The Outer Dark

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Matthew M. Bartlett, author of Creeping Waves (Muzzleland Press). Show Notes In exploring the genesis of his second collection Creeping Waves (Muzzleland Press), Matthew M. Bartlett digs deep into his ‘unnatural natural progression’ from the ‘real’ mythical town(s?) of Leeds and the Gathering in the Woods to Voices from the Trees …

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In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews CM Muller, editor & publisher of the acclaimed new annual horror fiction journal Nightscript: An Anthology of Strange and Darksome Tales. It was recorded on October 27, 2015 and originally aired on October 28, 2015. This broadcast also includes bonus new content featuring a follow-up interview with CM Muller about …

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In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews S.P. Miskowski, author of The Skillute Cycle (Omnium Gatherum). It was recorded on July 5, 2015 and originally aired on July 7, 2015. This broadcast also includes bonus new content featuring a review of The Skillute Cycle by Gemma Files, author of the Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel Experimental Film. Show Notes …

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In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Gemma Files, author of the Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel Experimental Film. It was recorded on October 11, 2015 and originally aired on October 13, 2015. Show Notes Gemma Files goes behind the lens of her new standalone horror novel Experimental Film, its roots in her background as a film critic who has …

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In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Eric Schaller, author of Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, and V.H. Leslie, author of Skein and Bone.  Show notes Interview with Eric Schaller Eric Schaller tells the back story behind his latest collection, Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, including unexpected inspiration from the Old Weird America, …

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In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Rios de la Luz, author of The Pulse Between Dimensions and the Desert. It was recorded on January 11, 2016 and originally aired on January 13, 2016. Show Notes Rios de la Luz explores the “inner workings that were happening in her brain” while writing her first collection The Pulse Between Dimensions and …

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In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Livia Llewellyn, author of Furnace (Word Horde, 2016). It was recorded on June 22, 2015 and originally aired on June 23, 2015. Show Notes In The Outer Dark’s inaugural episode, Livia Llewellyn previews Furnace (0:01:00, 0:11:30), her second short story collection published by Word Horde in Feb. 2016, and …

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In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Henry Lien, author of the Nebula Award-nominated ‘The Ladies Aquatic Gardening Society’ (Asimov’s, June 2015). Show Notes There’s no one quite like Henry Lien in spec-lit today. He has generated major buzz with just six unique stories. His first published story ‘Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters’, which features “an art form that …

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In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Marc Laidlaw, author of White Spawn, and Alyssa Wong, author of ‘Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers’. Show notes Interview with Marc Laidlaw Marc Laidlaw, most recently published White Spawn (PS Publishing), but he’s been riding a long weird highway back to the late 70s. The conversation kicks off (0:00:50) by …

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