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Horror JoyNosferatu and "First Word on Horror" with Philip Gelatt2024 was a banner year for horror! From the chilling Immaculate to the unsettling Horror Movie and the glorious mustache of Nosferatu, we were truly spoiled. But now, it's time to turn a new page.This year brings fresh beginnings, new anxieties, and a renewed opportunity for horror to help us navigate the complexities of our world.To kick off 2025, Jeff and Brian welcome horror author and creator, Philip Gelatt, to the show. We'll discuss his fascinating new series, First Word on Horror, which offers a unique glimpse into the minds of horror creators....
2025-01-1348 min
Endeavours Radio343 - Justin Kurzel; Lonnie Chavis; Phil Gelatt & Morgan KingJustin Kurzel is an Australian filmmaker who has specialized in making films that either adaptations (Macbeth) or based on true events (True History of the Kelly Gang). His latest film - Nitram - is no exception. Based on the Port Arthur Massacre that occurred in Tasmania in 1996, Nitram examines mental illness and gun culture and what happens when both are left untethered.
Lonnie Chavis is a teen actor most known for his lead role in The Water Man. He headlines the new film The Boy Behind The Door, a Shudder original that is a twist on typical...
2022-03-281h 03
Kino Lefter136 - The Spine of Night: In Conversation with the FilmmakersThis week on Kino I'm joined by Morgan Galen King and Phil Gelatt, the filmmakers behind The Spine of Night, a rotoscoped animated dark fantasy epic that I've adored since I had the chance to see it at SXSW. We discuss their influences, some of the politics of the film, and the animation landscape today. ReComradationsEvan: The Tragedy of Macbeth, dir. Joel Cohen (2021) Rate + review the show on the podcatcher of your choice! Join the Kino Lefter DiscordJoin the Kino Lefter Facebook group "Kino Lefter VIP Cinema Experience"Get access to Primo Lef...
2022-02-2342 min
The Dark CrusadeEpisode 3.4 ‘Reflections for the Winter of My Soul’ — “The Beast Must Die” with special guest Phil GelattReflections for the Winter of My SoulFirst Appearance: Death Angel’s Shadow, Warner Paperback Library, 1973Translations: German (1979) Italian (1992) (EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS!) It has been a long time coming, and it is good to be back. This episode is from the vaults, recorded over a year ago! We’ll be bringing you more podcasts and blog … Continue reading "Episode 3.4 ‘Reflections for the Winter of My Soul’ — “The Beast Must Die” with special guest Phil Gelatt"
2021-11-1800 min
Rogues in the House"Spine of Night" with Creators Morgan King and Phil GelattThe Rogues are joined by creators and consummate Mongrels Morgan King and Phil Gelatt for a conversation about their new film "Spine of Night". Listener beware, such talk may Bloom into more maddening realities!
2021-11-121h 18
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingIndie Animation w/ 'The Spine of Night' Filmmakers - Just Shoot It 291‘The Spine of Night’ creators Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King chat with us about the details of making their hit SXSW animation. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: the select subject tool in photoshop, and the BTS of a film called ‘Soy Cuba’Matt: The 1977 animated film ‘Wizards’Morgan: The Provider by Matt SmithPhil: Metroid Dread on switch, and the true crime book called ‘Occupied City’Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmai...
2021-10-2859 min
Udda Ting127-The Ninth GateFilmen The Ninth gate av Roman Polanski full av mysterier. Med hjälp av filmvetaren Troy Howarth och regissören Phil Gelatt talar vi om filmens produktionshistoria och de ockulta märkliga detaljerna som ingen riktigt lyckats lösa.
2021-04-1248 min
The Horror Pod ClassS02E25: The 9th Gate with Phil GelattThis week we are talking with writer and director Phil Gelatt about one of his favorite movies of all time, The Ninth Gate. Phil also gives us a bit of a heads up about a new Netflix project that he worked on entitled Love, Death, and Robots. Then we get down into the gritty rare book dealing world of The Ninth Gate, how and why it has captivated Phil's attention, and what the creepy, magical, and powerful book trope means to the genre.
2019-02-061h 08
Let's Get Into It36: Honest About Our Ignorance feat. Jonathan KatzThings start light and end raw in this unusually sincere episode of the constantly experimenting podcast Let's Get Into It. The boys hold a therapeutic truth-telling session, share tips on tipping, reboot Bojack Horseman, and play a strong round of Threes, the traditional LGii word game.Includes original material by Phil Gelatt. Special guest Audrey Evans. Featuring the voice of Cole Stryker. Hosted as always by Jason Oberholtzer, Tim Mucci, and Nick Douglas.bengold in this ep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-09-2931 min
The Double ShadowEpisode #45: “The Isle of the Torturers”Happy 2016! Phil’s been working on filming of Laird Barron’s “-30-“, Tim’s been working on writing projects, and Ruth’s been doing some writing and hunting for a new job (success, yay). But we’ve got an episode for you, recorded in the fall but stuck on the editing table, “The Isle of the Torturers.” Our reading […]
2016-01-2700 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #45: “The Isle of the Torturers”Happy 2016! Phil’s been working on filming of Laird Barron’s “-30-“, Tim’s been working on writing projects, and Ruth’s been doing some writing and hunting for a new job (success, yay). But we’ve got an episode for you, recorded in the fall but stuck on the editing table, “The Isle of the Torturers.”
Our reading this week is Raychel A. Wagner.
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Outro by Tyler Crook.
2016-01-2750 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #40: “The Dweller in the Gulf”Yes, we are back with “The Dweller in the Gulf” and have recorded an episode for “Vulthoom” as well!
Where were we? Well…a lot of places. Phil was making a movie and Ruth was hunting for a job. But now Ruth has a job, Phil’s got a lot done on the movie, and Tim’s taken on the task of editing again. Funny enough, this episode was recorded a while back, but Tim ran into some editing difficulties.
Our reader this week is Alex Mills (Vimeo link).
In a few weeks, we’ll be back...
2014-06-2340 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #40: “The Dweller in the Gulf”Yes, we are back with “The Dweller in the Gulf” and have recorded an episode for “Vulthoom” as well! Where were we? Well…a lot of places. Phil was making a movie and Ruth was hunting for a job. But now Ruth has a job, Phil’s got a lot done on the movie, and Tim’s taken […]
2014-06-2300 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #32: “The Coming of the White Worm”We finally present our long-awaited “Coming of the White Worm” episode. Between power failures and illnesses, this was as much a monster to record as it was for Hyperborea. But now we’re recording more and back on track. Our guest is Mike Bukowski, who really does have a fake cult.
The Gaspard Du Nord sketch and Sabine.
Phil’s film Europa Report.
We swear to Tsathoggua that Rumology is a REAL thing.
Join us next time for the final story in Hyperborea “The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles.”
Reader: The...
2013-09-041h 19The Double ShadowInterlude #4: “The Doom of America” and PhilWe’ve been having a hell of a time recording the next episode(s). We’re looking forward to doing “Coming of the White Worm” with Michael Bukowski, but scheduling 4 people has been complicated by a power outage one time we tried to record and someone having a bad case of the stomach flu the second time. Cross your fingers and make your sacrifices for a successful third attempt at a recording session.
In the meantime, we present Phil with CAS’s poem “The Doom of America.”
THE DOOM OF AMERICA
Thou hast striven after...
2013-07-2518 minThe Double ShadowInterlude #4: “The Doom of America” and PhilWe’ve been having a hell of a time recording the next episode(s). We’re looking forward to doing “Coming of the White Worm” with Michael Bukowski, but scheduling 4 people has been complicated by a power outage one time we tried to record and someone having a bad case of the stomach flu the second time. […]
2013-07-2500 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #31: “The Seven Geases” pt. 2This week, we conclude “The Seven Geases” with returning guest Jason Thompson.
We’ve found that editing four voices together as compared to three (as compared to two on other Weird podcasts) takes significantly longer. But while we can’t promise a perfectly predictable schedule, we will keep these coming.
Phil was interviewed on Europa Report, which you can watch from Amazon or other video on demand services.
Next time, we’ll be doing “The Coming of the White Worm.”
Music:
Kevin McLeod – Bent and Broken
Bridge Underwater – Monster Delight
Kevi...
2013-07-0445 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #31: “The Seven Geases” pt. 2This week, we conclude “The Seven Geases” with returning guest Jason Thompson. We’ve found that editing four voices together as compared to three (as compared to two on other Weird podcasts) takes significantly longer. But while we can’t promise a perfectly predictable schedule, we will keep these coming. Phil was interviewed on Europa Report, which […]
2013-07-0400 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #23: “The Door to Saturn” pt. 2This week, we’re finishing up “A Door to Saturn.” Our reader is still @JoeScalora, a longtime listener and the first non-guest reader we’ve had for the podcast. Thanks for all the positive feedback we’ve gotten for him, we’re planning to ask him to read from time-to-time in the future!
As a reminder, we’re giving away a copy of The Weird and you can win it. Just draw Tsathoggua, as you see him, and send it to us. You can use our contact page, Twitter, Facebook, or our forums to submit your entry. We’ll be posti...
2013-02-2744 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #22: “The Door to Saturn” pt. 1A transcription of this episode is now available.
This week, we’re doing the first half of Smith’s “A Door to Saturn.” Our reader is @JoeScalora, a longtime listener and the first non-guest reader we’ve had for the podcast.
We’re doing a giveaway of The Weird, a fantastic compendium of Weird tales. It’s huge and we’ve all enjoyed it, although none of us has finished it. This copy was given to us by a publisher to give away.
What we’re asking you to do to enter to win is just to dra...
2013-02-2041 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #17: “The Double Shadow”This week, The Double Shadow does…”The Double Shadow“!
This story was first accepted by Strange Tales, which then folded before publishing. Smith published it himself in 1933 in a volume titled The Double Shadow with “The Maze of the Enchanter,” “The Voyage of King Euvoran,” “A Night in Malnéant,” “The Devotee of Evil,” and “The Willow Landscape.”
Definitions from the first paragraph, as collected by Phil:
orichalchum – a type of Roman brass made of 80% copper and 20% zinc.
triremes – a ship with three rows of oars on each side.
seine – a fishing net.
byssus – a type of filament secreted from mo...
2012-11-2947 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #14: Au Revoir, AveroigneThis week is our last in Averoigne. We talk about the three major synopses from the Eldritch Dark and a little biographical and critical information. Synopses: “Queen of the Sabbat,” “The Werewolf of Averoigne,” and “The Sorceress of Averoigne | The Tower of Istarelle.”
The essay Phil referenced is “Into the Woods: The Human Geography of Averoigne” by Stefan Dziemianowicz, in The Freedom of Fantastic Things: Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith ed. by Scott Connors. Tim quoted from “Eblis in Bakelite” by James Blish, “James Blish versus Ashton Smith; to Wit, the Young Turk Syndrome” by Donald Sidney-Fryer, and “Who D...
2012-10-1740 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #14: Au Revoir, AveroigneThis week is our last in Averoigne. We talk about the three major synopses from the Eldritch Dark and a little biographical and critical information. Synopses: “Queen of the Sabbat,” “The Werewolf of Averoigne,” and “The Sorceress of Averoigne | The Tower of Istarelle.” The essay Phil referenced is “Into the Woods: The Human Geography […]
2012-10-1700 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #11: “Mother of Toads”This week’s episode is on “Mother of Toads” (abridged version here). As with “Maker of Gargoyles,” we warn listeners that this story does contain sexual assault, in this case against a male.
IMDB page for The Theatre Bizarre in which the “Mother of Toads” adaptation Phil mentioned appears (and picture of Richard Stanley). A trailer for the horror compilation in which the “Mother of Toads” film appears The Theatre of the Bizarre. A clip in which the wife buys the Elder Sign earring.
The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, in which an illustrated (but not graphic novel...
2012-08-2935 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #11: “Mother of Toads”This week’s episode is on “Mother of Toads” (abridged version here). As with “Maker of Gargoyles,” we warn listeners that this story does contain sexual assault, in this case against a male. IMDB page for The Theatre Bizarre in which the “Mother of Toads” adaptation Phil mentioned appears (and picture of Richard Stanley). A trailer […]
2012-08-2900 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #7: “The Mandrakes”A transcript of this episode is now available.
This week’s episode is on “The Mandrakes.” At the beginning of the episode, we noted a change in our line-up and an error we’d made regarding story order. The proper story order is reflected on our About page, although we kept Colossus where it had been and noted where it should have been.
The movie Phil referenced about a woman whose feelings flow into her cooking was Like Water for Chocolate (1992). The Japanese horror film was Cure (1997).
Information about Gilles de Rais can be found...
2012-07-0437 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #2: “The End of the Story”A transcription of this episode is available. “The End of the Story” was first published in Weird Tales in May of 1930. (picture from Dark in the Dark) If you’re looking for more lamia, “Lamia” by John Keats. The novel Phil mentioned was The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers. This is a novel […]
2012-05-0200 min
Write Club!New York Comic Con Mini-Cast: Day 3Day 3: LAST DAY OF COMIC CON NY 2010! We start this off with Phil Gelatt, and you can tell that the con has taken its toll on this strong, strong man. We then chat with Nikki Cook about her upcoming book, MEMOIR, written by Ben McCool.After that we catch up with Reilly Brown to discuss his con sketches and his new ALPHA FLIGHT project. And, finally, Rick Lacy appears on the scene to detail his plans to take his life down to zero, and then build it back up to 11.If you understand the plan...
2010-10-1238 minWrite Club!Write Club! "MOOREatorium" V. 3, Ep. 4The big brains behind Write Club tackle the life, work, and reputation of outspoken and ofttimes problematic comic legend Alan Moore. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, where Tim Mucci interviews Moore, you may want to do so; it does come up and you will be tested.Kurt Christenson, Phil Gelatt, and Tim Mucci discuss Alan Moore. Intro: "Oh Somba!" ElectrelaneOutro: "Write Club Theme" Scott St. PierreWhat do you think of Moore? Let us know in the comments!
2010-10-1138 min