Drop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This episode includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on Manhunter — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by The DVD Vault. I will also be reading the first three segments of New Stanton Prep, an adaptation of my novel, New Stanton, where Harold Dean wakes up as a 10th grader in a New Stanton high school

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

* “Back Alley Noir: Manhunter” — essay by The DVD Vault

* “New Stanton Noir 8: The Dried-up Prehistoric Sea” — a series of six-word stories by Maxwell Vagus

* New Stanton Prep 1-3 — fiction by Maxwell Vagus

Music

* “Undercover Overcoat” by Urban Surf Kings

BANDCAMP

SPOTIFY

APPLE MUSIC

* “Coastline Chaos” by The Riptide Rats (Maxwell Vagus Introduction)

BANDCAMP

SPOTIFY

APPLE MUSIC

* THE ATOMIC VOODOO LOUNGE PODCAST PLAYLIST

* SPOTIFY

* APPLE MUSIC

Cocktail of the Evening

* The Simple Empath

SHOUT OUTS

* Dimitri | The Inward Sea Podcast

* Amy, The Wandering Soul Podcast, and Wandering Nyx

* John Michael Alaia and writing — Just Below: A Deadly Silence Story & The Confession: Justice in Blood

* Lee Stackhouse and writing — Fly: A Deadly Silence Story, Diary of a Damsel Dame, People We Love too Late, and Dark & Sapphic: A Dark Romantasy Anthology)

* Nick DeNardi — “The Chair Company, Twin Peaks, and The Crying of Lot 49”

* Grant David Crawford, PhD — “The End of Elsewhere”

* Jared C Wellman — “Is Storytelling Evidence of a Divine Author?”

* Bradley Ramsey — “The Halls of Pandemonium: Week 1 Directory”

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“Back Alley Noir: One False Move” is the latest in a series of essays focusing on classic noir and neo-noir films written by Wade from The DVD Vault and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 8 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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“Secluded Garden” is a poem written and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 8 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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“Evening’s Velvet Hand” is a poem written and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 7 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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“Back Alley Noir: Double Indemnity” is the fourth in a series of essays focusing on classic noir and neo-noir films written by Wade from The DVD Vault and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 7 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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In this bonus edition of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast, I interview Eric Williamson about his Miscreant Anthology Kickstarter campaign. I’m also a proud contributor and backer of the project.

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In this bonus edition of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast, I interview Eric Williamson about his Miscreant Anthology Kickstarter campaign. I’m also a proud contributor and backer of the project.

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Drop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This episode includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on One False Move — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by The DVD Vault. I will also be reading one of my Tales from the Atomic Voodoo Lounge, “The Road Home.”

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

* “Back Alley Noir: One False Move” — essay by The DVD Vault

* “The Road Home” — fiction by Maxwell Vagus

* “Secluded Garden” — poetry by Maxwell Vagus

Music

* “New Stanton” by Maxwell Vagus

* THE ATOMIC VOODOO LOUNGE PODCAST PLAYLIST

* SPOTIFY

* APPLE MUSIC

Cocktail of the Evening

* The Ice Vein

SHOUT OUTS

My work will be appearing in the Miscreant Anthology. Your support would be much appreciated by all of the contributors!

* Dimitri | The Inward Sea Podcast

* Amy, The Wandering Soul Podcast, and Wandering Nyx

* John Michael Alaia and writing — Just Below: A Deadly Silence Story & The Confession: Justice in Blood

* Lee Stackhouse and writing — Fly: A Deadly Silence Story, Diary of a Damsel Dame, People We Love too Late, and Dark & Sapphic: A Dark Romantasy Anthology)

Buy Maxwell Vagus a coffee?

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Drop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This episode includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on Double Indemnity — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by The DVD Vault. In addition, New Stanton Noir 7 is a series of six-word stories where we meet New Stanton’s three sisters. I will also be reading one of my Tales from the Atomic Voodoo Lounge, “Teacher.”

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

* “Back Alley Noir: Double Indemnity” — essay by The DVD Vault

* “New Stanton Noir 7 — The Three Sisters” — a six-word story sequence by Maxwell Vagus

* “Teacher” — fiction by Maxwell Vagus

* “Night’s Velvet Hand” — poetry by Maxwell Vagus (at the very end of the podcast)

Music

* The Desolate Coast (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Website)

* THE ATOMIC VOODOO LOUNGE PODCAST PLAYLIST

Cocktail of the Evening

* The Anklet

SHOUT OUTS

My work will be appearing in the Miscreant Anthology. Your support would be much appreciated by all of the contributors!

* Dimitri | The Inward Sea Podcast

* Amy, The Wandering Soul Podcast, and Wandering Nyx

* John Michael Alaia and writing — Just Below: A Deadly Silence Story & The Confession: Justice in Blood

* Lee Stackhouse and writing — Fly: A Deadly Silence Story, Diary of a Damsel Dame, People We Love too Late, and Dark & Sapphic: A Dark Romantasy Anthology)

Buy Maxwell Vagus a coffee?

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Lenten Poems for Leaden Minds is a collection of poems I (Maxwell Vagus) wrote during the 2026 Lenten season.

From Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, I composed a poem each day along with with a custom graphic and recording for the day’s poem.

This video contains the audio for “Ash Wednesday,” the first poem, and all of the custom graphics I created for the series.

You can access these poems for free at Lenten Poems for Leaden Minds for a limited time.

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