Apr 30, 2021
Hello friends! I'm joined in this episode by the excellent Icy
Sedgwick of the Fabulous Folklore Podcast as we talk about her book
"Black Dog & other gothic tales", a really fun collection of
stories with folklore creatures both old and new!
We delve into writing folklore, understanding it, how to consider
it both...
Feb 26, 2021
Hello everyone! In this exciting episode we go back to the roots
of the Gothic, all the way to the 18th Century, as we talk of
1777's "The Old English Baron", by Clara Reeve!
In this conversation with Dr. Sam Hirst we delve into the Gothic
proper, some of its machinations, its origins with Horace Walpole's
"Castle of...
Jan 29, 2021
Hello everyone! Welcome back to a very special episode! The
first one with an author and their own work, this time with CM
Rosens' The Crows! A fantastic horror and gothic novel
that is just... so fun, so fun! We talked about horror, house
ownership, worldbuilding... It was lovely and I hope you can enjoy
it too!
You...
Sep 21, 2020
And once again, we are back! Chaos ensued for a bit, and my (Frank's) personal life got... intensely jumbled, but oh well. Here we are again, with a packed episode and an incredible collab with Roy from the Marxist Poetry Podcast!!
CW for sexual assault, abuse, pedophilia and a lot of gore.
We talk in this episode about...
Feb 25, 2020
In this episode we talk about another piece of Gothic Fiction! Oscar Wilde's 1891, "The Picture of Dorian Gray". We have a great discussion on the dreadful Victorian society, how to think about Aesthetics in a not terrible way, the violence of Imperialism and how nobles are horrible! A really fun and a truly Wilde...