Study 085 - Bears Discover Fire
Weird Bear Month begins with a touching tale by Terry Bisson: Bears Discover Fire!
Special thanks to our reader, Craig Johnson of Chad Vader and Welcome to the Basement!
Next up: The Command by L. Sprague de Camp
Study 081 - School for the Unspeakable
March is for Draculas begins with the Manly Wade Wellman story School for the Unspeakable -- special guest Jamie Brittain in attendance!
Thanks to our reader Marsh Davies -- you can pick up his game TEETH here!
Check out that naughty Weird Tales cover!
And here's all the info you could want on the movie if....
Finally, don't forget to tune into The Crate and Crowbar podcast!
Study 077 - The Last Question
We'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 delicious Weird Fiction flavor!
Study 073 - The Thing of a Thousand Shapes - Part 1
We'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 The Temple of Jupiter Ammon now!
Enjoy Kline's essay "Why Weird Tales?" in full!
Non-Fifer musical selection: Gnossienne: No. 1 by Erik Satie
Next up: more shapes!
Study 069 - Snow White
We'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 The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, translated and annotated by Jack Zipes.
Non-Fifer musical selections: Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saëns | Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin.
And don't forget to check out Greig Johnson's Etsy shop!
Next up: The Juniper Tree
Study 065 - The Living Dead
Treat 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!
Check out this 90s-lookin' book cover for Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre, compiled by Charles Ardai.
Study 061 - The Fly
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: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Study 057 - A Walk in the Dark
Join us for A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke!
Special thanks to our reader, Mike Mason of Chaosium! Check out his new podcast: Eldritch Stories!
Speaking of which - check out the Eldritch Abominations over at Cryptocurium!
Wanna link your Patreon to Spotify? Here's how!
And here's Michael Bukowski's illustration of the monster from this story!
Next up: Allamagoosa by Eric Frank Russell
Study 053 - Black Man with a Horn - Part 1
We're launching back into the Lovecraft universe via the T.E.D. Klein mythos novella Black Man with a Horn!
Special thanks to reader Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions. You can hear Erik tear into a FULL READING of T.E.D. Klein's amazing story The Events at Poroth Farm on the Horror Hill podcast! Listen on YouTube here!
And here's that Voluminous episode covering HPL's Florida travel-planning.
Study 049 - It's a Good Life
We're gathering evil kid stories this month, starting with It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby - a story made famous by The Twilight Zone!
Special thanks to reader Albert Lackey! Check out his YouTube page.
Piano music in this episode is adapted from Sevilla by Isaac Albéniz.
Study 045 - The Bloody Chamber - Part 1
Welcome to Angela Carter's take on the Bluebeard legend: The Bloody Chamber!
Special thanks to our reader, Michelle Sawyer!
Here's that intro video with Carter's biographer Edmund Gordon, as well as the New Yorker article referenced.
And here's Rebecca!
Study 041 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 1
Climb aboard as we mount our expedition to The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman - check out the goods at The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!
Learn more about The Raft of the Medusa and all its real-life horror!
That outro song? Why it's Going Down by Pitch Black Manor!
Study 037 - All Cats are Gray
A month of science fiction kicks off with All Cats are Gray by Andrew North, aka Andre Norton! Selections this month are from The Future is Female, edited by Lisa Yaszek.
Grab Dreams in the Witch House for play on the PC now!
Special thanks to our reader, Andrew Staton - check him out on Twitch!
Here is that cover for Witch World - bird suits and rayguns for all!
Study 033 - The Black Abbot of Puthuum
We're joined by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney of the podcast Voluminous as we discuss The Black Abbot of Puthuum by Clark Ashton Smith!
Whew! Say THAT five times real fast!
Next up: Revelations in Black by Carl Jacobi
Study 029 - The Stains
Join us as we discuss Robert Aickman's award-winning short story The Stains with special guest, writer/director Jeremy Dyson! Look out for his new novel The Warlock Effect with co-writer Andy Nyman - out this April!
Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Grab something from his Etsy page now!
This episode featured music from Lichen, Moss and Wrack by Fordell Research Unit!
Here is Gary Budden's synopsis from A Personal Anthology.
And here's another take on the story from Reading the Weird at Tor.com.
Next up: How Love Came to Professor Guildea by Robert Hichens
Study 025 - Lamb to the Slaughter
Happy New Year! We're back with the Roald Dahl crime classic Lamb to the Slaughter!
Special thanks to our reader: Heather Klinke!
Next up - Another creepy Dahl: The Landlady
Study 021 - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth
Join us as we breach The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany!
Special thanks to Greig Johnson - check out his Etsy shop and nab something up for the holidays!
And check out these tracks from the show by musical guest Rags Ov Light:
The House at the Edge of the Woods
Next Up: The Sea and Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett
Study 017 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Join the conversation as we discuss The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin!
Special thanks to our reader, Miya Kodama!
And Lovecraft fans, don't forget to tune in to The Horror at Martin's Beach - a new podcast presentation of this classic tale in honor of its 100th birthday!
Study 013 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 1
We're kicking off October with the haunt that you want: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!
Special thanks to our reader, Jason Rainbird!
Next week: Part 2, MORE LONESOMER!
Study 009 - Leaf by Niggle
Acclaimed author J.R.R. Tolkien makes his first appearance on the show with the short story "Leaf by Niggle"!
Special thanks to reader Chad Fess!
Next up: One Other by Manly Wade Wellman