David Lynch was a once in a generation artist with a unique vision.  His work touches something deep if you are receptive to it and you can experience a full range of humanity within his films and music. He created epics of pure emotion be it horror, love, fear and desire.  Paul Aloisio and I ruminate on his work as a tribute to the maestro.

Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

This episode is dedicated to the memory or Rich Hall 

This is the kickoff episode of our newest series, Kill or Be Killed, an exploration of neo-noir and crime cinema.  Rennie Resmini joins us as cohost and we’ll be talking about some of the iconic films in this subgenre.  This week, we cover Thief, Michael Mann’s debut feature film from 1981.  Based on “The Home Invaders” the novel by Ronnie Caan, Mann creates a cold landscape of outsiders, criminals and crooked cops brought to life by an incredible cast lead by James Caan and Tuesday Weld including James Belushi, Robertr Prosky, Dennis Farina and Willie Nelson

Intro: “Thief Cue 1” – Tangerine Dream

This week, Cliff Sargent of the Better Than Food YouTube channel joins us.  Better Than Food is a book review platform that I have been following for the last several years. Through his channel, Cliff has turned me on a multitude of authors as well as motivated me to revisit some old favorites. We had a great conversation ranging from literature and philosophy to music.

Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

2025 has been kicked off and we’re all engaged in whatever endeavors we have in our lives.  I wanted to do an episode reviewing what I accomplished form 2024, what will carry over and any new additions.  It would be interesting to get this out there and hopefully you guys can share your own goals and reflections for the new year.

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2024 is coming to a close, so it’s time for Ralph Schmidt, one of my dearest friends to return.  Ralph and I discuss the final Unholy Passion Festival that just happened in Koln. It’s truly and end of an era.  The conversation also gets very introspective as we discuss some of the recent obstacles that we are currently dealing with. This will be the last episode of the year but I’ll be back with new episodes in January.  

Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Tune in for another riveting discussion of Karl Edward Wagner’s sword and sorcery icon Kane.  This month, Karl Haikara and I continue our discussion of BLOODSTONE, Karl Edward Wagner’s first KANE novel. This is part 3 covering the following chapters:

14 Flight into Nightmare

This week, we’re tapping into the vault for an old episode from the late, great Metal Matters podcast. Some of you were around for that era of Gimme Metal and the very cool things we did.  This was episode 4, featuring the legendary Dan Lilker, a man who needs no introduction. Danny has been a key member in some of the most iconic bands in metal: Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth, Hemlock…the list goes on.  I caught up with Danny in Rochester, NY when Tombs came through town on tour.  My voice was a little shot, so apologies for that.

Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Daniel House of Skin Yard and CZ records joins us this week. The occasion is to discuss the forthcoming Skinyard Select, a limited edition collection of 7-ins featuring custom deluxe packaging and unique colors.  The collections spans the band’s entire career and features all four drummers, some unreleased material and remixes.

Skinyard was one of the proto-typical “grunge bands” from the Pacific Northwest, based in Seattle, WA. The band was active between 1985 and 1992 and released 5 albums along with a slew of singles and compilation appearances including the seminal DEEP SIX compilation that featured Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins, Malfunshun, and U Men.

Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Fellow Horseman, Brandon Legion joins us this week. You all know Brandon from HorrorWolf666 but the key topic is the release of the debut album “LIMINAL DARKNESS” By ABRAXAS HORN. Along with Matt Priso, I had the honor of collaborating on this dark, intense project.

Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Scott Hamilton of KEN Mode joins us this week. Scott is fresh off a North American Tour, so we touch on that a bit.  The main objective of our discussion is John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy which includes his films The Thing, Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness.

Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill