Join us as we examine Theodore Sturgeon's Microcosmic God - one of the best sci-fi stories of all time!
Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! You can see all the cool things he's making by joining his Patreon, or grab everything you can from 2024-02-22 16:50:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We're talking about your takes on vintage weird - it's the feedback show!
Here's that scene from Dunston Checks In. Wow.
2024-02-21 02:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostWe're entering the fourth dimension with The Plattner Story by H.G. Wells!
Special thanks to reader Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions. Check out his full reading of our own Chris Lackey's short story SNACK TIME on the Horror ...
2024-02-15 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe're laser-blasting into a month of science fiction, starting with Isaac Asimov's beloved short story, The Last Question!
Special thanks to reader Ryan Negron!
And don't forget to check out The Key of Dreams - an immersive theater experience with delicio...
2024-02-08 14:30:52 +0000 UTC View PostZOINKS! We're talking about the 90s Scooby movie in which the monsters are real! It's Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!
Also referenced: The 20-Minute Workout
2024-01-31 18:45:58 +0000 UTC View PostOne hundred years ago a ripping yarn by celebrity illusionist Harry Houdini graced the pages of Weird Tales - it's The Spirit Fakers of Hermannstadt!!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman - grab up The Temple of Jupiter Ammon now!
We're putting our eyes on The Monstrosity by George W. Crane, a story that appeared in Weird Tales 100 years ago this month!
Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez of Loot the Body!
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We're discussing your comments on our month of Grimm's Fairy Tales and uncovering STUNNING facts about Lenin's body, Commando's literary heritage, dolls crapping gold, Santa "The Cannibal" and so much more!
And here's that Atlas Obscura article on the Hansel and Gretel hoax!
2024-01-16 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostJump in as we conclude our look at The Thing of a Thousand Shapes by Otis Adelbert Kline, featured in the second issue of Weird Tales!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman - grab up The Temple...
2024-01-11 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe're celebrating 101 years of Weird Tales with a look at The Thing of a Thousand Shapes by Otis Adelbert Kline - straight outta the first issue!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman - grab up 2024-01-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We take our final trip into the woods of Grimm's Fairy Tales, accompanied by the original wonder twins: Hansel and Gretel!
Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey of Rachel Watches Star Trek!
Check out Harryhausen's <...
2023-12-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a double-feature of Grimm's Fairy Tales!
First up, The Elves, a tale in three parts, followed by our headliner: Rumpelstiltskin.
Special thanks to our reader, Heather Klinke!
We are reading this month's sel...
2023-12-21 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe're talking Grand Guignol, WW2 PSYOPs, Back to School (the movie) and so much more!
Next up: The Elves and Rumpelstiltskin
2023-12-19 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOur month on Grimm's Fairy Tales continues with a disturbing tale of decapitation, cannibalism and shiny-happy songbirds: The Juniper Tree!
Special thanks to our reader: Greig Johnson! Don't forget to check out his Etsy shop! 2023-12-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Ghost stories are a tradition this time of year, and we want in!
Our story is The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall by John Kendrick Bangs.
Bangs was a New Yorker best known as the Editor of the Department of Humor for Harpers’ publications, and later the editor of Puck, the first successful humor magazine in the United States.
This is a humorous tale that first app...
2023-12-12 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWe're celebrating the holidays with a month on Grimm's Fairy Tales. First up: Snow White, featuring 100% more torture than we anticipated!
Special thanks to our reader, Michelle Sawyer!
We are reading this month's selections in 2023-12-07 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Weird fiction deals with imperfect, unfinished narratives that expose the impermanence of all things, which are core tenants of the Japanese philosophy Wabi Sabi.
2023-11-30 19:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a Kurt Vonnegut double feature for Thanksgiving as we speculate on speculative stories Harrison Bergeron and 2BR02B!
Special thanks to reader Erik Peabody of the Horror Hill Podcast and 2023-11-23 18:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Could you do fifteen years in solitude for thirty million bucks? We put the question to the test in Anton Chekhov's The Bet!
Special thanks to our reader, Jeff C. Carter, host of We Bleed Orange and Black and author of 2023-11-16 20:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We're reading your comments from October and they're horrifically insightful!
Macho Man Randy Savage - The Cream of the Crop!
2023-11-14 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt's your lucky day! We're discussing The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence and the odds are good you'll enjoy the ride!
Special thanks to our reader, George Woodruff of Full Throttle Sound. You can hear his COMP...
2023-11-09 17:32:10 +0000 UTC View PostTreat that Halloween hangover with a shot of Blochtober! We're discussing Robert Bloch's Nazi vampire fable, The Living Dead!
Special thanks to reader Paul Fricker of Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias!
We're chitchatting all about:
It's a Halloween double feature of August Heat by William F. Harvey and Berenice by our old friend Edgar Allan Poe!
Special thanks to our reader Greig Johnson! Check out his Etsy shop and his awesome werewolf film 2023-10-25 19:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post
What could go wrong on a visit to The Tower of Sacrifice? Let's all find out together as we read The Tower by Marghanita Laski! The transcribed story is available here or here.
Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey of Rach...
2023-10-19 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a no-holds-barred reading of your thoughts on science fiction!
2023-10-17 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a Halloween classic! We're taking a ride with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - climb on!
Special thanks to master reader Andrew Leman!
Check out this 1922 Silent Film version of the story.
Next up: The Tower 2023-10-13 20:21:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Catch the buzz as we discuss George Langelann's short story, The Fly!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman!
Here's that Return of the Fly song by the Misfits that Lackey keeps singing.
Next up: 2023-10-06 05:04:11 +0000 UTC View Post
We've set Patreon to link to our Discord server, but only if you would like to!
If you're keen on having your accounts connected, here is a link to show you how to do it.
https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-Getting-Discord-access
Any questions, please ask!
2023-09-29 10:36:42 +0000 UTC View PostWe are delighted to discuss Zenna Henderson's short story about childhood magic: The Anything Box!
Special thanks to equally delightful reader Heather Klinke!
And don't forget to check out Manos: The Hands of Fate - A Coloring and Activity Book by friend of the show Keith McCaffety!
Closing track is Jubil...
2023-09-29 02:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post