Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Y'all wanna listen to a podcast? I got your podcast right here! This week two of the gang get in a time machine and join Gwendolyn Kiste to check out her book Reluctant Immortals. Before discussing Lucy Westenra and Bertha Mason's adventures in the late 60's, they talk Stephen Graham Jones' Earthdivers, Werewolf by Night, She-Hulk, Land of the Lustrous, Deadstream, Owl Goingback's Crota, and the anthology Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror. Now find Dracula's urns and strap in!

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Once upon a time there was a silly podcast, children, sit down and listen to their goofy adventures! This week, two of the gang frolicks in the woods and discuss Alma Katsu's The Wehrwolf. Before checking for ticks, they talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' The Last Ronin, Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man, Yukinobu Tatsu's Dandadan, Tom Holland's Fright Night Origins, Rob Zombie's The Munsters, Bonesaw by Patrick Lacey, and Netflix's Dahmer. Now, let's find out what type of ending this fairy tale has...

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Another wack attack from the Abyss! This week they welcomed back Matt Wildasin with open arms to discuss his summer blockbuster It Came from the Sea. Before checking out what's in the water they chat about Cult of the Lamb, Cody Goodfellow's The Flying None, Halloween Fiend by CV Hunt, Below by Laurel Hightower, Unsold, and Cyberpunk Edgerunner. Now put on your swimsuit and ignore the goo with tentacles!

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Guess who's back?! Staring into the friggin Abyss crew that's who! This week the gang begins celebrating Halloween with returning guest Sean M. Thompson and his short story The Last Halloween Above Ground. Before they start putting out candy, they discuss Rings of Power, Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim, Only Murders in the Building, Thor: Love & Thunder, Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, The Wire, Eric LaRocca's We Will Never Leave This Place, Stephen King's Song of Susannah, and Barbarian.

CW: Suicide discussion

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You know what you need? Another upbeat inspirational episode of the Abyss! This week the gang welcomes Mike Lombardo to discuss his bonkers collection Please Don't Tap on the Glass and Other Tales of the Melancholy & Grotesque. Before diving into that aquarium they check out Glorious, Maxwell Ian Gold's Oblivion in Flux: A Collection of Cyber Prose, The Haunting of Camp Winter Falcon from Jonathan Raab, Devon A. Mihesuah's The Hatak Witches, Todd Kiesling's Devil's Creek , Sandman Netflix Series, Day Shift, C.L. Enterline's Kin, The Reborn by Bryan Smith. Put those headphones on and let's get rockin!

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Sit down class and get ready to be schooled! The Abyss gang leads a discussion on LGBTQIA horror, giving recommendations and highlights on books they loved. Before that, they talk The Rehearsal, R.R. Virdi's The First Binding, Nope (yet again), and Prey.

Can we talk to you about the moon and macguffinite? Part of the Abyss crew joins Danger Slater on a magic trip to the moon to discover the truth about Moonfellows. As they are flying they spin yarns about Prey, Nope, Graham Masterton's The House That Jack Built, The Puppet King and Other Atonements by Justin A. Burnett, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Now jump on board, we're digging on the moon!

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The system is down! The system is down! Join the Abyss crew on the M.G. Yellowjacket as they listen to Hailey Piper's mission briefing regarding her Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing. They talk sci-fi horror, brain monsters, helpers that speak like Broadway managers, and whether you are anti- or pro- tentacles. Now watch out for those fleshy things and get on board!

(Heavy spoilers start around the 45 minute mark)

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Welcome to the Abyss, can we take your order? This week 2/3rds of the gang travel to Jonny, Iowa to meet Daniel Kraus and discuss (spoiler-free) his investigations into the Burger City Poltergeist with his book The Ghost that Ate Us. Before chomping down on some fast food they talk Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky, Incantation, Critical Role, Kim Stanely Robinson's Red Mars, and Men. Now enjoy a shake and listen in!

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Pick up that phone, it's another episode of Staring Into the Abyss! This week the gang goes into the woods to answer the call of Daron Kappauff's We Can Never Go Back. Before their hike they discuss the Resident Evil TV show, Solar Opposites, J.F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams' Clickers, Brian Evenson's The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, The Black Phone, and Incantation. Now, listen in and figure out who is on the line!

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