Tentacles and Teeth This TalkCast is a case study in what happens when one of our favorite writers asks to come on the show to talk about her newest stuff and you’re expecting really nice fantasy with inventive quirky universes and instead get a review copy for a post apocalyptic dystopia with poisonous monsters and icky gooey deaths. Ariel Sieling certainly shocked us all with a stunningly stark realization of a dark future in her newest project The Land of Szornyek: Tentacles and Teeth . This ...
Jun 10, 2018
Ayesha DeRaville & Sonise Lumbaca In this episode we talk with the Ayesha DeRaville and her twin sister and collaborator Sonise Lumbaca about their most recent re-collaboration, Space Aliens, Bad Mothers and Guns: Volume 2. These sisters are articulate, intelligent talented writers and artists an have come up with a refreshing twist on the idea of a novel. In fact, SABM&G vol. 1 and 2 are not really novels at all but instead a series of not necessarily connected short stories intersperse...
Jun 03, 2018
James Azrael This episode is all about how a hobby becomes an obsession and morphs into, of all things, a museum. Our guest for this episode is James Azrael of The HSPPA (Horror & Science Fiction Prop Preservation Association). Musician/producer/actor James leads the HSPPA as Head Curator at all events and is accompanied by an incredible team of Event Curators to discuss everything on exhibit, answer questions and educate fans with histories, stories, behind the scenes facts. The HSPPA start...
May 13, 2018
C.T. Phipps Continuing with our on again off again theme, what’s so funny about science fiction, on this episode our guest is C.T. Phipps , author of, among many other things, The Rules of Supervillainy series that features the unlikely anti-hero Gary Karkofsky. The discussion is a typical author interview, talking about bizarre pop culture references, the use of Bill and Ted Go to Hell, why Gary’s wife is killed multiple times and where in the hell does all this cone from. The bottom line is, T...
May 06, 2018
Alexander Jablokov In this episode we spend time talking with science futurist and science fiction writer Alex Jablokov . We spent the show talking about various facets of his life; how and why he found his love for science fiction, when he began writing, why he stopped writing and why he restarted his writing career . It’s a fascinating hour of articulate conversation about the craft and the passion and why it’s important to him . Enjoy the chaos. http://www.scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkc...
Apr 21, 2018
Little Giant Comics OLD School COMIC SHOW It is yet another two-guest show for us. Our first guest is Jason Brodnick. Jason is the force behind the Little Giant Comics OLD SCHOOL COMIC SHOW being held on April 28th. in Concord New Hampshire. Jason talked with us about the reasons behind an large, one day event in a central location wit a family friendly entrance fee, plenty of parking and it the tradition of a “comic” conventions, mostly comics. This convention is a hybrid of the larger events a...
Apr 07, 2018
It’s another two-guest episode. Nicole Dubuc An actress, a show runner, a voice actor and a comic book writer all walk into a podcast. Well tonight that’s one person, the multi talented writer of Darby Pop Publishing’s Bruce Lee comic, Nicole Dubuc . We get a chance to talk about all of her past and current roles and the many things she is doing now. Nicole talks about why the Bruce Lee – The Walk of the Dragon comic is so special to her and her working with Shannon Lee in putting this project t...
Mar 31, 2018
My Peculiar Family II In this episode we have a discussion with three people with unique responsibilities in the production of My Peculiar Family II: Co-Editor Stacey Longo, Co-Editor and Story Contributor Rob Smales , And Cover Illustrator and Artist Karen Gosselin . Each talks about their introduction to the project and what, in their mind, makes this volume unique. Enjoy the conversations and follow the Kickstarter . http://www.scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkcast376.mp3 Download | Open Pl...
Mar 24, 2018
Drew Hayes Have you ever read a book and said to yourself, “Self, I would love to talk to the guy who wrote this stuff.” Well, in this episode I get that chance. I first found a copy of The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant in a books store a few years back. It was so different and amusing and so unlike anything currently available in urban paranormal vampire stuff that I finished the book in one day. Having devoured it, I immediately found whatever el...
Mar 11, 2018
Plastic City Comic Con In this episode we are joined by Keith Gleason to talk about Plastic City Comic Con 2018. It’s being held at the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg Ma. again this year on Saturday April 21st from10am to 6pm. One of the best of the new breed of Micro-Cons, Plastic City is now 3 years old and because of its size and place has some wonderfully unique features: Entrance fee: $ 5.00 Kids 12 and under free Free parking Keith talked about many new things happening this year includ...
Mar 04, 2018
Dan Abella It all started with a book. For our guest, in 2012, the book was Valis. The author of the book was Philip Kindred Dick. Our guest on this episode is the mind behind The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival in New York City, Dan Abella . We got to talk with Dan on a wide range of subject that touched upon the origin of his fascination with PKD. What started him reading his works, why he started the festival, how the festival is curated, why they choose the works they do and so ...
Feb 21, 2018
Our guests for this episode are Rick and Julia Ingham creators of the Mad Max Minute Podcast . This is a podcast dedicated to watching every Mad Max movie one minute at a time and dissecting it in excruciating detail. We get some history on this genre, from its beginnings, as a podcast about an examination of “The Big Lebowski” to what is now podcasts covering almost 60 different movie franchises. Rick and Julia show a passion for their chosen work, putting out 2 or 3 podcasts a week for the run...
Feb 18, 2018
H.P.Mallory It’s always delightful to catch up with an old friend. As our Queen of Paranormal Romance, every Valentines Day H.P. Mallory has had a standing invitation to join us. This year she accepted and we couldn’t have been more pleased. It seems that as the years have gone on, she has become more prolific than ever. Author of: The Jolie Wilkins Series (5 Books) The Brin and Sinjin Series (3 Books to date) The Dulcie O’Neil Series (8 Books to date) The Lily Harper Series (4 Books to date) Th...
Feb 11, 2018
A funny story about this weeks show. George O”Connor joins me to talk all about his beautiful obsession with Japanese Professional Wresting and in particular Jyushin Thunder Liger . It is all chronicled in his recent whirlwind trip to Japan to see him the G1 Climax. This is an amazing and entertaining story. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did listening to it. http://www.scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkcast370.mp3 Download | Open Player in New Window Note: This weeks special end theme is S...
Feb 04, 2018
Jay Mooers In this episode, we welcome back Jay Mooers. Jay is here to talk about volume 6 of his serialized comic Autumn Grey and where the second half of this episodic adventure is going to go. Jay also introduces two new projects he is currently working on: HUSH with Jason Moulton and Gang of Two with Steve Offord. We talk about the new normal in conventioneering that is currently evolving and how is it affecting not only artists and content providers but also the affect on the public and wha...
Dec 17, 2017
Brian James Author Brian James joins the show to talk about his newest book Mjolnir . The Viking gods have been banished from Asgard by Odin. Today they make the best of life on Earth. Thor is a professional athlete, Freya a prostitute, and Loki sells cheap products on QVC. Lurking in the background of their lives is a prophecy; one that declares that their time is at an end. Ragnarok is about to throw the gods into a state of civil war and the one who controls the hammer of Thor may be able to ...
Dec 10, 2017
Nick Shakespeare Nick Shakespeare joins the show to talk about the difference between a storyboard artist and a comic creator. We met Nick at Keene Comic Con earlier this year and had a wonderful discussion about his latest creation, The Siren’s Song as well as his work in television and film as a storyboard artist . Surprisingly (perhaps only to me) there are many more similarities than differences. Nick also talks about the way storyboards look depend on the director you’re working with as wel...
Dec 03, 2017
In this episode, we talk with our old friend and multi-talented bon vivant, George O’Connor whose latest invention is a new comic based on what Santa does the other 364 days of the year. In a venture whose inception was the result of a conversation in 2016, this story came alive with the help of DaFu Yu doing ink and penciling, Lesley Atlansky as colorist and Beth Scorzato as editor. We talked in some depth about the process of this particular project and how it is significantly different from a...
Nov 25, 2017
The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2 In this episode we are joined by Andy Stanleigh to discuss his new Kickstarter, SCI: The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2 . It’s a more than interesting process as to where and when this series began, where it is today and the product that his small press publishing house AH Press has been producing since 2011. AH stands for Alternate History, a themology that carry’s thru, to some extent, in all of their publications. The inception of AH, in some ways, is ra...
Nov 11, 2017
On this episode we have a wonderful; conversation with Cameron J. Quinn and explore the many sides of her artistic career. Cameron writes in many genres including Paranormal Romance, Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Thrillers. We talk about the beginning of her new series She explains how and why she delves into each genre as well as how the writing addiction first came to her (at the age of 6). We also talk about her work as the Marketing Director at Amphibian Press and her longtime friendship and pa...
Oct 28, 2017
In this episode we talk about the web-comic Mag Na Mell with its creators Emily Rhain Andrews and Christian Konczal, co-creators of a new Worldbuilding community based on an alternate world filled with Gods and monsters and war. We discuss how it began and why it came to light. We also got insight into what “Worldbuilding” in gaming means for participants in that specific universe. If it sounds complex it is. It is also quite wonderful and it’s in large part based on their web comic. Trust me, i...
Oct 21, 2017
We are joined by Terry Thomas, the main organizer of Keene Comic Con , which will have its premiere event on Saturday October 14th. in Keene, NH. Terry is here to talk about the how and why of the birth of this event, the unique nature of the Mini Con and the role that it plays among the conventions. The Keene Con is being produced in collaboration with Enterprize Comics, etc ., Comic Boom and Toy City . The cost will be $ 10.00 for adults with kids under 10 free with an adult. Check their page ...
Oct 01, 2017
On this edition, our guest is Keith Gleason of Reckless Sidekick Productions . Keith has been a frequent Convention companion of ours for years. He joins us to talk about a bunch of new projects including updating Hero Envy , and new titles Swamp Tales , Reckless Chronicles and Kid Switch . We also talk about the resurgence of the “Small Convention” idea and how it brought about Keith putting together Plastic City Comic Con . In a wonderfully fragmented news segment we discuss: • GraniteCon • Th...
Sep 23, 2017
Our first guest is Chris Proulx chief mastermind of Granite State Comic Con . We get a behind the scenes look at the amazing amount of work that goers into putting the show together. Chris talks about some of the many special guests for this years event. We also talk about the many wonderful participants in Artists Alley and Vendor Row , the usual outstanding Cosplay event as well as an outstanding array of events occurring through the weekend. Also, new this year is some amazing convention only...
Sep 09, 2017
Laurie Moran It’s a guest packed show. We begin with Laurie Moran and Amber Newberry Amber Newberry from FunDead Publications in Salem, New Hampshire. The ladies join us to talk about their company, who they are, what they do , why they do it and what’s coming up in the “World of the Fundead”. We discuss their newest anthology, ‘ One Night In Salem ’, 26 stories about Halloween in the city that celebrates it like no other. They talk about how it got put together and the myriad events they have p...
Sep 02, 2017
Colby Elliott In the Geekosphere, there are many kinds of actors. In this episode we talk with Colby Elliott , and his very unique role as voice artist for audio books. How does one begin or become introduced to this trade? Colby and the cast talk about how he started, what he learned and did along the way, his founding of Last Word Audio , some of the books he has done , the numerous awards he has been nominated for his work (including being a finalist in The 2017 Audie Awards ) and what’s comi...
Aug 26, 2017
Richard Paolinelli On this edition we meet renowned author Richard Paolinelli . We get the chance to talk about how he and the podcast met and the about his many fields of work including sports journalism for many newspapers culminating with his tenure at the San Francisco Examiner which ended in 2010 and how that reignited his interest in fiction and science fiction. He talks about some of current works including his latest novel. Escaping Infinity , what its all about, where it came from and h...
Aug 19, 2017
In this episode, 2 guests and no Java. Our first guest is an old friend of the show, author , cinema reviewer , Bram Stoker Award Winner and raconteur LL Soares , here to talk about his newest book, Buried in Blue Clay . BiBC is an all out creepfest, but if you’re in any way aware of LL’s writings, this is no surprise. What is a surprise, however is that the fictional city of Blue Clay, Massachusetts is a recurring theme throughout most of his writing and this book is , in some ways, his attempt...
Aug 05, 2017
Ryanne Strong In this episode we meet new author Ryanne Strong . We talk about her writing career and the many other aspects of it including illustration and crafts. Ryanne is one of the authors on our new upcoming anthology. “My Peculiar Family II. The Holiday Edition ‘(working title). We get the opportunity to speak with her about what its like for a new writer trying to sharpen her craft and her working in various writers groups, some very helpful, others not as much.We also discus her works ...
Jul 23, 2017
Our guest for this episode is Neil Cole. For the last two years he has been in the process of building a museum in Allendale, England , detailing the history of Science Fiction. He is fulfilling his lifelong dream to create a small, permanent museum to share his collection of original props and costumes, original artwork (some of it his own) and share his passion for the genre. After months and months of work, all planning permits have finally been granted and for the last year and a half, he ha...
Jul 15, 2017
