Comments 44 - Can You Say Nuckelavee?

Hey guys, quick question. I was recently going through some older episodes, the Red Lodge in particular. I really liked the story and I think you guys did as well. In the episode you mentioned you'd probably cover more of H.R. Wakefield's stories, but as far as I can tell, you didn't. So, on the off-chance you're out of ideas in terms of authors, stories, or themes of the month, I'd just like to submit my suggestion for more Wakefield. (Call it Wakefebruary if you want. That one's on the house.)

FSK

When I was teaching character design, I often would assign a Nuckleavee (sorry!) as a 30-minute exercise after reading the text from Lee and Foud’s “Faeries”. Such a great way to get students to draw grisly stuff!

Caleb Cleveland

Loved The Late Breakfasters. Meandering and subtle and delightfully open ended without an easy, satisfying conclusion. Just finished it because of hearing about Aickman here.

Sludgecrawler

Cool to hear you both talking about Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism and I'm wondering if you've read his final book "The Weird and the Eerie", it's one of the best contemporary books out on weird and fantastic literature, film, and even music. To quickly summarise his approach, he splits the weird into the weird (where there's something where there should be nothing), and the Eerie (where's there's nothing where there should be something). This slots into his idea of Capitalist Realism, where rather than capitalism having exhausted alternatives, potential alternatives to the current system are simply unimaginable. When we look to where there should be something, we only find an unsettling absence. While literary theory isn't really the subject of this show I feel like Fisher's writing on pop culture, particularly his musical critique would really vibe with you guys. Keep up the good work!

Nikolas Matovinovic

If you’re on the prowl for any spooky x-mas entries next year, in 2021 The British Library put out a real slammin’ collection called “Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights”. Thanks for another great year. Stay strange.

I'd also love it if you guys would take on Hyperion.

When you put it like that, does Demeter have any more offspring we can send down there?

+1 for the Hyperion books. Amazing science fiction.

Tomas Rawlings

PS I think Chris meant octopuses have eyes that evolved in parallel with the VERTEBRATE eye, even though they have no backbone (the cephalopods, not Lackey). The compound eye is found in insects, and is obviously considerably different.

Particularly given what we now know about his *antics* on the Dr Who set.

Steve

With tornados in Kentucky in December, I think we should leave Persephone where she is.

You think people needed to rescue Persephone? What are you waiting for?! She is in the underworld *checks the calendar* right now! Be the change you wish to see! Lead by example! Stop waiting on other people who ought to do something!

...Also, wow, I only *just* realized you said John Barrowman was in Shark Attack 3. I never realized he was the one that says "How about we go back to my place and I eat your pussy?" That...makes the effectiveness of the line a lot more believeable actually.

Mandy Reznor (She_It)

I think you guys need to see this OSP video on Hades and Persephone, it might change your mind on the myth and it's various interpretations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac5ksZTvZN8

CthulhusDream

I love Hilda’s take on the Rat King. The visual is very similar to the Nutcracker version, but they make it into a mystery of the sewers who whispers secrets in the dark.

I can’t wait!!!

Alan Ricks

Yes

Alan Ricks

I usually forget to log in to Patreon when the shows come out so I'm usually late to the party (which is why I love that you guys do these comment shows). My memory of the nuckelavee legend goes back to the very early 90s. I had been into D&D for a few years and was going back and buying up older rulebooks. In one of the rulebooks for the original D&D game was this monster listing that described the skinless marine centaur in pretty grisly terms - but there was no illustration provided, so it was completely left up to my imagination, and it really stuck with me for years as a favorite horrific monster that I always wanted to either use or fight in an adventure. It was a while before I learned it was based on an actual legend, so for some time I thought it was just the product of a particularly gruesome imagination (which I guess it still technically is). Imagine my delight when, a couple of years ago, on a mini-buying spree for a horror-themed campaign, I discovered a miniature version of my old teenage nightmare fuel on eBay. I snapped it up and now it sits on a shelf out-creeping various other miniatures, demons and zombies all afraid to say its name.

Brian J

I came here for the stories but stayed for the frolicking schoolboys.

Steve

There's a new Hilda movie out this week: https://www.netflix.com/title/81150180

Steve

The old Nucklavee gambit! Well played!

Steve

"When I was talking to Jeremy Dyson", you're going to be telling me you were talking to Chris Sarandon too.

Steve

GOT 'EM

Mandy Reznor (She_It)

What is it with Centarrs? Do all Americans say it that way?

Steve