Scary Things
In this episode of The Dark Corner, your hosts discuss the scary things that occupy their thoughts. First, we recommend some podcasts for October. Also, we review The Haunting of Bly Manor. We pay a Dark Track of the episode and promote a fellow podcast. Finally, we shout out a couple of people we admire.
News and Reviews
First, we recommend several podcast for the month of October. For instance, Brandi suggests The NoSleep Podcast and Something Scary. Both tell ghost stories. In the first case, listeners submit stories. However, Dave suggests Night of the Living Podcast. NOTLP reviews Halloween television specials during October. Similarly, he suggests Craig’s List, a podcast reviewing horror movies by genre. Finally, How Did This Get Played reviews horror themed video games.
Additionally, we review The Haunting of Bly Manor. Mostly, we look at how the series addresses living genuinely. We compare it to The Haunting of Hill House as several actors appear in both series. Also, we address the difficulties in speaking in an accent other than your own.
The Dark Track
FlammPunkt performs Fear from Face The Beat: Session 3. Despite the Germanic name, this artist hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Also, they fuse dubstep with EBM for a cool sound.
My Favorite Murder
Karen and Georgia of My Favorite Murder cover true crime stories. However, they use comedy to alleviate the anxiety the topic generates.
Scary Things
In the Point, Brandi and Dave share their innermost fears. For instance, this ranges from physical harm to existential dread. That is, Dave fears radiation poisoning and getting stabbed. Meanwhile, Brandi dreads drowning and sexual assault. Dave considers the horror of possible unemployment. Meanwhile, Brandi laments that nightmare space between consciousness and sleep. Finally, we remember the places that filled us with apprehension.
Shout Outs
Dave shouts of Juan Espinosa of the musical project, Cellmod. Cellmod creates immaculately produced Intelligent Dance Music. Also, Brandi shouts out Kellan, also known as ThriftyTrekkie on twitter. They cosplay a number of Star Trek characters, mostly from Deep Spaces Nine.