immersion, reading resonance and education, near-future settings and climate fiction, research and lived experience, transitioning into fantasy, …
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Send us a Text Message. This and the following podcast episodes in this series are an alternate or what if history exercises. The episodes look at what might have happened if Edgar Allan Poe had chosen a different path - if he had decided to become a soldier after his time at West Point, and not one of the greatest of all American writers. And we i…
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Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward (1883 – 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was an English novelist. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Fu Manchu. This story is taken from his Tales of Secret Egypt book. lord_ofthe_jackals_podcast.mp3File Size: 36102 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Host - M.P. Pellicer www.MPPel…
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Frasier Armitage and panelists Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes, Ada Hoffmann and K.B. Wagers for a TBRCon2024 panel o…
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Hello, horrorphiles. In this episode, we dissect the film, Stopmotion, now streaming on Shudder. This dissection will be spoiler-free. “A talented stop-motion animator becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations—with deadly results,” according to Rotten Tomatoes. This is Dissecting Horror: Examining the anatomy of fear in fi…
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Today, we’re unlocking our debut episode of the Dark Tower Detour, our Patreon-exclusive series that studies the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey, this exclusive series covers a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure.…
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Editor Jasmine Amiri (School Library Journal) joins the show to revisit an influential comic by Daniel Clowes from the 90s that spawned the cult classic film. In episode 317 Luke, James, and Jasmine revisit gen X cynicism, try to understand Clowes dislike of the term “graphic novel,” explore how rubylith is used for the color design, and debate the…
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