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I would perhaps bump this post by noting that I was not overly fond of last week's story "Reign Of The Wintergod", although those of you who like raw, raunchy obscene content might dig it. Not my cuppa.
There will, as always, be a new one tomorrow (every Friday)
"Bait" was absolutely gruesome. I've found the Pseudopod stories to be sort of hit or miss. I haven't listened to many episodes, but there haven't been many that have scared me.
Sandi wrote: ""Bait" was absolutely gruesome. I've found the Pseudopod stories to be sort of hit or miss. I haven't listened to many episodes, but there haven't been many that have scared me. "Yes, I can agree that they are hit or miss. I did not like the "Winterlord" story from last week, but was very impressed with the emotionally moving "Come To My Arms My Beamish Boy" this week. I thought "Bait" was pretty solid, but, yes, gruesome.
The thing is, there was no suspense to "Bait". I figured out what the bait was and what he was fishing for 1/4 of the way into the story. My favorites so far have been "The Teacher" and "Front Row Seats".
Have you ever read 'Steppenwolf' by Hesse? An old old book ... but with unspeakable horror!biLL
Sandi wrote: "The thing is, there was no suspense to "Bait". I figured out what the bait was and what he was fishing for 1/4 of the way into the story. My favorites so far have been "The Teacher" and "Front Ro..."Well, that's the unfortunate problem with "twists" in the modern age, they're almost impossible to pull off. The "bait" was the least of the story for me, liked the setting and voice mostly.
William wrote: "Have you ever read 'Steppenwolf' by Hesse? An old old book ... but with unspeakable horror!biLL"
I've had THE GLASS BEAD GAME on my to read list for years, but that's still probably 5 years away (J.G. Ballard's recent death has moved up my "finish Ballard" plan from later this year to this summer instead)
Pseudopod is the first horror fiction podcast I encountered, and it's still my favorite. It is hit-and-miss, but mostly hit. The other two I would recommend are Variant Frequencies and The Drabblecast. Both of those are not strictly horror, but frequently feature stories that are either horror or "dark" genre tales.
Just bumping this up and looking to get some reactions to "Hometown Horrible" by Matthew Bey from last week's Pseudopod. I had a hand in shepherding this story onto Pseudopod and was very impressed with it when it was submitted (A little less happy with the reading, but I have no control over that - it's not bad, just not what I "heard in my head"). The link is here. Fans of Thomas Ligotti, Joe Hill and Lovecraft might be interested. Link followshttp://pseudopod.org/2009/07/24/pseud...
Bumping up again - I was particularly proud to have shepherded the story "The Getalong Gang" by Barrie Darke through our submissions process a few months ago and the podcast production (reading) has just gone up on Pseudopod. It's a tale of alienation, paranoia and anomie, and I'd be happy if some folks gave it a listen/download (everything is free, BTW).http://pseudopod.org/2010/02/05/pseud...
Bumping up to let everyone know that Pseudopod.org has returned from it's hiatus. The newest episode is here:http://pseudopod.org/2011/03/11/pseud...
and the main page is here
http://pseudopod.org/
If you are a commuter or like to listen to audio books while you washes dishes or clean or whatever, please check us out.
Many new and interesting stories in the upcoming year!
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A couple... their son... a terrible accident... and then another... and then...
it's "Lives" by John Grant
http://pseudopod.org/2011/03/18/pseud...
I love Pseudopod. So far, I've only gone through 2 podcasts. I give "Lives" 4.5 stars. I was blown away by some of the flash short stories. "The Escape" and "The Snow-White Heart" were both unpublished, 5-star delight. I need to donate.....
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A young boy, a giant creature from the past...
It's "Terrible Lizard King" by Nathaniel Lee
Re: Dinosaurs - “Nature was quick to pass the sponge of her deluges over these awkward sketches, these first nightmares of Life.”
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, THE FUTURE EVE
Pseudopod - this week's episode:The wise fool may not be sane... happy April Fools Day!
It's "Murdock The Nobody" by Kate Jonez
Pseudopod rocks ! Love it. Another one you might try out is Cast Macabre. Usually excellent but lately they've been doing horror poetry (not a fave of mine).
Barry Northern of Cast Macabre will be reading a story for us in a couple of months...
Pseudopod - this week's episode:Some people trapped in a room... and the things that are keeping them there...
It's "The Horror Of Their Deeds To View" by Lizanne Herd!
It's Friday so....Pseudopod - this week's episode:
Mexico... and a hole in the ground... a big hole...
It's "Top Of The Heap" by Nathan Robinson
http://pseudopod.org/?p=320
Pseudopod - this week's episode:What (not who) killed the Electric Car....
It's "The Sound Of Gears" by Ferret Steinmetz
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A trenchant dispatch from the ever-ongoing zombie apocalypse
It's "Man Eat Man" by Mike Irwin
Pseudopod - this week's episode:3 short short stories of still lives and exhibitions: a tired hunter in a room full of paintings, a famous autopsy victim who's in complete control, and the real secret behind those "Little Miss Tiara" competitions...
It's "FLASH ON THE BORDERLANDS VII: Tableaux & Display"
featuring stories by Kirsty Logan, David Steffen and Caroline Yoachim.
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A terrible "visage malfunction" plagues a busy housewife...
It's "On Being Mandy" by Sandra M. Odell
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A mysterious DVD containing the last ever installment of the notorious "cretins exploit drunken women" video series....
It's "Girls Gone Insane" by John Jasper Owens
Pseudopod - this week's episode:The tender story of a professor and his fungus...
It's "Tippler's Bane" by Evelyn Wang
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A song that holds the world together, those that try to silence it, and a man in between...
It's "The Song Of Prague" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
Pseudopod - this week's episode:Yet another dispatch from the cultural metaphor that is the zombie apocalypse, this time with some notes from the opposition...
It's "Association" by Eddie Borey
Please listen if you feel so inclined. Please donate if you liked it.
Pseudopod - this week's episode:Nothing more horrible than a man dying in a room of the hospital and a long-held family secret. This one's a toughie....
It's "I.C.U." by Tim Burke
Please listen if you feel so inclined. Please donate if you liked it. Even a pittance will help immeasurably.
Pseudopod - this week's episode:FLASH ON THE BORDERLANDS VIII: Warped Love
Two roadside shrines of very different types in "In Memoriam" by Matthew Chrulew, Matthew Funk warns about the slippery slope of abuse in "Pieces", and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" by Bint Arab literalizes an old saw.
Please donate even a pittance if enjoyed...
Pseudopod - this week's episode:A dying mother leaves some important letters for her daughter, with instructions not to open them all at once...
It's "Dearest Daughter" by Kate Marshall.
Donations always appreciated.
Pseudopod - this week's episode:Below, an infected city, fraught with danger - above, mysterious signals flash in windows...
It's "Lights" by Jack Westlake.
Donations float the nations...
I knew I was forgetting something...Pseudopod - last week's episode:
A tourist discovers the value of tradition when it comes to trolls....
It's "The Talisman" by Heather McDougal.
and then...Pseudopod - last Friday's episode:
Step on a crack, break your mother's back, but don't EVER cross...
"The Line" by Grady J. Gratt
Pseudopod - last Friday's episode:The worst (and most gratifying) job in the world...
It's "Songs For Dead Hearts" by Mandana Faridani
Pseudopod - new episodeLove means always having to make sure the dead stay buried....
It's "In Bloom" by Caspian Gray.
An odd inheritance sends a couple on a strange quest...It's "The 7 Garages of Kevin Simpson" by Alan Baxter
A strange mission in a strangely transformed world with a bizarre form of transport...It's "Corps Cadvres" by Neil John Buchanan
This week on PseudopodMalformed babies and old time religion.
It's "Bruise For Bruise" by Robert Davies
This week on PseudopodThe sad but true story behind a double child murder...
It's "Blue Eyes" by Jay Caselberg.
This week on PseudopodA primitive tribe and the man whose role it is to consume things...
It's "The Eater" by Michael J. DeLuca
This week on Pseudopod...A man and his upstairs neighbor whom he HATES...
It's "Killing Merwin Remis" by Jason Helmandollar
This week on Pseudopod...An old man's shattered hopes and dreams
It's "Kavar The Rat" by lauded Belgian surrealist/fantasist Thomas Owen.
Last week on Pseudopod...A barren island, no food, and two starving lovers. And some fungus...
It's the 1907 classic, "The Voice In The Night" by William Hope Hodgson, celebrating our 250th episode!
This week on Pseudopod...A young boy with an abusive father and a secret in the shed...
It's "Yardwork" by Bruce Blake.
Last Friday on PseudopodHow high would you climb to save someone?
It's "The Cord" by Chris Lewis Carter.
This week on PseudopodI am, he is, you are, all... "Trying To Stay Dead" by Richard S. Crawford.
Oh, and "Happy Halloween"!
This week on PseudopodSymbolism, Allegory or Reality? Find out in the environs of "The Blood Garden" by Jesse Livingston
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“For as from the same piece of clay a potter may fashion either a pot or a tile, so the Devil may shape a witch into a wolf or a cat or even a goat, without subtracting from her and without adding to her at all. For this occurs just as clay is first molded into one, then shaped into another form, for the Devil is a potter and his witches are but clay.”
Aino Kallas, WOLF BRIDE (1928)