Lovecraft Ezine Podcast

Author Paul Tremblay is this episode's guest. Stephen King tweeted that Paul's novel A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS "scared the living hell out of me." We talk about the book, and more. With Rick Lai, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Kelly Young, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode, we talk about the legendary Charles Grant, who was a master of quiet horror. We discuss his books, his fictional towns of Greystone Bay and Oxrun Station, and talk with Chet Williamson, who knew him. We also talk with Chet about his new book PSYCHO: SANITARIUM, a sequel to PSYCHO by Robert Bloch. Plus: Is Nook on its way out? and an announcement about the upcoming AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS animated series, and more!

This episode's topics: An eZine fan asked for our thoughts on the definition of cosmic horror; two potentially Lovecraftian movies; is it ever too soon to publish your collection; and much more. Panelists: Kelly Young, Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

A special edition of the podcast: Editor Salome Jones interviews a few of the authors in the new anthology CTHULHU LIES DREAMING: Lucy Brady, Mike Davis (that's me!), Lynne Hardy, Leeman Kessler, and Pete Rawlik.

Guests: Cody Goodfellow and Aaron Vanek, who are in charge of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in San Pedro, which will take place April 29 through May 1 of this year. A crazy, crazy show! We also discussed Cody's new book RAPTURE OF THE DEEP AND OTHER LOVECRAFTIAN TALES.

We talk with Kathe Koja, author of THE CIPHER (which won the Bram Stoker Award) and other novels. Kathe is also an immersive playwright; her play DRACULA just had a sold-out run. With panelists Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

February is Women in Horror Month. There's no question that there are many talented women writers in weird fiction and Lovecraftian horror, and on this episode, we talk with a few of them: Damien Angelica Walters, Nadia Bulkin, and Gemma Files. With panelists Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, and me, Mike Davis.

In which we discuss multiple topics: Panelist Rick Lai's recent Robert E. Howard Foundation award nomination for his article "The Secret Son of Bran Mak Morn". In Rick's words, the article "deals with Worms of the Earth, an occult detective series by Jack Mann, Arthur Machen's Little People stories and the legends of fairies under the Earth. Ironically, some of this material ties into Robert Levy's THE GLITTERING WORLD." Plus the feasibility of Lovecraft awards, the upcoming book CTHULHU LIES DREAMING, status update of AUTUMN CTHULHU, and Chris Lackey's new short film THE ORDEAL OF RANDOLPH CARTER. And more!

Spoiler Free. In this episode from the archives, we talk about Stephen King's Lovecraftian tales! Plus: If you're a writer, should you quit your day job? With Pete Rawlik, Rick Lai, Matthew Carpenter, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode's guest: Robert Levy, author of the spectacular novel "The Glittering World". Lovecraftian? Cosmic horror? Weird fiction? Horror? Supernatural? All of that, in a novel that defies description. I can tell you this for sure -- "The Glittering World" is one of the best book of 2015, in my opinion. With guest panelist Molly Tanzer! Plus Matthew Carpenter, Joe Pulver, Pete Rawlik, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

Would Lovecraft's work have remained in obscurity if it hadn't been for August Derleth? We discuss this question and others on the show. With special guest Don Herron. Further reading: "A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos" by John D. Haefele, and "The Lurking Chronology: A Timeline of the Derleth Mythos" by Pete Rawlik.

We discuss some of the best Lovecraftian and Weird Fiction books of 2015! By the way, if you want to purchase any books we discussed, please use this link -- it supports Lovecraft eZine. We also discussed books we want to read, "Autumn Cthulhu", favorite 2015 shows and movies, and much more.

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Wayne June! Lovecraft fans know Wayne from his excellent audio readings of Lovecraft's tales ("The Dark Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft": http://amzn.to/1QEXOIX ). After that, we discussed some brand new Lovecraftian books, and more.

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Andrea Doyon, one of the creators of THE BLACK WATCHMEN alternate reality game. As always, we give away prizes to random listeners - this week's prizes are copies of the game!

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Jason Aiken and Frank Schildner about all things pulp! We also talked about the new Lovecraftian themes in Agents of Shield, and much, much more. With Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, and Mike Davis.

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Jonathan Howard, the author of "Carter & Lovecraft"! This may be a TV show in the future -- the rights have already been sold to Warner Brothers. We also talked about the latest Lovecraftian and weird fiction books, reasons for writing horror when there's so much horror in reality, and more.

What a fun show this was! Chet Williamson was Pulpfest's 2015 Guest of Honor, and is a writer, narrator, and actor. Chet was an incredibly entertaining guest, and (bonus) knew one of my favorite writers, Charles Grant. Chet talked about his work, the 1975 World Fantasy Awards, and much, much more.

In today's world, there are more opportunities than ever for writers! The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Blair Leggett with One More Story Games. We also discussed "Ash vs The Evil Dead", and more.

Our Halloween show, recorded live on October 31, 2015. We read passages from favorite stories, reminisced about past Halloweens, discussed Halloween movies, and more!

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews Jeffrey Thomas and Christopher Taylor about the upcoming PUNKTOWN comic book anthology! We also talk with Adam Scott Glancy about DELTA GREEN, and as usual, all things Lovecraft, Cthulhu, and horror.