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Jake and Ron are honored and thrilled to have author Catriona Ward on the podcast! Her latest novel is Looking Glass Sound published by Tor Nightfire.https://tornightfire.com/catalog/looking-glass-sound-catriona-ward/https://us.macmillan.com/author/catrionawardI recently caught Catriona Ward at the Brookline Booksmith in Massachusetts, where she sat on a panel with former Wrath of the iOtians guest Christopher Golden and the inimitable Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt. And it's obvious that Catriona's fan base is large and adoring, and rightly so. She has a generosity of spirit that's immediately palpable. Look no further than her willingness to talk with us in the midst of an exhausting cross country book tour.  Catriona's work is influenced by her globetrotting youth. She was born in Washington, D. C., but grew up, well, all over, with stops in Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, England, and Morocco. Catriona earned her undergraduate degree in English Literature at Oxford, and a Master's in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. In 2015, she brought her experience, education, and energy to bear on Rawblood. Published as The Girl from Rawblood in the U. S. in 2016,  the book signaled the arrival of a major new talent in horror fiction and won an August Derleth Award at the British Fantasy Awards to boot.  Catriona followed up in 2019 with Little Eve, which also won a Derleth and a Shirley Jackson Award. In 2022, Catriona blew readers, critics, and no less an authority than Stephen King himself away with The Last House on Needless Street, a mind bender of a novel that I hope every iOtian listener has already enjoyed.  The book won an amazing third Derleth Award for Catriona. And was also shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award, the British Book Award, and a Red Tentacle Kitschie, which, for those not in the know, is a juried prize awarded for elevating the tone of genre literature. 2023 brought us Sundial, which was nominated for the Bram Stoker and Locus Awards. Of its author, Danielle Trussoni of the New York Times remarked, “Ward is willing to go places so dark, so dismal, that it borders on sadism.” In our line of work, that's high praise.  Elevated horror indeed.  Catriona combines elements of the psychological thriller, the gothic, and a hallucinatory high strangeness to create a voice that is uniquely hers. No one else could have written Looking Glass Sound, her other 2023 release with Tor Nightfire. Which I might add continues to publish the best of the best of contemporary horror. Catriona spoke with us about this book from a hotel room in the Twilight Zone, en route to her next speaking gig. We were thrilled!The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https:/Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple ThingsGet a six week suggestion box of things to note and notice this spring.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

We are so happy to have author C.S Humble kick off Season 4! C. S. Humble is on a mission. He wants to help us be better people.  The author of the now completed The Light Sublime Trilogy, two of a projected five books in the Blackwell series, and Minotaur, a collection of short stories, this award winning horror writer has a flair for placing morally complex characters in harrowing situations to demonstrate the best and worst people can be. He claims he's long winded, but we found he just had a lot to say about the human condition, the pleasures and perils of book publishing, and his beloved Texas. He spoke with us from a plushly appointed study in his home outside Houston about the newly published third book in the weird western The Light Sublime series, The Light of a Black Star, which follows the Massacre at Yellow Hill and A Red Winter in the West.C.S. Humblehttps://cshumble.wordpress.com/X/Twitter: @cshumbleInstagram: cshumbleSubstack: https://cshumble.substack.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Happy holidays everyone! Or should we say Happy Life Day! :) For Generation X the 1978 Star Wars Holiday special is remembered as something that "just wasn't Star Wars". Delving into the creation of this unique event is the new documentary, A Disturbance in the Force. Directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak the documentary offers fresh insights. Your perspective might shift after immersing yourself in its narrative.During SIFF 2023 we had the pleasure of chatting with Scott Kirkwood, the Co-Producer of A Disturbance in the Force. Beyond his role in the film, he serves as the Site Curator for https://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/news/ and has been a featured speaker at numerous Star Wars panels, including Lucasfilm's Star Wars Celebration.A Disturbance in the Force is now available on digital download, DVD and Blu-ray and available on Amazon. You can also download it on AppleTV. Additionally, the book A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why The Star Wars Special Happened by Director Steven Kozak is now available.Check out the A Disturbance in the Force web site for more info: https://geni.us/adisturbanceintheforceA Disturbance in the Force (2023) directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozakhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13021790/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Jake and Ron celebrate Halloween 2023 by chatting with Nat Segaloff about his remarkable new book The Exorcist Legacy 50 Years Of Fear! It was too much fun listening to Nat and all of his stories. And Nat is an authority of The Exorcist; He was friends with both William Peter Blatty and William Friedkin! If you are a true fan of The Exorcist you're going to love The Exorcist Legacy 50 Years Of Fear!It's been half a century since "The Exorcist" possessed the world's imaginations, and Nat Segaloff was on board from the day before the film opened in 1973. Here is a minute look at not only William Friedkin's monumental motion picture but at all the sequels, prequels, and TV series that spun off of it. Nat is Friedkin's biographer and brings his insights into what has been called the scariest movie of all time. This book hit #1 on Amazon's ranking of horror movie books.The Exorcist Legacy 50 Years Of Fear https://amzn.to/45V81MpLos Angeles Times articlehttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-07-24/50-years-on-the-exorcist-still-makes-your-head-spinVanity Fair articlehttps://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/the-exorcist-legacy-bookNat Segaloff Web Sitehttp://www.natsegaloff.com/The Exorcist Directed by William Friedkin (1973)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1William Peter Blattyhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087861/William Friedkinhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001243/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_1_q_william%2520FriedkinThe Exorcist: Believer https://www.theexorcistbeliever.movie/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Happy Halloween from the iOtians! We're celebrating by replaying our most downloaded episode ever! All Hallows takes place on Halloween Night in 1984. Do yourself a favor and read this book after all the trick-or-treaters are done taking your precious candy!Jake and Ron chat with the New York Times bestseller and two-time Bram Stoker Award winner about his latest novel, All Hallows! The book is set in 1984 in Massachusetts. Since Jake and Christopher both live near the Boston area, they end up talking not only about All Hallows, but about common experiences they had as horror fans growing up in the New England eighties.At 55, Christopher Golden has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. He's been nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award 10 times in eight different categories. He's won twice--once for Cut, his excellent edited collection of horror writers on horror film, and more recently for Ararat, his opening salvo in the riveting Ben Walker series. It's likely as not he'll win again--because, like his former podcast co-host Jonathan Maberry, his imagination is seemingly inexhaustible.Jake first encountered Golden's work in 1997, when his Hellboy novel, The Lost Army, was released by Dark Horse. He immediately recognized that there was at least one writer other than Mike Mignola who really knew how to write one of the great characters in comics. Dark Horse apparently realized it, too, and went on to publish two more of Golden's Hellboy novels. Golden and Mignola together expanded Hellboy's "Otherverse," introducing readers to Joe Golem and the Baltimores.A complete accounting of Golden's other work would require more time than we have. It would include a stint as a writer for Marvel's Punisher, a series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer tie-Ins, The Body of Evidence series, several series for young adult readers, and a slew of terrific standalone novels, including one of our favorites from last year, The Road of Bones (which you should run out and buy right now ... or after you listen to this interview). This year's All Hallows is set in the same fictional New England town as Golden's 2014 novel Snow Blind. We sat down to talk with Golden about All Hallows, which is releasing on January 24th.All Hallows by Christopher Goldenhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250280299/allhallowsChristopher Golden Web Sitehttps://www.christophergolden.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicA Spooky Night by Material GurlLicensed under the Soundstripe Music License AgreementLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Ron and Jake welcome Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey to the podcast! They chat about their collaboration, the urban horror novel, The Dead Take The A Train.You'd be hard-pressed to find a more impressive horror co-writing team than Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. A British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, and Locus Award finalist, Cassandra won a Stoker last year for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for Breakable Things. Widely published, their short fiction may be found in such venues as Fantasy Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Tor. com, and Nature. Cassandra is also a game writer, with credits on She Remembered Caterpillars, Wasteland 3, and Falcon Age, and projects for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, and Warhammer 40k.Richard Kadrey is the author of the acclaimed New York Times best-selling Sandman Slim series, the first volume of which William Gibson called "a dirty ass masterpiece," and which Amazon included in its 100 science fiction and fantasy books to read in a lifetime. Kadrey's other books include King Bullet, The Grand Dark, and Butcher Bird.Richard and Cassandra joined us to discuss their first collaboration, the urban fantasy horror novel The Dead Take the A Train, part of the Carrion City duology published by Tor Nightfire. For fans of Hellblazer, Angel, The Magicians, and yes, Sandman Slim, this is a must-read. The Dead Take The A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey (Tor Nightfire)https://tornightfire.com/catalog/the-dead-take-the-a-train-cassandra-khaw-richard-kadrey/Cassandra Khawhttps://casskhaw.carrd.co/Richard Kadeyhttps://www.richardkadrey.me/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to receive press credentials and had the opportunity to check out several short films and a few features.  Ron met with Director Peter Collins Campbell to chat about his extraordinary short horror film Variations On A Theme. Peter cites David Lynch and David Cronenberg as influences.September 2023 updates from Peter:He's still looking for funding for the Variations On A Theme feature film. The delivery guy script is now called GRIND.Peter Collins Campbellhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm5232266/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1https://vimeo.com/ Search for Peter Collins Campbell Director Seattle International Film Festival https://www.siff.net/Variations On A Theme will be showing atBeyondFest October 7, 2023 Los Angeles, CA NEON Theater at Los Feliz 3https://beyondfest.com/2023-films/Brooklyn Horror Film Festival October 12-19, 2023https://brooklynhorrorfest.com/2023-lineup/Chicago International Film Festival October 11-22, 2023Check web site for showtimes:https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/all-films-list/Dimland  Directed by Peter Collins Campbell (2021)IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13983486/Available on Paramount+ and VODAfter Hours Directed by Martin Scorsesehttps://www.imdb.com/find/?q=after%20hours&ref_=nv_sr_smThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Ron chats with author Scott Leads about his remarkable debut novel, Schrader's Chord! It's a visceral story about cursed vinyl records that open a gateway to the land of the dead.After his estranged father's mysterious death, Charlie Remick returns to Seattle to help with the funeral. There, he discovers his father left him two parting gifts: the keys to the family record store and a strange black case containing four ancient records that, according to legend, can open a gate to the land of the dead.When Charlie, his sister, and their two friends play the records, they unwittingly open a floodgate of unspeakable horror. As the darkness descends, they are stalked by a relentless, malevolent force and see the dead everywhere they turn.With time running out, the only person who can help them is Charlie's resurrected father, who knows firsthand the awesome power the records have unleashed. But can they close the gate and silence Schrader's Chord before it's too late?Schrader's Chord by Scott Leeds (Tor Nightfire)https://tornightfire.com/catalog/schraders-chord-scott-leeds/Schrader's Chord Song ListApple: https://apple.co/480GomASpotify:Go to https://linktr.ee/scottleeds and select SpotifyThe Cuckoo's Nest Merch!https://www.teepublic.com/user/scottleedsThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Happy Labor Day weekend! Put on the glasses and see the iOtians as they truly are: hideous skeleton-aliens with formaldehyde faces tricking you to go to sleep , obey, and consume! It's the 35th anniversary of John Carpenter's They Live! Jake and Ron reflect back on their memories of the fabled cult film.They Live (1988)IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Fathom Events Special Showing of They Live 35 Anniversaryhttps://www.fathomevents.com/events/They-Live-35th-AnniversaryThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

I had a wonderful time chatting with Leopoldo Gout! Leopoldo has written several books, including Ghost Radio. Check out the audiobook. It's actually narrated by Pedro Pascal of The Last of Us and The Mandalorian! His latest horror novel, Piñata, published by Tor Nightfire and is now avaialable on audiobook, e-book, hardcover and paperback.It's the tale of a young family that went to Mexico to connect to their culture, history and roots. Upon their return to New York, they discover that something unexplainable and possibly sinister has followed them back.Leopoldo is also an accomplished artist and sculptor creating wonderful works out of his studio in New York.He loves music. He's friends with David Byrne,  produced music videos and created album covers for Mos Def. He's friends with Carlos Santana and was the executive producer for an acclaimed documentary about him.He is also accomplished in film and television. He was the executive producer for Molly's Game starring Jessica Chastain. He's the executive producer of the current top streaming show on Netflix, the critically acclaimed The Chosen One. By the way, his brother, Everado Gout, is an accomplished director in his own right.He directed episodes of Luke Cage, The Terror and Snowpiercer. He also directed Kaleidoscope and the aforementioned The Chosen One, both on Netflix.He even directed the movie The Forever Purge.With all of Leopoldo's  accomplishments the four things that made the biggest impression on me are his love for creativity, his natural curiosity about others, his love of his family and his generosity. He's so generous he chatted with me while he was on vacation!Leopoldo Gouthttps://www.leopoldogout.com/Piñata by Leopoldo Gouthttps://tornightfire.com/catalog/pinata-leopoldo-gout/It was supposed to be the perfect summer.Carmen Sanchez is back in Mexico, supervising the renovation of an ancient abbey. Her daughters Izel and Luna, too young to be left alone in New York, join her in what Carmen hopes is a chance for them to connect with their roots.Then, an accident at the worksite unearths a stash of rare, centuries-old artifacts. The disaster costs Carmen her job, cutting the family trip short.But something malevolent and unexplainable follows them home to New York, stalking the Sanchez family and heralding a coming catastrophe. And it may already be too late to escape what's been awakened…They were worshiped by our ancestors.Now they are forgotten.Soon, they'll make us remember.Leopoldo Gout IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1729114/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Everado Gout IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332740/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Ron welcomes Director Zach Kashkett about his new documentary, The Mad Writer.Zach is an accomplished editor. His documentaries include House of Secrets, Shawn Mendes in Wonder, and Sins of a Mother (due September 14th). All of which  can be found on Netflix. The Mad Writer is Zach's first time in the director's seat. It debuted at this year's Slamdance Festival and received much accolades. It was also a winner at the 2023 Atlanta Docufest. The Mad Writer: Rising hip hop phenom L'Orange, is a recluse. Clinically depressed, he rarely leaves the comfort of his Nashville home or his faithful dog Scraps' side. But when he develops mysterious tumors in his ears canals, his world is thrown into chaos. With his career on the line, he will need to undergo several risky surgeries if he wants a hope of retaining his hearing.The Mad Writer will be back on the Film Festival circuit by October 2023 and it will be available on Amazon Prime and Tubi later this year. https://www.themadwriterfilm.com/http://www.zachkashkett.com/2023 Atlanta Docufest winner for Best Artist Documentary Featurehttps://docufest.com/awardsSlamdance Film Festivalhttps://slamdance.com/Special thanks to Cher Culver (Cher Culver PR) for reaching out and making this interview happen! The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Jake and Ron welcome  Pura Belpré Award Winner and Bram Stoker Nominee Vincent Tirado, author of the fantastic horror novel We Don't Swim Here!Bronwyn is only supposed to be in rural Hillwoods for a year. Her grandmother is in hospice, and her father needs to get her affairs in order. And they're all meant to make some final memories together. Except Bronwyn is miserable. Her grandmother is dying, everyone is standoffish, and she can't even go swimming. All she hears are warnings about going in the water, despite a gorgeous lake. And a pool at the abandoned rec center. And another in the high school basement.Anais tries her hardest to protect Bronwyn from the shadows of Hillwoods. She follows her own rituals to avoid any unnecessary attention—and if she can just get Bronwyn to stop asking questions, she can protect her too. The less Bronwyn pays attention to Hillwoods, the less Hillwoods will pay attention to Bronwyn. She doesn't get that the lore is, well, truth. History. Pain. The living aren't the only ones who seek retribution when they're wronged. But when Bronwyn does more exploring than she should, they are both in for danger they couldn't expect.https://read.sourcebooks.com/young-adult/we-dont-swim-here.htmlhttps://bookshop.org/Vincent TiradoVincent Tirado is a non-binary Afro-Latine Bronx native. They ventured out to Pennsylvania and Ohio to get their Bachelor's degree in biology and Master's degree in bioethics. Their first novel, BURN DOWN, RISE UP (2022) was recognized with the Pura Belpré Award, and nominated for both the Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary Award. WE DON'T SWIM HERE (2023) is their newest novel. When they're not writing, you can catch them playing video games or making digital art. Website: https://www.v-e-tirado.com/The Pura Belpré Awardhttps://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpreThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to receive press credentials and had the opportunity to check out several short films and a few features.  One of my favorite films at SIFF was the short horror film Let It Kill You directed by David Cornue and starring Adam Bucci and Adam Hess. The film tells the story of a disaffected American soldier asserts to his superiors that an enemy combatant is innocent, only to discover his new friend may be concealing a far more sinister secret. I was amazed by all aspects of this film: the directing, cinematography, acting, script, special effects (practical and CGI). Clearly, there is great focus and passion for this project. The goal is for this short to become a feature film and I hope we all have a chance to see it soon!Let It Kill You Official Web Sitehttps://www.davidcornue.com/letitkillyouWritten and Directed by David CornueProducer/Actor Adam BucciProducer/Actor: Adam HussProducer Milena GovichOriginal Music by David CornueLet It Kill You IMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt15777136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Let It Kill You (2023 Seattle International Film Festival)https://www.siff.net/festival/let-it-kill-youMolecule Productions Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/molecule_productionsMusicTheme from Let It Kill You composed by David CornueCourtesy of David CornueThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Jake and Ron are honored to have the legendary Lucy A. Snyder as a guest for the podcast! We chat with her about her latest novel. Sister, Maiden, Monster published by Tor Nightfire. Lucy A. SnyderLucy A. Snyder is the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of 15 books and over 100 published short stories. Her most recent books are the collection Halloween Season, the Tor Nightfire novel Sister, Maiden, Monster, and the forthcoming novel The Star-Stained Soul. She also wrote the novels Spellbent, Shotgun Sorceress, and Switchblade Goddess, the nonfiction book Shooting Yourself in the Head for Fun and Profit: A Writer's Survival Guide, and the collections Garden of Eldritch Delights, While the Black Stars Burn, Soft Apocalypses, Orchid Carousals, Sparks and Shadows, Chimeric Machines, and Installing Linux on a Dead Badger. Her writing has been translated into French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and Japanese editions and has appeared in publications such as Asimov's Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, and Best Horror of the Year. She lives near Columbus, Ohio. You can learn more about her at www.lucysnyder.com and you can follow her on Twitter at @LucyASnyderThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Emma Mieko Candon (she/they) is a bestselling queer author and escaped academic drawn to tales of devouring ghosts, cursed linguistics, and mediocre robots. Her work includes Star Wars: Ronin (2021), a Japanese reimagining of the Star Wars mythos, and the forthcoming The Archive Undying (2023), an original speculative novel about divine AIs, giant robots made of bone, and fraught queer romance in the post-post-apocalypse.As an actual cyborg whose blood has been taken for science, Emma's grateful to be stationed at home in Hawaii, where they were born and raised as a fourth-generation Japanese settler, and where they remain academically haunted by identity, ideology, and imperialism. At all hours of the day, they are beholden to the whims of two lopsided cats and relieved by the support of an enviably handsome wife. Find Emma airing unimpeachable anime opinions on Instagram at @emcandon, Twitter at @EmmaCandon, at website http://emcandon.com, or wailing about video games under the bushes in front of the nearest boba tea joint.The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon published by TorDotComhttps://publishing.tor.com/thearchiveundying-emmamiekocandon/9781250821546/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to meet with Director Sarah Kambe Holland. Her debut  feature film, Egghead & Twinkie, received much accolades at SIFF. It was one of the few films that were nominated for the prestigious New Cinema Competition Award and the Golden Space Needle Award (best film at SIFF). That's quite an achievement when you consider there were over 6000 films shown at SIFF 2023. Egghead & Twinkie is coming-of-age LGBTQ+ film of a recently out Asian American teen Twinkie and her nerdy best friend Egghead. Together, they set off on a 2,000-mile road trip to meet her online crush. It has all the tropes of a classic 80s teen movie. But its not an 80s reboot for Generation Z. Instead, it explores one person's story to comprehend cultural and sexual identity and learn the importance of unconditional love. And it's also a great comedy! Sarah has incredible creative vision and a sense for conveying emotional weight. She also directed a wonderful cast and managed a highly capable creative team. But make no mistake...this is Sarah's film. Not only was she the Director, but also the Writer, Producer and Editor. I believe Sarah is the best of her generation and we will see her directing major feature films in the future.Egghead & Twinkiehttps://eggheadandtwinkie.com/homeDirector/Writer/Producer/Editor Sarah Kambe HollandStarring Sabrina Jieafa, Louis Tomeo, Asahi HiranoIMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13242416/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_smSIFF 2023https://www.siff.net/festival/egghead-and-twinkieThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to receive press credentials and had the opportunity to check out several short films and a few features. One short film that received much attention was Get Away directed by Michael Gabriele. Get Away ended up winning Top Five Best Short Films at the Seattle International Film Festival by Audience Choice. Congrats to Michael and the cast and crew of Get Away! That's quite an achievement when you consider there were over 6000 films showing at SIFF 2023.Get Away (directed by Michael Gabriele) stars Erika Lane Enggren, Camila Ivera, Steph Martinez, Adrian Quiñonez, Lisa Jacqueline Starrett. When a group of friends spend the weekend at a remote vacation rental in the desert, they play a mysterious VHS tape and realize that there are too many strange and terrifying coincidences.We encourage you to check out the trailer for Get Away and Michael's other work at the links below. Expect to see Michael Gabriele directing big  budget horror films in the near future! The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)https://www.siff.net/festivalGet Awayhttps://www.siff.net/festival/get-awayMusic from Get Away "Go Westward"Michael Gabrielehttps://www.michaelgabrieledirector.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to receive press credentials and had the opportunity to check out several short films and a few features. One of favorites was the short film From The Depths (directed by Justin Robert Vinall, and starring Giovanni Accettola, Allegra Sweeney, Rebecca Rose). It's about a couple seeking to rebuild their troubled relationship. They travel to a remote lakehouse, but a malevolent presence lurks beneath the water's surface. The acting, cinematography and sound design are hypnotic....creating a realistic and surrealistic atmosphere at the same time. One feels like they are experiencing a strange nightmare, but realizing they are fully awake. Although Justin cites David Lynch (Blue Velvet , Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks) and  Krzysztof Kieślowski (Three Colors Trilogy) as influences, his vision is unique and singular.We encourage you to check out Justin's other work at the links below. We expect big things from Justin Robert Vinall in the future!The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)https://www.siff.net/festivalFrom The Depthshttps://www.siff.net/festival/from-the-depthsJustin Robert Vinall/Next Floor Entertainmenthttps://vimeo.com/vinallhttps://www.youtube.com/@nextfloorentertainmenthttps://www.instagram.com/justinrobertvinallThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival was held on May 11-21. Ron was able to receive press credentials and had the opportunity to check out several short films and a few features. One of the films that was a stand-out was The Unusualist directed by Mike Simses and starring Matt Gourley. Mike not only directed the film, but was also the cinematographer, editor and composer of the score! Matt Gourely researched script ideas and improvised much of his dialogue. The Unusualist is a humorous and light-hearted take on the classic 1970s TV show In Search Of....with Leonard Nimoy as the host.   We hope that it somehow finds a way to have a home at the SyFy Channel as a series!A huge thanks to the SIFF Press team (Amie, Dana, Madison, Victoria, Jesse and Jordan) for handling all the logistics and communications to setup this interview! They even booked a Press Suite at the Grand Hyatt Seattle for Mike and myself! Thank you! Post interview corrections from Mike Simses: The Unusualist monologues (incuding th one heard in this episode) were  written, rather than improvised, by Mike Simses. The dialogue was among the post production elements written by Mike (e.g. the re-enactments in the film).Other corrections: It's the EMS Synthi, not OMS; and the DX7 came out in ‘83, not ‘84.The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)https://www.siff.net/festivalThe Unusualist (2023)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27663106/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1https://www.siff.net/festival/the-unusualistMichael Simseshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205976/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2https://www.instagram.com/mikesimses/Matt Gourleyhttps://www.mattgourley.comhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm13713693/?ref_=tt_cl_i_4Moxie Pictureshttps://moxiepictures.com/In Search Of....(TV series 1977-1982)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1During the interview Mike Simses references "Rinder and Lewis" who are the composers of the famous (or infamous!) In Search Of....theme music.In Search Of.....Bigfoot episode Leonard Nimoy host (YouTube channel ZVJ1216)https://youtu.be/qMGdZoMBfPAIn Search of Ancient Astronauts (1973 Rod Serling film)https://youtu.be/X9KKLZmk5UoMusicCourtesy of Mike Simses....thanks Mike!The Theme from The Unusalist (opening and closing music of episode) composed and performed by Mike SimsesThe Unusualist Journey (closing music of the interview) composed and performed by Mike SimsesThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

The Dark Descent episode was originally published in April, 2021. Recently, Tor.com published an article on The Dark Descent (link below). It reminded Ron that he always wanted to revisit the episode to remaster the sound (vocal presence and clarity) and edit it down.  We hope you enjoy this remastered version!Jake and Ron discuss the seminal horror anthology The Dark Descent, edited by David G. Hartwell.Dissecting The Dark Descent: Stephen King's “The Reach,” and Why Reading Order Matters by Sam Reader (Tor.com)https://www.tor.com/2023/05/23/dissecting-the-dark-descent-stephen-kings-the-reach-and-why-reading-order-matters/The  Dark Descent edited by David G. HartwellMacmillian Publishers/Tor Books LinkGreat Tales of Terror and the Supernatural edited by Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Herbert Wise (original publication year 1944)Penguin Random House LinkThe Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeerMacmillan PublishersThe following anthologies are out of print but may be available in the used market:Creeps by Night edited by Dashiell Hammett (1944)Dark Forces edited by Kirby McCauley (1980)Prime Evil edited by Douglas E. Winter (1988)--The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The iOtians chat about From Season 2 on MGM+ formerly EPIX! Also, they watched Rachel Weisz in the new Dead Ringers mini-series, created and developed by the BAFTA and Emmy-nominated writer Alice Birch, on Prime. Jake and Ron also offer their thoughts on Silo on Apple TV+. From Season 2 on MGM+https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9813792/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Dead Ringers on Prime (2023)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12923632/Silo on Apple TV+https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14688458/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)

Jake and Ron welcome legendary author Christopher Paolini!Even if you don't read genre fiction, you're likely to remember the story of the young man who at the age of nineteen became a New York Times bestselling author when his first book Eragonwas republished by Knopf in 2003, after a self-published debut and a grassroots marketing campaign the previous year. Paolini would go on to produce three more novels and a short story collection tied to his Inheritance Cycle, with another, Murtagh, due this coming November.Since 2002, Paolini has enthralled tens of millions of readers. And while the Inheritance Cycle is published as Young Adult fiction by Knopf, it is enjoyed by readers of all ages. This rabid fan base has earned him a citation in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest author of a bestselling series.In 2020 Tor published Paolini's first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, launching the Fractalverse series to much critical acclaim, including a GoodRead's Best Science Fiction Award for the year. A follow-up was published online in 2021 as Unity, and you can read it on fractal verse.net free of charge. The journey is interactive in a mode old people like us used to call hyper-fiction. Not content with publishing one novel in 2023, Paolini this month brings us Fractal Noise, a prequel novel written for adults that we dare say is of a philosophical bent. We mean this as the highest praise: Fractal Noise is thoughtful and thought-provoking, exploring themes of the nature of human suffering and its possible antidotes, loss and grief, and human endurance. That it does so with a gripping narrative suffused with an abiding sense of dread is a testament to Paolini's ever-growing skills as an author, and Fractal Noise is amongst our favorite novels of the iOtians's current interview season. We spoke with Paolini at his home in Montana and found him to be no less fascinating in person than he is on the page.Christopher Paolinihttps://www.paolini.net/Christopher Paolini Workshttps://www.paolini.net/works/Fractal Noise (2023)https://www.paolini.net/works/fractal-noise/https://www.tor.com/tag/fractal-noise/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher_paolini/Twitter: https://twitter.com/paoliniThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sound

Jake and Ron are so thrilled to have New York Times bestselling author Kayla Cottingham on the Wrath of the iOtians! Her first book, My Dearest Darkest, became a New York Times and Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Her latest, This Delicious Death (Sourcebooks Fire) is a story about four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them. Two years ago, a small percentage of population underwent a transformation known as the Hollowing. Those affected were only able to survive by consuming human flesh. The people who went without quickly became feral, turning on their friends and family. Luckily, scientists were able to create a synthetic version of human meat that would satisfy their hunger. As a result, humanity slowly began to return to normal.Cut to Zoey, Celeste, Valeria, and Jasmine, four hollow girls living in Southern California. As a last hurrah before graduation they decide to attend a musical festival in the heart of the desert. They have a cooler filled with seltzer, vodka, and Synflesh… and are ready to party. But on the first night of the festival Val goes feral and ends up killing and eating a boy in one of the bands. As other festival guests start disappearing around them the girls soon discover someone is targeting people like them. And if they can't figure out how to stop it, and soon, no one at the festival is getting out alive.It was so much fun chatting with Kayla, and we are inspired by her! The future of horror is in good hands.This Delicious Death (Sourcebooks Fire) by Kayla Cottinghamhttps://read.sourcebooks.com/young-adult/9781728236445-this-delicious-death-tp.htmlKayla Cottingham: https://www.kaylacottingham.com/Instagram: kcottcanThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Jake and Ron are honored and thrilled to have author Fonda Lee on the podcast! Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, consisting of Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the Locus Award, a four-time winner of the Aurora Award, and a finalist for the Nebula Award and Hugo Award. The Green Bone Saga has been translated into a dozen languages and named to TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time.Fonda's latest, the novella Untethered Sky (Tordotcom) is an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs. Jake and Ron chatted with Fonda about her creative process for Untethered Sky, her illustrious career and what drives her to keep writing at her level. Oh, she also talks about why birds are scary! :)Fonda LeeWeb site: https://www.fondalee.com/Instagram: fonda.leeUntethered Sky by Fonda Lee (Tordotcom)https://publishing.tor.com/untetheredsky-fondalee/9781250842466/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Jake and Ron welcome back New York Times bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry! He chatted with us about Son of the Poison Rose (Book 2 of the Kagen the Damned Trilogy published by St. Martin's Press). Jake and Ron broke out their Hawaiian shirts to honor the legendary author of  the Joe Ledger Series, The Rot and Ruin Series, The Pine Deep Trilogy, the Black Panther comics and so much more that you have to go to https://www.jonathanmaberry.com/ to see everything else!Son of the Poison Rose exceeds the action of the first book Kagen the Damned. It's cinematic and rich in characterization and humor. And, for those of you looking for a new epic fantasy series, but don't want to wait years for the next book then you are in luck! Book 3 is already finished and due to be published sometime in 2024!Kagen the Damned  by Jonathan Maberry published by St. Martin's GriffinSon of the Poison Rose by Jonathan Maberry published by St. Martin's  GriffinI Say Your Name in the Dark Nights: A Story of Kagen the Damned  by Jonathan Maberry to be published as an e-Book by St. Martin's Griffin in November 2022.Jonathan Maberryhttps://www.jonathanmaberry.com/Instagram: jonathanmaberryTwitter: @JonathanMaberryThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

J.S. Dewes makes her 4th guest appearance on the Wrath of the iOtians podcast! Jake and Ron chat with Jenny about her latest novel, Rubicon, published by Tor Books. Jenny compares and contrasts the writing process of Rubicon vs. The Divide Series (The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet), discusses her role as a game writer for Humanoid Studios, and elaborates on her love of RPGs! Rubicon is a challenging trip with a darker tone, and we highly recommend it!Rubicon by J.S. DewesOrder Rubicon (paperback, e-book or audiobook) https://www.jsdewes.com/J.S. Dewes on Tor Books: https://www.tor.com/author/j-s-dewes/A Room of One's Own is Jenny's favorite bookstore in Madison, WI.You can order Rubicon from this bookstore here:https://www.roomofonesown.com/book/9781250851239PatreonExtras from Jenny's novels and short storieshttps://www.patreon.com/jsdewesSocial MediaInstagram: jsdewesTwitter: @jsdewesThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Jake and Ron welcome back to the podcast Edward Ashton, author of the just-released Antimatter Blues, which is a sequel to Mickey 7 and published by St. Martin's Press. As most of you already know, Mickey 7 is being developed into a movie directed by Oscar-winning director of Parasite, Bong Joon-ho. He is also writing the screenplay. The title role is being portrayed by the highly versatile actor Robert Pattinson.The movie's release date is scheduled for March, 2024. The movie itself will be called Mickey 17. Mickey 7 was one of our favorite sci-fi books of last year. Last year, NPR called it one of the best books of 2022. Mickey 7 received high praise from two of our favorite authors. Jonathan Mayberry called it "Mind-bending and powerful. This is why we read science fiction." Jason Pargin called it "Unique and thought-provoking." We were so excited to chat with Edward again and to learn about the creative process for Antimatter Blues. Definitely a worthy sequel to Mickey 7! We reached him at his home, a cabin in upstate New York.Edward AshtonGet your copy of Antimatter Blues (audio, e-book and hardcover) at http://www.edwardashton.com/Twitter: @edwardashtonwritingThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

The Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle was on March 2-5 ! Once again Ron received a press pass and was able check out the events in the new Seattle Convention Center Summit Building. Since it is a brand new building it was finally great to have all events in one place. Ron was able to see some Main Stage events including the Scream Reunion Panel with Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy. He was also able to attend the Fantasy vs Science Fiction Panel with stellar authors such as Sylvain Neuvel (author of the acclaimed Themis Files and Take Them to the Stars trilogies), Delilah S. Dawson (recent Bram Stoker nominee for Camp Scare, the acclaimed book The Violence, Star Wars novels, The Blud Series), John Jackson Miller (amazing author of both Star Trek and Star Wars novels. His latest is Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The High Country), and the legendary Terry Brooks (author of The Shannara Chronicles,  and one of the most important fantasy writers ever). The panel was hosted by Shawn Speakman (author of The King-Killing Queen). After the panel Ron was finally able to meet frequent guest on the Wrath of the iOtians podcast, and the most interesting man in science fiction,  Sylvain Neuvel! They chatted about his experience at ECCC and his new novel For the First Time, Again (Book 3 of the Take Them to the Stars trilogy).Linkshttps://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/https://terrybrooks.net/https://www.whimsydark.com/ (Delilah S. Dawson)https://farawaypress.com/ (John Jackson Miller)http://neuvel.net/https://publishing.tor.com/author/sylvainneuvel/Video of the Scream Reunion Panel at ECCC 2023Popverse channel on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nsY9uuIhxYAThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement.

As most of the Wrath of the iOtians listeners/subscribers know Ron lives in the town of Snoqualmie where Twin Peaks (Seasons1, 2 Fire Walk with Me and The Return) was filmed! In the pat two years Snoqualmie has celebrated February 24 (the day Agent Dale Cooper arrived) as Twin Peaks day. This year there were so many great events. Ron finally got to meet Managing Editor of The Blue Rose magazine and author Scott Ryan, and authors/podcasters John Thorne and JB Minton!Ron was able to check out the panels at Black Dog Cafe in Snoqualmie.Production Notes: Although a Shure MV88 was used to capture the panels the audio is by no means perfect. Digital processing was added to reduce typical sounds heard in a café setting. Also, the Twin Peaks Tattoo podcast panel was also recorded, but due to  audio issues, it wasn't included in this epsiode.Linkshttps://www.bluerosemag.com/Ominous Whoosh and The Essential Wrapped in Plastic by John Thornehttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BBBB5VPH/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=87545d1a-bce6-4c5c-b531-a94678938b02A Skeleton Key by JB Mintonhttp://jbmintonwriter.com/a-skeleton-key-to-twin-peaksRed Room Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-room-podcast/id458881350In Our House Now Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-our-house-now-an-inquiry-into-twin-peaks-the-return/id1506257181Twin Peaks Unwrappedhttps://twinpeaksunwrapped.podbean.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Jake and Ron are excited to welcome back one of their favorite authors Marina Lostetter! Her new book, The Cage of Dark Hours published by Tor is now available! The Cage of Dark Hours is the second novel in the epic fantasy trilogy The Five Penalties, where the defeat of a serial killer back from the dead has pulled the mask off the myths and magics of a fantastical city.Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever.Allied with an old friend they will battle the elite who have ruled their world with deception, cold steel, and tight control of the magic that could threaten their power, while also confronting beasts from beyond the foggy barrier that binds their world.Now they must follow every thread to uncover the truth behind the Thalo, once thought of as only a children's tale, who are the quiet, creeping puppet masters of their world.The Five Penalties Series:The Helm of MidnightThe Cage of Dark HoursWe  highly recommend the The Five Penalties Series!Marina Lostetterhttps://lostetter.wordpress.com/https://www.patreon.com/lostetterThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Jake and Ron chat with New York Times bestseller and 2-Time Bram Stoker Award winner about his latest novel, All Hallows! The book is set in 1984 in Massachusetts. Since Jake and Christopher both live near the Boston area they end up talking not only about All Hallows, but about common experiences they had as horror fans growing up in the New England eighties.At 55, Christopher Golden has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards.He's been nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award 10 times in eight different categories. He's won twice, once for Cut his excellent edited collection of horror writers on horror. And more recently for Aarat, his opening salvo in the riveting Ben Walker series. It's likely as not he'll win again because like his former podcast co-host Jonathan Maberry, his imagination is seemingly inexhaustible.I first encountered his work in 1997. When his Hellboy novel, The Lost Army, was released by Dark Horse and immediately recognized that there was at least one writer other than Mike Mignola, who really knew how to write one of the great characters in comics. Dark Horse apparently realized it too, and went on to publish two more of Golden's Hellboy novels.Golden and Mignola together expanded Hellboy's Otherverse, introducing readers to Joe Golem and The Baltimores .A complete accounting of Golden's other work would require more time than we have. It would include ab stint as writer for Marvel's Punisher, a series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tie-Ins.The Body of Evidence series, several series for young adult readers, and a slew of terrific standalone novels, including one of our favorites from last year, The Road of Bones, which you should go by right now or after you listen to this interview. This year's All Halls is set in the same fictional New England town as Golden's 2014 novel Snow Blind. We sat down to talk with Golden about his latest book, All Hallows, which is releasing on January 24th.All Hallows by Christopher Goldenhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250280299/allhallowsChristopher Golden Web Sitehttps://www.christophergolden.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

It's the Season 3 premiere and we kick it off with New York Times bestseller and Bram Stoker Award winner Grady Hendrix! His new book, How to Sell a Haunted House (Berkley) is available on January 17, 2023!Jake chats with Grady about the new book and a variety of other horror topics. It was truly a dream come true for Jake and Ron to interview Grady!Grady HendrixHow to Sell a Haunted Househttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/658407/how-to-sell-a-haunted-house-by-grady-hendrix/http://www.gradyhendrix.com/Grady Hendrix IMDB pagehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1884371/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Ymir by Rich Larson, was one of our favorite science fiction books we read in the summer of 2022. Locus Magazine wrote glowingly of Rich: "If one tried to engineer a young writer who would embody all the core values, tactics, and ambiance of Classic SF while still conveying ultra-contemporary attitudes, ambiance, and affect, one could hardly produce a better candidate than Rich Larson"Rich was born in Niger and has lived in Grand Prairie, Alberta in Canada, Spain and the Czech Republic. Rich considers himself to be a speculative fiction author. He has written over 200 short stories and 2 novels Ymir and Annex, as well as the collection Tomorrow Factory.  His short story “Ice” was adapted into an Emmy-winning episode of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (available on Netflix).Ymir (published by Orbit Books) is imaginative and compelling. It's a far future story of a despised prodigal returning to his icy home world of Ymir to track down a sapient war machine, break a mining strike and to confront the last person he ever wanted to see again—the brother who sent him off in pieces twenty years ago. By the way, when you check out the marketing it calls the novel a "retelling of Beowulf".  Rich told us prior to recording that his publisher asked him what his next novel will be and he quickly replied "Beowulf in space" and it stuck with them. There is absolutely no need to read or refresh yourself on Beowulf. Well, just remember that Grendel is a monster  (Also a terrific novel by John Gardner and an excellent restaurant and bar in Cambridge, MA!)And for those who don't want to jump into a new series, Ymir is a stand-alone novel. We think it will make a breathtaking film one day. We spoke to Rich in Montreal, Canada.Rich Larsonhttps://richwlarson.tumblr.com/Patreon Site: https://bit.ly/3jKSE5TYmir by Rich Larsonhttps://richwlarson.tumblr.com/ymirhttps://www.hachettebookgroup.com/?s=ymirProduction Note: Jake and Ron originally spoke to Rich Larson in August 2022. Due to recording and connection challenges the production of this episode had to be delayed. Through the magic of digital processing  and good old manual editing this episode was saved! The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Happy New Year! Since Jake is currently on holiday the iOtians decided to replay one of their most downloaded episodes of 2022, their interview with Edward Ashton, Author of Mickey 7.  This episode marked a turning point for the Wrath of the iOtians podcast.  Due to  an incredibly high number of downloads it increased the podcast's audience and visibility. It was also just a fun interview to do!Note: This episode has been remixed to increase  clarity and vocal presence.The iOtians have a lot planned for Season 3 starting in January 2023! It kicks off with 2 Bram Stoker Award winning authors. Interview with Edward Ashton, author of Mickey 7 (April 2022) The sequel, Antimatter Blues, is now available! Details on http://www.edwardashton.com/Mickey 17,  the film adaptation of Mickey 7 will be in theaters on March 29, 2024Directed by Bong Joon Ho, Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho  and starring Robert Pattinson. Check out the official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCvK270F_IE&ab_channel=WarnerBros.PicturesIf you follow movie news and development then you've already heard of the sci-fi novel Mickey7.  In 2020, Plan B, Brad Pitt's production company, acquired the film rights to the tale. Earlier this year, it was announced that Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho selected Mickey7 to be his next project, with Robert Pattinson attached to star in the titular role. And this all happened before the novel was even published.  Mickey7  Edward Ashton's first science-fiction novel, and it was published by St. Martin's Press in February 2022.Edward's background researching cancer and teaching grad-school quantum physics may lead would-be readers to suspect that Mickey7 is abstract and esoteric. Instead, the novel has fast-paced action with life-and-death consequences. Yes, you'll learn about science (often from Mickey7 himself), but it's always in the context of story. Ideas of immortality and identity are also explored in thought-provoking ways. We had the great fortune to talk with Edward Ashton about Mickey7 in detail. We reached him at his cabin in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and daughters.Edward Ashtonhttp://www.edwardashton.com/Twitter: @edwardashtonwritingThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementAuld Lang SyneElise SolbergLicensed under the Soundstripe Music License Agreement

It's the Wrath of the iOtians 3rd Annual Holiday Gift Guide! If you know someone who loves fantasy, horror or science fiction you've come to the right place! And if you happen to know Jake and Ron...well then you know what we have on our wish list!We're coming to the end of Season 2, so hope all our listeners and subscribers have a wonderful holiday season!The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtians Website: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicMy Kind of Christmas by Avocado JunkieLicensed under the Soundstripe Music License Agreement

The iOtians celebrate Thanksgiving by reflecting on season 2 of podcast. They chat about their favorite episodes, interviews and streaming shows and look ahead to 2023. Jake and Ron send heartfelt thanks to the authors, actors, directors and creators who interviewed on the show, their family and friends for their support and the thousands of listeners and subscribers who downloaded the podcast. Our podcast has been downloaded in 67 countries in over 6 continents!Special thanks to our friend Burt and  to Jake's brothers Mike and Tim!The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreemen

Jake and Ron chat with British Fantasy Awards Finalist Rym Kechacha, author of To Catch a Moon, published by Unsung Stories. She is a writer and teacher living in Norwich, England. Her debut novel, Dark River, was nominated for two British Fantasy Awards. To Catch a Moon is influenced by the surrealist paintings of Remedios Varo. Rym Kechacha spins a wild fantasy from Varo's dreamlike imaginings, a world in which the moon's daughter holds the key to mankind's fate. Populated by witches, sentient animals, and a lion made of leaves, To Catch a Moon is a bold and fearless ode to the power of Remedios Varo's timeless paintings.  To Catch a Moon by Rym Kechachahttp://www.unsungstories.co.uk/to-catch-a-moon-by-rym-kechachaRym Kechacha web sitehttps://rymkechacha.squarespace.com/Rym Kechacha's review of the book Matthew Bourne and his Adventures in Dancehttps://dancetabs.com/2012/04/book-matthew-bourne-and-his-adventures-in-dance/Rym Kechacha Social MediaTwitter: @RymKechachaRemedios Veroshttps://www.wikiart.org/en/remedios-varoKnow the Artist Remedios VerosYouTube Several Circles Art History Channelhttps://youtu.be/RNZ41SrHrt4Unsung Storieshttps://www.unsungstories.co.uk/Instagram: unsung.booksThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Once again, Jake and Ron celebrate Halloween! Check out their scary movie picks! Also, if you have ever wondered what the best horror films featuring William Shatner are, then this episode is for you! Happy Halloween, everyone!!!The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicA Spooky Night by Material GurlLicensed under the Soundstripe Music License AgreementVOIDSet in the year 2083 the Earth is now a desolate, radioactive wasteland after years of...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Jake and Ron welcome New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin to the podcast! He is author of the John Dies at the End series and the Zoey Ashe novels. He is also the former Executive Editor at Cracked.com. Jason took the time to talk about his career, creative process and his new novel If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (the 4th book in the John Dies at the End series) published by St. Martin's Press.David Wong aka Jason Pargin Websitehttps://johndiesattheend.com/If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universehttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250195821/ifthisbookexistsyoureinthewronguniverseOther Books by Jason Parginhttps://us.macmillan.com/author/jasonparginSocial MediaInstagram: jasonkparginTwitter: @JohnDiesattheEn TikTok: jasonkparginSubstack Newsletterhttps://jasonpargin.substack.com/John Dies at the End directed by Don Coscarelli (2012)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

Have you ever wondered why certain movies scare you more than others? Why do some movies scare you, even years later and after repeat viewing? Why do certain sounds make you feel uneasy? How do horror movies reflect our own history? Nightmare Fuel answers these questions and many more! Nina explores our fears through the lenses of biology, psychology, and physiology in a very comprehensive process. And Nina also watched 274 horror films for research--that's right 274!  But Nightmare Fuel is not some dry textbook; it's so entertaining and humorous to read!That's because Nina also works as a science communicator at Science North in Sudbury, Ontario developing content for exhibits, workshops, and programming for school groups and public audiences in English and French.With Halloween around the corner, this is a great book for your resident horror movie fan, for your Halloween party (like we said ... so fun to read!), but also for everyone else who wants to understand that unique, visceral, sometimes paralyzing emotion that impacted our ancient ancestors so much that it became bio-coded in all of us ... the emotion of fear.Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films by Nina Nessethhttps://tornightfire.com/catalog/nightmare-fuel-the-science-of-horror-films-nina-nesseth/The Science of Black Orphan: The Official Companion by Casey Griffin and Nina Nessethhttps://ecwpress.com/products/science-of-orphan-blackNina Nessethhttps://www.ninanesseth.com/Social MediaInstagram: cestmabiologieTwitter: @cestmabiologieThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement

We're celebrating episode 50 with author and fantastic human being Jonathan Maberry! Jonathan Maberry doesn't have time to talk to us. He's writing another novel. He's editing Weird Tales Magazine. He's brokering a deal with an agent, copyediting a manuscript with his assistant, coordinating a speaking engagement with his publicist, or prepping a session of his Writers Coffeehouse for aspiring authors. He's probably in the process of winning another Bram Stoker award--he only has five, after all. He's scripting a comic for Marvel or IDW. He's pre-screening a pilot based on one of his series.Jonathan Maberry doesn't have time to talk to us. But he does anyway. In fact, he's got a bookstore appearance coming up in a couple of hours, but he stays on the call past the hour mark to regale us with a tale of how he met Ray Bradbury. He's met all your heroes--Stan Lee, Lin Carter, Stephen King, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Lance Henrickson, and on and on--and they're his heroes, too. But he also tells us about his beloved grandmother, a very special hero in his own story. He tells us why he's generous with his ideas. He's kind to people he's never heard of, like us. He has good advice. He has infinite delight in his craft. Jonathan Maberry is a legend in our world. If you love Black Panther or Wolverine or Captain America, you know his work. You may be a fan of his Joe Ledger thriller series, or have a son or daughter reading his Nightsiders books. Maybe you caught V-Wars on Netflix because you loved the comic. Or the Pine Deep novels bring you back to your own hometown's sinister past. You know Jonathan Maberry's Rot & Ruin books if you love zombies. He's penned novels based on the immensely popular Deadlands RPG. He's edited X-Files and Aliens anthologies. He even wrote a jujitsu instruction manual or two, before he started producing fiction in his mid-40s. And he just squeezed his first epic fantasy novel into a thoroughly overloaded schedule--Kagen the Damned, which came out with St. Martin's Griffin this May. The sequel, the Son of the Poisoned Rose, is already on tap for January of next year.We could keep going, probably all day, but there's an interview to get to. Because in spite of all Jonathan Maberry has on his plate, he made the time, and we couldn't be more grateful for it. Kagen the Damned  by Jonathan Maberry published by St. Martin's Press GriffinSon of the Poisoned Rose by Jonathan Maberry to be published by St. Martin's Press GriffinI Say Your Name in the Dark Nights: A Story of Kagen the Damned   by Jonathan Maberry to be published as an e-Book by St. Martin's Press Griffin in November 2022.Jonathan Maberryhttps://www.jonathanmaberry.com/Instagram: jonathanmaberry Twitter: @JonathanMaberryThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement.

The Emerald City Comic Con was back in Seattle, WA in August 2022. Ron was able to get a press pass and he met and interviewed some  incredible people! Check out some photos from ECCC on the iOtian Instagram and Twitter accounts (see below). Day 1Kayden Phoenix Founder and creative force of Phoenix Studios https://latinasuperheroes.com/https://boston-metaphysical-society-comic.square.site/Lumpia with a Vengeancehttp://lumpiamovie.com/Opening weekend is September 30! Check out a showtime in your city.April Absynthhttps://www.aprilabsynth.com/Day 23 Guys and a Flick PodcastThis is a "must subscribe" podcast!https://3guysandaflick.com/Author Frank Morinhttps://www.frankmorin.org/Pierce Brown author of the Red Rising serieshttps://www.piercebrown.com/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License Agreement.The Man Who Wanted EternityA new, totally homemade, comedy fiction podcast, about a man on a quest to get an...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

The iOtians celebrate the Dog Days of Summer by checking out the great streaming content!  Prey on Hulu, Westworld Season 4 on HBO Max and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman on Netflix. They also share their thoughts on House of Dragons (HBO Max) and Rings of Power (Amazon Prime).Jake and Ron also got in touch with authors they've interviewed in the past to see what they are reading and watching this summer:Edward AshtonCITY OF ORANGE, by David Yoon. A deep exploration of love and loss and what happens when the world ends but you're too stubborn or stupid to end with it.THE 22 MURDERS OF MADISON MAY, by Max Barry. A police procedural that tripped and fell through a manhole into the multiverse.And also the Futurama reboot. I don't have super high expectations for this one, but I know I'm gonna watch it anyway.Sylvain NeuvelBooks: Face by Joma West comes out in a month or two. My favorite read in a while. The Violence, by Delilah Dawson is pretty recent and awesome.TV. New season of For All Mankind coming to Apple TV. That show's a must for anyone who likes Take Them To the Stars.Also, I think Strange New Worlds is the best trek yetJuliette WadeI'm hoping to read August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White, Saint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney, and Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds.Neil SharpsonHi gents! At the moment I'm reading Trilby Black's excellent "Finnegan's Awake", a YA novel about a teenage girl who believes she's been raised to single handedly fight the War on Terror. I'm trying to read more Irish language stuff so I'm gearing up to tackle "Cluiche na Corónach" which is the translation of "Game of Thrones" (wish me luck). The rest of my TBR pile consists of Lies of Descent by Troy Carroll Butcher and Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. I'd recommend The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brian, one of the funniest science fiction books ever written.Marina LostetterI'm looking forward to reading Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments (book 2 in the Edinburgh Nights series) by T.L. Huchu, What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher, The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, watching the adaptation of Mr. Malcom's List, and finally starting What We Do in the Shadows.The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron interview Malcolm Devlin, author of And Then I Woke Up  published by TorDotCom!And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin TorDot Comhttps://publishing.tor.com/andtheniwokeup-malcolmdevlin/9781250798084/Malcolm Devlin Web Sitehttp://www.malcolmdevlin.com/Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanierhttp://www.jaronlanier.com/tenarguments.htmlThree Colors Trilogyhttps://www.imdb.com/list/ls068621392/The Endless (2017) directed by Jason Benson and Aaron Moorheadhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986820/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron interview one of the most exciting science fiction novelists in recent years, Samit Basu, author of The City Inside published by TorDotCom!Samit Basu is a prolific veteran of fantasy and science fiction novels. He's also quite versatile, with work ranging from the bestselling Gamewold trilogy to YA titles such as The Adventures of Stoob, Terror on the Titanic, and even comic books. He has written columns and essays for several leading Indian and international publications. On top of that, Samit is also a screenwriter and director. He co-directed the film House Arrest, which was part of the Netflix International Originals program in 2019. His UK/US crossover occurred with the superhero novels Turbulence and its sequel, Resistance, published by Titan Books. Said Wired Magazine of Turbulence, "... it has it all. Solid writing, great character development, humor, personal loss, and excellent points to ponder in every chapter" Turbulence won the Wired Goldenbot Award.His latest novel The City Inside, published by TordotCom, tells the story of Joey, a "Reality Controller" in near-future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi, one of South Asia's fastest-rising online celebrities.It turns out some of those live streams are manufactured to your tastes and desires. Popularity, views, and likes are now part of the sophisticated disinformation machine. To make matters worse, Joey and her friends live in an outright surveillance state. Understanding where cameras are located and being careful about what they say are in the forefront of their minds. To survive in near-future Delhi, one needs to constantly play defense and be on alert.The City Inside reads not as a dystopia, but rather as a forecast for tomorrow. Samit's education at the University of Westminster, London in broadcast and documentary film-making lends itself to the immediacy felt when reading this book. Despite the extraordinary circumstances the characters live under, there is a sense of hope and humor throughout the book. Samit prepares to write a novel by immersing himself in research. Now, you would think that someone who spent a multitude of hours researching potential issues for the human race would be quite dour, but he was very affable and we absolutely enjoyed our conversation with him. As you'll see, he's very thoughtful during the interview. Although he lives in Delhi, India, Samit was kind enough to interview while he was on vacation. We reached him in Berlin, Germany.Samit Basu LinksThe City Inside by Samit Basu (2022)https://publishing.tor.com/thecityinside-samitbasu/9781250827487/Samit Basu Official Web Site:  https://samitbasu.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/samitbasuInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/samitbasu/Samit Basu interviews author Bruce Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=samit+basu+bruce+sterlingThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: The Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Thing!This episode is dedicated to Jake's brother Mike, who is the biggest and most knowledgeable fan of John Carpenter's The Thing in the world—and maybe even the universe! John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (1938)https://wp.nyu.edu/darknessspeaks/wp-content/uploads/sites/3674/2016/09/who_goes_there.pdfFrozen Hell by John W. Campbellhttps://wildsidepress.com/frozen-hell-by-john-w-campbell-jr-trade-paperback/The Thing from Another World (1951)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_3The Thing (2011)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_2The Making of the Thing (TeoTosone YouTube Channel)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jURaHXAPbPQ&t=2899s&ab_channel=TeoTosoneMike Ploog Storyboardshttps://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=160811KleverStudios YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctq6T57TLtg&ab_channel=KleverStudiosOn Location with John Carpenter's The Thing (Omni Magazine July 1982)https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/2021/10/on-location-with-john-carpenters-the-thing-tk/John Carpenter's ‘The Thing': The Story of an SF Horror Game-Changer by Sven MikulecCinephilia & Beyond https://cinephiliabeyond.org/john-carpenters-thing-story-sf-horror-game-changer/(Includes Bill Lancaster's screenplay for The Thing)The Thing from Another World (Dark Horse Comics 1991)https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/91-425/The-Thing-from-Another-World-1-of-2The Things by Peter Blair (2010)https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/The Thing (4K Ultra HD + Blu Ray) https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Blu-ray-4K-UHD/dp/B098Z28MSYThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed undeThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron chat with the award-winning poet and author Sarah Tolmie about her novella All the Horses of IcelandSarah Tolmie, the author of All of the Horses in Iceland, can be described in many ways:Intelligent: She is a trained medievalist with advanced degrees from University of Toronto and Cambridge and is a professor at the University of Waterloo.Versatile: Sarah is a published poet and author of short stories, novels, and novellas. Unique: Her body of work is not easily classified. Resilient: As a mom to a new baby and toddler, and a professor working diligently for tenure, Sarah wrote her novel, The Stone Boatmen, while riding on a bus during her long commute to and from work.Inspiring: The Stone Boatmen was passed over by publishers for close to two years. As you'll hear in this interview, Sarah decided to take incredible, proactive steps on her own,  and soon afterward, she was a published writer. All struggling, unpublished writers should listen to Sarah tell this story.I don't think it's a coincidence that these are the same characteristics for Icelandic Horses. Enjoy our discussion with Sarah about All the Horses of Iceland. We spoke to Sarah at her home in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada. Sarah Tolmie Web Site: http://sarahtolmie.ca/Sarah Tolmie entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tolmie_sarahAll the Horses of Icelandhttps://publishing.tor.com/allthehorsesoficeland-sarahtolmie/9781250807939/New York Times review on All the Horses of Icelandhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/books/review/new-science-fiction-fantasy.htmSecret History of the Mongolshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_History_of_the_MongolsIcelandic Sagashttps://adventures.is/information/icelandic-sagas/Eyrbyggja sagahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyrbyggja_saga https://sagadb.org/eyrbyggja_saga.enThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron chat with the acclaimed author Juliette Wade about her projected 5 book series, The Broken Trust.Juliette Wade is a novelist ... and after listening to this interview, you'll understand why it's a hard-earned and well-deserved title for this masterclass worldbuilder.Her background is impressive. She is fluent in French and Japanese, has degrees in linguistics and anthropology, and also boasts a Ph.D. in education.Juliette started writing fiction in 1999, and her short stories have been featured in Analog, Clarkesworld, and Fantasy & Science Fiction magazines. But she is perhaps best known for her projected five-volume Broken Trust series, whose latest volume, Inheritors of Power, was published earlier this year by DAW. Juliette's specialty is sociological science-fiction, of which Broken Trust is one of our finest contemporary examples. Each stratum of Broken Trust's complex caste system has its own vocation, ideals, manners, and culture, and naturally, they come into a devastating conflict. There's a lot to discuss, so let's dive in!Juliette Wade website: https://juliettewade.com/Dive Into World Building: http://dive-into-worldbuilding.blogspot.com/Juliette Wade YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JulietteWadeThe Broken Trust Series: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/4BT/the-broken-trustMazes of Power (Book 1): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607290/mazes-of-power-by-juliette-wade/Transgressions of Power (Book 2) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607291/transgressions-of-power-by-juliette-wade/Inheritors of Power (Book 3)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673094/inheritors-of-power-by-juliette-wade/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

The iOtians chat about the weird and wonderful western ... Outer Range! Josh Brolin stars as Royal Abbott. He finds a mysterious hole at the edge of his ranch that causes trouble for his family and challenges their future. Meanwhile, a rival family schemes to take the land hosting the hole away from the Abbotts. This show has everything that Yellowstone has and so much more: bull riding, family rivalries,  a strange woman from out of nowhere, a singing cowboy—and did we mention a big f**king hole!? Put on your cowboy hat and boots and pack up your Fritos ... we're jumping into the abyss together!Big thanks to Wayne for making an appearance! Hope you feel better soon, and tell Billy to stop singing so much! We didn't mean to throw you into the hole … it was an accident!Correction: Outer Range on Prime TV Season 1 is 8 episodes and not 9 as reported in the podcast.Outer Range, created by Brian Watkins (Prime TV)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11685912/Dark (TV series Netflix 2017)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5753856/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Time Tunnel (TV series 1966-1967)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060036/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV series 1993-1994)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105932/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0The Wild, Wild West (TV series 1965-1969)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058855/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1"Neal Adams, Who Gave Batman a Darker Look, Dies at 80"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/arts/neal-adams-dead.htmlNeal Adams Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenealadams/?hl=enBrindlewood Bay, Cozy Murder Mystery RPG (Kickstarter) https://bit.ly/3FGdc6BEveryday Heroes RPG from Evil Genius Productionshttps://www.evilgeniusgames.com/gamesFritoshttps://www.fritos.com/"You can't bring Fritos with you into the hole!"Doritoshttps://www.doritos.com/The superior corn chip!The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

Jake and Ron welcome back Sylvain Neuvel to the podcast!They chat about Until the Last of Me, Book 2 of the Take Them to the Stars trilogy. Sylvain discusses his creative and research processes for Until the Last of Me. He also shares his thoughts about the future beyond the trilogy. Finally, hear his thoughts on civilian space travel and his ideas for a Star Wars TV show. Until the Last of Me is now available:http://neuvel.net/books/until-the-last-of-me/https://publishing.tor.com/untilthelastofme-sylvainneuvel/9781250262110/--Further ReadingCheck out Sylvain Neuvel's blogYouTube Space Race 101Sylvain Neuvel's YouTube channel that outlines the history of the space race. These are short, educational and entertaining videos.https://youtu.be/VLwaNfICjvEHow Bad Can the Good Guys Be?This is a great read by Sylvain Neuvel that helps frame the mindset characters in A History of What Comes Nexthttp://neuvel.net/2021/02/11/how-bad-can-the-good-guys-be-on-crimereads/Halloween/Comic CostumesCheck out Sylvain Neuvel's costumes! Grendizer (Goldorak en français)  is amazing!http://neuvel.net/halloween/Twitter @neuvelInstagram sylvainneuvelWebsite: http://neuvel.net/The Farthest: Voyager in Space (Neflix)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6223974/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Blue Originhttps://www.blueorigin.com/Space Xhttps://www.spacex.com/Virgin Galatichttps://www.virgingalactic.com/--The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify

The iOtians chat about the Severance and From on EPIX finales! The Severance finale was nail-biting and heart-stopping! What an incredible season of TV; from the directing and set design to the casting, acting, and writing. We don't ever want to be severed, but we love Severance! :) We can't wait for season 2!Candidly, we were disappointed in the From on EPIX finale. We felt like it borrowed heavily from the Lost playbook (the mysterious hatch--er, lighthouse; the "Other's" voice on the radio; the boat at the end of season 1 of Lost that was transmogrified into a radio tower).  We didn't learn anything new about those smiley vampire people. Most importantly ... what happened to the horror?! Did  Victor hide it somewhere? All this said, at the end of the day, we thought From on EPIX was generally incredible, and we'll still tune in for season 2—presuming there is a season 2. (We're looking at you Amazon Prime!)Jake has some book recommendations, and Ron has been watching Slow Horses on Apple TV+.Finally, big thanks to a guy named Burt! We don't know if it's Burt from college or Burt from Severance. All we can say is, it's definitely Burt!Severance (Apple TV+)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1From on EPIX!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9813792/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Slow Horses (Apple TV+)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echohttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250759573/echoSam Knight, "Robert Eggers's Historical Visions Go Mainstream"The New Yorker,  March 28, 2022https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/04/robert-eggerss-historical-visions-go-mainstream/ampThe Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/MusicLand Of The Me-me by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic (TONO)Licensed under the NEO Sounds Music License AgreementThe Lowest DeepA supernatural horror fiction series.Listen on: Spotify