Howdy, Cromrades! This week we to back to the movies, and discuss classic and a modern takes on  revisionist westerns - The Wild Bunch (1969) co-written by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah and directed by Sam Peckinpah, and The Proposition (2005) written by Nick Cave and directed by John Hillcoat. Both of these films depict Howardian themes - civilization vs. barbarism, self

Season 11, Episode 7: The Wild Bunch and The Proposition

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Hile, Cromrades! Here we delve into the first 10 chapters of Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword! We had a ton of fun with this discussion, and hopefully you enjoy it too! We'll return with the next discussion in the coming weeks!One ThingsJon: Devolution and other things by Max Brooks!Josh: From Hell: Master Edition by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell!Luke: The Armies of Elfland by a certain Poul

Season 19 Episode 2: The Broken Sword, Part I

 An eerie mist shrouds the podcast waves, it's plain to hear that the faeries and elves must be about. They are stalking for a new podcast season to steal away before its named. Alas for them, The Cromcast knows exactly what their next season is all about. Tune in and hear about our plans to read "The Broken Sword" by sci-fi and fantasy author Poul Anderson. One ThingsJon: The

Season 19 Episode 1: Meet Poul Anderson

Welcome back to the show, Cromrades! This week, we take a second look at Red Nails, ten years after visiting the lost city of Xuchotl for the first time. This story is widely regarded as a classic amongst the Conan tales. Do you enjoy it? Let us know!Zap! Zap! Lightning Bolt! One ThingsJon: Peyton's PlacesJosh: True Detective: Night CountryLuke: Game of Thrones Season 3 RewatchWhen we return

Season 18 Episode 22: Red Nails Redux

Welcome back, Cromrades! We return with a long-awaited and much merited 'mail bag' at the start of the episode. From there we tackle a discussion of on Mr. Robert Eggers' 'The Northman.' Do we like this movie? NAY! We love it! So, if you love it to, please join us for a bit of a discussion, and we hope you stick around for the next episode wherein we put the final 'Red Nails' in the coffin of

Season 18 Episode 21: Mailbag and The Northman!

Greetings Cromrades! We are so excited to bring you the return of Jim Zub to the show. In the time since we last spoke, Jim has been a part of a high flying launch of Titan Comic's Conan the Barbarian monthly series. If the numbers are any indication, we're guessing most of you are already reading it. If you aren't though, tune in to hear from Jim about what you are missing out on. Plus, you can

Season 11, Episode 7: The Wild Bunch and The Proposition

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