This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank is joined by zombie writer turned bizarro lunatic, Duncan Bradshaw. Duncan talks about his transmutation from zombies to vacuums. Duncan is a dedicated artist and his latest book, Mr. Sucky is a prime example of his eye for detail in prose. This is a book that simply must be consumed as a print edition. Also, we Tiger Beat it up and discuss Duncan's two favorite things in the world. Hit play to find out what they are, this week on Bizzong!
Dec 03, 2018•55 min•Ep. 136
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank is joined by New Bizarro Author Series writer, Shawn Koch. Shawn is promoting his new book, the final offering for 2018 in the NBAS, Crime of the Scene. Shawn discusses social anxiety, his journey to the NBAS and discusses his work prior to becoming a part of the NBAS. This is an author who will have much more to say in the coming months and years. We can say we heard him here, first, on Bizzong!
Nov 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 135
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes guest William Perk, author of the new book, Killing Poppy from Apocalypse Party Press. Is William Perk the new Jeremy Robert Johnson? Listen and find out for yourself, this week, on Bizzong!
Nov 19, 2018•43 min•Ep. 134
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes an artist who's voice has been silenced. Kitty Glitter is an independent writer who has had their work removed from Amazon and SmashWords as a result of a misguided witch hunt. Mr. Frank welcomes author Kitty Glitter on to Bizzong to discuss their viral rise to infamy. Kitty Glitter is not much different from a Many DeSandra type writer and both have seen their work squelched. Kitty Glitter, unfortanatly, to a much more extreme degree. This level of censo...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 133
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank is joined by the dynamic duo of horror, John Boden and Chad Lutzke. Both writers are powerhouses on their own and now they've teamed up to present a marvelous achievement in modern horror fiction, OUT BEHIND THE BARN. List as Mr. Frank discusses the mechanics of the collaborative effort behind OUT BEHIND THE BARN. The anatomy of a book going from short story to novella and trusting the insights of others to make a project a home run. There is also a break down of ...
Nov 05, 2018•51 min•Ep. 132
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank is joined once again by Sean M. Thompson, author of Farmington Correctional. Sean makes his triumphant return since his stink as part of the New Bizarro Author Series. Sean talks about publishing with a common name, the aftermath of being part of the NBAS, working with his new publisher and of course his new book, Farmington Correctional. All that and more this week on Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 131
Mr. Frank gets broken apart and put back together with this week's guest, body horror author, Brendan Vidito. Brendan joins Mr. Frank to talk about his new body horror story collection, Nightmares In Ecstasy from CLASH Books. Of course there is chatter about classic body horror films, crossing genres and Brendan's favorite recipe for long pig. It's all right here, right now on Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong
Oct 22, 2018•47 min•Ep. 130
Welcome my friends to the show that never ends except that it does, typically after about an hour. This week, before the show ends, Mr. Frank is joined by author of CRISIS BOY, Garrett Cook. Garrett delves deep into the origins of the story and the drive behind writing an emotionally intense story. Then Mr. Frank explores the new direction of the New Bizarro Author Series. We get a definitive answer behind the cover change decision and Garrett talks about what it takes to get a chance at being a...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 129
I don't know why you say Goodbye, I say Hello Zongers! This week Mr. Frank is joined by Ben Arzate, author of the new book from Nihilism Revised, The Complete Idiot's Guide To Saying Goodbye. Ben and Mr. Frank discuss the new book, being a creative, working with Horror Sleeze Trash and what it's like writing drunk. Introduce yourselves to the newest badass of bizarre and weird fiction. #GiveUsTheGong Project Entertainment on Patreon...
Oct 08, 2018•54 min•Ep. 128
Join Mr. Frank this week as he welcomes very special guest, Jeff O'Brien who has transformed himself from the well known bizarro author of such books as Big Boobenstein and Byron The Barbarian to noted chronicler of the truth of the Flat Earth. That's right, if your are a Flat Earther OR a Globe Earther, you will be woken to the absolute truth in this episode of Bizzong. Also of note, Mr. Frank and Jeff O'Brien make no mention of the rock group KISS in the episode. Hit play because it's #Zongerd...
Oct 01, 2018•55 min•Ep. 127
A new system of booking guests has led to this week's new guest, author Paul Lubaczewski! Paul is the smartest comedian I know, combining literary fiction with horror comedy to create something different from everything else. Paul has spent a lot of time crafting short stories that have been published in a multitude of literary magazines and now he's setting his sights on longer forms of fiction. Mr. Frank starts the show not knowing a great deal about Paul and by the end of the show they he is ...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 126
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes New Bizarro Author Series author, Leigham Shardlow. Leigham is the author of Fell Beauties which is due out September 15th from Eraserhead Press as part of their long running New Bizarro Author Series line of books. Mr. Frank discusses Leigham's experience with the NBAS as well as his musical contributions to Bizzong and the arduous task of marketing a new book. All that and more on this week's episode of Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong...
Sep 10, 2018•50 min•Ep. 125
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes author Autumn Christian author of Girl Like a Bomb, Ecstatic Inferno and Crooked God Machine. Autumn talk about her connections to Bizarro, her unique involvement with video games and her forthcoming book from Clash Books. Autumn Christian is poised to become a titan of a writer and Bizzong! is fortunate to get a hold of her on the way up. Press play and listen to a wonderful creative mind. #GiveUsTheGong
Aug 27, 2018•57 min•Ep. 124
Bizzong! Live from Scares That Care 2018 presented in its entirety! Join Mr. Frank as he plays Bizarro Game show host featuring Zonger contestants from the live audience: Wiley Young, Lucas Milliron, Ryan Miller, Nick Jasper and YNO Mike. Who will be crowned the Bizzong! Bizarro Champion of 2018? Hit play and find out who reigns supreme at the first Bizzong! Gameshow LIVE!!!!
Aug 13, 2018•48 min•Ep. 123
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank recaps his experience at Scares That Care Charity Weekend 2018. A memorable weekend for the best of reasons, Fighting Real Monsters.
Aug 08, 2018•40 min•Ep. 122
This week on Bizzong, the return of Andrew James Stone, just as the prophecy foretold! Mr. Frank chats with Andrew Stone about his latest release from StrangeHouse Book, ALL HAIL THE HOUSE GODS. We break down the book and the story behind how it got written. We also talk about marketing Bizarro in cyberspace and realspace. The discussion is rounded out as Andrew Stone puts on his professor's robes and talks about what is involved in teaching Bizarro fiction to collage students. Put on your think...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 121
This week on Bizzong! author of Innermind Musclebound, Just Mank joins Mr. Frank to talk about Justin's writing style, his poetry and his latest foray into experimental prose. In addition to writing, Just Mank is also a musician in the Noise Rock band, Human Adult Band . We discuss the unique style of music and how it relates and co-habitates with his writing. So adjust your earbuds to be sure to tune out the rest of the world and enjoy this week's episode of Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong...
Jul 23, 2018•55 min•Ep. 120
This week on Bizzong, Mr. Frank is joined by a guest who is long overdue. The author of ÆtherChrist, Die Empty and others, the rising star, Kirk Jones. Kirk has been in and around the Bizarro scene for many years putting out top quality weird work. This is finally Kirk's time to get the Bizzong! Spotlight. So type odd words that begin with Æ and hit play and enjoy the Bizzong interview of Kirk Jones. #GiveUsTheGong
Jul 16, 2018•52 min•Ep. 119
This week on Bizzong! author and head editor at Grindhouse Press, C.V. Hunt joins Mr. Frank to talk about her new book, Cockblock. She also discusses getting a German translation release of one of her titles. Then the discussion switches over to the busy summer releases from Grindhouse Press and what that has to do with Scares That Care Charity Weekend. So grab your male chickens and get ready for this week's episode of Bizzong! with the incomparable C.V. Hunt! #GiveUsTheGong...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 118
This week on Bizzong! the author of the summer sizzler, SCUMMER, John Wayne Comunale chillaxes with Mr. Frank to talk about the new book. Also, Mr. Frank discusses the dedication to weekly podcasting and the healing powers of John Wayne's grandfather's special medicinal cure. Then they both don sweat pants and do a very male-centric boner dance. Can we say boner? We'll find out this week on Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong
Jul 02, 2018•57 min•Ep. 117
Welcome Zongers to another fine edition of Bizzong! This week, Mr. Frank invites George Billions on to Bizzong! to discuss his book, BUYING ILLEGAL BUGS WITH BITCOIN. A book Mr. Frank gave his first 5 star rating to in 2018. In addition to the crime-noir-weird-horror-thriller that is Buying Bugs we discuss how George came to write and be exposed to the Bizarro community. We talk about ghost writing and smut writing as well. It's all bugs, boobs and boos Zongers so don some protection and get rea...
Jun 25, 2018•54 min•Ep. 116
This week, surrealist (and bizarro) author David Atkinson joins Mr. Frank on Bizzong! to talk about the art of flash fiction and what it means to be bizarro and when to respectfully claim you aren't bizarro even when everyone else says it's okay. Also, Mr. Frank reveals whats going down for Bizzong! Live at Scares That Care this August in Williamsburg, Virginia. Are you ready?! Then #GiveUsTheGong Zongers!
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 115
This week on Bizzong! Podcast, Mr. Frank has a little pow-wow with the author of The Drip Drop Prophet and Other Stories, Mr. Austin James (Hatch). We discuss how he came to work with one of the up and coming presses in bizarro fiction as well as what it's like to interact with the two madmen that are the engine of Nihilism Revised. He ain't Bob Marley but he might as well be. So get ready for the Bizzong! interview of Austin James (Hatch). #GiveUsTheGong...
Jun 11, 2018•57 min•Ep. 114
Welcome back to another big Bizzong! show. This week Mr. Frank brings you another New Bizarro Author Series writer. The author of WINNIE, Katy Michelle Quinn. Katy has been around the bizarro community for quite some time and she has now offered up her own brand of bizarro fiction. She self describes her work as "soft bizarro" thus making it a great gateway into the genre for those who are curious and want to experience the weird without going over the top. So polish up you guns and get ready fo...
Jun 04, 2018•51 min•Ep. 113
This week on Bizzong! New Bizarro Author Series participant, Caleb Wilson joins the show to discuss his NBAS 2018 book, Polymer. Caleb talks about the experience, the process and The Purple One. In addition, we also discuss Caleb's other side project, writing text based computer games. Yes, they still exist and Caleb is help keeping their spirit alive. So let's get our Zork on Zongers! It's time to hit play and listen in on this week's episode of Bizzong!
May 29, 2018•59 min•Ep. 112
This week, Bizzong! finally puts its interviewing hat back on and talks to the head editor at Eraserhead Press, Rose O'Keefe. We discuss Eraserhead's current open submission call, book marketing, living life as a weirdo and the awesome new concept of Carlton Mellick III's upcoming new release. Of course, there are many other things we talk about but if I listed them all right here it would ruin the surprise. The moral of the story is that you have to hit play and find out what its all about this...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 111
Welcome back to the weirdest show on the webternets, Bizzong! This week, host Mr. Frank dishes more weird news. Also Mr. Frank is currently on tour with the Beers N' Fears Brewery Tour. Listen in to find out if Mr. Frank is coming to a brewery near you.
May 15, 2018•42 min•Ep. 110
This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank finds just enough of his voice to get through an episode of the finest podcast about the Bizarre and Weird. Mr. Frank kicks off with another round of weird news from around the world. Then, inspired by a Twitter exchange with a children's television show from the 80's, Mr. Frank talks about weirdness from our childhood and how those children's shows we watched may have influenced our weirdness as adults. Remember Zongers, No Gnews is Good Gnews on Bizzong!'s Weird...
Apr 30, 2018•29 min•Ep. 109
This week on Bizzong! Host, Mr. Frank, brings you up-to-the-minute news coverage. Mr. Frank digs deep into the news wires to cull the best of all the weird news in the world. This episode is like the Weekly World News, only better and with at least 100% less bat boy stories. Grab your copy of the Bizzong Tabloid and hit play Zongers, its #ZongerDay!
Apr 16, 2018•38 min•Ep. 108
Nihilism ain't just a river in Egypt Zongers (or is that the Nile or maybe denile? This joke is getting confusing.) This week on Bizzong! author and publisher S.C. Burke joins the show to discuss what the publisher, Nihilism Revised is all about. We even manage to discuss S.C. Burke's own transgressive fiction as well as the merits if art in literature, especially his own. Nihilism Revised has been making waves recently and it's time to hear S.C. Burke peel the onion of this great experimental p...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 107
