Wyrd Transmissions

Author Paul Lubaczewski joins me to chat about his new book, writing horror comedy, coming up in the punk scene, and much more!

John Langan joins me in a discussion about his work, experimenting with structure, his upcoming collection, serving on the board of the Shirley Jackson awards, and much more!

If you haven't read The Fisherman by John, I highly recommend it. I think it's the best horror novel of the 21st century.

Episode Links -

John Langan official site - https://johnpaullangan.wordpress.com/

Children of the Fang - https://wordhorde.com/preorder-john-children-of-the-fang-and-other-genealogies/

Curtis M. Lawson official site - http://curtismlawson.com/

Chad Stroup joins me to talk about his latest project, the comic HAG, as well as horror, punk, being Straight Edge, and the practicality of an MFA.

Episode Links -

https://www.americangothicpress.com/comics/hag/

https://www.amazon.com/Chad-Stroup/e/B00UGU1AU8%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Brett J. Talley and William Holloway join me to talk about co-editing their shared universe project, The Abyssal Plain. We also talk about urban exploration, the nature of cosmic horror, and the roles of pessimism, nihilism, and hope in weird fiction.
These guys were a blast to talk with and I think you'll enjoy this episode quite a bit.

Episode Links:

The Abyssal Plain: The R'lyeh Cycle -https://www.amazon.com/Abyssal-Plain-Rlyeh-Cycle-ebook/dp/B081YTT7FQ/

Brett J. Talley - https://brettjtalley.com/

William Holloway - https://www.amazon.com/William-Holloway/e/B00K26BEF2

Curtis M. Lawson - http://curtismlawson.com/

A long discussion with veteran weird fiction author Jeffery Thomas. We discuss how he came up in weird fiction zines and his ascent to mass market books, his numerous fiction worlds, writing Freddy Kreuger, his collaboration with W. H. Pugmire, and so much more.

Episode links -

https://www.patreon.com/Punktowner

https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-Thomas/e/B000APMJZ4

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From H. P Lovecraft's the Music of Erich Zann to Joe Hill's Heartshaped Box, music and musical concepts have worked their way into the imaginations and work of macabre authors. Douglass Wynne (The Devil of Echo Lake), James Chambers (Three Chords of Chaos), and Todd Keisling (The Final Reconciliation) join Curtis M. Lawson (Black Heart Boy's Choir) for our first panel-style episode. We discuss the role of music in literary horror - why it resonates, how it works, the challenges of writing it, and more.

Episode Links -

James Chambers - http://www.jameschambersonline.com/blog/

Todd Keisling - https://www.toddkeisling.com/

Douglass Wynne - https://monstersandmiracles.wordpress.com/

Curtis M. Lawson - https://curtismlawson.com

Author, publisher, and game developer Matthew Corley comes on the show to talk about 19th century serial killers, tabletop RPGs, publishing high quality fiction and games and running Kickstarter campaigns.

Episode links-

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e

https://www.saturday-morning-scenarios.com/

https://twitter.com/matthewdcorley

Jarod Barbee of Death's Head Press comes on the show to talk about running a small press, their upcoming King Diamond anthology, heavy metal, and more.

Episode links:
http://www.deathsheadpress.com/

http://www.curtismlawson.com

http://patreon.com/curtismlawson

Jason Parent and Curtis M. Lawson talk about writing in multiple genres, putting yourself into your characters, and creating with reckless abandon.

Episode Links:

http://authorjasonparent.com/

http://curtismlawson.com

Curtis M. Lawson talks with Jared Collins of the band Mississippi Bones about merging weird fiction with music, getting published for the first time, making art on his own terms, building guitars and a whole lot more.
Episode Links-

Mississippi Bones: https://mississippibones.bandcamp.com/

Ruins of Yith: https://ruinsofyith.bandcamp.com/album

Sponsor Link -

Black Heart Boys' Choir: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Heart-Choir-Curtis-Lawson-ebook/dp/B07V1YNJC4