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Originally recorded as a double episode, with an interview with Casey Bowker and a review of Ernest Scared Stupid, we have decided to re-release it as two separate episodes.  

Before talking with Casey, Greg and I talked about horror-related news. A couple of the things we talked about are the tv series “Evil” & the reboot of “Are You Afraid of the Dark”. Greg has some news about a comic book based on H.P. Lovecraft's Re-animator.

Head over to the 22-minute mark if you would like to jump to the interview with Casey Bowker.

Hollowed Issue #2

Casey had joined us back in March of 2018, to talk about issue 1 of Hollowed. Today he joins us to talk about the Kickstarter campaign for issue #2. Casey tells us about the tiers and rewards for the campaign as well as some early bird extras you can get if you order it on the first weekend of the campaign.

You can also follow Casey by heading over to his website or his youtube channel.

Head out to back the project by clicking here.

"Hollowed Issue 2 is the continuing adventures of Detectives Vasquez and Tyler as they hunt down a brutal serial killer that hollows out the bodies of its victims. In this issue, we’ll introduce the characters of The Chief, Oren, and Sylvia as the plot gets thicker than thick! "

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Shane Hunt joined us to talk about the upcoming “Scary Stories: A Tribute to Terror”. This tribute project has original stories by Curt Tuckfield. Shane does a superb job of creating images that are a clear throwback to the original Stephen Gammell illustrations. 

Shane talks to us about how this tribute project came about, as well as his methods of drawing the haunting illustrations.

This project is currently on Kickstarter. You can help fund this project by heading over to the following link: http://kck.st/2oS9IKS.

You can purchase your copy of the book, by clicking here.

"Scary Stories: A Tribute To Terror is over 150 pages, containing over 30 stories and over 50 illustrations. The stories come from the imagination of author Curt Tuckfield as well as folklore and real occurrences.  Like the originals, our stories contain no “adult” language, sex, or extremely graphic violence, but we feel they are psychologically more intense (and dare we say, more frightening?) than the originals. Essentially, we have tried to match the surreal grade school tone of the original books while introducing and amplifying elements that will appeal to an older audience."

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Lee Franklin joined the Nerds to talk about her new book, “Berserker: Green Hell“. Lee’s debut novel is published by HellBound Books and was released on July 12, 2019.

Australian Lance Corporal Terence ‘Pinny’ Pinfold and his squad find themselves in the midst of the living hell of the Vietnam War. Known as Reapers, their job is to go in after the firefights, collect dog tags, and any evidence of war crimes.  They have more questions than answers as mutilated, butchered bodies are discovered the further to the North they venture. Pinny soon finds himself at the very core of the real war – in a secret underground facility among hybrid creatures that belong only in the very worse nightmares. With Pinny’s aboriginal bloodline, the enigmatic Doctor Jacinta Harding believes she has found the perfect specimen… Pinny might survive the war, but he might not save himself.

You can learn more about Berserker: Green Hell and HellBound Books on the HellBound Books website. The book is available on Amazon and is included with Kindle Unlimited.

You can follow Lee on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Additional Notes

Lee mentioned the book “The Assassins’ Coin” by John Linwood Grant. You can find the book on Amazon. It is available on Kindle and as an audiobook. Click here to go to John’s website.

Lee also recommends “The Prostitutes Price” by Alan. M Clark.  It is a standalone book but is a companion novel to “The Assasins’ Coin“.

Our interview with the co-writers of “Summer of 84” had to be rescheduled. We are working on getting that episode out, and we will publish that episode as soon as possible.

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Our friends, Josh & Liz from Bloody Date Night, joined us to talk about "Summer of ’84". It had a limited release in theaters on August 10, 2018, and is currently available on Shudder, and Video on Demand.

"After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spends their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous."

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K. Patrick Glover joined us to talk about the upcoming Anthology, “In the Blink of an Eye”. This is a spin-off anthology based on the mythology that was created in the movie “Butterfly Kisses“. 

You can head over to Kickstarter and back the project. If you can not back the project, consider sharing the post with your friends. It is the best way to help any project.

"In Elliott City, Maryland, there is an old railway tunnel, The Ilchester Tunnel, and if you manage to stare down to the other for an entire hour up to midnight, without blinking, it will summon Peeping Tom, The Blink Man. Once summoned, The Blink Man will watch over you, standing silently but getting closer each time you blink until his eyelashes are touching yours."

About the project

Chief editor of Roxton Press and In The Blink of an Eye, K. Patrick Glover was inspired by Erik Kristopher Myer’s Butterfly Kisses and discussed the opportunity to combine all of the stories in one definitive tone.

Both Patrick and Erik Kristopher Myers have stories in the project. Other authors in the anthology will include:

Matt Lake: His books include the hugely successful “Weird” series

Patrick Storck: Patrick has written numerous comics for Disney Studios.

Megan Morgan: An acclaimed young adult science fiction writer. She is currently working on “The Altered Rise“

William Couper: A Scottish writer of horror and speculative fiction.

Josef Richardson: A filmmaker and artist who worked on Butterfly Kisses and VHS 2.

Paul R. Sieber: An actor who has appeared in Ninjas vs Vampires and Ninjas vs Monsters.

Steve Toase: An author of numerous magazines and anthologies. He has two stories appearing in this year’s edition of The Best Horror of the Year.

Shelly Davies Wygant: A local historian and author of the acclaimed Haunted Ellicott City.

Seth Adam Kallick: Author of American Nightmare.

Jacob le Doux: Star of the popular horror film 8 Ball Clown. He is also the frontman for Crimson Orchid.

You can read the creepypasta of Blinkman clicking here. 

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Mark McLaughlin joined us to talk about a couple of projects he has released.

"Apocalypse America follows the country in chaos after a devastating nuclear war. Malevolent Internet Witches use their monstrous cyber-magic to attack the country through its computers."

"Enter a midnight world of grotesque creatures and ancient deities. These stories were written in the grand tradition of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert W. Chambers."

"THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT presents tales of dark fantasy and horror, as well as an epic poem regarding the return of Nyarlathotep to the modern world."

"A modern-day sequel to H.P. Lovecraft’s novella, “The Shadow Out Of Time.” It tells the tale of mega-wealthy Neil Prentiss, founder, and CEO of PrenTek, a multinational technology company. He lives in a magnificent mansion surrounded by a sprawling hedge maze. He has everything a person could want in today’s world, but he is dying of cancer."

You can follow Mark on YouTube, Facebook, and on bmoviemonster.com.

Additional notes

We are currently working on a couple of reviews and interviews. First, we are working on scheduling our review of Summer of ’84 with our friends at Bloody Date Night.

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Writer/Director Erik Kristopher Myers joins us to talk about his film “Butterfly Kisses“. Erik Kristopher Myers is a writer and film director from Baltimore, Maryland. This is his second feature film, along with 2012’s “Roulette“.

"Butterfly Kisses follows a filmmaker who discovers a box of videotapes depicting two students’ disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his own, he loses himself and the film crew following him into his project."

Erik talks to the Nerds about his inspiration for the film, and the myth of“Peeping Tom”. We also talk about how he was able to get Matt Lake and Ed Sanchez to appear in the film. You might know Matt Lake as the author of “Weird Maryland” and related books. Ed Sanchez was the writer and co-director of 1999’s “The Blair Witch Project“.

You can watch “Butterfly Kisses” on Amazon Prime. Erik’s other film “Roulette” is also available for rent or purchase by clicking here.Follow Erik on Twitter & Facebook. He also writes for Ain’t It Cool News.

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D.W. Kann joins us to talk about his upcoming project “Lovecraft P.I. – The Curious Case of Reanimator“. 

D.W. Kann tells us how he came to love the horror genre, and what brought him to create the series based on the great H.P. Lovecraft’s world. We briefly talked about his work on 1995’s “Mortal Kombat“.

You can find this project over on Kickstarter, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Do not want to miss out on backing Lovecraft P.I., and getting your hand on this series. Make sure to take a look at the samples below.

"LOVECRAFT P.I. is a mash-up between 1930’s pulp detective novels and the horror masterpieces of the legendary H.P. Lovecraft. "

Additional Notes

There are a couple of episodes in the pipeline. One is an interview with director Erik Kristopher Myers, as we talk about his feature film “Butterfly Kisses”. 

We will also be reviewing “Summer of ’84” soon, with our friends Josh and Liz, from Bloody Date Night. Make sure to give them some love, and tell them that the Nerds sent you.

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The Nerds had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Shea, creator of the series “Miskatonic High”. The Kickstarter campaign is currently running for issue #2.

"Issue #1: A small New England Berkshire town lies the prestigious Miskatonic High School. A Community Service Club goes on a field trip, and are launched back to ancient Egypt. They are nearly killed by an evil wizard and his tentacle monster. They escaped back to our century, but things will never be the same."

"In issue #2, for Sarah Clarke, life at Miskatonic High had never been easy, being a poor, rural outcast. But when her friends come to help her on the family apple orchard, secrets better left unknown will be unearthed and she and her classmates will experience a terror in the dark. It’s a full-sized comic, 24 pages and in color."

You can find this project on  Kickstarter | Facebook | Twitter 

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Eric Hawkins joined us this week to talk about “The Zombieful World of OZ”. This version of the classic tale is a Victorian-Steampunk-Fantasy-Horror-Zombie Adventure Story. You will return to a familiar landscape, with legendary characters you were never able to forget.

You will find new, updated versions of the characters we all love and know. Eric tells us how he came up with the look of the characters during our episode. He also tells us what to expect in the series, and where he is pulling his ideas from. I don’t doubt we will all learn more about the world of Oz as the series continues.

If you like what you hear, then you should head over and help back “The Zombieful World of OZ”. Any fan of the Wizard of Oz would love to have this in their collection. Click here to see learn more about this project.

"It’s been ten years after Dorothy’s fantastic adventure. She is now 24 and ready for release from a mental hospital. The years following the cyclone, people could not comprehend her tales of adventures and wonder in the Land of Oz, and thought her crazy. Years of therapy and rehabilitation followed. Now she is being released and her will and new resolve are going to be tested like never before."

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