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- 14 – The Killer Ape
Are you really insisting on bringing that bushel of bananas with you, even though you know we are going to be exploring the origins of the killer ape? It just seems like a bad idea, that’s all. This time it’s Edgar Allan Poe’s tale The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in this episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- The Sierra Rose Cider I was drinking – https://www.cascadecellars.com/sierra-rose-ciders
32 min - 13 – The Zombie
Aim for the head, aim for the head! Henry S. Whitehead’s tale Jumbee is the focus of this month’s episode as we explore the origins of the zombie.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in this episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- The Wildside Press version I read can be found here – http://bit.ly/pulp-jumbee
- WorldCat Record – http://bit.ly/library-jumbee
29 min - 12 – Science vs The Occult
Better grab your unlicensed particle accelerator because we’re about to go ghost busting with William Hodgeson’s Gateway of the Monster.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in this episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- Read this story online here – http://bit.ly/theghostfinder
- Read a physical copy – https://amzn.to/2RyAzJI
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- 11 – The Cthulhu Mythos
Take cover from the nightly sandstorm as we take a look at H.P. Lovecraft’s The Nameless City, and the origins of the Cthulhu mythos.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in this episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- Read this story here – https://bit.ly/1qDsWsq
- The Colossi of Memnon – https://bit.ly/2roPFkW
- The discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb – https://bit.ly/2I8spP9
33 min - 10 – Killer Robots
Boot up that positron brain and juice up your servos because in this episode of Horrorigins we are going to be taking a look at Rossum’s Universal Robots and the origin of the killer robot.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in this episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Background music in this episode is “Pulsar” by Nicolai Heidlas Music, and used under the CC Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) – Full text – https://bit.ly/2JQO9Rd
21 min - 09 – The Swamp Monster
Gear up friends, we are about to head into the dangerous fen that is Theodore Sturgeon’s “It!“, the first story to have evil animated vegetation in the form of man. Can it be stopped? Let’s find out.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in today’s episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- It! – Full text – http://bit.ly/2HOCu3j
22 min - 08 – Creatures in the New York Subway
Have you ever wondered just what sorts of horrors lie just beyond the little windows of the subway train? Well you’re about to find out because in this episode we are going to be taking a look at Robert Barbour Johnson’s short story from Weird Tales entitled Far Below.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Sound effects in today’s episode by Erokia, and used under the Attribution 3.0 Unported CC license.
Links referred to in this episode:
- Gouache Painting – http://bit.ly/2HOCu3j
- Fortian Society – http://bit.ly/2FMRYIz
- Super Sargasso Sea – http://bit.ly/2HMNCxw
25 min - 07 – The Horrifying Mummy
Big mummy on campus! In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist tale to depict a mummy in a horror context. Its originating story: Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Links referred to in this episode:
- Egyptomania – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptomania
- The Case of George Edalji – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edalji
- The Case of Oscar Slater – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Slater
18 min - 06 – The Modern Vampire
Did you know that vampires were not always the pale aristocrats we know today? In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist story that depicted the modern vampire in English literature. Its originating story: The Vampyre by John William Polidori.
A full episode list and other creative works by me:
http://www.matthewtansek.comTwitter:
http://www.twitter.com/tanz444Links referred to in this episode:
- The Vampyre by John William Polidori [Public domain text] (https://archive.org/details/thevampyretale00poliuoft)
- The Case of Arnold Paole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Paole)
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Have you ever wondered what the first occult detective story was? Or how about the first story about an invisible monster? Or killer clown? Well you’re in the right place because in this podcast we…
will explore the firsts in horror literature. In each episode we’ll take a look at the authors that first dreamed up the concept, the context of the world that the idea was born into, as well as the stories and legacy those ideas have spurred since their inception.