Novel Meets Evil

In Novel Meets Evil Season 1 Episode 1, Jeffrey Dahmer meets 'Pickman's Model', an H.P. Lovecraft short story about an artist with a preternatural ability to depict the horrors lingering in the backstreets and  tunnels under Boston. Two very weird but compelling stories come to life in this collision of fiction and non-fiction.


Novel Meets Evil Podcast
The True-Crime Podcast For Fiction Readers
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What’s in a picture? In HP Lovecraft’s short story ‘Pickman’s Model’ we enter Lovecraft’s imagination via a traumatized narrator who struggles to describe his horrific experiences until a photograph is discovered. Similarly, but non-fictionally, a photo was the undoing of one of our favorite creeps to analyze–The Milwaukee Cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer. Each of these stories–fictional and real–came to a screeching halt at the discovery of a simple image. If not for these photographs, who knows if anyone would believe their sordid tales. The power of an image, on Novel Meets Evil Season 1 Episode 2.

Episode Notes:

• Teaser - [0:00-03:22]
• Main Intro - [03:22-4:17]
• EVIL - Dahmer’s Parlor [4:17-16:45]
• NOVEL - HP Lovecraft’s ‘Pickman’s Model’ [16:47-31:49]

I am not scared by supernatural horror. Things that break the laws of physics require a suspension of disbelief I can hardly muster. However, Lovecraft straddles the line between speculative-fiction and fantasy. Somehow you wonder if his ghoulish creations could exist, they've just been hiding out in tunnels and burrows and forgotten seaside haunts. 'Pickman's Model', and many other Lovecraft stories, scare the hell out of me. That's the magic of fiction!
 
Read the story here: https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/pm.aspx

If you prefer to listen, go here: https://youtu.be/7LKzs5Y0lVk?si=uPI8J8gAeX8zbtk9


Novel Meets Evil Podcast
The True-Crime Podcast For Fiction Readers
Don't be scared, subscribe for free in your podcast app. Then be scared...

Related topics: True crime, Unsolved mysteries, Criminal investigations, Serial killers, Cold cases, Criminal psychology, Murder mysteries, Fiction podcast, Audio drama, digital Storytelling, Mystery fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Audio storytelling, Plot twists, True crime fiction, Crime thriller, True crime mystery, Investigative fiction, Crime fiction thriller, Crime buffs, True crime aficionados, Mystery enthusiasts, Fiction fans, Thriller aficionados, murderino, Podcast listeners,
Story lovers, Narrative, True crime podcast fans, Fiction podcast enthusiasts, Historical true crime, Psychological thrillers, Noir fiction, Police procedurals, Detective stories, Supernatural fiction, Courtroom dramas, Urban legends
True Crime Washington, DC
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Unsolved mysteries Washington, DC

Episode Notes:

• Main Intro - [0:00-0:44]
• Thoughts on Edgar Allan Poe [0:44-3:35]
• NOVEL - Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘William Wilson’ [3:35-24:44]
• Interlude about 1999 Films [24:44-27:08]
• EVIL- Marie Hilley [27:08-42:08]
• Conclusion [42:08-49:59]

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If you're looking for more info on this Marie Hilley creep, this book is extensive: https://www.amazon.com/Poisoned-Blood-Hilley-Cold-blooded-Killer/dp/1854791133
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Read 'William Wilson' here: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2148/pg2148.txt

(Thank goodness for The Project Gutenberg!!! Can I get an AMEN?)

They also made a horrible TV movie about Marie's crimes starring Judith Light, blech: https://youtu.be/tQCI9uu01r0?si=ysr31lsvG4wnQT48


Novel Meets Evil Podcast
The True-Crime Podcast For Fiction Readers
Don't be scared, subscribe for free in your podcast app. Then be scared...

Related topics: True crime, Unsolved mysteries, Criminal investigations, Serial killers, Cold cases, Criminal psychology, Murder mysteries, Fiction podcast, Audio drama, digital Storytelling, Mystery fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Audio storytelling, Plot twists, True crime fiction, Crime thriller, True crime mystery, Investigative fiction, Crime fiction thriller, Crime buffs, True crime aficionados, Mystery enthusiasts, Fiction fans, Thriller aficionados, murderino, Podcast listeners,
Story lovers, Narrative, True crime podcast fans, Fiction podcast enthusiasts, Historical true crime, Psychological thrillers, Noir fiction, Police procedurals, Detective stories, Supernatural fiction, Courtroom dramas, Urban legends
True Crime Washington, DC
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Welcome to Novel Meets Evil. Season 1 Episode 1 is a brief introduction to why I created a podcast exploring the overlap of fiction and true-crime stories, what scares me and why I forced myself to turn fear into creativity. I want to spread the fear, but not just to scare you–it’s a bit deeper.

Episode Notes

1. Main Intro [0:00-0:40]
2. Podcast Origin Story [0:41-7:41]

Novel Meets Evil Podcast
The True-Crime Podcast For Fiction Readers
Don't be scared, subscribe for free in your podcast app. Then be scared...

Related topics: True crime, Unsolved mysteries, Criminal investigations, Serial killers, Cold cases, Criminal psychology, Murder mysteries, Fiction podcast, Audio drama, digital Storytelling, Mystery fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Audio storytelling, Plot twists, True crime fiction, Crime thriller, True crime mystery, Investigative fiction, Crime fiction thriller, Crime buffs, True crime aficionados, Mystery enthusiasts, Fiction fans, Thriller aficionados, murderino, Podcast listeners,
Story lovers, Narrative, True crime podcast fans, Fiction podcast enthusiasts, Historical true crime, Psychological thrillers, Noir fiction, Police procedurals, Detective stories, Supernatural fiction, Courtroom dramas, Urban legends
True Crime Washington, DC
Fiction podcast Washington, DC
Unsolved mysteries Washington, DC