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Welcome back, Cultists. Wherever Stoker's Vampire Count goes Shelley's Modern Prometheus soon follows.  Released two years after Dracula, Coppola returned as producer and tapped Shakespearean Wunderkind Kenneth Branagh to direct. Attempting to repeat the success of Dracula to mixed results. So please join your Horror Hosts for their dissection of 1994's Gothic Horror film, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!

Dissection Topic

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109836/?ref_=ext_shr

Dark Tidings

https://deadline.com/2023/09/ketchup-entertainment-hellboy-the-crooked-man-jack-kesy-1235543207/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/movies/venice-film-festival-winner-poor-things.html

https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3779150/new-boxlunch-exclusive-merch-roots-for-horror-hometeam/

https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-collaborative-universal-monsters-frankenstein-x-transformers-frankentron

Vault Of Darkness

https://maryshelley.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain

Misfits - Walk Among Us

https://www.discogs.com/master/105458-Misfits-Walk-Among-Us

Misfits - American Psycho

https://www.discogs.com/master/8096-Misfits-American-Psycho

Doc Frankenstein: The Post Modern Prometheus https://a.co/d/7NoyTo2

Unholy Sacrament

https://untp.beer/XJv9v

Theme Music 

https://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/crimson-shadows

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Tim and I talk about the resurgent interest in terrifying mermaids, the appeal of coming of age stories, and his new novella Lure, out now through Tenebrous Press. This episode is spoiler-free.

I speak with Alex Ebenstein, Alex Woodroe, Sara Tantlinger, Nikki R. Leigh, and Alexis DuBon about their reasons for reading and writing eco-horror, their most beautiful and terrifying experiences out in nature, and the inspirations behind their stories in Field Notes from a Nightmare: An Anthology of Ecological Horror. 

Order your copy of Field Notes here: https://dreadstonepress.com/shop/ 

Elford and I talk about his family ghost stories, his definitive ranking of the best cryptids, and his true crime story "I Will Not Be Forgotten." Note that there are spoilers for this story in the second half of the episode, but I give a warning in advance.

Buy Elford's new horror collection here: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Find-Place-You-Collection-ebook/dp/B09GQ1V5B9 

John and I talk about the boundary-pushing nature of extreme horror and splatterpunk, the influence of Judaism on John's work, and the power of metaphor in kaiju stories. The episode is largely spoiler free, though we touch on a couple small plot points from John's novella Abhorrent Siren.

Check out John's website: https://kaijupoet.com/ 

Thanks to Brigids Gate Press for sponsoring this episode!

Eric and I talk about writing mentally ill characters with dignity and complexity, adapting Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke to film, and leaning in to uncomfortable stories. In the second half, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about their story "Please Leave or I'm Going to Hurt You" from The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales. I provide a warning in advance and the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy Eric's new collection here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-strange-thing-we-become-and-other-dark-tales/9781737463313 

Thanks to Brigids Gate Press for sponsoring this episode!

L.C. and I talk about morbid medical history, extreme music, and Lovecraftian fiction. In the second half, we have a spoiler-filled discussion of their story "The Medium and The Message." I provide a warning in advance.

Buy L.C.'s collection Spiritus Ex Machina: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09C493924/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 

Thanks to Brigids Gate Press for sponsoring this episode! Buy their new anthology Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology: https://www.amazon.com/Were-Tales-Shapeshifter-Jonathan-Maberry-ebook/dp/B09CQFGW43 

Farah and I talk about representations of disability in horror, experimental writing techniques, and the influence of decadent literature on her work.

Buy Farah's new collection here: https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Will-Farah-Rose-Smith/dp/1685100015/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IOLTNQZOG2TG&dchild=1&keywords=of+one+pure+will+farah+rose+smith&qid=1632180755&sprefix=of+one+pure+will%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-1 

Max and I talk about his experience running a small press, his real-life encounters with uniquely Texan horrors, and his process for adapting the novella We Need to Do Something for film. Note that the second half of the episode has spoilers for both the film and novella, but I provide a warning in advance.

Check out Max's press, Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing: https://perpetualpublishing.com/ 

Tyler Jones, author of Criterium and The Dark Side of the Room, has claimed the Cursed Morsels throne to interview me, Eric Raglin (normally host, now guest), about my new weird horror collection Nightmare Yearnings. We discuss Nebraskan horror, what it's like to work in education, and how to use prose to transport readers to new settings. This episode is entirely spoiler free.

Pick up a copy of Nightmare Yearnings: https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Yearnings-Eric-Raglin/dp/1736953206 

Jen and I talk about body horror, doppelgangers, and the psychology of stalking. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled conversation about her story "You Do What You're Told" from her debut collection Sometimes We're Cruel and Other Stories. I give a spoiler warning in advance, and you can read this story here: https://apparitionlit.com/you-do-what-youre-told/ 

Brennan and I talk about urban legends, the spookiness of New England, and writing neurodivergent characters. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled conversation about his debut novella Slattery Falls. I provide a warning in advance.

Buy Slattery Falls: https://www.amazon.com/Slattery-Falls-Brennan-LaFaro/dp/1951043367/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 

Brian Evenson, Corey Farrenkopf, and I talk about climate horror, nightmare architecture, and blending genres to allow for multiple modes of interpretation. We also have a spoiler-filled discussion of his short story "Justle" from his new collection The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell in the second half of the episode. I provide a warning in advance. You can read the story for free here: https://alienocene.com/2019/06/19/justle/ 

Paul and I talk about engaging in metafiction, keeping ambiguity fresh in storytelling, and approaching the paranormal with both openness and skepticism. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion of his story "Ice Cold Lemonade 25¢ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person." I provide a warning in advance, and the rest of the episode is spoiler free.

Learn more about Paul here: https://www.paultremblay.net/ 

Eve and I talk about the limits of what science can teach us, do a competitive bracket to determine the best body horror movie of all time, and discuss the complexity and joy of gender identity exploration. 

Note that there are spoilers for Transmuted in the second half, but I give a warning in advance.

Buy Transmuted: https://www.amazon.com/Transmuted-Rewind-Die-Book-30-ebook/dp/B0943BXBG1 

Mike and I talk about the horrors of academia, formative metalhead experiences, and addiction in horror fiction. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion of "A New Kind of Drug" from his collection Darkest Hours. I provide a warning in advance, and the rest of the episode is spoiler-free.

Buy Darkest Hours: https://bookshop.org/books/darkest-hours-expanded-edition/9781950305841 

Red and I talk about UFOs, feminist horror, the best and worst of '80s horror, and her new collection Dismal Dreams. Note that the second half of the episode has a spoiler-filled discussion of the story "Burden's Beast" from this collection. It also contains discussion of violence against women. I give a heads up in advance.

Buy Dismal Dreams: https://www.amazon.com/Dismal-Dreams-Red-Lagoe-ebook/dp/B0923CCCGN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11DOTRTGR8ZZS&dchild=1&keywords=dismal+dreams+red+lagoe&qid=1624804706&sprefix=dismal+dreams+%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1 

Kyle and I talk about finding horror in unexpected places (e.g., different genres, classic literature), crafting a sense of inescapable confusion in fiction, and working alongside sinister people in the food service industry. In the second half of the episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion of Kyle's novella The Nothing That Is. I provide a warning in advance, and the first half of the episode is spoiler free.

Buy The Nothing That Is: https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-That-Kyle-Winkler-ebook/dp/B08ZK2SL68/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+nothing+that+is&qid=1624247001&sr=8-1 

Michael and I talk about reading Weird fiction with productive confusion, the theme of isolation in his work, and writing dreamlike fiction. We also have a spoiler-filled discussion of his story "Oneiropaths" from his new collection Antisocieties. The first half of the episode is spoiler free, and I give a warning once the spoilers begin.

Buy Antisocieties: https://bookshop.org/books/antisocieties/9780578836881 

In the first Cursed Morsels panel, I talk with Tyler Jones, Scott J. Moses, Laurel Hightower, and Sam Richard about grief horror. This conversation is full of heaviness, lightness, laughs, and amazing insights about both grief and writing. Note that there is mention of death, suicide, and widowhood.