Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
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The Self-Isolating Abyss: Social Distancing with Matt Corley and Sara Tantlinger
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
04/10/20 • 95 min
Hosts Scott Kemper, Matt Brandenburg, and author Michael Patrick Hicks discuss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola's comic book series, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Scott R. Jones's latest release, Stonefish. They are joined this week by special guests Saturday Morning Scenarios publisher Matt Corley and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Sara Tantlinger (The Devil's Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes) to talk about their forthcoming table-top RPG, Horror in the Windy City, and its companion novella, The Devil's City, which is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter. Find out how Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) and the Night Worms are responsible for this game's existence, learn more about Sara's upcoming poetry book about The Black Death, and creating art in the time of the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, we have huge news on what's next for John F.D. Taff's The Fearing, as well as an exclusive on Matt's next big horror project!
Support The Devil's City and Horror in the Windy City on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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It Feels Better Biting Down
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
05/14/20 • 69 min
Scott Kemper, Michael Patrick Hicks, and Matt Brandenburg discuss some recent horror releases, like Gary Bastianelli's Snowball, The Lantern Man by Jon Bassoff, and To Rouse Leviathan by Matt Cardin. Then they dig deep into Livia Llewellyn's short story, "It Feels Better Biting Down," for this week's spoiler-filled discussion, where they ponder biting off fingers and whether or not your toes can spontaneously fall off. You can read "It Feels Better Biting Down" in Llewellyn's short story collection, Furnace.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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The Reddening
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
05/21/20 • 99 min
This week: Scott talks about watching Color Out of Space at a micro-theater cafe and visiting the Lovecraft Arts & Sciences, and the gang offers up their thoughts on Alan Baxter's killer kangaroo novella, The Roo, Adam Cesare's Young Adult horror novel, Clown in a Cornfield, and the film Gretel and Hansel. Then, it's on to our spoiler-filled deep-dive into Adam Nevill's latest folk horror novel, The Reddening!
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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Hell Creek
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
05/28/20 • 61 min
Special Guest Cullen Bunn joins us to discuss his work on Valiant Comics' forthcoming relaunch of Shadowman, which two classic horror movies have most shaped his approach to the horror genre, and Karl Edward Wagner's classic short story, "Hell Creek," for our spoiler-filled discussion of the week. We also sound off on the Director's Cut of Dr. Sleep, the first three releases in Unnerving's Rewind or Die series of novellas, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Hill House Comics, and Gwendolyn Kiste's latest charitable chapbook from Nightscape Press, The Invention of Ghosts.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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"Sefira" by John Langan
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
04/02/20 • 78 min
This week, hosts Scott Kemper, Michael Patrick Hicks, and Matt Brandenburg review the 2020 edition of The Grudge, Mark Matthews's latest anthology of addiction horror, Lullabies for Suffering, Laird Barron's Black Mountain, the 2011 film Kill List, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Then, they have a spoiler-filled, heart touching discussion about John Langan's novella, Sefira, the betrayal of marital infidelity, and confronting a succubus.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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The Husband Stitch
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
09/24/20 • 93 min
Author and Ink Heist podcast co-host Laurel Hightower (Crossroads) joins us to discuss life in quarantine, protests, and online doomsurfing before we dive into a spoiler-filled discussion of Carmen Maria Machado's short story, "The Husband Stitch."
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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Father, Son, Holy Rabbit
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
09/10/20 • 89 min
Paul Michael Anderson (Standalone) joins us to discuss ska, She-Ra, and Stephen Graham Jones! We also talk about Max Booth III's latest novel, Touch the Night, Nicole Cushing's A Sick Gray Laugh, and several Grindhouse Press releases from Patrick Lacey, Scott Cole, and CV Hunt. Then, we take a deep, spoilerific dive into Jones' short story, "Father, Son, Holy Rabbit."
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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The Visitor (with Special Guest Chad Lutzke)
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
06/11/20 • 99 min
Author Chad Lutzke joins us this week to discuss Jack Ketchum's short story, "The Visitor," and uncover the mysteries of Scott's crackling microphone, and why Matt is a bad horror fiction fan! Plus, we discuss the Elijah Wood flick, Come to Daddy, Scott Sigler's ALIENS tie-in novel, Phalanx, the horror comedy book Cannibal Nuns from Outer Space by Duncan P. Bradshaw, Todd Keisling's Scanlines, and more!
You can read "The Visitor" in Jack Ketchum's short story collection, Peaceable Kingdom.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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The Hound by HP Lovecraft and His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
09/03/20 • 77 min
Author Gemma Files steps into the Abyss to discuss two closely related short stories, "The Hound" by HP Lovecraft and Poppy Z. Brite's "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood." We also discuss the opening chapter in the indie horror video game Faith, Ellen Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year Volume 11, and the works of Graham Masterton.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
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The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
04/16/20 • 82 min
The boys discuss the films Ready or Not and Train to Busan, Samantha Kolesnik's True Crime, Matt Cardin's To Rouse Leviathan, S.L. Edwards's debut fiction collection, Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts, and Image Comics's Ice Cream Man. Then, they take a deep dive into Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Possibility of Evil," and discuss its relationship to Stephen King's novel, Needful Things.
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
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How many episodes does Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast have?
Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast currently has 195 episodes available.
What topics does Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Discussion, Comedy, Podcasts, Books, Arts, Interviews and Horror.
What is the most popular episode on Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast?
The episode title 'The Reddening' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast?
The average episode length on Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast is 85 minutes.
How often are episodes of Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast released?
Episodes of Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast?
The first episode of Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast was released on Oct 6, 2019.
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