Podcasts about pseudopod

PseudoPod 1015: What Haunts the Newbuild? is a PseudoPod original. When the Night Comes Out If the dead who loved her haunt an old home's bones, what haunts the newbuild? What makes her creak and moan? Every house is a violence—and a weathered house knows this better than most—but if the trees that once stood on her land form an old home's dead-spirit frame… Source

‘Faith, Hope and Charity' was first published in Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan, April 1930. C/W strong violence, racist language Here's a link to the Archive.org of the original text: https://archive.org/details/sim_cosmopolitan_1930-04_88_4/page/40/mode/2up Jim Kristofic novels: Coyote Stranger, The Sundown Killers 1892 Homestead Strike The… Source

“The End Of The Story” was originally published in Weird Tales, vol. 15, no. 5 (May 1930). Link: Weird Tales original text Original layout from Weird Tales The Emperor of Dreams documentary Best collection of Smith's poetry The following narrative was found among the papers of Christophe Morand, a young law-student of Tours, after his unaccountable disappearance during a… Source

“The Book” was first published in 1930 in The London Mercury and later collected in The Weird (Tor Books, 2012) CW: harm to child/animal, reference to suicide On a foggy night in November, Mr. Corbett, having guessed the murderer by the third chapter of his detective story, arose in disappointment from his bed and went downstairs in search of something more… Source

“Tailpiece” first appeared in More Ruthless Rhymes, 1930, and “The Second Awakening of a Magician” first appeared in The London Mercury, November 1930 C/W: fire My son Augustus, in the street, one day, Was feeling quite exceptionally merry. A stranger asked him: ‘Can you tell me, pray, The quickest way to Brompton Cemetery ?' ‘The quickest way? Source

“A Rose For Emily” was first published in The Forum, April 30, 1930 C/W for racial slurs [n-word], mental illness, misogyny, homophobia and Spoiler poisoning [collapse] I When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to… Source

‘Christmas Eve at Beach House' was first published in Routledge's Christmas Annual, 1870. C/W murder, intimate partner violence To support us during our year-end campaign, go to https://escapeartists.net/support-ea The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast Eliza Lynn Linton Dr. Frizzle on Bluesky It seemed as if the Mackenzies were under a spell, and that none of… Source

“Cyanide Constellations” was published in the collection Cyanide Constellations and Other Stories by Sara Tantlinger in October 2025. C/W: Suicide, 2nd person PoV To support us during our year-end campaign, go to https://escapeartists.net/support-ea Author's note: This story ended up being the title piece for my debut fiction collection… Source

“The Children of the Event” was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay' by Carson Winter, published by Salt Heart Press in June 2025. To support us during our year-end campaign, go to https://escapeartists.net/support-ea Notes from the author: As long as I can remember, I've been a Godzilla fan. My fate was set at the age of six, when me and a neighborhood boy… Source

PseudoPod 1006: Give A Dog A Bone is a PseudoPod original. From author: “Give A Dog A Bone” is the third story in the series of tales following the exploits of a married couple of werewolves whose relationship is under some unusual stresses. Both of the previous stories, “Licking Roadkill” and “Last Supper” also appeared at PseudoPod, and were inspired by a real-life conversation I had… Source

“Do It” was first published in the anthology ‘120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era’ C/W: gun violence, knife violence Note from author: The pizza joint in the story is based on a locally (local to me) famous spot in Boston’s South Shore. Having been raised on the North Shore I take umbrage at this city having ‘shore’ anywhere near it in geographic… Source

Author : John Langan Narrator : Ian Gordon Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Madame Painte: For Sale” was first published in Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders, edited by Doug Murano (Crystal Lake 2017), and then in the Word Horde collection ‘Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions', in August 2025. […]

Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Preston Buttons Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis  “House Traveler” originally appeared in Bourbon Penn #34, Dec. 2024 and is reprinted in Thomas Ha's debut collection, “Uncertain Sons and Other Stories” C/W: alludes to alcoholism House Traveler by Thomas Ha The five of us were gathered […]

Author : Shawna Yang Ryan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Squatters” originally appeared in the 2025 Anthology, Silk and Sinew C/W for mass graves, genocide Alex's review of the anthology: I approached Silk & Sinew with high hope of a companion for the Stoker Award […]

Authors : M. Halstead and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Laura Pearlman and Alasdair Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 1001: A Coven of Cats Under the Light of the Moon and The Halloween Parade is a PseudoPod original. C/W: implied animal harm (Coven) A Coven of Cats Under the Light […]

Author : Arthur Machen Narrators : Kat Day and Alasdair Stuart Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Shawn Garrett Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “Novel of the White Powder” first appeared in The Three Impostors in 1895. C/W: drug abuse, delusions The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War by Arthur Machen […]

Author : Susan King Narrator : Louise Hewitt Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop ‘Barghest' was first published Modern Folklore: A Comma Press Course Anthology, in August 2025 C/W: bullying From the author: “The idea for Barghest came from reading legends surrounding the existence of mythical ‘black dogs.' These were supernatural, ghostlike, […]

Author : Madhu Campbell Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop PseudoPod 998: The Story-Stealer's Night is a PseudoPod original. C/Ws from author: Body horror, creature horror, brief suicidal ideation, cancer, child abuse, child death and parent death The Story-Stealer's Night by Madhu Campbell Story-teller, Story-screamer Tell your tales […]

Authors : Alex Ebenstein, Scott Weisser and Annie ZH Sun Narrators : Jarius Durnett, Kevin M. Hayes and Dani Cutler Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “The Wind Beneath” originally appeared in Cosmic Horror Monthly “They Still Haven't Found Stevie” has previously been featured on the No Sleep Podcast “Precious Darlings” originally […]

Authors : Ambrose Bierce and Philip Curtiss Narrators : Ben Phillips and Kaz Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “The Suitable Surroundings” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 1889 “The Resurrection of Chilton Hills” first appeared in Harper's Monthly Magazine in October 1929.  C/W: suicide (The Suitable Surroundings)  […]

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about PoP, ReaderLink, B&T, and reader community networks. Then, stick around for a chat with Kelsea Yu!Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American writer who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children. Whether through a speculative or real-world lens, her writing explores diaspora identity, twists on folklore, complicated interpersonal relationships, and characters who make unconventional choices.Kelsea's novella, Bound Feet (Cemetery Gates Media), was nominated for a 2022 Shirley Jackson Award. Her debut novel, It's Only a Game, is published by Bloomsbury Children's, and her next novella, Demon Song, is forthcoming from Titan Books in 2025. Her debut adult novel, Stormraven, is forthcoming from Gallery Books and Titan Books in 2026. She has stories published in magazines such as Clarkesworld, Apex, PseudoPod, and Fantasy, and in various anthologies. Her nonfiction has been published in Nightmare, Apparition Lit, Sarah Gailey's Personal Canons Cookbook, and elsewhere.During Kelsea's time as a first reader khōréō, the magazine received an Ignyte Award, two Hugo nominations, and a Locus nomination. She is also an active member of SFWA, HWA, and ITW. Find her on Instagram as @anovelescape or Bluesky as @anovelescape.bsky.social. She is represented by Jennifer Azantian of Azantian Literary Agency.

Author : Martha Wells Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Data Ghost” originally appeared in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Alex's Review of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology: “Makers” by C.L. Hellisen is a great way to kick off this tribute anthology to Tanith Lee. A […]

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Bride” was originally published in Black Static in 2020 C/W necrophilia, sexual assault, physical assault, control The Bride by Shaenon K. Garrity As you drive south, the heat rushes up to greet you like your name […]

Author : Cameron Schoettle Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Home, Laced in Web” was previously published by The Dodge on July 15, 2024 C/W: mutation, body horror, spiders Home, Laced in Web By Cameron Schoettle I follow behind Butcher. A lot of nights spent imagining what I'd […]

Author : Mike Wyant Jr Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 992: Chattering Spines is a PseudoPod original. C/W immolation, guns, animal harm From the author: Oh Spines. I wrote this while at a writing conference called Superstars Writing Seminars back in February of 2022 after attending […]

Author : ego_bot Narrator : Chris Tang Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 991: The Hermit Crab God is a PseudoPod original. C/W: harm to animals, mental illness Notes from the author: I recently spoke with a nature photographer who was very passionate about hermit crabs, and he made me want to […]

Author : Jamie Grimes Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 975: James Courtney Goes Home is a PseudoPod original. Get Out James Courtney Goes Home By Jamie Grimes The personal effects of the late Mr. James Courtney found their way to me some months after his passing, […]

Author : Cassiopeia Gatmaitan Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 990: Hearts and Half-Measures is a PseudoPod original. C/W: · Transphobia · Body horror · Murder · Gore · Grief · Death of a parent  · Cannibalism From the author: The Manananggal (“self-segmenter” – the creature in this […]

Author : Jessi Ann York Narrator : Marie Lestrange Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Dimorphism” first appeared in SEASONS OF SEVERANCE, an anthology-collection hybrid published by Cemetery Gates Media in 2023. “Dimorphism” was later mentioned as a standout in the Summation section of The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 16. […]

Author : Kitty Sarkozy Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 988: Anthropology 201 is a PseudoPod original. C/W: references to mental illness, second-person PoV Theseus myth  Labyrinth movie Anthropology 201 Written by Kitty Sarkozy College is a crucible. You go in a dumb kid, and with luck, […]

Author : Catherine MacLeod Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 987: Reflections on Bloody Mary is a PseudoPod original. CW: domestic abuse, coercive control, alcoholism Reflections on Bloody Mary By Catherine MacLeod “Maaa-reee,” my husband taunts. “Oh, Maaa-reee. Come out now, dear. We need to talk.” Wrong, […]

Author : E. Catherine Tobler Narrator : Essie Batz Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs” originally appeared in Bourbon Penn, and will appear in Ellen Datlow's Year's Best Horror #16 C/W: death by drowning The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs by E. […]

Author : Lindsay King-Miller Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Think of Me” was first published in the anthology DARK RAINBOW: QUEER EROTIC HORROR (Riverdale Ave., 2018) CW: explicit sex, self-harm, transphobia, body horror, S&M kink Strange Darling Think of Me by Lindsay King-Miller Sasha and Taylor are […]

What is the measure of a true hero? What a society consideres heroic can say a lot about their values, needs, and ethos -- but it's also something that can shift a lot over time and from location to location. Is heroism about physical strength? Strength of faith? Strength of heart? Or is it about cunning and cleverness? Guest John Wiswell joins us to discuss the worldbuilding implications of hero-building. Classical heroes, folk heroes, superheroes -- all of these stories reflect something about the cultures that tell the tales. What actions does the hero take that makes them heroic? Is it defeating monsters -- or is it tweaking the nose of authority? How important is the quest itself to defining the hero, and how much is down to a society's concepts of morals and ethics? And in an age where mythological retellings are having a real moment, also look at what recontextualization of famous heroic stories can open up about the original tales and reveal about what we value now. [Transcript for Episode 159] Our Guest: John Wiswell is a Nebula-winning and Locus-winning author who lives in the middle of the woods. His debut novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, was released from DAW Books in the U.S. and Arcadia Books in the U.K. in April 2024. John's work has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Tor.com, LeVar Burton Reads, Nature Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Weird Tales, the No Sleep podcast, Nightmare Magazine, Cast of Wonders, Podcastle, Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and other fine venues. He has been a finalist for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. His fiction has been translated into ten languages. He graduated Bennington College in 2005, and attended the Viable Paradise 17 workshop in 2013. He has multiple disabilities including a neuromuscular syndrome, and thinks healthy people's capacity to complain is very funny. He finds a lot of things very funny and would like to keep it that way. He is frequently available for interview and for talks at conferences. He has done panels at places such as Worldcon, the Nebula Awards Conference, and the World Fantasy Convention.

Authors : Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, Kat Day and A. L. Munson Narrators : Joanne Harris, Tatiana Grey, Kat Day and Samantha Loney Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Talented Beetle” was first published on the social media platform Bluesky, on 13th April 2025 “My Heart in a Snow Globe” is […]

Author : Molly Tanzer Narrators : The Word Whore and Preston Buttons Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Grave Worms” originally appeared in Cassilda's Song: Tales Inspired by Robert W. Chambers' King in Yellow Mythos an anthology edited by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. Grave-Worms By Molly Tanzer The grey flannel suit might […]

Author : H.P. Lovecraft Narrator : Boocho McFly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Haunter of the Dark” first appeared in Weird Tales, December 1936 CW: xenophobia H.P. Lovecraft The Horror of the Heights Federal Hill, Providence Voluminous: The Letters of HP Lovecraft Episode 82 Lovecraftian horror — and the racism […]

Author : Robert Bloch Narrator : Jon Padgett Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Artist : Vincent Napoli “The Shambler from the Stars” first appeared in Weird Tales, September 1935 The Shambler From the Stars By Robert Bloch I have nobody but myself to blame for the whole affair. It was my […]

Author : W.E.B. DuBois Narrator : Boocho McFly Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Artist : Louise R. Latimer “Jesus Christ in Georgia” was printed in The Crisis in the 1911 Christmas issue. It later appeared as “Jesus Christ in Texas” in Darkwater: Voices from the Veil. Use of the n-word 2010 […]

Author : Siobhan Carrol Narrator : Leanna Renee Hieber Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Dave Robison “Nesters” originally appeared in the anthology Lovecraft's Children CW: Animal death Nesters By Siobhan Carroll They killed the last calf that morning. Ma wanted to hold off, give the poor thing a chance, but Pa said it […]

Authors : Leanna Renee Hieber and Robert Bloch Narrators : Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrew Leman and Alasdair Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Old Things are Meant to Be Found and Shared” first appeared as “Of Lovecraft and ‘He'” in The Book of Starry Wisdom. “The Secret in the Tomb” originally […]

Author : Katie McIvor Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 978: Where the Brass Band Plays is a PseudoPod original. CW: environmental horror, parent loss; grief, reality vs. illusion, nostalgia, willful blindness From the author:  “This story grew out of the feeling that we live in an […]

Author : Chelsea Davis Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Fruits Of” originally appeared in the online Spring 2024 edition of Club Chicxulub CW: dementia, death of a family member and suicidal ideation. The Fruits of By Chelsea Davis They'd long since passed the point where road […]

Author : C.J. Dotson Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 976: Every Last Gossamer Strand is a PseudoPod original. CW: narcissism, family abuse and especially spiders. C.J. Dotson's upcoming novel, The Cut  Jess Lewis's website  Brene Brown: When Narcissists Get Older  Fleetwood Mac, The Chain     […]

Author : DuBose Heyward Narrator : Ben Phillips Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Half-Pint Flask” was first published in The Bookman, May 1927 Racism https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/what-is-gullah-geechee-food-and-how-do-you-make-it https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/theres-history-in-every-bite-of-gullah-cuisine https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/1/1960612/-The-Gullah-Geechee-have-owned-land-since-the-1800s-One-terrible-law-allows-their-land-to-be-stolen https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/12/slave-descendants-preservation-land-georgia-gullah-geechee https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/22/georgia-state-university-grant-gullah-geechee-heritage https://marshhenmill.com/ The Half-Pint Flask By DuBose Heyward I picked up the book and regarded it with interest. Even its format suggested […]

Authors : David Marino, Lindz McLeod, Laura Blackwell and Cyrus Amelia Fisher Narrators : Ben Phillips, Kat Day, Eve Upton and The Word Whore Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Shallow Fangs” is a PseudoPod Original “Glean” previously appeared in a Bag of Bones micro horror anthology “The First Mrs. Edward Rochester […]

Author : James Dorr Narrator : John Michnya Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis This story originally appeared in Splatterlands in 2013 under the title “The Artist” Roald Dahl, Lamb to the Slaughter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_to_the_Slaughter  Flash on the Borderlands XXIII: Grief (The Beachcomber, by L.R. Bonehill): https://pseudopod.org/2014/11/07/pseudopod-411-flash-on-the-borderlands-xxiii-grief  Inside No. 9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9 Some Say […]

Author : Sheree Renée Thomas Narrator : Premee Mohamed Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Turns the World Round Midnight” originally appeared in Sleeping Under the Tree of Life and was reprinted in Sycorax's Daughters Hounds of Tindalos Strange Things Happen at the 1-2 Point Sarah […]

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 970: At the God Show is a PseudoPod original. At the God Show by Shaenon K. Garrity 6:15 A.M. “It'll be Pternoch the Fisher,” Sheila overheard one pilgrim say to another. “Why did we bother coming?” […]

Author : Zora Neale Hurston Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Jamie Grimes Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis First published in Opportunity in 1925.  When Hurston arrived in New York City in 1925, the Harlem Renaissance was at its zenith, and she soon became one of the writers at its center. Shortly before she entered […]