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PseudoPod 778: Live From The End Of The World

Author : Frank Oreto Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 778: Live From The End Of The World is a PseudoPod original. Live from the End of the World by Frank Oreto Highway 28 vanished and reappeared as the windshield wipers fought a losing […]

Oct 08, 202139 min

PseudoPod 777: Flash on the Borderlands LVIII: Graveyard Smash

Authors : Margaret St. Clair, G.G. Pendarves and Michael Kelly Narrators : Simon Meddings, David Darke and Jimmy Horrors Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Family” was first Published in Weird Tales in January 1950 This is an abridged version of “The Devil’s Graveyard” which first appeared in […]

Oct 01, 202144 min

PseudoPod 776: Papa’s Wrench and the Wind Chime

Author : Marianne Halbert Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Papa’s Wrench and the Wind Chime” was originally published by Mocha Memoirs Press in The Grotesquerie (2014) and reprinted in her collection, Cold Comforts (Crossroad Press, 2019). Papa’s Wrench and the Wind Chime By Marianne […]

Sep 24, 202139 min

PseudoPod 775: Miss Mack

Author : Michael McDowell Narrator : Jessica Nettles Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Miss Mack” was first published in the 1986 anthology Halloween Horrors Miss Mack by Michael McDowell When Miss Mack showed up in Babylon in the late summer of 1957, nobody knew what to think of […]

Sep 19, 202149 min

PseudoPod 774: Vanity, Vanity

Author : Dan Fields Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 774: Vanity, Vanity is a PseudoPod original. The author had this to share about this piece: “Gothic rural horror and the amorphous disposition of evil have long preoccupied me. Moral and spiritual diffidence have […]

Sep 11, 202149 min

PseudoPod 773: The Floor Above

Author : M.L. Humphreys Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Floor Above” was originally published in the May 1923 issue of Weird Tales The Floor Above by M. L. Humphreys SEPTEMBER 17, 1922. — I sat down to breakfast this morning with a good […]

Sep 03, 202140 min

PseudoPod 772: Flash on the Borderlands LVII: The Loving Gaze of the Abyss

Authors : Chelsea Davis, Evan J. Peterson and Sarah Turi Boshear Narrators : Halloween Bloodfrost, Kitty Sarkozy and Kara Grace Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 772: Flash on the Borderlands LVII: The Loving Gaze of the Abyss is a PseudoPod original. “Five Films Reviewed by Dr. Frankenstein’s […]

Aug 27, 202136 min

PseudoPod 771: The Human Chair

Authors : Allen Zhang and Edogawa Ranpo Narrator : Ron Jon Hosts : Kat Day and Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 771: The Human Chair is a PseudoPod original. “The Human Chair” was originally published in Kuraku, October 1925, as “Ningen Isu.” As this story is in the public […]

Aug 21, 202151 min

PseudoPod 770: The Garden of Adompha

Author : Clark Ashton-Smith Narrator : Dr. Hal Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Garden of Adompha” originally appeared in Weird Tales, April 1938 The Garden of Adompha Clark Ashton Smith Lord of the sultry, red parterres And orchards sunned by hell’s unsetting flame! Amid thy garden blooms […]

Aug 13, 202137 min

PseudoPod 769: Songs in a Lesser Known Key

Author : Mjke Wood Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 769: Songs in a Lesser Known Key is a PseudoPod original. From the author, “I’ve played saxophone and clarinet in big bands for more years than I care to admit to. And while I […]

Aug 06, 202134 min

PseudoPod 768: Perfidious Beauty

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Jasmine Blake Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Perfidious Beauty” was originally published in the anthology Embark to Madness Perfidious Beauty by Eugie Foster Beauty knelt over the cooling body of her husband, the prince. The elegant clock in the foyer, carved from […]

Jul 30, 202125 min

PseudoPod 767: Death Has Red Hair

Author : Greye La Spina Narrator : Dennis Robinson Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Death Has Red Hair” was originally published in Weird Tales in September of 1942. This story is surprising in being an early entry that is unabashedly feminist with multiple shades of “street harassment” on […]

Jul 23, 202141 min

PseudoPod 766: Knock, Knock, Wolf

Author : P.G. Galalis Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Knock, Knock, Wolf” was originally published in Flame Tree’s Gothic Fantasy anthology, Footsteps in the Dark, in October 2020 Knock, Knock, Wolf by P.G. Galalis It was time to kill the sparrows. Every autumn, after […]

Jul 16, 202142 min

PseudoPod 765: The Child Feast of Harridan Sack

Author : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Narrator : Jasmine Blake Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 765: The Child Feast of Harridan Sack is a PseudoPod original. The Child-Feast of Harridan Sack By Kaitlyn Zivanovich I plant a whisper in my daughter’s hair when her shoulders shake and hunch up […]

Jul 09, 202127 min

PseudoPod 764: The Hollow Tree

Author : Jordan Kurella Narrator : Sevatividam Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Hollow Tree” was previously published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies in November 8, 2018 (Issue #264) Sevatividam would let to give a shoutout to Dan of Groundcrew Studios in Charlotte NC. She recorded “The Hollow Tree” […]

Jul 03, 202138 min

PseudoPod 763: Charged

Author : Leanna Renee Hieber Narrator : Joe Williams Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Charged” was first published in Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells (Tor Books, 2011) The reader, Joe Williams, would like to dedicate the reading to their Father who recently passed away: “Allan Williams was Joe’s […]

Jun 25, 202138 min

PseudoPod 762: The Thought Monster

Author : Amelia Reynolds Long Narrator : Spencer Disparti Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Thought Monster” originally appeared in Weird Tales in March 1930 Fiend Without A Face resources: Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLRyLnqCH4 Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiend_Without_a_Face Fiend without a Face and it’s surprising controversy https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fiend-without-a-face-and-its-surprising-controversy/ Fiend With...

Jun 18, 202136 min

PseudoPod 761: The Black Stone Statue

Author : Mary Elizabeth Counselman Narrator : George Cleveland Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Black Stone Statue” was first published in Weird Tales, December 1937 We can’t help but wonder what Counselman would think of Annihilation. The Black Stone Statue by Mary Elizabeth Counselman Directors, Museum of […]

Jun 11, 202130 min

PseudoPod 760: Akiko’s Legacy

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 760: Akiko’s Legacy is a PseudoPod original. Akiko’s Legacy by Eugie Foster narrated by Kara Grace “Mother, why are Grandma and Gramps ashamed of Father?” Akiko smoothed back the unruly curls from her son’s […]

Jun 04, 202148 min

PseudoPod 759: The Withered Heart

Author : G.G. Pendarves Narrator : Ben Meredith Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Withered Heart” was originally published in the November 1939 issue of Weird Tales As this was originally published as a novelette and a bit long for an episode of PseudoPod, staff turned this into […]

May 28, 202144 min

PseudoPod 758: Little Worm

Author : Geneve Flynn Narrator : E. R. Zhang Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Little Worm” was originally published in the anthology Black Cranes Little Worm by Geneve Flynn Ping-ping-ping-ping. The incessant chiming underscored the cabbie’s music and the occasional blare of a horn. Theresa wondered what the […]

May 21, 202158 min

PseudoPod 757: Flash on the Borderlands LVI: The Heart’s Filthy Lesson

Authors : Couri Johnson, Dorothy Quick, Trace Conger and Peter Adam Salomon Narrators : Eliza Chan, Dave Thompson, Amanda Ching and Lisa Hicks Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Woman the Spiders Loved” first appeared in Penultimate Peanut and was reprinted in her 2020 collection I’ll Tell You […]

May 14, 202135 min

PseudoPod 756: To Witness

Author : Luciano Marano Narrator : Julian Bane Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 756: To Witness is a PseudoPod original. Though the author is a professional photojournalist and has covered many car crashes, all characters, events, and organizations depicted in this story are fictional. Bad Samaritan (YouTube […]

May 07, 202134 min

PseudoPod 755: Exquisite

Author : Alan Baxter Narrator : Dan Rabarts Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Exquisite” first appeared in the 2019 collection Served Cold. “On the Eyeball Floor” by Tina Connolly Scarfolk Hookland Exquisite by Alan Baxter Tim Rinneman had never met a lock he couldn’t pick. It was his […]

Apr 30, 202126 min

PseudoPod 754: Flash on the Borderlands LV: The Easily Digested Hurt

Authors : Matt Thompson, Glynn R. Forsythe and Alexandra Duncan Narrators : Kat Day, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez and Tina Connolly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 754: Flash on the Borderlands LV: The Easily Digested Hurt is a PseudoPod original. “Step Down, Step Down” is a PseudoPod original […]

Apr 23, 202129 min

PseudoPod 753: The Boulevardier

Author : David Stevens Narrator : Halloween Bloodfrost Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Boulevardier” originally appeared in the anthology Love Hurts, from Meerkat Press. Each of the neighbours the boulevardier refers to in this story have appeared in their own published tales, as have others who live […]

Apr 16, 202142 min

PseudoPod 752: It Rises From Between My Bones

Author : Donna J. W. Munro Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Karen Bovenmyer Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 752: It Rises From Between My Bones is a PseudoPod original. Cancer, Chemotherapy It Rises from Between My Bones By Donna J. W. Munro Sitting on the toilet for the first sleepy […]

Apr 09, 202143 min

PseudoPod 751: As Well as the Infirm

Author : Scott Beggs Narrator : Premee Mohamed Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “As Well as the Infirm” was originally published in Dark Moon Digest, April 2020 From the author: “The title comes from a section in the Hippocratic Oath: ‘I will remember that I remain a member […]

Apr 02, 202147 min

CatsCast 341: Bargain

Author : Sarah Gailey Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Bargain” first appeared in Mothership Zeta (Dec 2015) Bargain by Sarah Gailey Malachai loved his work. He loved wandering among the trappings of enormous wealth and influence, seeing the baubles that humans excreted to […]

Apr 01, 202126 min

PseudoPod 750: The Artist and the Door

Author : Dorothy Quick Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Artist and the Door” was first published in Weird Tales in November 1952 The Artist and the Door by Dorothy Quick The advent of the artist and the door was almost simultaneous. I have […]

Mar 26, 202141 min
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