Study 051 - Sweets to the Sweet
Robert Bloch is BACK with a tale of witchy child vengeance: Sweets to the Sweet!
Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez of Loot the Body. Check out this review of his game Skate Wizards from Bob the World Builder!
Next up: The Penance by Saki, and a bonus episode on The Doom That Came to Gotham animated film.
Feedback 013 - The Crying Macarena
We're sharing your fantasies on this very special feedback episode!
Here's that video for Island of Lost Souls by Blondie.
And Mitchell and Webb ponder: "Are We the Baddies?"
Study 050 - Miriam
Truman Capote makes his dramatic entrance on the show with his early short story Miriam, and it's SCARY good.
Special thanks to Heather Klinke for reading!
Here's that NY Times article on Capote's own interpretation of the story.
Next up: creepy kids continue with Sweets to the Sweet by Robert Bloch
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.
Extra Credit 012 - Manimal: Breath of the Dragon
Finally, the penultimate Manimal - also the greatest installment of the show!
Study 048 - Amudu's Bargain
We're taking a swing at the Sword & Soul genre with Amudu's Bargain by Charles R. Saunders!
Special thanks to reader Osahon Orchard!
This story is available in The Mighty Warriors - you can read Saunders' thoughts on the anthology here.
And here is the interview with Saunders from The Zone.
Coming Friday: MANIMAL
Feedback 012 - Muppets Moreau
We're reading listener postcards from The Island of Dr. Moreau, and they're terrifyingly great!
Study 047 - The Pool of the Black One
Conan the Barbarian makes his triumphant return to the show in The Pool of the Black One by Robert E. Howard!
Read it here in the original Weird Tales.
Check out Turkish actor Yavuz Selekman, an inspiration for Conan artists.
Next up: Amudu's Bargain by Charles R. Saunders + Feedback + Manimal!
Study 046 - The Bloody Chamber - Part 2
Unlock the door and discover the horrors in The Bloody Chamber as we conclude our coverage of this Angela Carter classic.
Special thanks to our reader, Michelle Sawyer!
Here's that Spoon song we referenced: The Underdog!
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!
Extra Credit 011 - Film Adaptations: The Island of Dr. Moreau
We're talking about the major film adaptations of The Island of Dr. Moreau, including the versions from the 70s and 90s, with a lot of love for 1932's The Island of Lost Souls.
Here's that German silent adaptation, and the trailer for The Twilight People.
Oh yeah, and Eaten Alive!
Video link for this episode: https://youtu.be/8tQRQSwUNNE
Study 044 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 4
We've raised it up and now we're putting it down! Join us as we conclude 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!
Next week: Bonus episode on the film adaptations of Moreau.
After that: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter!
Study 043 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 3
We can't resist crawling back 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 Elephants on Acid.
That outro song? Why it's When You Make a Monster by Pitch Black Manor!
Feedback 011 - Application of Slacks
It's time for listener comments! Get 'em while they're HOT!
Study 042 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 2
Learn the terrible secrets of 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!
Outro track is on Music from the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast - Volume Three.
Next up: FEEDBACK and MORE MOREAU!
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!
Extra Credit 010 - The Lure, Atlantics and Bathtubs Over Broadway
We're talking Polish mermaid musical THE LURE as well as the ghost film ATLANTICS and the wonderful documentary BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY!
Again - apologies for the jagged quality of Fifer's video - upgrades are nearly complete and smooth sailing lies ahead!
Video link for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtI47jWuP-g
Study 040 - The Miracle of the Lily
It's Humans vs. Insects in the 1920s sci-fi time-trip The Miracle of the Lily by Clare Winger Harris! Check it out in The Future is Female!
Special thanks to supreme reader Rachel Lackey!
Have a listen to In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans or Visage!
Music from The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast - Volume 3 is available now!
Study 039 - Space Episode
Leslie Perri's Space Episode has us frozen with terror - tune in to shake us out of it!
Special thanks to reader Kelly Maxwell of Monkey Business Institute and Little Red Wolf!
Here's that video featuring Francis Ford Coppola taking an elevator ride, from PBS Digital Studios.
Feedback 010 - Sounding It Out
In this explosive episode of Strange Studies, old rivalries and new rivalries go to war with each other!
Music from The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast - Volume 3 is available now!