Miskatonic Musings
231 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsMiskatonic Musings is a horror podcast for terrible people. Each week Sean, Leeman, & Charles take you through vulgar, ill-informed, hilarious discussions on their favorite horror books, movies, TV shows, and more.
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Episode 231 - I Have An Otter Story (w/ Gwendolyn Kiste)
December 14, 2018 15:35 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThis week, we're joined by Gwendolyn Kiste to discuss her new novel, "The Rust Maidens", as well as learn about animals & why you shouldn't swim in lakes. Photo Credit: "Otters" by Neil Turner is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of "The Rust Maidens" from Journalstone or Amazon Follow Gwendolyn Kiste on Twitter or her website.
Episode 230 - Stay Out Of The Home Place
November 27, 2018 13:18 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBGrab your Johnny Mac and pull up a chair, because this week Sean & Charles are talking about the 2017 film "1922", based on the short novel by Stephen King. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: The Rants Macabre - Miskatonic Musings Play Gerald's Game The Rants Macabre - Stephen King With Spooky Sean
Episode 229 - Horses Are Good Dudes (w/ Simon Strantzas)
October 31, 2018 15:15 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBHappy Halloween! Simon Strantzas joins us to talk about his new collection, Nothing is Everything, available now from Undertow Publications! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of Nothing is Everything from Undertow Publications or Amazon Check out Simon Strantzas on Twitter, Facebook, and his website. Hungry for more interviews with Simon? Check out his appearances on Episode 91 - Cotton Eye Joe and Episode 107 - Cavalcade of Guests
Episode 228 - Big Doc Energy
October 21, 2018 15:45 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week, we take an earnest look at the 1986 Jim Varney flick "Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Jim Varney Emotions Poster
Episode 227 - Alan
October 12, 2018 15:53 - 58 minutes - 40 MBFun fact - in my personal sexiest dreams, Wilson from Home Improvement is a velociraptor saying my name from behind a burning car. This week, we're covering "Good Fences" by Genevieve Valentine and the 2008 home invasion film "The Strangers". Oh, and we spend a weirdly long amount of time talking about Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, so I guess spoiler warning for that? Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Genevieve Valentine - Good Fences (via N...
Episode 226 - Douchebag X
September 27, 2018 15:36 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHope you like jokes about Willy Denzey, because this week we're talking about the short story "Horror Story" by Carmen Maria Machado and the 2017 Belgian film "The Mansion". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Carmen Maria Machado - Horror Story (via Nightmare Magazine)
Episode 225 - Shit Your Pants, Keep Going (w/ The Rants Macabre)
September 19, 2018 14:34 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWe lost a bet back in March, so we've got Darren & Mindy of The Rants Macabre back on our show! This time, we're talking about "Red Rain" by Adam-Troy Castro, as well as the 2009 film Carriers! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Reaching Out Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Adam-Troy Castro - Red Rain (via Nightmare Magazine) Go listen to The Rants Macabre!
Episode 224 - Cotton Candy Scarecrow
September 06, 2018 12:01 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week, we have a chat about "The Shadow at the Bottom of the World" by Thomas Ligotti, the 2014 film "Life After Beth", the truths of Garfield, and what our cooking show would be like. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 223 - Dahmer Did A Doodle
August 28, 2018 21:35 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week, we chat about serial killer memorabilia and discuss Caspian Gray's short story "Kylie Land" and the 2016 film "Train to Busan". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Caspian Gray - Kylie Land (via Nightmare Magazine)
Episode 222 - Zapf Dingbats (w/ Jon Padgett)
August 17, 2018 16:16 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBThis week, we sit down with Jon Padgett to discuss Vastarien & all things Ligotti! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up an issue or two of Vastarien here Also, grab a copy of "The Secret of Ventriloquism" from Amazon If you dig records & want to own yourself a vinyl disc of Jon's story "20 Simple Steps to Ventriloquism", head on over to Cadabra Records If also you want to hear Jon reading Thomas Ligotti's story "The Bungalow House", Cadabra Re...
Episode 221 - Genital Chicken
August 07, 2018 15:36 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week, we have a nice little chat about the 2015 film "What We Do In The Shadows", get off on a tangent about the recently-cancelled "Ghosted" on Fox, and say some things that we decide that we need to apologize to Rita Moreno for. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 220 - Sugar Boy
August 01, 2018 16:49 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week, we discuss the short story "The Body Finder" by Kaaron Warren, as well as the 2012 horror comedy "The Cabin In The Woods". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Kaaron Warren - The Body Finder (via The Dark) Pick up a copy of Blurring The Line
Episode 219 - Which Ghost When
July 19, 2018 16:13 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBOooh boy, time to get all depressing and sad! This episode, we talk about Robert Levy's short story "The Vault of the Sky, The Face of the Deep", as well as the 2018 horror film Hereditary. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Robert Levy - The Vault of the Sky, The Face of the Deep (via The Dark)
Episode 218 - Gordon
July 08, 2018 16:06 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBPlease applaud our restraint - we managed to not talk about Bee Movie while discussing the short story "Beehive Heart" by Angela Rega. We also don't talk about Bee Movie while discussing the 1986 film "Chopping Mall", but that's probably less impressive. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Angela Rega - Beehive Heart (via The Dark) If you liked that short story, pick up a copy of Strange Little Girls
Episode 217 - B'omarr Monks
June 27, 2018 16:26 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBGet ready to kick a skull and plot a murder - this week, we're discussing the short story "Skullpocket" by Nathan Ballingrud and the 1964 Hammer film "Nightmare"! Oh, and I guess there's super-minor The Last Jedi spoilers? Do we still need to warn about that? You've seen the movie by now, I'm sure. And if you haven't, it's not a plot spoiler or anything. Just wanted you to know. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Nathan Ballingrud - Skullpocket (via ...
Episode 216- Back To The Boat Trip
June 19, 2018 16:26 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBBoats? Boats. Boats! This week, we're talking about the short story "Poe Posthumous; or, The Light-House" by Joyce Carol Oates, and the 2009 film "Triangle". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 215 - We Didn't Start The Fire
June 05, 2018 16:42 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MB↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A-FRAID! We're getting our geek on and discussing three stories from "Terror in 16-Bits", a video game-theme horror collection from Muzzleland Press - "Sairens" by Julie K. Godard, "The Drunkard's Dream" by Orrin Grey, and "Centralia" by our very own good boy Sean M. Thompson. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of "Terror in 16-Bits" from Muzzleland Press
Episode 214 - The Man Did Man Things
May 26, 2018 15:04 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week, we have a chat about the 1975 made-for-TV movie "Trilogy of Terror". Remember that one? It's the anthology film with the Zuni Fetish Doll story, plus two other segments that you forgot about entirely. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 213 - Dance Your Cares Away (w/ Kristi DeMeester)
May 15, 2018 14:40 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBKristi DeMeester returns to the show this week to talk about her short story collection "Everything That's Underneath", Peter Rabbit, Fraggle nightmares, and more! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of "Everything That's Underneath" from Apex Books Also, grab a copy of "Beneath" from Word Horde Follow Kristi DeMeester on Twitter or her website. Episode 174 - Snake Heads (w/ Kristi DeMeester) Episode 129 – Jim Henson’s Funeral (w/ Kris...
Episode 212 - Dongspiracy
May 06, 2018 15:33 - 55 minutes - 38 MBEmpty your caskets and put on your smiles - this week, we talk about the short story "Sleep Paralysis" by Dale Bailey and the 1994 film "Cemetery Man". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Dale Bailey - Sleep Paralysis (via Nightmare Magazine)
Episode 211 - Boat Boy Season
April 27, 2018 16:51 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBThis week, we sit down and do a fairly poor job of synopsizing the first 5 episodes of AMC's "The Terror", and somehow get kinda distracted talking about Game of Thrones for a bit (Spoilers for that, I guess?). Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 210 - Deepest Bluest
April 20, 2018 12:17 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIt's Deep Blue Sea! We talk about Deep Blue Sea. Good fuckin' movie, man. Real fun time. Sharks and whatnot. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: LL Cool J - Deepest Bluest (Shark's Fin) The Meg - Trailer
Episode 209 - Some Thoughts About Snow
April 12, 2018 16:19 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week we get mad chilly talking about Algernon Blackwood's short story "The Glamour of the Snow" and the 1959 film "The Abominable Snowman". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Algernon Blackwood - The Glamour of the Snow Episode 59 - Betty The Yeti
Episode 208 - Centella
April 03, 2018 16:05 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week, we get derailed by a listener question before discussing the 2017 film "Veronica". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: The Guy Who Fucked Airwolf Centella
Episode 207 - Corn Boys
March 27, 2018 15:26 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBNo dads allowed this week, as we cover two tales of anti-dad rural horror - "Different Angels" by Lynda E. Rucker, and the 1984 film "Children of the Corn". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Lynda E. Rucker - Different Angels (via Nightmare Magazine
Episode 206 - Snap Crackle Pop
March 19, 2018 15:22 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn which we discuss the short story "Necksnapper" by MP Johnson & the 2017 film "The Ritual". Plus, we analyze Sean's tall boi physiology, plan a lads holiday, and announce our first-ever corporate sponsor! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: MP Johnson - Necksnapper (via The Dark Kickstarter - The Dark Magazine: Two More Years of Unsettling Fiction! Piss Racing
Episode 205 - Up To The Shoulder
March 08, 2018 17:42 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBGrab a Slusho and dig out your party mix CD from 2008 (it's on the third floor, by the lamp) - this week we're discussing the films "Cloverfield" and "The Cloverfield Paradox". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: The Rants Macabre - Godzilla and the Kaiju Who Hate Him Ask Lovecraft - Cloverfield
Episode 204 - Too Many Holes
February 23, 2018 18:17 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBPrepare for creepy dolls, slug girls, Muppet teachers, and viscous white mud - we're covering the first five episodes of the horror anime anthology series "Junji Ito Collection". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 203 - Flowers For Algernon In My Attic
February 16, 2018 16:59 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week, we sit down to chat about Jack Ketchum's short story "Gone" and the 2017 film "Bottom of the World". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 202 - Kansas City Confidential
February 14, 2018 00:16 - 1 hour - 42 MBThis week, we sit down and have a chat with Josh Finney about noir, race, and Casefile: ARKHAM Vol. 2 - Her Blood Runs Cold. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Episode 151 - #CocksOut4Cthulhu Casefile: ARKHAM Check out Josh Finney on on Twitter or his website 01Publishing
Episode 201 - Point Pleasant (w/ Daniel Braum)
January 31, 2018 13:17 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week, we interview author Daniel Braum about his collections "The Wish Mechanics" and "The Night Marchers"! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of The Wish Mechanics from Amazon While you're at it, you can also pick up a copy of The Night Marchers from Amazon Find Daniel on his website.
Episode 200 - Clip Show
January 19, 2018 18:02 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBTo celebrate our 200th episode, we put together a dang clip show of your Top 5 Favorite Miskatonic Musings Moments. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Photo: Header Photo via user D Sharon Pruitt on Wikimedia Commons
Episode 199 - Word
December 31, 2017 14:38 - 56 minutes - 39 MBRing in the New Year with a shitty, shitty vampire movie! Our Blade-Stravaganza concludes with 2004's "Blade: Trinity". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 198 - Christmas Kristofferson
December 24, 2017 14:05 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year - by which I mean it's our annual Holiday Episode, plus it's part two of our Blade-Stravaganza! Gather 'round & let's argue about whether or not Blade II is a Christmas movie. Music: Opening Theme: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Background Music: Wish Background Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 197- Handsome Boy Morgue
December 21, 2017 13:45 - 50 minutes - 35 MBIt's time for part one of our Blade-Stravaganza! This week, we sit down to chat about the first one, 1998's film "Blade". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 196 - I Hate Philip Fracassi (w/ Philip Fracassi)
December 10, 2017 18:27 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBThis, episode, Philip Fracassi joins us to talk about his fiction, Detroit-style pizza, puppy-based films, and more! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of "Behold The Void" from Journalstone Publishing Follow Philip Fracassi on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or his website.
Episode 195 - It's Fucking Spawn, Good Job, Good Job Spawn
December 01, 2017 18:16 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThis week, we get deep into some Innsmouth tourism, chat about a Harry Hole, discuss the short story "Click" by Brian Evenson, and get real mad about the 1997 film "Spawn". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Brian Evenson - Click (via Nightmare Magazine) McManbeast Books McManbeast Books October Newsletter
Episode 194 - Never Chunky, Always Smooth (w/ Matthew M. Bartlett)
November 23, 2017 13:38 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMatthew M. Bartlett joins us this week to talk about his new collection "The Stay-Awake Men and Other Unstable Entities", his new serial "The Obsecration" in Eyedolon magazine via the Broken Eye Books Patreon, and his advent calendar, "Of Doomful Portent: An Advent Calendar of Grotesque Horrors". That being said, we get off on a tangent about food around the 20 minute mark and never really recover. Imagine that Drake meme, but with Panel 2 being Matt's published work and Panel 4 being a j...
Episode 193 - Dreams of a Nunb House (w/ Tim Vargulish)
November 17, 2017 17:41 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBTim "Power Listener" Vargulish returns to the show to have a chat about the 1992 Sega CD cult classic "Night Trap"! Is it as bad as everyone says? Who does S.C.A.T. work for? Can anyone remember the noises that Nien Nunb makes? What exactly is a Night Trap? Find out the answers to all this and more! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Night Trap: The Movie (25th Anniversary Definitive Cut) Check out Tim on Twitter and Instagram. Boo! A Podcast
Episode 192 - No Retreat, No Surrender (w/ Michael Keene & Sean Doyle)
November 07, 2017 18:07 - 59 minutes - 41 MBThis week, we're joined by Michael Keene & Sean Doyle to discuss master director Neil Breen (Fateful Findings), and their upcoming cyberpunk Neil Breen homage, Fatal Future. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Check out the IndieGoGo of Fatal Future Find Michael on Twitter, Instagram, or his website. Episode 17 - Swallowin' Sean (w/ Michael Keene)
Episode 191 - We Can't Keep Doing Bee Movie Jokes
October 31, 2017 16:17 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIn which we acknowledge that we have a Bee Movie problem, and talk about the 2017 film "The Babysitter". Does that sound like spooky episode? It's spooky enough. Happy Halloween, I guess. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Hey! We were on The Rants Macabre to chat about Gerald's Game! Go listen! While you're at it, go pick up a copy of Sean's new book, TH3 D3M0N!
Episode 190 - Go Ninja
October 24, 2017 22:11 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBThis week, we have a chat about Channel Zero: No-End House. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Episode 156 - Child Endangerment Episode 131 - Let's Get Creepy Brian Russell - NoEnd House
Episode 189 - The Legend of He House
October 17, 2017 16:38 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week, we answer some listener questions & chat about the 2016 vampire flick "The Transfiguration". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Bee Movie But Everytime They Say Bee It Gets Faster
Episode 188 - My Life
October 08, 2017 17:13 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBThis week, Carla makes a return to the show to chat about mental health & the 2017 film "Split". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 187 - Takin' Care Of Business
September 27, 2017 15:57 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week, we chat about the short story "The Spook School" by Nick Mamatas, the kinda-crappy-but-in-a-good-way 1986 film "TerrorVision", and spend a surprising amount of time on how good The Pretender was, in that any amount of time spent discussing an NBC series from the '90s on a horror & weird fiction podcast should be considered surprising. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Nick Mamatas - The Spook School (via Nightmare Magazine) Episode 88 – Dr. ...
Episode 186 - My Hate Is Moist
September 20, 2017 16:30 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week, we engage in another exciting round of child endangerment by watching the 2002 Japanese horror film "Dark Water". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Episode 185 - State of the Union
September 09, 2017 19:08 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBWe've got a double-feature this week! First, Charles & Leeman review the horror anthology film "XX", and then Charles & Sean present their interviews from NecronomiCon Providence 2017 with Tom Breen, Gwendolyn Kiste, Matthew M. Bartlett, & Jon Padgett! Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Find Tom Breen on Amazon, Twitter, at Orford Parish Books on Facebook, or atThe Orford Parish Downtown Improvement District on Facebook. Episode 171 – Amish Romance (w/ ...
Episode 184 - Eating A Bullet (w/ Nadia Bulkin)
August 30, 2017 16:32 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week, we're joined by author Nadia Bulkin to discuss her new short story collection, "She Said Destroy" from Word Horde. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Pick up a copy of She Said Destroy from Word Horde or Amazon Find Nadia on her website, Twitter, or Facebook.
Episode 183 - Not Enough Hand Stuff
August 17, 2017 10:42 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBAs we march down the road to NecronomiCon 2017, we make a pit stop to discuss the 1970 film "The Dunwich Horror". Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Episode 100 - The Hundredth One Reading Glasses
Episode 182 - Can We Not Sexualize Clowns?
August 09, 2017 16:33 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBSummon a witch & slap on some greasepaint, because this week we're covering Caspian Gray's short story "Promises of Spring" & the 2014 horror film Clown. Music: Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Show Notes: Caspian Gray - Promises of Spring (via Nightmare Magazine) The Rants Macabre - Episode 131: J-Horror Part 3