Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Author Nicole Cushing (A Sick Gray Laugh, The Sadist's Bible) joins us for an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." Before that, though, we talk a bit about Jeff Strand's Pressure, Christine Morgan's Trench Mouth, transgressive literature, the Christopher Walken-led film, Communion, Twin Peaks and David Lynch. (Recorded June 23, 2021)

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Author Tyler Jones (Criterium, The Dark Side of the Room) joins us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Joe Hill's short story, "Last Breath," from 20th Century Ghosts.

Our Week In Horror looks back on James Newman's latest novella, Ride or Die, Richard Laymon's Island, additional thoughts on the Cooties Shot Required anthology from Broken Eye Books, Philip Fracassi's Beneath the Pale Sky, and the Shudder Original film, Caveat. (Recorded June 13, 2021)

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While Richard is away, Michael and Matt take control of the Abyss for a spoiler-filled discussion of their co-hosts debut short story, "Beyond the Triangle," as published in the anthology, Dark Words: Stories of Urban Legends and Folk Lore, edited by Jamie and Matt Wildasin.

Before that, though, we talk about summer horror reads, the Broken Eye Books anthologies Cootie Shot Required and Whether Change, Lisa Quigley's Hell's Bells, the philosophies of Thomas Ligotti and Eugene Thacker, Tim Meyer's Paradise Club, and... Food Network? We also peel back another layer of the giant onion that is Matt Brandenburg as he reveals some publishing secrets of his own... (Recorded June 6, 2021)

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Elle Turpitt, editor and co-runner of Divination Hollow Reviews, joins us this week for a spoiler-filled discussion about S.H. Cooper's short story, "A Key For Any Lock," from the charity horror anthology, We Are Wolves.

Before we get to that, though, we take a look back at our Week In Horror and talk about Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, Michael's slow progress through Stephen Graham Jones's latest, the slasher story My Heart is a Chainsaw, Matt gives us a special report on this year's virtual StokerCon 2021 and Halloween novelizations, and Elle talks up Netflix's Son of Sam documentary. (Recorded May 30, 2021)

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The Navajo Nightmare authors, David Sodergren and Steve Stred, join us to discuss their collaborative horror western, their writing process as a team, and the importance of picking whose name goes first on the cover.

Before all that, though, we take a look back at our Week in Horror with thoughts on Spiral: From the Book of Saw, S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears, Evil Dead (2013), Beetlejuice and other kids-friendly '80s fare, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, and the forthcoming The Wizard of Oz/Jurassic Park mash-up, The Wicked Rext of the West, from Edward Lorn and Daron Kappauff. (Recorded May 16, 2021)

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Icelandic horror author Villimey Mist returns to the Abyss to bust Viking myths and joins us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Tyler Jones' The Dark Side of the Room!

Before that, though, we take a look back at our Week in Horror with reviews of Resident Evil Village, Brian Keene's vampire novella, With Teeth, Shudder's documentary series, In Search of Darkness, Eric LaRocca's Thing Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Cullen Bunn's one-shot comic Eden, and the manga Zom 100. (Recorded May 9, 2021)

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The Abyss crew journey to Outworld to discuss the recently released Mortal Kombat movie and examine the myriad complexities, subtleties, and deep meanings found in this action flick's themes and messages. Before this spoiler-filled discussion, though, we take some quick looks at Jacob's Wife, Mary SanGiovanni's Thrall, Michael McBride's Extant, and the pearls of wisdom found in Amazon's customer reviews. (Recorded May 2, 2021)

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Buckle up, kids, because the Abyss is hitting the road to examine Stephen Graham Jones' "Interstate Love Affair," from his novella collection, Three Miles Past!

Before we reach I-90 and the killer roadside attractions is offers, Rich offers up some thoughts on Caroline Kepnes' You Love Me, Michael dives into Chuck Wendig's The Book of Accidents, and Matt's checks the weather to tell us it Feels like Rain in John Bergin's collection of short stories. We also talk about the Resident Evil: Village demo, the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Invincible, Creepshow, and the kaiju horror comic, Ultramega. (Recorded April 25, 2021)

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Splatterpunk Award-winning author Wesley Southard joins us in the Abyss to discuss Edward Lee's notorious novella, The Pig!

Before we get into that spoiler-filled discussion, Rich talks about Shin Godzilla, Matt gives us the rundown on Michael Cisco's Antisocieties and Jurassichrist, and Wesley shares some thoughts on Bentley Little and his novel, The Handyman. We also take a look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the immediate future of the MCU. (Recorded April 18, 2021)

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On this very special episode, hosts Richard Gerlach, Matt Brandenburg, and Michael Patrick Hicks face-off over the latest Monsterverse blockbuster, Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs Kong!

Before that, though, we're discussing Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Tiffany McDaniel's literary novel Betty, Anoka by Shane Hawk, Michael Cisco's Antisocieties, and Rich reads to us from the book of Jurassichrist. (Recorded April 11, 2021)

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