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Feedback 006 - Haunt Monsters

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We're delving into comments on Omelas, Billenium and The Machine Stops!

Check out Five Women's Lives!

Coming up: Part 2 of The Sea and Little Fishes

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Study 022 - The Sea and Little Fishes - Part 1

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Join us as we dive into The Sea and Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett!

Special thanks to reader Rachel Lackey of Rachel Watches Star Trek!

Next up: More Sea, More Fishes!

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Study 021 - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth

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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:

Hymns Wreathed in Quiet Ruin 

An Ordinary Haunting 

The God Machine Oracle 

The House at the Edge of the Woods 

To Bargain With the Devil 

The Quiet Valley 

A Gathering of Weird Sisters 

Next Up: The Sea and Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett

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Extra Credit 005 - Delta Green

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We're joined by author and game designer Dennis Detwiller to talk all things Delta Green!

Check out Delta Green's Need to Know quick-start rulebook!

Video link for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9TQwkZ0Q0c

Next up: Behind-the-Scenes footage for our Searchers, and then a month of fantasy stories including Terry Pratchett and H.G. Wells. Kicking it off - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany.

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Study 020 - The Machine Stops - Part 2

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It all comes screeching to a halt as we finish our coverage of E.M. Forster's science fiction tale The Machine Stops!

Special thanks to reader Levi Nuñez! Grab Music from the Book of the New Sun by Loot the Body now!

Next up: Extra Credit on DELTA GREEN!

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Feedback 005 - Barktypes

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Study 019 - The Machine Stops - Part 1

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Tune in as we discuss E.M. Forster's EXTREMELY prescient science fiction tale from 1909: The Machine Stops!

Special thanks to reader Levi Nuñez! Grab Music from the Book of the New Sun by Loot the Body now!

Link to article: E.M. Forster's work tailed off once he finally had sex. Better that than a life of despair 

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Study 018 - Billennium

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Squeeze in and join us as we discuss J.G. Ballard's tale of overpopulation, Billennium!

Special thanks to our reader, Erik Peabody! Check out his reading of Pickman's Model now! Or pick up this episode's closing track from Viking Guitar - Obliterator!

Next up: The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster!

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Study 017 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

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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!

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Extra Credit 004 - The Monster Squad

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It's our October bonus episode - NOW ON VIDEO! We opted to simply record our chat live this time but will be working to gradually improve these video sessions.

Join us as we discuss the 1987 flick The Monster Squad! Special thanks to Ryan Gerossie of The Six Demon Bag podcast for the tidbits. Listen to their episode on The Monster Squad vs. Goonies!

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Study 016 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 4

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We're closing out our visit to A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!

Special thanks to our reader: Jason Rainbird!

TRANSYLVANIA KISSES, the new Pitch Black Manor EP, is available now for Gettin' Spooky on the Dance Floor!

And oh - did we mention our Merch Shop is live?

Next week: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin!

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Study 015 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 3

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The Monsterverse will never be the same! Join us for the third edition of A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!

Special thanks to our reader: Jason Rainbird!

TRANSYLVANIA KISSES, the new Pitch Black Manor EP, is available for pre-order now! GRAB IT UP before it releases next week!

And oh - did we mention our Merch Shop is live?

Next week: Part 4 - THE FINAL OCTOBER!

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Feedback 004 - Manly the Man

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Tune in for talk about Robot Rules, Triffid Transformers and Jolkien Rolkien Rolkien Tolkien!

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Study 014 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 2

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AROOO!!! It's Part Two of A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!

Special thanks to our reader: Jason Rainbird!

Next week: Part 3 - The Lonesoming!

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Study 013 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 1

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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!

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Extra Credit 003 - Village of the Damned / The Day of the Triffids

Listen on PatreonWe're doing a John Wyndham double feature and you'd better show up if you know what's good for you!

And check out BBC4's John Wyndham - The Invisible Man of Science Fiction 

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Study 012 - The Bicentennial Man - Part 2

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Our study of Robo-Biology concludes with the second part of Isaac Asimov's novelette The Bicentennial Man!

Special thanks to our reader James Holloway of the podcast Monster Man!

Next up: A bonus episode on Village of the Damned and Day of the Triffids as well as A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!

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Study 011 - The Bicentennial Man - Part 1

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We're robochatting about Isaac Asimov's classic The Bicentennial Man!

Special thanks to our reader James Holloway of the podcast Monster Man!

Next up: A bonus episode on John Wyndham flicks (Village of the Damned and Day of the Triffids) plus MORE Bicentennializing!

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Feedback 003 - Knock Yourself Out

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Wonderings over wanderings over wonderlands.

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Study 010 - One Other

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Silver John makes his return in the Manly Wade Wellman story One Other!

Next up: The Bicentennial Man

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