Cosmic Shenanigans

THAT OF WHICH WE SPEAK WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE UNSPEAKABLE In this episode, Mary looks at Nick Mamatas's story from the Lovecraft Unbound anthology, and how his sense of humor and nihilism make for a compelling and amusing horror read.  

THE BLACK STONE STATUE In this episode, Mary continues looking at cosmic horror by women and examines "The Black Stone Statue" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman.

THE HORROR AT MARTIN'S BEACH In this episode, Mary looks at Sonia H. Greene's contribution to cosmic horror, co written with HP Lovecraft.  

TROLLEY NO. 1852 In this episode, Mary examines Ed Lee's novella, Trolley No. 1852, and discusses blending cosmic horror with extreme horror and splatterpunk.

MISSING PERSONS AND OTHER WORLDS In this eerie episode, Mary looks at some of the strangest missing persons cases and the odd elements that suggest disappearance through portals to other worlds.

STARFISH In this episode, Mary discusses the 2018 movie Starfish and its themes of grief, guilt, and cosmic horror.  

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY PART 2: A continuation of the panel discussion about Lovecraft Country, in which Mary and other panelists look at both the book by Matt Ruff and the hit TV show, and its themes of cosmic horror and racism.  

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY PART 1: Mary participates in a panel discussion about Lovecraft Country, both the book by Matt Ruff and the hit TV show, and its themes of cosmic horror and racism.

DEAD NAMES Mary looks at Simon's follow-up book, Dead Names, and the connections it makes between fiction, conspiracy, magick, mythology, and possible real-world implications.

THE (SIMON) NECRONOMICON This week, Mary looks at the Simon version of the Necronomicon and its implications in real world magickal systems.

OUT OF THE AEONS Mary examines a short story collaboration between Lovecraft and Hazel Heald.

EPISODE SEVEN: LAST STAND AGAINST THE PACK IN THE KINGDOM OF PURPLE FLOWERS This week, Mary looks at John Langan's post-apocalyptic story and its cosmic horror themes.  

This week, Mary looks at the potential real-life cosmic horror implications of the theory of White Holes and the Einstein-Rosen Bridge.

THE UNNAMABLE In part two of this two-parter, Mary looks at Randolph Carter's continuing adventures with the strange and unknown.

THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER In part one of this two-parter, Mary looks at Lovecraft's autobiographical title character and his earliest introduction to cosmic horror.

"The Things" by Peter Watts Mary looks at this retelling of John Carpenter's THE THING from the POV of the creature, and discusses the cosmic horror of being an elder god stranded, alone, on a cold cap of an isolated planet.  

Mary discusses her cosmic horror Kathy Ryan series, outlining her mythos and addressing modern cosmic horror elements in her work.

Mary discusses the 2011 movie Absentia and the themes of birth, life, and missing persons in cosmic horror.

In this episode, Mary looks at Caitlyn Kiernan's "Houses Under the Sea" and the cosmic creepiness of media sensationalism, the ocean, and tentacled fish goddesses.

Mary looks at Lovecraft contemporary Robert Lowndes's story "Leapers" and discusses its lovecraftian and cosmic horror elements.    

 Author Lucas Milliron discusses the cosmic horror aspects of Clive Barker's works.

In this episode, Mary talks about Norman Patridge's Lesser Demons, and includes a giveaway to Usman Malik's In the Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro!    

Mary covers The Lovecraft Anthology Vol. 1, a graphic novel anthology featuring adaptations of some of Lovecraft's most well-known and loved stories.

Mary looks at Alan Dean Foster’s nod to “Call of Cthulhu.”

Join Mary as she takes an in depth look at the 2019 Cosmic Horror film: COLOR OUT OF SPACE!

Author John Quick joins Mary for a discussion about using Lovecraftian tropes in southern settings, and his forthcoming cosmic horror novel.  

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary talks about Stephen King's novella simply titled: N

Welcome to the first episode of 2020! Join Mary as she discusses the cosmic horror elements of the 1997 horror film: EVENT HORIZON.

Mary SanGiovanni concludes her multi-part overview of FALL OF CTHULHU with a discussion of Part 6: NEMESIS.

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary discusses both FALL OF CTHULHU: GOD WAR and APOCALYPSE!

Join Mary as she continues her discussion on the FALL OF CTHULHU series by Michael Alan Nelson. On this episode, Mary talks about the third installment, THEY GRAY MAN. If you missed parts one and two check out the links below. PART 1: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cosmicshenanigans/CosmicS65.mp3 PART 2: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cosmicshenanigans/CosmicS66.mp3    

Join Mary as she discusses: FALL OF CTHULHU: THE GATHERING. This is part two of the five part series written by Michael Alan Nelson. If you missed part 1, click this link to catch up: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cosmicshenanigans/CosmicS65.mp3

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary begins her cosmic journey discussing the five part graphic novel: FALL OF CTHULHU by, Michael Alan Nelson. Join Mary, as she dives into Vol 1: The Fugue.

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary discusses J.F. Gonzalez's short story, HOLES.

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary discusses Frank Belknap Long’s story of ancient devouring entities outside space and time.

 Mary covers Clark Ashton Smith’s short story about time travel and primordial gods.

Mary talks about CERN and the Large Hadron Collider, real world  Interdimensional Gateways, and their modern and historic influences on cosmic horror.

On this episode of Cosmic Shenanigans, Mary discusses the 2011 novel, SOUTHERN GODS by John Hornor Jacobs.

Mary discusses the 2014 cosmic horror film BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE

Mary is joined by author John Urbancik in the studio where he reads his story "A Ride Beyond Twilight" followed by a discussion about the story and cosmic horror.

Recorded at Scares That Care 2019, DEEPER THAN R’LYEH: THE NEW COSMIC HORROR: Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s She Walks In Shadows. Victor LaValle’s The Ballad of Black Tom. Matt Ruff’s Lovecraft Country. Nick Mamatas’s Move Under Ground. How would H.P. Lovecraft react to these (and other) permutations of his mythos, and how do they strengthen cosmic horror moving forward? With Norman Prentiss (moderator), Paul Tremblay, Damien Angelica Walters, Maurice Broaddus, Nick Mamatas, and Mary SanGiovanni.

This week, Mary discusses the cosmic horror film AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

Mary SanGiovanni reads H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" and discusses its themes and origins.

This week's show focuses on August Derleth's "The Thing That Walked on the Wind," and how it's a bridge of sorts connecting weird fiction past and present, as well as different types of cosmic horror.

Mary discusses Darrell Schweitzer's modern cosmic horror short story from AWAITING STRANGE GODS

Mary discusses Ramsey Campbell's short story collection ALONE WITH THE HORRORS (originally aired as a portion of episode 219 of The Horror Show With Brian Keene).

This week, Mary discusses the modern cosmic horror movie, Black Site

Mary discusses the short story "Bloom" by John Langan, from his new collection "Sefira and Other Betrayals" published in April 2019 by Hippocampus Press

Mary discusses the cosmic horror elements in the painting "The Hands Resist Him" by Bill Stoneham, a painting that is reputedly haunted.

In Part Two of her discussion of urban legends and cosmic horror, Mary talks about places on Earth that people claim contain doorways to other dimensions.

In Part One of a Two part discussion, Mary discusses a variety of urband legends involving people traveling to alternate dimensions, and how they related to cosmic horror.