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In This Episode Erin and Weer'd discuss: the National Shooting Sports Foundation's request to dismantle the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention; and the cyberattack on SAFE, Washington state's background check system, that prevented over 10,000 people from being able to lawfully purchase firearms for two weeks; Connie Elliot joins us to discuss the meaning and history of the term "Neocon"; and Weer'd discusses the drinks of James Bond with Caleb Daniels. Did you know that we have a Patreon? Join now for the low, low cost of $4/month (that's $1/podcast) and you'll get to listen to our podcast on Friday instead of Mondays, as well as patron-only content like mag dump episodes, our hilarious blooper reels and film tracks. Show Notes Main Topic Firearms Trade Group Asks Trump to Dismantle Biden's White House Gun Office Gun sales resume in Washington after system outage halted background checks statewide Caleb Daniels: LICENSED TROUBLESHOOTER: The Guns of James Bond Licensed Troubleshooter on Kickstarter Drink Like James Bond: Carte Blanche Drink Like James Bond: Vesper Martini Robert Hess: Shaken or Stirred  

Featuring one of the best panels from NECON 40! THE GUEST OF HONOR INTERVIEWS with Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bracken MacLeod, Mary San Giovanni, and moderators Charles R. Rutledge and special guest, Christopher Golden!  

NECON's panels on Friday are more of a forum discussion. The weekend kicked off with this one, THE FRANK MICHAELS ERRINGTON FIVE STAR BOOKS KAFFEEKLATSCH with James Chambers, Garrett Cook, and Valerie Williams discussing the best books they've read recently.  

Our coverage of NECON 40 continues with a panel you won't want to miss! GOLDEN MEMORIES: WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WORK DURING THE 80S/90S HORROR BOOM with Craig Shaw Gardner, Joe R. Lansdale, Lori Perkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Melissa Ann Singer, and moderator Stephen Mark Rainey.

We present the first of series of NECON 40 panels, for those who missed them! Starting with one of the last panels of the weekend, THAT NEW BOOK SMELL, OR NEW AUTHORS WHO WILL REINVIGORATE OUR COMMUNITY & GENRE with Michael Burke, Teri Clarke, Stephen Cords, Michelle Renee Lane, and moderator Paul McNamee.

Tom tells us about his trip to NECON 40, SDCC made some huge announcements, and we preview Scares That Care VIII!  

This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes author John Goodrich to the show to talk about his latest book, LITTLE BRITCHES. We also talk about his past work, working with the good folks at Crossroads Press and why Kaiju stories work better on cellulose and not paper. Buckle up Zongers! Strap on them Beats and press play for another episode of Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong

El Plan de #ReactivaciónEconómica de Tatiana Clouthier: Créditos a la palabra, exenciones fiscales… ¿suficientes para salvar la crisis por la #pandemia? El análisis de Michel Chaín.

Las "acciones y proyectos para apuntalar” la #ReactivaciónEconómica, en los comentarios de Michel Chaín.

Pharmac is apologising to thousands of women who will be forced to change oral contraceptives because supplies of some pill brands are about to run out. About 25,000 women take the four contraceptive pills affected: Brevinor, Brevinor 1/28, Norimin and Necon. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer does not expect them to be back in stock until mid-February next year. "It's a mixture of problems," Pharmac's acting medical director Dr Ken Clark told Checkpoint.

Family Planning was not planning for an unprecedented shortage of oral contraceptives, but its now faced with supplies of four brands running out in the next few weeks. And it is warning women to find an alternative. About 25,000 women take the four contraceptive pills affected - two kinds of Brevinor along with Norimin and Necon. Pharmac says the supplier Pfizer does not expect them to be back in stock until mid-February next year. Family Planning's national Nursing Advisor Rose Stewart says it's a problem at the source.

Volume 666 Chapter 11 of The Necrocastion celebrates the sage of the horror community, Joe R. Lansdale. Why? Because this was supposed to be NECON week and Joe was the scheduled guest of honor. So for all the NECON Campers who were denied their cup of Joe, here’s a podcast to fill the void. First, we interview Hansi Oppenheimer, the lady behind the Joe Lansdale documentary, All Hail the Popcorn King. Then Tom, Scott, Dan, Walt and Skip review the documentary! Plus… we go back in time and revisit Tom’s interview with Joe from Scares that Care 3! But that’s not all! Walt’s reviews Daniel Isn’t Real in the Smoker and Tom is all about Zakk Sabbath’s Vertigo!

This week I speak with horror author and storyteller Gregory Bastianelli. Gregory released his winter-themed horror novel Snowball at the end of January. He had planned a full slate of appearances and conferences to promote the book, and all but a couple of these wound up being cancelled because of a COVID-19 quarantine. That has left him without a direct line to fans, something that an independent author counts on to sell books. We'll talk about that, writing habits under quarantine, and the miserable New England winters that inspired him to write Snowball.

Because you demanded it -- Chandler Morrison goes one-on-one with Brian Keene to set the record straight on the Bizarrocon controversy, social media firestorms, his new novel UNTIL THE SUN, and more. Plus a change of venue for NECON, the HWA announces the second annual Summer Scares Program, and Matt and Mary meet the simian version of Frank Belknap Long.

David Demchuk's first novel, The Bone Mother, came highly recommended to me at NECON this year by Matt Moore, whom I interviewed in EP104. Demchuk and Moore are both on ChiZine Publications, which had a table in the dealers room. So I picked up The Bone Mother, not knowing what to expect, and innocently set about reading the first fifty pages later that evening. It's a novel told in short stories that, when taken together, form a story about a hunted and tortured class of people in Eastern Europe, many of whom happen to have supernatural traits or powers, and don't always do pleasant things with them. The first story presents Borys, who marries his brother. His brother then dies, and Borys is then forced to take his place working at the local thimble factory, which, it turns out, is a scary place all on its own. There is a black and white photo accompanying Borys's story, of two sturdy, emotionless gentlemen who look very much like brothers sitting with a bouquet of flowers between them. Most every story has a matching photo, taken from the archives of Roman photographer Costica Acsinte between 1935 and 1945, as the book's end notes state. They are evocative, and part of the impetus that sparked Demchuk to write the play, The Thimble Factory, upon which this novel is based. The strange quality of the photographs helped Demchuk write to some of his favorite themes, queerness and monstrosity, and wrap them in the familiar feel of folklore. He knew there would be parallels to the contemporary experience of queerness being labeled as “other” or even dangerous, but The Bone Mother turned out to be even more forward-thinking than he had originally planned. And it's also one hell of a horror story. The book is called The Bone Mother from ChiZine Publications. You can find out more about Demchuk at his Web site, www.daviddemchuk.com, and find him on Twitter under @david_demchuk. You can find more info on ChiZine Publications at www.chizinepub.com. Halloween is upon us! I am putting together my Daily Horror Film Fest, which means a different short horror film every day through October, and I need your help. If you have made a short horror film, or you just have a favorite you'd like more people to see, e-mail me at nick@nickzaino.com and let me know. And now, this week's featured track, “On the Counter” by Jumpstarted Plowhards, from their upcoming album Round One, out October 4 on Recess Records. This is a collaboration between Todd Gongelliere of Toys That Kill and F.Y.P. and Mike Watt of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE, who will talk about the project on next week's episode. Watt recorded the bass tracks and then sent them to Congelliere to add drums, guitars, and vocals. You can here both personalities mingling to create something slightly different than either would have produced on their own. Round Two has already started, and the band plans to tour once they've got five albums under their belt. I'm thrilled to give you your first taste of the project.

This is the third and final interview I recorded at NECON 2019, which I have previously described as a mashup of a horror writers conference and summer camp with adult beverages. I attended NECON for the first time in 2018, and this week's guest, Matt Moore, was my roommate. Lucky for me, he is also a fine and thoughtful writer. His debut book is It's Not the End (and Other Lies), a collection of short stories about what Moore calls personal apocalypses. What Moore means by that is that these stories aren't necessarily about the apocalypse writ large with zombies or the annihilation of the human race, although it doesn't exclude those possibilities. They are more about a moment when a character is facing the end of their life as they have known it so far. There are elements of sci-fi, horror, and what has come to be known as speculative fiction. I would highly recommend picking it up. It is on the Toronto-based Chizine Publications, which has featured the work of some wonderful authors, including Gemma Files, Helen Marshall, Bracken Macleod, David Demchuk, Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Paul Tremblay, Ed Kurtz, and many more. Moore and I took a deep dive on a few of the stories in It's Not the End, and also the craft of writing short stories. It's a magical art all its own, different from writing novels. Moore found a great quote for it, which he says in the conversation, “Short stories writers are like someone who knows how to make one cookie.” The stories in this book are concise, and they stop at exactly the moment the story is over. Which sounds obvious, but is a difficult thing to navigate in writing. Moore had another great quote for that he heard recently. “Perfection isn't when you can't add anything more, perfection is when you can't take anything more away.” Moore is currently working on a new novel, and I'm looking forward to see how he applies that to a longer work. I was happy to have gotten to read Moore's work and to have gotten to speak with him at NECON. You can hear a bit of the conference going on in the background. When we started the conversation, we were in an out-of-the-way spot where people weren't gathering. But there are giant bags of books that each attendee gets with their admission price, and people were scavenging the leftover bags behind us at one point. So you get a little bit of a feel for the festive and active atmosphere of NECON. Based on the joy of the folks around us, we got into a bit of the psychology of horror writers. You can find out more about Moore on his website at www.mattmoorewrites.com, on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook under @mattmoorewrites. You can find ChiZine Publications on their website at www.chizinepub.com. Also, if you make short horror films, we've got the Daily Horror Film Fest coming up in October, for which I present a new short horror film every day throughout the month. I am currently open for suggestions for your favorite shorts as I put together the 2019 edition. I will write about each one, and interview some of the filmmakers to give a bit more depth. Our featured track this week is “Windows of Halifax” by Steve Poltz from his new album, Shine On. I caught up with Poltz at Club Passim in Cambridge last week, and he will be the subject of next week's episode of the Department of Tangents. You will hear a bit about the background of this song in that episode. Poltz can write an earnest song or a write with a sense of humor, two things that can sometimes feel at odds, at least emotionally. There is a wistfulness in this song to start, but then you get to this kind of gonzo middle section, in which two windows are talking about their plight, and the unsavory occupants of their houses. Poltz was born in Halifax, spent a lot of time in California, and now lives in Nashville, and that means sometimes his accent changes in weird ways. You can hear that in the conversation between the windows on this song, and I am fairly sure I will never get the opportunity to write that sentence again. Find out more about Steve Poltz at poltz.com and on Twitter under @stevepoltz.  

This is the second interview I recorded at this year's NECON conference, which is part horror author's conference and part summer camp. It is with Scott Goudsward, a very busy fellow. I've been trying to catch up with him for months, but as you are about to find out, Scott has a lot of jobs. He has written two novels -- Fountain of the Dead and Trailer Trash -- and many short stories, co-edited a series of guidebooks based on horror landmarks with his brother, David Goudsward, and is editor or co-editor of many horror anthologies. The latest anthology is hot off the presses as of August, and it is called Wicked Weird, weird, Lovecraftian fiction from the New England Horror Writers Press. That is available as an ebook and in print as of August 23, and includes a short from J. Edwin Buja, whom I also interviewed at NECON for EP100 of the podcast. It isn't easy being an indie writer, or an indie publisher. Scott talks a bit about the perils of the independent publishing world, having to jump from one house to another with a project, and publishers folding before a book can get published. But we also talk about a lot more positive things, like how welcoming the New England writing community can be, especially at NECON. And we also talk about how to approach zombies and vampires without retreading all the old tropes, The Walking Dead, Midsommer, musical inspiration, and more. Find out more about Scott and buy his works at Goudsward.com. The new anthology is called Wicked Weird and is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble online, and other retailers, and you can find this and other compilations at NewEnglandHorror.org. This week's featured track is “Red Drum” by Boston rockers Reverse from their new album What's Your Problem. If you like dark, muscular guitar riffs and a creeping sense that the world is about to fall apart, this album is for you. The chorus to this one is, “Way up high/Windows in the sky/And the sun's gonna fall out/Wave goodbye/And I don't know why/There's a name I call out.” There's a terseness to the riffs that reminds me of Queens of the Stone Age. These songs just move. Sadly, this will be the last album by the band, as we lost singer/guitarist Ian Kennedy last year. If you buy the vinyl of What's You Problem, all of the proceeds go to Kennedy's wife and daughter. You can find the music on BandCamp under reverse6.bandcamp.com or search for the band name and the album title on CDBaby and other sources.  

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘The Art of Unease: Weird Fiction, Strange Stories, and Other Surreal Horrors That Mess With Your Head', a panel from Necon 39 featuring Laird Barron, Nadia Bulkin, Victoria Dalpe, Todd Keisling, K.H. Vaughan, and moderated by John Foster, plus an exclusive interview with John Foster, a guest at all three The Outer Dark Symposia. The panel … Continue reading

This is episode 100 of the podcast, and I thought about doing some sort of compilation of previous interviews, as I've done a couple of times in the past, to commemorate that. I decided against that for a couple of reasons. First, I haven't accomplished everything I want to with this podcast yet, so it's not time to celebrate. Hopefully, that comes later. Second, I have so many great interviews waiting to be released, I couldn't see delaying any of them by a week. And third, this week's interview is representative of one of my goals with the Department of Tangents, which is helping to amplify the good works of independent artists, whether they are musicians, comedians, authors, filmmakers, or work in a visual medium. And J. Edwin Buja fits that goal perfectly. I recorded this at the 2019 NECON conference, the same place I recorded last year's David Wellington interview. NECON is part horror conference, part summer camp. People get to know each other there, whether they are horror writers, cover artists, publishers, or just fans. J. Edwin Buja has been a regular at NECON for years, but this year, things were a little different. Buja has written about technology for a living and released a couple of children's books, but he has always attended NECON as a fan and friend, not a writer. This July, he released his debut novel, book one of his new series, King of the Wood, and he has a short story in the Wicked Weird collection slated for release in August. King of the Wood created a buzz at NECON, and Buja had a seat at the author's reception, signing his own newly-printed work. It's an ambitious horror novel, taking place in a small town that's about to be best by a religious cult and a malevolent nature spirit. That's in addition to the troubles planned by a corrupt town official who is trying to create his own little fiefdom. And it all starts when the protagonist, Tom, finds someone tied to a tree outside of his picturesque home on a hill. Not a big deal, usually, since people have been doing that as a prank for years. This time, the victim is dead, and the scene is more gruesome than whimsical. You'll hear in the conversation everything that went into writing and revising book one, and the plans for book two, as well as Buja's experience as a first-time novelist at NECON. The new book is King of the Wood, published by Haverhill House Publishing, which you can find at haverhillhouse.com on the Web. Watch this space for future episodes taped at NECON with authors Scott Goudsward and Matt Moore. TC&I is a reunion of singer/bassist Colin Moulding and drummer Terry Chambers, who released an EP called Great Aspirations in 2017. Their new album, out August 9, is Naked Flames: Live at Swindon Arts Centre. There are plenty of great XTC songs on the album, but this week's featured track is one of the new songs from the EP, “Scatter Me.” The song is beautiful, lyrically and musically, a sort of metaphysical consideration of what happens to us after we die and those we leave behind. The CD is called Naked Flames and can be purchased exclusively through the Burning Shed Web site at burningshed.com once it's available on August 9. Unfortunately, it looks like there are no further plans for the band to record or tour at this time, but based on the quality of this tune, I hope that changes, the sooner the better.  

A drunken drunkfest of an episode, recorded at Necon 2019 in Rhode Island. The Mando Method Podcast co-hosts Armand Rosamilia and Chuck Buda are joined by authors Tommy Clark and JC Walsh, who neglected to give the hosts their mid-year writing goal updates. So they do it on this episode, where author Robert Essig's goals are also read and reviewed. 

Necon 2019 Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Podcast host Armand Rosamilia and frequent guest Jay Wilburn discuss attending the recent Necon in Rhode Island.  This is the second year for Armand and first for Jay. How did they like it? Did they have a good time? Meet new friend? See old buddies? Eat saugies and die in the oppressive heat? All shall be revealed! 

Volume 5 Chapter 12 goes to NECON. The 39th annual Northeast Horror Writer's Conference was last weekend, and Tommy went to hang out with some of the other hosts at Project Entertainment Network. Scott, Walter, Dan, and Iris are home this week, but filling in for them is an all-star cast of metal-head authors on the horror scene!   Armand Rosamilia, author of Dying Days! Chuck Buda, author of Curse of the Ancients! John Quick, author of What Sleeps Beneath! JC Walsh, author of Death Highway! Todd Keisling, artist and author of Ugly Little Things!   With this being Tom's first NECON, the guys discussed their firsts in metal and horror!

This episode Jason and Michael have a chat with Doungjai Gam, discussing her collection of short fiction and poetry, Glass Slipper Dreams, Shattered. They also discuss how to write flash fiction, how to make shorter pieces of fiction and poetry have more of an emotional effect, going to conventions, Necon, discrimination and sexism within the community, and so much more.Visit Doungjai online: https://doungjaigam.wordpress.com/Jason and Michael then discuss the new Suspiria movie and compare it to the original. Did they like it? Did they hate it? Listen in and out! Warning, there are some spoilers in the discussion. Times are below.Time:Intro: 00:00Doungjai gam Interview: 5:30Suspiria Discussion: 50:17Suspiria Spoiler: 1:07:55 - 1:09:00Outro: 1:20:00Music Heard: Night Child by Electric Wizard. Thank you for listening! Please leave a comment or an audio recording to darknessdwellspodcast@mail.com You can also visit us online: www.wheredarknessdwells.com

This episode Jason and Michael have a chat with Doungjai Gam, discussing her collection of short fiction and poetry, Glass Slipper Dreams, Shattered. They also discuss how to write flash fiction, how to make shorter pieces of fiction and poetry have more of an emotional effect, going to conventions, Necon, discrimination and sexism within the community, and so much more. Visit Doungjai online: https://doungjaigam.wordpress.com/ Jason and Michael then discuss the new Suspiria movie and compare it to the original. Did they like it? Did they hate it? Listen in and out! Warning, there are some spoilers in the discussion. Times are below. Time: Intro: 00:00 Doungjai gam Interview: 5:30 Suspiria Discussion: 50:17 Suspiria Spoiler: 1:07:55 - 1:09:00 Outro: 1:20:00 Music Heard: Night Child by Electric Wizard. Thank you for listening! Please leave a comment or an audio recording to darknessdwellspodcast@mail.com You can also visit us online: www.wheredarknessdwells.com

2018 Year In Review Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Podcast host Armand Rosamilia talks to himself about his 2018 book releases, his Patreon, Project Entertainment Network, his other podcast, Beers N Fears tour, Necon, Scares That Care and what's in store for 2019!

Welcome to episode 37, brought to you by Library of the Damned. This week we are joined by Christopher Golden where we discuss his 25th year anniversary writing professionally, his role at Necon, the writers retreat he's organizing with fellow author James A. Moore at the Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont, editing anthologies, how to sell an anthology, the importance of diversity in anthologies, his Christmas themed anthology Hark! The Heralds Angels scream, and so much more, including an exclusive announcement! Listen to find out what that announcement is!

On this episode of Tell Me About Your Damn Book, Matt Bechtel, author of Monochromes and Other Stories, joins Stephen Lomer to discuss Necon, novels, and the origins of the nickname "Doc."

A few weeks ago, I traveled to Rhode Island for NECON 38, the 38th edition of Northeastern Writers Conference. It's also known as Camp NECON, and it is attended mostly by horror writers, aspiring horror writers like myself, and fans. It was my first time at the conference, but it didn't feel that way. It is a professional conference, with a full slate of panels on writing and horror-related art, but it is also very social. The regulars think of themselves as family, and that is very much the spirit of the event. I felt very welcomed in this group of misfits who have chosen a demanding vocation, and one that outsiders might have a hard time understanding. There's an immediate bond amongst these people, and I will surely be back for future editions.  This is the backdrop for my interview with David Wellington, who writes horror like the Monster Island/Monster Nation/Monster Planet zombie series, his vampire series which includes 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins, and his latest zombie novel, Positive. He has also written a science fiction series which includes the books Forsaken Skies, Forgotten Worlds, and Forbidden Suns under the name C. Nolan Clark. It only occurred to me after the interview, as I was putting this episode together, that Wellington is partly responsible for me being there in the first place. I have always enjoyed horror, but it wasn't until around 2005 or so that I really fell in love with it while researching a story on zombie culture for a magazine. I read Wellington's insanely inventive Monster series, as well many other zombie books and graphic novels, including books by another NECON attendee, Brian Keene. I had planned to interview Wellington back then, but the piece never materialized. I was left with an appreciation for the genre, and Wellington's work in particular, and started writing some of my own horror.  So it was great to finally sit down with him, face to face, during the conference and talk about his career trajectory, which has been amazing. I learned he was working at the U.N. while he was writing the Monster series, which turned out to be incredibly fortuitous timing for Wellington. His first love was science fiction, but horror was a fun diversion, and it's what gave him his first success. Wellington has now written about zombies, werewolves, and vampires, so we talk about which was more fun to create, and finally getting to write those sci-fi books. We also make a diversion into Hannah Gadsby's latest stand-up comedy special, Nanette, which Wellington brought up. It has been amazing to watch that spread, and how it has made people who maybe never thought about the mechanics of stand-up comedy dive deep into the topic.  You can find out more about David Wellington at www.DavidWellington.net and follow him on Twitter at @LastTrilobite. The featured track this week is “Cousins” by Beanpole from the album All My Kin, out August 31 on Chimera Music. These songs were recorded in the late 80s and early 90s as a collaboration between Claypool and Larry LaLonde from Primus and Derek Greenberg and Adam Gates of The Spent Poets. Some of the music on this album sounds less like a Primus album than it does Claypool's theme song from South Park. If there were some demented network full of shows for which Claypool exclusively wrote the theme songs, this would be the collected works. I think I would enjoy “Beanpole,” “Chicken Boy,” “Sponge Boy,” and “Monkey Boy” in an evening line-up.  Claypool is often the dominant voice in any project, but that's less true here. He is very present on All My Kin, but more in the spirit of the lyrics and the tone than anything else. There are no bass pyrotechnics in these songs. Claypool might not have even played bass on some of the tracks. During the sessions, people were encouraged to play instruments other than their main instrument and not to think too much about what they were doing. The result is predictably strange and spontaneous.  The story goes that when Claypool proposed releasing these recording on his Prawn Song imprint, not only did his distributor decline, they dropped the label. That seems short-sighted to say the least, but thankfully Sean Lennon knew better. He heard the tapes on tour with The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and decided to release the album on his Chimera Music label.

Necon and Scares That Care Two delicious treats that go well together. Maybe they're just great conventions The Mando Method Podcast co-hosts Armand Rosamilia and Chuck Buda went to. Who can really say... A wrap-up of both unique conventions from Armand and Chuck as well as random silliness and then rally serious stuff. Then more of the silly. 

What Happens At Necon Stays At Necon In a special episode, Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Podcast host Armand Rosamilia hung out at Necon for the first time. Did he love it?  Spoiler Alert: He did.  While there he got to chat with two very cool authors, Paul McNamee and Meghan Arcuri.  What did they chat about? Listen to the interview and stop being lazy.  This week sponsored by Subculture Corsets & Clothing

Bloodshot Books' Pete Kahle sits down with Brian and Mary to discuss starting a small press, his plans for the future, the influence of James Newman, THE SPECIMEN, and more. Plus Dave versus New Jersey, James A. Moore's wedding, a NECON recap, and a response from Will Bernardara Jr.

Short Stories Recorded at Necon by The Mando Method Podcast co-hosts Armand Rosamilia and Chuck Buda with special guest Loud Air Conditioner In Background They talk about short stories and a buncha other stuffs Sponsored by Subculture Corsets & Clothing

On this very special memorial episode, Great Lakes Horror Company co-hosts Sephera Giron and Monica S. Kuebler look back at the life and career of horror author Jack Ketchum. From his must-read works to personal convention stories, we turn the spotlight on this influential and beloved scribe and tell you why you really should seek out his work if you haven't already.

Horror writers, beer, and moustache wax, what more can you want! I got the pleasure of hanging out with these two talented and charming horror pros at Camp Necon this year. We delve into their books and the abyss.

Talking 70's porn, horror, sex, violence, publishing, rock n roll, & living in Canada, at Camp Necon with ChiZine's Brett Savory. This convo is fun, lude, & full of important info about FB reactions & what book Cons are cool to go to. 

It was the last night after much 'festivity' at Necon & we recorded it outside until the rain came, at which point we made our way dow the hallway, waking up grumpy ppl. This is real, raw, & uncut. We talked about all my favorite subjects including witchcraft, Kenneth Anger, Marilyn Manson & Marilyn Monroe. So much fun. Enjoy!

John Urbancik returns to the studio for a discussion on art, creativity, and writing when on the road. He also gives us an exclusive reading of a new short story, and a recap of NECON 37. Then Brian, Dave, and Phoebe recap the best moments of Scares That Care IV. Plus some fantastic news from the esteemed Stephen Jones, the launch of Skybound Books, the 2017 World Fantasy Awards nominees, and the truth about those Victor LaValle - Paul Tremblay - TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3 rumors. Also...brandy.

Special guest Paul Tremblay, whose new novel A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS is receiving spectacular and well-earned acclaim. Discussions include Necon versus San Diego Comic-Con, Harper Lee’s new novel and more!

Gordon Linzner currently lives in New York, where he sometimes functions as a tour guide. For many years the editor and publisher of Space and Time magazine, he also found the time to write short stories and four novels:  The Spy Who Drank Blood (1984), The Oni (1986), The Troupe (1988), and The Hounds of Hell (2008, with Ron Fortier). This concludes my series of short interviews with writers at Necon 2012 who had written vampire novels in the past.

In this episode I interview writer and bon vivant Hal Bodner. Hal is the author of the novels Bite Club, The Trouble with Hairy (both WeHo Vampire novels), and two non-vampire novels for Ravenous Romance -- In Flesh and Stone and For Love of the Dead. In Bite Club,  Coroner Beck O'Brien teams up with her old friend, Chris, and his flamboyant lover, Troy to find the secret lair of an ancient vampire preying on hot young men. Bite Club is the first in a series of campy, vampy novels set in West Hollywood, CA. Hal is a former Horror Writers Association (HWA) Trustee and lives in West Hollywood. His blog is at www.wehovampire.com This interview was recorded at a convention (Necon, July 2012), so there are varying levels of background noise.

In this episode I interview F. Paul Wilson, also Guest of Honor at Necon 32. Writing bestsellers for over thirty years now (including the popular Repairman Jack series), Wilson’s first published novel, in 1976, was the medical thriller Healer. He’s also written science fiction, horror, and supernatural novels. In his novel Midnight Mass, published in 2004, vampires try to take over the world. Wilson recently collaborated on a vampire novel, Draculas, with authors Jeff Strand (who I also interviewed in this series), Jack Kilborn (J. A. Konrath), and Blake Crouch. This novel features a different view of vampires than Midnight Mass. Wilson gives us the story behind writing both novels and answers the question, “Why the cross-wearing rabbi?” This interview was recorded at a convention, so there are varying levels of background noise.

In the last episode, I began an enticing series of interviews recorded at Necon 2012. In this episode I interview Guest of Honor Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of over 150 novels and novellas. Graham has written suspense, ghost, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, and more, sometimes writing under her married name, Heather Graham Pozzessere, or under the pen name Shannon Drake. Starting with Beneath a Blood Red Moon in October 1999, Heather wrote a vampire series that spanned seven books, concluding in September 2006 with Kiss of Darkness. As I listen to my Necon interviews, especially this one, I wish that I had let the interview run longer. I neglected to ask her about her Vampire Hunter series, a three-book series starting with Night of the Wolves in 2009 and concluding with Bride of the Night in 2011. Even without discussing books, it would have made for a great interview -- she's such a fascinating person and pleasure to talk to. Mindful of the demands on her as a guest of honor, though, I didn't want to be greedy with her time. Next time I'll be greedy. You can find out more about Heather and her books at www.theoriginalheathergraham.com or www.eHeatherGraham.com. Postscript:   Beneath a Blood Red Moon, the first in the vampire series, will be re-released September 4th, 2012. The audio version will be released September 25th.

Welcome back to Vampires, Witches, and Geeks. I’ve been offline for a while, but I’m back with an enticing series of interviews recorded live at a small gathering of horror writers in Bristol, Rhode Island. Officially named the Northeastern Writers' Conference, most people know it as Necon, and those who know it intimately sometimes call it Camp Necon. My first interviewee is one of the Necon Guests of Honor, Jeff Strand. Jeff Strand is a really nice guy – and funny as hell. You’d notice the funny bit, even if you never had the pleasure of meeting him in person. Just look at the titles of his books: Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary), Single White Psychopath Seeks Same, Lost Homicidal Maniac (Answers to "Shirley"), and Casket for Sale (Only Used Once). What I wanted to interview him about, though, was the novel Draculas, a collaboration with authors F. Paul Wilson (who I also interview in this series), Jack Kilborn (J. A. Konrath), and Blake Crouch. So, here's the first in the series. As always, I try to keep the podcasts short and sweet. Hope this brief introduction is enough to entice you to sample Jeff's works. Originally aired 8/2/12. Reposted for technical reasons.