Rish Outcast

I present Robert Bloch's 1951 short story, "The Man Who Collected Poe." Imagine the ultimate collection a fan could possess . . . what might it include?

Note: I mention the film "Torture Dungeon" a few times. The film was actually 1967's TORTURE GARDEN.  Sorry, boss.

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Rish presents his 2013 Triple Word Score story "Greetings From The Ninth Sector." Try to ignore the centipedes.

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Rish answers questions from listeners*, and plugs his next audio collection (buy it here).

Note: Due to unforeseen delays, this episode had to be split in two, and something I refer to at the beginning never actually appears. Sorry, kids. If you discover more disturbing errors, let me know.

*Questions from Rob Broughton, Keith Teklits, even Gino Moretto.

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Rish presents his time travel(ish) story "Olivia Rewinds." Our gal Olivia and her boyfriend break up, but then she can whatever she wishes . . . just like you.

Note: This is NOT the Valentine's Day episode. 

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Rish presents M.R. James's 1904 story "The Mezzotint."

A shame there's no figures in that painting--someone could do a series of videos talking about figures.

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Then he presents his sketch "Study Group," with help from Big Anklevich, Marshal Latham, some British guy, and Tena Kolakowski.

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Rish performs Stephen King's 1981 short story "The Jaunt." In this dark Sci-Fi tale, a father tells his nervous family how the Jaunt came to be before they take off to Mars.

Note: This episode has been a long time in coming, longer than you think.

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Inspired by Big Anklevich and Taylor Swift, Rish talks about some of his favorite unhappy endings.

Warning: Spoilers abound!

Timecodes (unreliable)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - 20:02

Halloween: Season of the Witch - 25:20

Se7en - 28:45

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Normal Again) - 31:05

Pet Sematary - 35:15

The Mist - 37:25

Planet of the Apes (1968) - 38:16

On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 42:35

The Descent - 44:44

Also, various Stephen King stories (The Jaunt, Gramma, The Mist), Big Anklevich stories, The Outer Limits, maybe more. 

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After running "Eyes of the Panther" a few months back, Rish presents Val Lewton's 1930 short story "The Bagheeta," that may or may not be about a panther that turns into a woman.

Warning: Singing.

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Rish ruminates about Heinlein's Rules For Writing, first readers, and his newest story collection. Then he and Big talk about what a terrible barterer Rish is, and present an interaction they call "Marvin Haggler."

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Oh, and here's a link to the various iterations of "Female Protagonist:"

Digital version
The paperback version
Audiobook on Audible
And the hardcover not even my mother will buy