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Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentLosing and Finding My Virginity: The Full Story by Richard BransonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755190 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Losing and Finding My Virginity: The Full Story Author: Richard Branson Narrator: Richard Branson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 4, 2024 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This is the story of my entire life so far... It’s been a rollercoaster ride and I have no intention of getting off any time soon. Available exclusively in audio, Losing and Finding My Virginity is both of Sir Richard Branson’s multi-million-copy bestselling autobiographies in one combined edition, fully revised and updated, and...2024-04-0405 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentHBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company by Royce Yudkoff, Richard S. RubackPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745655 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company Series: Part of HBR Guide Author: Royce Yudkoff, Richard S. Ruback Narrator: Brian Holsopple Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 2, 2024 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: Think big, buy small. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it a...2024-03-0230 minStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastGrasshands with Kyle Winker and Laurel HightowerHey kids! You have your moss ready? Good, because you'll need it when the Abyss gang chat with Kyle Winkler and Laurel Hightower about Winkler's Grasshands! Before they dive into libraries and nature, they discuss the last issue of Vastarien, Hailey Piper's Even the Worm Will Turn, From the Belly by Emmett Nahil, Richard Mirabella's Brother & Sister Enter the Forest, Michael Cisco's Pest, and Dan Chaon's Sleepwalk. Now, start eating that moss and listen in!!2024-02-151h 37Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentDo Deal – Negotiate better. Find hidden value. Enrich relationships by Andrew Gummer, Richard HoarePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732068 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do Deal – Negotiate better. Find hidden value. Enrich relationships Author: Andrew Gummer, Richard Hoare Narrator: Richard Hoare Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 15, 2024 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: **Winner, Business Book Awards - Short Business Book 2023** We negotiate constantly. In work, and in life. As we try to secure the best deal for ourselves or our clients, it can feel like a tug of war – without the fun. Yet what if the process was more collaborative, and led to a successful long-term partnership? In Do D...2024-02-1505 minEnjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryEnjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in History, MilitarySailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation by Richard SPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672857 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation Author: Richard Snow Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: A “compelling” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young men their lives—part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and as propulsi...2023-11-2103 minStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastBettina by R.J. JosephGood day friends! Join the Abyss crew as they check out the excellent R.J. Joseph's Bettina. While discussing this story of amputations and betrothals, they also dig into The Outwater, the Rocky series, The Last of Us 2, The Deluge by Stephen Markley, Roland Topor's The Tenant, Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz, a podcast called Bridgewater, and Theresa Braun's Dead Over Heels.   Listen to Bettina2023-03-021h 04Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastI Make People Do Bad Things by Chesya BurkeOh hey! You're here! The Abyss crew has something to talk to you about, it's this killer story from Chesya Burke called I Make People Do Bad Things that's up on Nightmare Magazine. But wait, there's more! They also want to squeeze in some recommendations! Such as Pearl, The Outwaters, Skinimarink, Grady Hendrix's How to Sell a Haunted House, Jackal by Erin E. Adams, Tananarive Due's Ghost Summer, and Josh Malerman's Decorum at the Deathbed. I do hope you enjoy it!   Read I Make People Do Bad Things2023-02-231h 12Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWho the Final Girl Becomes - Dominique DickeyIt's time children!!! Join the Abyss gang as they tackle what happens after a slasher with Dominique Dickey's Who the Final Girl Becomes. Before they cover this wonderful story they discuss Infinity Pool, The Last of Us, Harley Quinn Valentine's Special, Velma, Brian Asman's Neo Arcana, The Legend of Vox Machina, Son of the Poison Rose by Jonathan Maberry, Hailey Piper's No Gods For Drowning, How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, Alex Ebenstein's Curse Corvus, You, and Knock at the Cabin.    Read Who the Final Girl Becomes2023-02-161h 21Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastShiver: Selected Stories by Junji ItoHehehehe, welcome children!!! Pull up a chair and join the Abyss crew as they explore the wonderful world of Junji Ito's Shiver: Selected Stories. Before they chug vegetable oil and study balloons in the sky, they chat about The Deluge by Stephen Markley, Jeff Strand's Demonic, Knock at the Cabin, The Last of Us, Madness at the End of the World by Julian Sancton, Tim Meyer's Pteranodon Canyon and The Sea, The Stars, Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, the podcast Conspriacy Theories, and The Legend of Vox Machina. Now check out this cool record I found and dig into...2023-02-091h 23Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Laws of the SkiesOh dang, it's time! Join the Abyss gang as they go on a little camping trip and discuss The Laws of the Skies by Gregoire Courtois. Before it all goes to hell they chat about Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper, Bret Easton Ellis' The Shards, The Deluge by Stephen Markley, Junji Ito Maniac, Sick, The Last of Us, John Langan's Corpsemouth, Hailey Piper's No Gods For Drowning, Freaky, and Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. Things are getting dark now, be careful out in them woods as you listen. Slight trigger warning: we discuss the death of children2023-01-261h 38Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMysterium TremendumHey-ho! The abyss gang go on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest to checkout a doleman in Laird Barron's Mysterium Tremendum.  In between getting in fights with the townies and hiking through a scary forest, they talk Everything, Everywhere All at Once, Scream 2022, Be Very Afraid of Kanako Inuki! by Kanako Inuki, Shuzo Oshimi's Blood on the Tracks, Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry, The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada, Hailey Piper's No Gods For Drowning, The Rig, and Sweet Home.  The gang wishes the best to Laird Barron and hopes he has a speedy and healthy re...2023-01-191h 21Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWe, the Girls Who Did Not Make ItTwenty friggin' twenty three!!! The Abyss crew opens the year with a rough (but amazing) one when they discuss E.A. Petricone's short story We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It. Before taking on the heavy topic of abduction and murder they chat about This Place Rules on HBOMax, Strange Days, Smithy by Amanda Desiree, Karl Edward Wagner's In A Lonely Place, How to See Ghosts and Other Figments by Orrin Grey, Junji Ito's Black Paradox, The Laws of the Skies by Gregoire Courtois, and Glass Onion.     Read We, the Girls Who Did Not Mak...2023-01-121h 28Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastAbyss Year in ReviewHappy holidays ya filthy animals!!!! The gang eats all the cheese pizza and chugs a bunch of Pepsi before they take a look at the year of 2022. Get ready for some surprises and some obvious love when they tell you what they loved. Of course it wouldn't be the Abyss if they didn't discuss their week and talk about Silver Surfer Parable by Stan Lee, Barry, David Moody's Autumn, Irredeemable by Mark Waid, Stephen Graham Jones' Zombie Sharks With Metal Teeth, Vastarien, Murderville: Who Killed Santa?, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, and Don't Pick Up the Phone. Now, settle back...2022-12-221h 30Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe God of Dark LaughterEveryone loves a clown, why don't you? This week the gang heads to Ashtown to check out a dead clown in Michael Chabon's The God of Dark Laughter. While researching baboon cults and strange caves, they discuss John Wagner's The Thirteenth Floor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Four White Horses and a Brass Band by Violet McNeal, Andor, Wednesday, and Troll. Now, let's find out why this clown doesn't have a face! *Note, we had some technical issues and lost the first ten minutes of the show.  Read The God o...2022-12-151h 15Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWe Are LegendHo! Ho! Ho! Now we've got a podcast! On this week's very exciting episode we try our best not to get out in the sun or get shot with a squirt gun while talking with Daron Kappauff about his We Are Legend. As we scan for goblins we discuss The Menu, 1899, Adam Nevill's The Vessel, Andor, Inside Job, Stephen King's IT, and The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada. Now, make sure you trust who you are with and don't eat after midnight! Buy We Are Legend2022-12-081h 35Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastIn The Devil's CradleIt's time to see the children in the woods!!!! The Abyss gang travels to Antioch with their tour guide S.L. Edwards as he points out all the fun places in his book In The Devil's Cradle. During their adventures they check out One Piece, God of War: Ragnarok, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Patrick Barb's Gargantuana's Ghost, Soft Places by Betty Rocksteady, Mark Waid's Daredevil run, The Haunting of Camp Winter Falcon by Jonathan Raab, and Mer Whinery's The Country Girl's Guide to Hexes and Haints. Now, get ready for some politcal education! Buy In the Devil's...2022-11-171h 41Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Girl with the Hungry EyesCome on, the new billboards are up!!! Join the Abyss gang on Madison Avenue energy vampires as they check out Fritz Leiber's The Girl with the Hungry Eyes with special guest LL Soares. While they descend into obession they discuss The Patient, Terrifier 2, Atlanta, Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger, Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa, Cabinet of Curiosities, The Watcher, Daron Kappauff and Ward Nerdlo's We Are Legend, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, and Roadgames. It's a big one folks, now dig in and avoid the eyes! Read The Girl with the Hungry Eyes2022-11-101h 29Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastSharp Things, Killing ThingsSit down, sit down, do we have a tale to tell! The Abyss gang goes on a drive to check out billboards and discuss A.C. Wise's short story Sharp Things, Killing Things. Before that they talk Cabinet of Curiosities, Smile, Barbarian, Grimcutty, This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau, and Matt Bartlett's Where Night Cowers.  TW: Suicide Read Sharp Things, Killing Things2022-11-031h 15Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMothwomanHey you! Yeah you! Come on, we're going on a trip!! The abyss gang pick up Nicole Cushing to check out Mothcon and 2020 in Mothwoman. While hanging out at the Zodiac they talk about Halloween Ends (with some spoilers), Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, Wounds to Wishes: Tales of Mystery and Melancholy featuring Chad Lutzke, John Boden, and Robert Ford, Universal Monster movies, The Hills Have Eyes, and Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural by Jim Steinmeyer. Now let's get absurd and silly!   Buy Mothwoman2022-10-201h 49Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastReluctant ImmortalsY'all wanna listen to a podcast? I got your podcast right here! This week two of the gang get in a time machine and join Gwendolyn Kiste to check out her book Reluctant Immortals. Before discussing Lucy Westenra and Bertha Mason's adventures in the late 60's, they talk Stephen Graham Jones' Earthdivers, Werewolf by Night, She-Hulk, Land of the Lustrous, Deadstream, Owl Goingback's Crota, and the anthology Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror. Now find Dracula's urns and strap in! Buy Reluctant Immortals2022-10-131h 10Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe WehrwolfOnce upon a time there was a silly podcast, children, sit down and listen to their goofy adventures! This week, two of the gang frolicks in the woods and discuss Alma Katsu's The Wehrwolf. Before checking for ticks, they talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' The Last Ronin, Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man, Yukinobu Tatsu's Dandadan, Tom Holland's Fright Night Origins, Rob Zombie's The Munsters, Bonesaw by Patrick Lacey, and Netflix's Dahmer. Now, let's find out what type of ending this fairy tale has... Buy The Wehrwolf  2022-10-061h 01Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastIt Came from the SeaAnother wack attack from the Abyss! This week they welcomed back Matt Wildasin with open arms to discuss his summer blockbuster It Came from the Sea. Before checking out what's in the water they chat about Cult of the Lamb, Cody Goodfellow's The Flying None, Halloween Fiend by CV Hunt, Below by Laurel Hightower, Unsold, and Cyberpunk Edgerunner. Now put on your swimsuit and ignore the goo with tentacles! Buy It Came from the Sea2022-09-291h 24Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Last Halloween Above GroundGuess who's back?! Staring into the friggin Abyss crew that's who! This week the gang begins celebrating Halloween with returning guest Sean M. Thompson and his short story The Last Halloween Above Ground. Before they start putting out candy, they discuss Rings of Power, Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim, Only Murders in the Building, Thor: Love & Thunder, Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, The Wire, Eric LaRocca's We Will Never Leave This Place, Stephen King's Song of Susannah, and Barbarian.  CW: Suicide discussion Buy The Last Halloween Above G...2022-09-221h 36Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastPlease Don't Tap on the Glass and Other Tales of the Melancholy & GrotesqueYou know what you need? Another upbeat inspirational episode of the Abyss! This week the gang welcomes Mike Lombardo to discuss his bonkers collection Please Don't Tap on the Glass and Other Tales of the Melancholy & Grotesque. Before diving into that aquarium they check out Glorious, Maxwell Ian Gold's Oblivion in Flux: A Collection of Cyber Prose, The Haunting of Camp Winter Falcon from Jonathan Raab, Devon A. Mihesuah's The Hatak Witches, Todd Kiesling's Devil's Creek , Sandman Netflix Series, Day Shift, C.L. Enterline's Kin, The Reborn by Bryan Smith. Put those headphones on and let's get rockin! 2022-09-011h 24Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMaking Horror Gay AFSit down class and get ready to be schooled! The Abyss gang leads a discussion on LGBTQIA horror, giving recommendations and highlights on books they loved. Before that, they talk The Rehearsal, R.R. Virdi's The First Binding, Nope (yet again), and Prey.2022-08-181h 16Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMoonfellowsCan we talk to you about the moon and macguffinite? Part of the Abyss crew joins Danger Slater on a magic trip to the moon to discover the truth about Moonfellows. As they are flying they spin yarns about Prey, Nope, Graham Masterton's The House That Jack Built, The Puppet King and Other Atonements by Justin A. Burnett, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Now jump on board, we're digging on the moon! Buy Moonfellows2022-08-111h 16Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastYour Mind Is a Terrible ThingThe system is down! The system is down! Join the Abyss crew on the M.G. Yellowjacket as they listen to Hailey Piper's mission briefing regarding her Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing. They talk sci-fi horror, brain monsters, helpers that speak like Broadway managers, and whether you are anti- or pro- tentacles. Now watch out for those fleshy things and get on board! (Heavy spoilers start around the 45 minute mark) Buy Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing2022-08-041h 30Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Ghost that Ate UsWelcome to the Abyss, can we take your order? This week 2/3rds of the gang travel to Jonny, Iowa to meet Daniel Kraus and discuss (spoiler-free) his investigations into the Burger City Poltergeist with his book The Ghost that Ate Us. Before chomping down on some fast food they talk Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky, Incantation, Critical Role, Kim Stanely Robinson's Red Mars, and Men. Now enjoy a shake and listen in! Buy The Ghost that Ate Us2022-07-281h 04Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWe Can Never Go BackPick up that phone, it's another episode of Staring Into the Abyss! This week the gang goes into the woods to answer the call of Daron Kappauff's We Can Never Go Back. Before their hike they discuss the Resident Evil TV show, Solar Opposites, J.F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams' Clickers, Brian Evenson's The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, The Black Phone, and Incantation. Now, listen in and figure out who is on the line! Buy We Can Never Go Back  2022-07-211h 03Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMaidenAvast there you mangy listeners! The Abyss crew board the Pepper Kay to see some creepy mermaids in T.C. Parker and Ward Nerdlo's Maiden. Before their voyage they check out The Boys, Stranger Things, Vasterian vol. 5 iss 1, the podcasts Lore and American Shadows, and Slow Horses. Now button up them sails and set a course for somewhere bleak! Buy Maiden2022-07-071h 04Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWe Can Never Leave This PlaceHello dear hearts! The Abyss gang travels to an apartment building during the apocalypse to discover Eric LaRocca's We Can Never Leave This Place. First, they take a gander at Mad God, Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe, The Black Phone, Charles Band's Confessions of a Puppetmaster, and The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier. Now get on in here and enjoy!   Buy We Can Never Leave This Place2022-06-301h 18Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastDiet Riot: A Fatterpunk AnthologyHey yo, welcome! The Abyss crew explores the fantastic Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology with its editors Sonora Taylor and Nico Bell. Before digging through their favorite stories they discuss Letters From Hades by Jeffery Thomas, Manborg novelization from Bret Nelson, A Quiet Place 2, The Bubble, Moonfall, Sayaka Murata's Earthlings, Barry, and Cullen Bunn's Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Now get on it! Buy Diet Riot ebook Buy Diet Riot paperback2022-06-231h 30Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Clown HuntClowns! Come out and pla-eee! This week the Abyss gang joins a group of clown hunters in Judith Sonnet's The Clown Hunt. Before they go on a murder party they take some time to discuss Danger Slater's Puppet Skin and He Digs a Hole, The Nightmare Factory graphic novel by Thomas Ligotti, Hunter x Hunter, Vinland Saga, Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, and Netflix's First Kill. Now get your cheese grater and get out there!   Pick up The Clown Hunt2022-06-161h 13Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastTo Be Devoured (redux)Howdy folks! The Abyss gang decided they needed another visit to Dr. Fawning's office, so they took a trip back to the woods and the farm with Sarah Tantlinger's To Be Devoured. Before that they discussed The Boys, Stranger Things, Sonora Taylor's Little Paranoias, Matt Cardin's What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror Fiction, Film, and Philosophy, Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, and L. Marie Wood's Telecommuting. Now go catch some moths and enjoy!2022-06-091h 01Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Island of Doctor Death and Other StoriesWelcome to the island of escapism! In this week's episode the Abyss gang travels to The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories by Gene Wolfe. Before their trip they take a look at Men, debrief Stokercon 2022, get Lovesickness with Junji Ito, explore Love, Death & Robots, and check out Elfquest.    Listen to The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories2022-05-261h 18Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMoon KnightExcelsior!! The Abyss gang gets all Marvelous this week as they explore the Spector aslyum and discuss Disney+'s Moon Knight. Before talking Mooncopters they take a look at The Sadness, David Peak's The World Below, Spiderman No Way Home, Netflix's Circle and The Pentaverate, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Kathy Koja's Bad Brains, and Ronald Malfi's Come With Me. Enjoy True Belivers! 2022-05-121h 24Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMigrationsOooeeee this is a good one! The Abyss gang tries to figure out what's going on in the world of Nick Antosca's Migrations with Sean M. Thompson. Before that we discuss Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, Anaconda, Gertrude Barrow's The Citadel of Fear, Hailey Piper's Queen of Teeth, and Adam Nevill's Cunning Folk. Be ready for some fun! Pick up The Girlfriend Game by Nick Antosca2022-04-281h 06Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastNo ExitAwww yeah, join the Abyss gang at our favorite rest stop as we discuss Orrin Grey's No Exit! Before we dig into cults and bathroom ettitqute we dive into some Shudder and Netflix movies checking out The Cellar, Cursed Films, and Choose or Die. Then it's on to Eric LaRocca's We Can Never Leave This Place, The Domination trilogy from S.M. Stirling, Immortelle by Catherine McCarthy, Siphon by A.A. Medina, Thomas Ligotti's My Work Is Not Yet Done, and The Citadel of Fear by Gertrude Barrows. Do it up! Read No Exit here. 2022-04-211h 10Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastTight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's BackWelcome to our little garden! Tiptoe through the tulips with the Abyss gang and special guest Elford Alley as they discuss Joe R Lansdale's Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back. Before that they check out Wesley Southard's Try Again and Cruel Summer, Manly Wade Wellman's The Old Gods Waken, Moon Knight, V Castro's Queen of Cicadas, and Glendon Swarthout's The Shootist. Read Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back2022-04-141h 04Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastBelowAre you ready kids? The Abyss gang is all back and this week they have special guest Laurel Hightower to fly high with the Mothman and discuss her newest Below. Before that they check out Moon Knight, The Hills Have Eyes, Krakow Monsters, Drive My Car, Alan Baxter's The Fall, James Kestrel's Five Decembers, and Margaret Oliphant's A Beleaguered City: and Other Tales of the Seen and Unseen.  Pick up Below here. 2022-04-071h 35Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastLow Kill ShelterHey hey hey! Join most of the gang on this week's Abyss as they discuss Low Kill Shelter by Porpentine Charity Heartscape with Eve Harms. Before that they take a look at the great Starship Troopers, The God's Eye View by Barry Eisler, C.V. Hunt and Andersen Prunty's Meat Photo, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Raised By Wolves.    Buy Low Kill Shelter2022-03-311h 17Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastA Woman Built by ManHey ya the gang is back! This week they are joined by S.H. Cooper to deep dive into the excellent anthology A Woman Built by Man. Before that they discuss the popular Elden Ring, check out Scream 2022, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022, Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant, Crossroad by Laurel Hightower, and Kijo: Japan's Most Notorious Female Criminals by Tara A. Devlin.  A Woman Built by Man - Cemetery Gates Media2022-03-241h 47Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastFor EmmyWelcome back to the Abyss! This week we hang out in a bookstore to find thin places with Mary SanGiovanni's For Emmy. Before that we have a little weather talk, D&D talk, a spoiler free discussion on The Batman, Catriona Ward's Sundial, R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt, Aliens Vs. Predators Ultimate Prey, Netflix's Someone Inside Your House, and the Final Destination movies.  Pick up For Emmy2022-03-101h 24Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastSweetgrass BloodAhoy-hoy Abyss listners! Join the gang as they learn the secrets of basket weaving and poetry when discussing Eden Royce's Sweetgrass Blood, which can be found in Nightmare Magazine. Before that, they dive into the Brian Keene universe with Terminal and The Seven, check out Steve Stred's Incarnate, The Night Trade by Barry Eisler, finish up Nightmare Alley from William Lindsay Gresham, and Impact Winter by Travis Beacham. https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/sweetgrass-blood/2022-03-031h 17Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Ballad of Black TomOh dang the Abyss gang is checking out Red Hook and things are getting crazy! Join them as they discuss Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom. They also take a look at Six Four from Hideo Yokoyama, And in Her Smile, the World by Rebecca J. Allred and Gordon B. White, Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham, and Beverly Lee's The House of Little Bones.2022-02-241h 02Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastRing ShoutYo yo yo! This week the Abyss gang tackles P. Djèlí Clark's Ring Shout. They also take a detour to discuss Ozark, Nightmare Alley, and the Futurama revival. In between all of that they look at Adam Neville's Last Days, White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson, and The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix. 2022-02-171h 08Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastSpermjackers From HellIs that title correct? Hell yes it is! Get ready to toss your mind into the gutter with the Abyss gang as they celebrate Valentine's Day early with Christine Morgan's Spermjackers From Hell. Things get sticky as they discuss extreme horror, what words you shouldn't say(looking at you moist), Netflix's Murderville, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, and Laura Hightower's Below. 2022-02-101h 18Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastCriteriumYo, what up! Join the abyss as they take a bike ride into addiction with Tyler Jones' Criterium. They also explore Archive 81, laugh at John Cena and Peacemaker, fall in love with Christi Nogle's Beulah, and question Hit-Monkey.2022-02-031h 01Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastCannibal CreatorYo! On this week's dive into the Abyss author Chad Lutzke joins us to discuss his Italian Cannibal explotation novel Cannibal Creator. We take a look at Netflix's Archive 81, explore the woods in Steve Stred's Mastodon, talk about Michael Cisco's Member, check out Brian Keene's With Teeth, and go classic with Bram Stoker's Dracula. 2022-01-271h 21Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe NestThe big 1-0-0 for the Abyss! Celebrate 100 episodes with the crew as they dig deep into the archive to cover for the second time Gregory A. Douglas' The Nest. Get ready for some cockroach goodness as they discuss this Paperback from Hell. Plus they talk about Peacemaker, literary journal The Deadlands, Netflix series Stay Close, and Sloth by Joanne Askew. (Recorded Jan. 16, 2022)  2022-01-201h 31Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Best of 2021The Abyss returns for 2022! Join us for our first new episode of the year as we talk about Dexter: New Blood, Eric Raglin's ANTIFA SPLATTERPUNK anthology, and the latest volume of Vasterian.  Then, we take a look back at our favorite books and films of 2021, including Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley, Zack Snyder's Justice League and The Suicide Squad, Psycho Goreman, The Last House on Needless Street, Razorblade Tears, The Book of Accidents, and Stephen Mack Jones' August Snow series. Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2022-01-131h 41Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Wicked Rex of the WestAuthor and YouTube personality Edward Lorn (writing as Ward Nerdlo) joins us in the Abyss alongside his The Wicked Rex of the West co-author, Daron Kappauff, for our last episode of 2021! In this spoiler-free episode, we discuss their approach to co-writing Wicked Rex, their future collaborations (as well as Lorn/Nerdlo's work with author T.C. Parker and their recently released Maiden), sensitivity readers, and Ernest Cline. Plus, we take a quick look at Amazon's Wheel of Time adaptation and the return of Tiger King. (Recorded Nov. 21, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Fol...2021-12-161h 11Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastAd Majorem Satanae GloriamThis week in the Abyss, we're talking about the Dash Cam movie confusion, The Bad Book anthology edited by John F.D. Taff, Almost Ruth by Tyler Jones, more thoughts on Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street and Marvel's Shang-Chi, and Sisters of Manchester by Selene Kapsaski and Jeff O'Brien. Then, all hell breaks loose as we discuss Damascus Mincemeyer's historical horror story, "Ad Majorem Satanae Gloriam," from his collection, Where the Last Light Dies. (Recorded Nov. 14, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  2021-12-091h 13Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastVelocityAuthor and Nictitating Books publisher Sean M. Thompson joins us in the Abyss to discuss fast food, tie-in fiction, Twitter tagging etiquette, and Kathe Koja's short story, "Velocity," from her collection, Velocities. We also talk about the animated dark fantasy film The Spine of Night, Bryan Asman's Man, F--- This House, B.R. Yeager's Negative Space, and Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. (Recorded Nov. 6, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Sean M. Thompson on Twitter: @SpookySeanT2021-12-021h 27Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastHavocAuthor Mike Thorn returns to the Abyss for a wide-ranging discussion about depression, the perils of social media, and "Havoc," the opening story from his latest collection, Peel Back and See.  Before we sink into Mike's story, we talk a bit about Netflix's Squid Game, parenting tips, online petitions to alter art, Alastair Reynolds, Dune (2021), final thoughts on Hunter Shea's Faithless, You Season 3, Hostel, and more! (Recorded Oct. 24, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-11-181h 27Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe CeremoniesThis week in the Abyss, we're discussing the much-vaunted and supposedly classic 80s horror tome, The Ceremonies, by T.E.D. Klein. We also review Shudder's Thai horror mockumentary, The Medium, Hunter Shea's Faithless, Edgar Allan Poe's "Diddling," The Secret Goatman Spookshow and Other Psychological Warfare Operations by Jonathan Raab, Midnight Mass spoilers, Netflix's House of Secrets, and Nicolas Cage's Willy's Wonderland. (Recorded Oct. 17, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-11-111h 31Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastFlight 389This week in the Abyss, we're discussing Greater Ventriloquist Jon Padgett's recently published short story, "Flight 389," from Nightmare Magazine Issue 109, and its larger connections to Padgett's work, particularly "20 Simple Steps to Ventriloquism." Before we get into all, though, we talk a bit about Catriona Ward's Last House on Needless Street, The Ghosts of Who You Were by Christopher Golden, Joseph Fink's middle grade horror book, The Halloween Moon, Dune, the Shudder Exclusive V/H/S/94, and the debut issue of the ComiXology Original We Have Demons by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. (Recorded Oct. 10, 2021) Follow Starin...2021-11-051h 36Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMiles To Go Before I SleepAuthor and podcaster Matt Wildasin returns to the Abyss for some trick-or-treating as we discuss Bentley Little's lost Nightmare on Elm Street novelette, "Miles To Go Before I Sleep," from the 1991 anthology, Nightmares on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger's Seven Sweetest Dreams.  Before we carve our way through Little's story, though, we talk about our week in horror with Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass and Squid Games, Dennis Etchison's The Dark Country, Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare, Hunter Shea's The Waiting, and bad horror movies! (Recorded Oct. 3, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Fo...2021-10-281h 25Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastPatient ZeroNightmare Yearnings author Eric Raglin joins us to discuss Tananarive Due's classic plague story, "Patient Zero," which revolves around a little boy in hospital quarantine. Before we get to that, though, we talk a bit about Malignant, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Donnie Goodman's short story collection, The Razorblades in My Head, Take the Corvus by Luke Kondor, Eric LaRocca's The Strange Things We Become and Other Dark Tales, and the British horror parody, Garth Morenghi's Darkplace. (Recorded Sept. 12, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Eric Raglin on Twit...2021-10-211h 23Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe RaftBeau Johnson, author of the Bishop Rider series, joins us in the Abyss to discuss Stephen King's short story, "The Raft," from the collection Skeleton Crew. Along the way, we also talk about Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney's True Faith and Allegiance, T.E.D. Klein's The Ceremonies, reading multiple books at once, and the joys of baling machines and wood chippers. (Recorded Sept. 5, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Beau Johnson on Twitter: @beaujohnson442021-10-141h 12Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastBirds of PassageThis week in the Abyss, we offer some quick thoughts on Joe R. Lansdale's Moon Lake, Ali Seay's To Offer Her Pleasure, Gordon B. White's short story collection, As Summer's Mask Slips and Other Disruptions, Matthew M. Bartlett's Music of the Moldering/If It Bleeds, bad hygeine, reading fatigue, and Star Trek. Then, it's on to our full-spoilers discussion of our story of the week, "Birds of Passage," by Gordon B. White, and the perils of camping! (Recorded Aug. 29, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-10-071h 15Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastCramptonJon Padgett, author and Editor-in-Chief of Grimscribe Press, joins us for a trip to Ohio to discuss Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz's unproduced 1998 "Crampton" screenplay for The X-Files. We also talk about Ali Seay's newest release, To Offer Her Pleasure, The Wheel of Time, additional thoughts on Beau Johnson's A Better Kind of Hate and S.H. Cooper's The Corpse Garden, Iseult Murphy's Zoo of the Dead and Other Horrific Tales, A24's The Green Knight, and Netflix's Brand New Cherry Flavor. (Recorded Aug. 22, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-09-301h 28Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastAstrumThis week in the Abyss, we take a trek through time, deep in the woods, as we explore Sean M. Thompson's novelette, Astrum, science class dissections, and trigger warnings. Up first, though, is our week in horror, featuring reviews of Netflix's Brand New Cherry Flavor, Beau Johnson's A Better Kind of Hate, The Corpse Garden by S.H. Cooper, and additional thoughts on James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and Suburban Gothic by Brian Keene and Bryan Smith. (Recorded Aug. 15, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-09-231h 25Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastRecitation of the First FeedingToday in the Abyss, we're gathering around the dinner table for a spoiler-filled discussion of Hailey Piper's cosmic horror short story, "Recitation of the First Feeding," from her collection, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy. We also talk about James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, Stephen King's Billy Summers, Star Wars: Light of the Jedi, Clarkson's Farm, Ed Piskor's Red Room from Fantagraphics, and Suburban Gothic by Brian Keene and Bryan Smith. (Recorded Aug. 8, 2021). Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-09-161h 24Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWet WorkThis week in the Abyss, we're unburying a zombie apocalypse splatterpunk classic for our in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of Philip Nutman's Wet Work!  Before we bite into the meat of this week's book, we talk a bit about Beau Johnson's Brand New Dark, David James Keaton's She Was Found In A Guitar Case, the latest issue of Vasterian, Unfortunate Elements of my Anatomy by Hailey Piper, M. Night Shyamalan's newest film, Old, Netflix's Katla and He-Man, and the video game, Lost in Vivio. (Recorded Aug. 1, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  2021-09-091h 33Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastSurvivor TypeAuthor Jeff Strand joins us in the Abyss to discuss the classic Stephen King story of autocannibalism, "Survivor Type." Before we get to that, though, we talk a bit about Brennan LeFaro's debut novel, Slattery Falls, Beau Johnson's Brand New Dark, Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever, Matt Wildasin's Melancholia, and Nick Cutter's Little Heaven. (Recorded July 25, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Jeff Strand on Twitter: @JeffStrand2021-09-021h 06Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastCamp NeverlandThe Abyss crew gather around the campfire for a spoiler-filled discussion of Lisa Quigley's Camp Neverland, an Unnerving Rewind or Die novella! We also talk about Nicholas Cage's Pig, our initial impressions of Kindle Vella, Beyond the Book of Eibon from Death Wound Publishing, and Netflix's Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Part Three: 1666! (Recorded July 18, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-08-261h 43Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastEmerald City BluesThis week in the Abyss, we welcome a new co-host as author Villimey Mist (The Banquet, Nocturnal Blood) joins the show! We are also joined by a guest, author Joshua "Squishy Sensations" Marsella (Severed, Scratches), to discuss Steven R. Boyett's classic, and sadly out of print, short story "Emerald City Blues," as featured in Midnight Grafitti.  We also talk about the first two installments in Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, Joe R. Lansdale's Moon Lake, Lauren C. Teffeau's Implanted, Josh Ruben's horror/comedy movie Werewolves Within, Eric Raglin's Nightmare Yearnings, and Wallflower by Chad Lutzke. (Recorded July 11, 2021) Follow S...2021-08-191h 36Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastIslandThis week in the Abyss, we're discussing the recent volumes of Shūzō Oshimi's manga, Blood on the Tracks, Nick Kolakowski's latest release, Absolute Unit, from Crystal Lake Publishing, Django Wexler's rock 'em, sock 'em giant fighting robots of Hard Reboot, Disney+'s Loki, the return of Milestone Comics, and comic book controversies. Then, we pull hard to port and find ourselves stranded on a deserted tropical island for our spoiler-filled discussion of Richard Laymon's Island. (Recorded June 27, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-08-121h 45Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Tell-Tale HeartAuthor Nicole Cushing (A Sick Gray Laugh, The Sadist's Bible) joins us for an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." Before that, though, we talk a bit about Jeff Strand's Pressure, Christine Morgan's Trench Mouth, transgressive literature, the Christopher Walken-led film, Communion, Twin Peaks and David Lynch. (Recorded June 23, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Nicole Cushing on Twitter: @nicolecushing2021-08-051h 30Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastLast BreathAuthor Tyler Jones (Criterium, The Dark Side of the Room) joins us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Joe Hill's short story, "Last Breath," from 20th Century Ghosts. Our Week In Horror looks back on James Newman's latest novella, Ride or Die, Richard Laymon's Island, additional thoughts on the Cooties Shot Required anthology from Broken Eye Books, Philip Fracassi's Beneath the Pale Sky, and the Shudder Original film, Caveat. (Recorded June 13, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Tyler Jones on Twitter: @tjoneswriter Tyler's website: https://www.tylerjones.net/2021-07-291h 30Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastBeyond the TriangleWhile Richard is away, Michael and Matt take control of the Abyss for a spoiler-filled discussion of their co-hosts debut short story, "Beyond the Triangle," as published in the anthology, Dark Words: Stories of Urban Legends and Folk Lore, edited by Jamie and Matt Wildasin.  Before that, though, we talk about summer horror reads, the Broken Eye Books anthologies Cootie Shot Required and Whether Change, Lisa Quigley's Hell's Bells, the philosophies of Thomas Ligotti and Eugene Thacker, Tim Meyer's Paradise Club, and... Food Network? We also peel back another layer of the giant onion that is Matt Brand...2021-07-221h 51Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastA Key For Any LockElle Turpitt, editor and co-runner of Divination Hollow Reviews, joins us this week for a spoiler-filled discussion about S.H. Cooper's short story, "A Key For Any Lock," from the charity horror anthology, We Are Wolves. Before we get to that, though, we take a look back at our Week In Horror and talk about Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, Michael's slow progress through Stephen Graham Jones's latest, the slasher story My Heart is a Chainsaw, Matt gives us a special report on this year's virtual StokerCon 2021 and Halloween novelizations, and Elle talks up Netflix's Son of...2021-07-151h 23Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Navajo NightmareThe Navajo Nightmare authors, David Sodergren and Steve Stred, join us to discuss their collaborative horror western, their writing process as a team, and the importance of picking whose name goes first on the cover. Before all that, though, we take a look back at our Week in Horror with thoughts on Spiral: From the Book of Saw, S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears, Evil Dead (2013), Beetlejuice and other kids-friendly '80s fare, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, and the forthcoming The Wizard of Oz/Jurassic Park mash-up, The Wicked Rext of the West, from Edward Lorn and Dar...2021-07-081h 22Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Dark Side of the RoomIcelandic horror author Villimey Mist returns to the Abyss to bust Viking myths and joins us for a spoiler-filled discussion of Tyler Jones' The Dark Side of the Room! Before that, though, we take a look back at our Week in Horror with reviews of Resident Evil Village, Brian Keene's vampire novella, With Teeth, Shudder's documentary series, In Search of Darkness, Eric LaRocca's Thing Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Cullen Bunn's one-shot comic Eden, and the manga Zom 100. (Recorded May 9, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Villimey Mist on Twitt...2021-07-011h 48Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMortal KombatThe Abyss crew journey to Outworld to discuss the recently released Mortal Kombat movie and examine the myriad complexities, subtleties, and deep meanings found in this action flick's themes and messages. Before this spoiler-filled discussion, though, we take some quick looks at Jacob's Wife, Mary SanGiovanni's Thrall, Michael McBride's Extant, and the pearls of wisdom found in Amazon's customer reviews. (Recorded May 2, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-06-241h 21Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastInterstate Love AffairBuckle up, kids, because the Abyss is hitting the road to examine Stephen Graham Jones' "Interstate Love Affair," from his novella collection, Three Miles Past! Before we reach I-90 and the killer roadside attractions is offers, Rich offers up some thoughts on Caroline Kepnes' You Love Me, Michael dives into Chuck Wendig's The Book of Accidents, and Matt's checks the weather to tell us it Feels like Rain in John Bergin's collection of short stories. We also talk about the Resident Evil: Village demo, the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Invincible, Creepshow, and the kaij...2021-06-171h 33Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Pig (with author Wesley Southard)Splatterpunk Award-winning author Wesley Southard joins us in the Abyss to discuss Edward Lee's notorious novella, The Pig! Before we get into that spoiler-filled discussion, Rich talks about Shin Godzilla, Matt gives us the rundown on Michael Cisco's Antisocieties and Jurassichrist, and Wesley shares some thoughts on Bentley Little and his novel, The Handyman. We also take a look at The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the immediate future of the MCU. (Recorded April 18, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring Follow Wesley Southard on Twitter: @WesSouthard2021-06-101h 28Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastGodzilla vs KongOn this very special episode, hosts Richard Gerlach, Matt Brandenburg, and Michael Patrick Hicks face-off over the latest Monsterverse blockbuster, Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs Kong! Before that, though, we're discussing Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Tiffany McDaniel's literary novel Betty, Anoka by Shane Hawk, Michael Cisco's Antisocieties, and Rich reads to us from the book of Jurassichrist. (Recorded April 11, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring2021-06-031h 19Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastCrouch EndWe get that Friday night feeling as cosmic horror author and podcaster Mary SanGiovanni joins us in the Abyss to discuss "Crouch End," from Stephen King's short story collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Before that, though, we talk a bit about David Peak's newest collection, Eyes in the Dust and Other Stories, Jonathan Maberry's latest Joe Ledger novel, Relentless, Somer Canon and Wesley Southard's Slaves to Gravity, and Tim Waggoner's Writing in the Dark Online Symposium. (Recorded March 28, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  Follow Mary SanGiovanni on Twitter: @marysangiovanni2021-05-271h 34Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastMapping the InteriorAnoka author Shane Hawk joins us to discuss Stephen Graham Jones's Mapping the Interior. Before we get to that spoiler-filled discussion, we also talk about The SnyderCut of Justice League, the horror comedy flick Koko-Di Koko-Da, James Harren's kaiju comic Ultramega, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's debut episode! (Recorded March 21, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  Follow Shane Hawk on Twitter: @shanehawkk Visit Shane Hawk's website at https://shanehawk.com/2021-05-201h 43Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWhere Are You Going, Where Have You Been RevisitedThis week, author Cynthia Pelayo (Children of Chicago) joins us as we revisit the Joyce Carol Oates's 1966 short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have Been," and its connection to the Pied Piper of Tuscon serial killer and Pelayo's collection of true crime poetry, Into the Forest and All the Way Through. Our Week in Horror discussion includes James Tynion IV's comic book series The Department of Truth, Todd Keisling's A Life Transparent, Apple TV's exclusive series Servant, and the films, Saint Maud, The Vigil, and The Empty Man. (Recorded March 14, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abys...2021-05-131h 22Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Communion of SaintsAuthor Patrick Barb, whose short story, "I Will Not Read Your Haunted Script," recently placed second in Divination Hollow Reviews Horror in Hollywood contest, joins us to discuss John Langan's story, "The Communion of Saints," from the recently released collection, Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies.  Our Week in Horror segments includes discussions of Gina Ranalli's All Men Are Trash, One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe, Brian Asman's Jailbroke, and the finale of Disney+ Marvel Studios series, WandaVision. (Recorded March 7, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  Follow Patrick Barb on Twiter...2021-05-061h 35Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastNegative SpaceContent Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide as depicted in the film The Dark and the Wicked and B.R. Yeager's Negative Space. This week, we're talking about depression, drug abuse, suicide, and poo sticks as we take a deep dive into our Story of the Week with B.R. Yeager's cosmic horror novel, Negative Space!  First, though, we explore our Week in Horror with the Shudder premiere of The Dark and the Wicked, Alex White's Alien: Into Charybdis, Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus, Shūzō Oshimi's manga series Blood on the Tracks, and the p...2021-04-291h 33Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThrough The WoodsComic book writer John Lees (Sink, Mountainhead, Hotell) joins us in the Abyss to discuss Emily Carroll's graphic novel of short stories, Through the Woods. Our Week in Horror round-up includes reviews of Stephen King's Later, A24's latest horror flim, Saint Maud, Llamagedon, The Stand remake, Naoki Urasawa's manga series, Pluto, and episode seven of WandaVision! (Recorded Feb. 21, 2021) Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring  Follow John Lees on Twitter: @johnlees927 John Lees's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johnlees2021-04-221h 23Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Night SunThis week, we chat about the horror film Fingers, Cassandra Khaw's forthcoming release, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Marvel's WandaVision, Cynthia Pelayo's Children of Chicago, and find out what Matt blames The Ghost Writers Podcast for.  Then, it's on to our spoiler-filled discussion of the week as we explore Zin E. Rocklyn's Tor.com Original story, The Night Sun! (Recorded Feb. 14, 2021) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring...2021-04-151h 12Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastKiller FliesThis week, we're talking about Bloody Hell, Gwendolyn Kiste's Boneset & Feathers, the indie RPG video game Oromi, and John Carpenter's latest album, Lost Themes III. Then, we travel to Santa Fe to investigate a case of Killer Flies for our in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of Mark Kendall's 1983 horror novel, recently reissued by Encyclopocalypse Publications! (Recorded Feb. 7, 2021) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring   2021-04-081h 13Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Bungalow HouseHunky boys Richard Gerlach and Matt Brandenburg discuss the recently released horror flick, PG: Psycho Goreman, while Michael Patrick Hicks delivers his review of Rio Youers's crime caper novel, Lola on Fire. They also talk about Encyclopocalypse Publications, Shudder's The Queen of Black Magic, and the fourth episode of WandaVision. Then, they step out of the Abyss to venture into Thomas Ligotti's vermin-ridden "The Bungalow House" for this week's spoiler-filled story of the week and the possible inspirations and influences Ligotti's dark horrors have had on... Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse? (Recorded January 31, 2021) The theme music, "Insidious," was cre...2021-04-011h 15Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Black CatAuthor Mike Thorn (Shelter for the Damned) joins us for a spoiler-filled discussion of the 1843 short story, "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Before that, though, we each discuss our Week In Horror with brief reviews of John Lees's latest comic series Hotell, Sci-Fi & Scary's body horror anthology Twisted Anatomy, Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White, Joanna Koch's The Wingspan of Severed Hands, John Farris's The Axeman Cometh, and Alessandro Manzetti's collection of horror poems inspired by Jack the Ripper, Whitechapel Rhapsody. (Recorded Jan. 24, 2021) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is use...2021-03-251h 20Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastYellow TeethThis week, we're drilling deep into Adam Nevill's "Yellow Teeth," as printed in his story collection Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors. Our Week in Horror discussion centers around John Lees's comic book Mountainhead, Andrew J. Stone's All Hail the House Gods, and John Wayne Communale's Mage of the Hellmouth. Then, we discuss the premiere episode of WandaVision! Along the way we also solve a lot of the world's biggest problems and tackle the thorny issue of ebook pricing and digital bundling. (Recorded Jan. 17, 2021) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used her...2021-03-181h 44Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe Worm and His KingsRecorded in the aftermath of the January terrorist attack on the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., Richard, Matt, and Michael reflect on recent events and the legacy of the Trump presidency, which culminated in an attempted coup and the overthrowing of the November 2020 presidential election results. Then, we move onto our Week in Fictional Horrors and talk about the Chainsaw Man manga, Nico Bell's Shiver: A Chilling Horror Anthology, Max Booth III's bathroom horror novella We Need To Do Something, Starving Ghosts in Every Thread by Eric LaRocca, and our experiences playing Cyberpunk 2077. After that, we discuss our Sto...2021-03-111h 29Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastWormwoodAuthors Chad Lutzke and Tim Meyer join us for a spoiler-filled discussion about their novel, Wormwood, what their collaboration was like, and the influences behind their dark coming-of-age tale. Before all that, though, we discuss Junji Ito's Remina, J. Blake Fichera's Scored to Death 2 More Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers, Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana, Ronald Malfi's Mr. Cables, and various works from Stephen King, including the premiere of The Stand miniseries. (Recorded Dec. 20, 2020) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the t...2021-03-041h 51Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe RifleAuthor Jeremy Robert Johnson (The Loop) joins us in the Abyss to discuss Jack Ketchum's wicked and potent short story, "The Rifle," as well as the connections between violence and mental illness. Our weekly round-up segment includes reviews of Nemesai by Brian Keene and John Urbancik, Repo Virtual by Corey J. White, Villimey Mist's Nocturnal Farm, HBO's comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, Keith Rosson's Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons, The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson, and Ronald Kelly's Season's Creepings. (Recorded Dec. 13, 2020)  The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the term...2021-02-251h 36Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastThe CipherThis week, hosts Scott Kemper (aka Richard Gerlach), Matt Brandenburg, and author Michael Patrick Hicks discuss the Netflix movie Da 5 Bloods, the crime noir novel Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby, Death Head Press's second splatter-western book Hunger on the Chisholm Trail by M. Ennenbach, and Stephen Graham Jones's latest horror novel, The Only Good Indians. Then, we take a deep, spoiler-filled dive into Kathe Koja's recently re-issued polarizing classic, The Cipher! The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music...2020-10-011h 17Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastLive Through ThisIt's our sex and politics episode as author Kev Harrison (The Balance) joins us to discuss Nadia Bulkin's short story contribution to the Dim Shores Looming Low anthology with "Live Through This." Before we discuss Nadia's story, though, we talk about the Waco miniseries, Stephen King's latest release, If It Bleeds, Richard Matheson's Hell House, John Everson's Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions, Sole Survivor by Zachary Ashford, Ross Jeffery's Juniper, the film Butt Boy, and Andre Duza's Don't F[Bleep]k with the Coloureds. After that, it's on to our spoiler-filled discussion of "Live Throug...2020-08-201h 32Dead HeadspaceDead HeadspaceRichard GerlachRichard Gerlach, formerly known as Scott Kemper, is a writer and a co-host on the Starring Into the Abyss podcast show.2020-08-011h 21Dead HeadspaceDead HeadspaceRichard GerlachRichard Gerlach, formerly known as Scott Kemper, is a writer and a co-host on the Starring Into the Abyss podcast show.2020-08-011h 21Staring Into the Abyss: A PodcastStaring Into the Abyss: A PodcastTo Be DevouredAuthor Red Lagoe joins us this week to discuss Sara Tantlinger's Stoker-nominated novella, To Be Devoured, while Scott rants about Amazon's original series, Hunters. We also talk about the new The Invisible Man film, the exile and return of director Richard Stanley, Velocipastor, and Todd Keisling's cosmic horror novel, Devil's Creek. The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring 2020-06-181h 18Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Looking Glass by Richard Paul EvansPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Looking Glass Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'It is silent now, the blizzard has paused and left the moment still. I think about them both at such times -- roaming the shadowlands of remembrance amidst the shards of my broken heart.' --Exerpt from Hunter Bell's diary The winter storms of the wide-open frontier reflect the anguish raging in Hunter Bell, a minister who heads to Utah's gold-mining towns after his wife...2012-02-2103 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Lay of the Land by Richard FordPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lay of the Land Series: #3 of Bascombe Trilogy Author: Richard Ford Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 24, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author. With The Sportswriter, in 1985, Richard Ford began a cycle of novels that ten years later – after Independence Day won both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award – was hailed by The Times of London as “an extraordinary epic [that] is nothing less th...2006-10-2410 min