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Author Hailey Piper (The Worm and His Kings) joins us in the Abyss for an in-depth discussion of masks, identity, and control as we explore Eugie Foster's Hugo Award-nominated and Nebula Award winning story, "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast." We also talk about DC Comics's The Three Jokers, Stephen Graham Jones's The Only Good Indians, the anthology Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, and Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula. Plus, Matt's latest revelations prompt us to reopen The X-Files! (Recorded Nov. 22, 2020) "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" can be read online for free at Apex Magzine, or listen to Lawrence Santoro's narration of this story on episode 682 of Escape Pod. The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring
Flashback time again, Children of the Night. Our story this week is from episode 135, which aired August 15, 2014. A harrowing tale of Holmes and Watson read by the inimitable Larry Santoro. Enjoy!Coming UpWilliam Meikle’s Case of the Tibetan Rug as read by Lawrence Santoro (originally aired on Episode 135): 00:02:18Pertinent LinksLove what you hear? Support us on Patreon!Full Episode: Tales to Terrify Episode 135 (August 15, 2014)Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We’ve got a special Flashback for you tonight. A trip down memory lane with our late founding host, Larry Santoro. A dark and feverish tale of biting hunger both written and performed in the rich mahogany tones of the man himself, all the way back on August 3, 2012. Enjoy!Coming UpLawrence Santoro’s So Many Tiny Mouths as read by Lawrence Santoro (originally aired on Episode 30): 00:03:22Pertinent LinksLove what you hear? Support us on Patreon!Full Episode: Tales to Terrify Episode 30 (Aug 3, 2012)Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming UpGood Evening: 00:00:42Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown as read by Lawrence Santoro: 00:05:56O. D. Hegre’s It’s Just Tearing Me All Apart as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 01:21:01Pleasant Dreams: 00:45:00Pertinent LinksLove what you hear? Support us on Patreon!O. D. Hegre Something’s Been Brewing @ Amazon: a.co/d/61goSOGO. D. Hegre The Cousins: Chimera @ Amazon: a.co/d/cTDR7yRO. D. Hegre The Cousins: Deception @ Amazon: a.co/d/2C3H77LStephen Kilpatrick: www.skk.blue See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming up: Good evening: 00:40 Chris Bell reads from Drink from the Thirst to Come: 02:19 Mike Penkas reads A Word from the World: 17:20 Sally Duros reads some of Larry’s poems: 41:00 Deb Miller reads Root Soup, Winter Soup at 54:00 Pleasant Dreams: 01:08:22Pertinent Links:American Cancer Society: https://donate.cancer.org/index See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Welcome to the 150th episode of Dark Discussions ... well, at least the first part. Though we have a discussion of one of the best genre films in sometime, prior to the talk, we discussed the various things that have gone on these past couple of weeks and talk about them. Things that are brought up in conversation books: Jonathan Kellerman's The Murder Book, John Sandford's Rules of Prey, and Stephen King's Doctor Sleep. Mike and Abe give their review of Guardians of the Galaxy. Films including Lucy, Hercules, The Sacrament, Lake Placid, Burnt Offerings, and Sharknado 2 are spoken of. Television programming including The Strain and The Leftovers are brought up. The manga, King's Game, is given some airtime. And (at the time), upcoming films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Into the Storm are brought up, including our thoughts. But also the passing of three important people in the genre occurred: Marilyn Burns, star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, makeup man Dick Smith, and author/podcaster Lawrence Santoro. Dark Discussions speaks fondly of the three and we wrap up this episode as we get ready for Part 2 of episode 150 where we discuss ... check back in a few days. As always we welcome your comments: darkdiscussions@aol.com (written email or attached mp3 files) WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Coming up: Good evening: 00:40William Meikle’s Case of the Tibetan Rug: 02:44Pleasant Dreams: 46:43Pertinent Links:Lawrence Santoro: http://www.larrysantoro.com/Lawrence Santoro’s Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-Santoro/e/B007Q1QCVCGapers Block obituary: http://gapersblock.com/bookclub/2014/07/29/lawrence_santoro_chicago_writer_known_for_his_gifted_storytelling_resonant_voice_dies_at_71/William Meikle: http://www.williammeikle.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming up: Good evening: 0:00:40 David Bradshaw’s Kickstarer: 0:01:07 Poem: “Krampus Comes to Town” by Robert Payne Cabeen, narrated by Robert Neufeld 0:04:42 Recollection: “What Santa Saw, Departing” by Lawrence Santoro 0:10:16 Fiction: “A View from a Hill” by M.R. James, narrated by John Dodds 0:27:35 Pleasant dreams 1:07:51 Pertinent URLs for Show 102 “Songs from the Former County” Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/788517288/songs-from-the-former-county Robert Payne Cabeen: http://robertpaynecabeen.com The Pagoda, Reading, Pennsylvania: http://www.readingpagoda.com Or:
Coming up: Good evening: 0:00:41 The Program: 0:05:14 Some words about the authors: 0:06:13 Fiction: “Mr. Potato Head” by Ahimsa Kerp, narrated by Antoinette Bergin 0:12:12 “Santrai” by P.D. Cacek, narrated by Josie Babin 0:18:38 “In the Garden” by L.R. Bonehill, narrated by Antoinette Bergin 0:23:27 “The Sweetest Kind of Chaos” by Copper Smith, narrated by Brian Esterson 0:28:31 “Trapped” by Dennis M. Lane, narrated by the author 0:39:45 “Binge” by Jim Pyre, narrated by Logan Waterman 0:46:50 “Little Sister” by Chantal Boudreau, narrated by Antoinette Bergin 0:52:32 “The Boy Who Became Invisible” by Joe R. Lansdale, narrated by Lawrence Santoro 1:01:38 Some words about the narrators 1:12:56 Pleasant dreams 1:16:31 URLs. The Writers: Ahimsa Kerp: http://arewethereyeti.wordpress.com P.D. Cacek: http://pdcacek.wordpress.com/ L.R. Bonehill:... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming up: Good evening 0:0:40 Tour of the Abattoir: Recent Dybbuk Films 0:03:43 Fiction: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster, narrated by Lawrence Santoro 0:31:02 Pleasant dreams 1:27:15 Mike Allen: http://descentintolight.com Shalon Hurlbert: https://www.facebook.com/shalon.hurlbert Kindle edition of “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest….” http://www.amazon.com/Sinner-Fabulist-Priest-Gentleman-ebook/dp/B0065BK41S See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
WARNING: This week’s story, “Little Girl Down the Way,” contains graphic language and descriptive passages of violence and abuse. Coming up: Good evening 0:00:41 New art by Jesper Myrfors 0:01:27 Fact: Lights Out with Sylvia Shults 0:05:43 Fiction: “Little Girl Down the Way” by Lawrence Santoro read by the author 0:32:07 Some words about the Little Girl 1:09:27 Pleasant Dreams 1:15:42 http://www.darkcontinents.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming Up: Good evening 0:00:41 Fiction: A Word from the World by Lawrence Santoro 0:05:32 Fiction: The Spirit of Christmas by James Lovegrove 0:30:36 Pleasant dreams 0:54:02 Narrated by Lawrence Santoro Ritchie Smith See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Coming Up Good evening 0:00:00 Fact: A Tour of the Abattoir by Mike Allen and Shalon Hurlbert 0:05:09 Main Fiction: So Many Tiny Mouths by by Lawrence Santoro 41:00 Narrated by the author 0:41:05 Pleasant Dreams 1:27:55 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We are treated to guest writer, Lawrence Santoro reading his uber scary story, So Many Tiny Mouths! Find Mr. Santoro on Facebook and tell him what a great job he did :-)
Guests Davis Schneiderman and Lawrence Santoro.
Guest Editorial: The Hugo’s by Lawrence Santoro 03:30 Fact Article: The Transcribe Project by Will Reese 21:00 Fact Article: Science News by J.J. Campanalla 38:00 Main Fiction: The Clapping Hands Of God by Michael F. Flynn 01:00:00 Fact Article: Film Talk by Rod Barnett 02:44:00 Narrator: Mike Boris Cover Art Brian Woods See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Editorial: by Tony C Smith 01:00 Fact Article: IPv4 by Simon Hildebrandt 01:20 Fact Article: The Box by Rod Barnett 04:20 Intro to Main Fiction: Lawrence Santoro Main Fiction: Lord Dickens’s Declaration Pt3 by Lawrence Santoro 29:00 Fact: Wrap Up by Lawrence Santoro Narrators: Lawrence Santoro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Editorial: by Tony C Smith 01:00 Poem: Safe in Their Cryogenic Chambers by Lyn C. A. Gardner 03:30 Fact Article: The Sofanaut Awards by Mark Bormann 05:20 Fact Article: Looking Back At SF History by Amy H Sturgis 09:20 Intro to Main Fiction: Lawrence Santoro 24:30 Main Fiction: Lord Dickens’s Declaration Pt2 by Lawrence Santoro 29:00 Fact: Jeanne Update by Spider Robinson 01:10:00 Narrators: Lawrence Santoro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lord Dickens’s Declaration is a novella by Lawrence Santoro which is an accompanying piece to StarShipSofa Stories Volume 1. Limited Edition Fundraiser Lord Dickens’s Declaration is available as an ebook for a limited time only and will no longer be available after December 31, 2009. All proceeds from this ebook are for the benefit of Spider and Jeanne Robinson as they struggle with Jeanne’s illness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Editorial: by Tony C Smith The Reflection of Memory illustrated by Oleksandra Barysheva Poem: Stars by David C. Kopaska-Merkel 09:00 Flash Fiction: Five Weird Things by Ben Burgis 09:50 Fact: FilmTalk by Rod Barnett 15:00 Main Fiction: The Reflection of Memory by CL Holland 1:00:00 Fact: Progress Report 5 by Lawrence Santoro 01:301:00 Writers of The Future See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.