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PODCAST

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Richard Gerlach

Staring Into The Abyss podcast is a round-table discussion of all things horror. Join hosts and authors Richard Gerlach, Matt Brandenburg, and Villimey Mist as they discuss a horror story of the week, along with the latest releases in horror films, television, games, and literature every Thursday.

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01:07:56

Back from the Abyss...again!

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/09/12

Somehow Staring Into The Abyss returned!! That's right, after a month of silence part of the gang is back. This week we take a look at what we've been reading and watching while we were gone, chatting up Danger Slater's Starlet, Umbrella Academy, A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter, Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider, Glass Stories by Ivy Grimes, Alien: Romulus, Scavenger's Reign, The Book of Bill by Bill Cipher, Baghead, and Taunt. Now, keep staring into that void and maybe

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01:22:40

The Dissonance with Shaun Hamill

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/08/08

You all wanna do some magic?! This week the Abyss gang is joined by Shaun Hamill to discuss his new book The Dissonance. Before digging into his writing process and influences they chat about Trap, Patrick Barb's The Children's Horror, Longlegs, House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias, John Fram's No Road Home, Deadpool & Wolverine, Invaginies by Joe Koch, What We Do In the Shadows, and Scavenger's Reign. Now let's go in the woods and learn some secrets!

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01:20:49

Where are the horror fiction sequels?

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/07/25

In a very special Abyss episode: sequels! The gang sits down to discuss horror fiction sequels and ask why don't we see more of them. Before this deep dive they chat about Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House, Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook, Moses Ose Utomi's The Lies of the Ajungo and The Truth of the Aleke, City in Ruins by Don Winslow, Longlegs, The Haunted Bath, and Haunted Reels: Tales From the Minds of Professional Filmmakers. Now get ready for the gang to be serious!!!

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01:20:53

Paradise Retouched by Marc Laidlaw

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/07/18

Let's join the abyss crew on vacation!!!! They found this cool little house in Hawaii, Marc Laidlaw suggested it in his story Paradise Retouched. Before they check out the pictures on the wall, they discuss My Favorite Thing is Monsters vol 2 by Emil Ferris, Ryo Hanada's Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology, and The Acolyte. Now listen in as we try to figure out who's whistling outside... Read Paradise Retouched

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01:20:26

The Age of Decayed Futurity by Mark Samuels

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/07/04

Remember when TVs had static? Crazy times! This week the Abyss gang find the truth behind the world in Mark Samuels' The Age of Decayed Futurity. Before freezing to death they discuss Thomas Ligotti's Michigan Basement, Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell, A Cure For Wellness, Under the Banner of Heaven, Rob Ramierez's Doomsday Daytrip, and Cold, Black & Infinite by Todd Kiesling. Now strap in and get ready for the future!

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01:32:06

Pride Month Short Story Twofer!

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/06/13

Awww yeah, magically horror times ahead!! This week the Abyss gang discuss two short stories! Spirit Tasting for Ridley House, April 2016 by Alex Acks and You Were Once Wild Here by Carlie St. George. Before the dive into these amazing tales they take a look at Under Paris, Nathaniel Benchly's The Visitors, Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, and Violent Faculties by Charlene Elsby. Now sit back and enjoy! Read Spirit Tasting for Ridley House, April 2016 Read You Were Once Wild Here

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01:36:29

The Vast by Matt Wildasin

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/06/06

[Insert witty welcome here] This week the Abyss gang is joined by Matt Wildasin to discuss his new book The Vast. Before entering the apartment that might be from Silent Hill, they chat about In A Violent Nature, Furiosa, Clarkson's Farm, Bodkin, and Late Night With the Devil. Now fight back thoses ghosts and listen in! Buy The Vast

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01:02:23

Things are about to get weird

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/05/30

You want the weird? I got your weird right here! This week the gang digs into some weird media outside of the book world. Before they get there they discuss Animal Well, I Saw the TV Glow, Carnosaur by Harry Adam Knight, Stephen King's You Like it Darker, Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont, and Smarty Pants. Now let's get crazy, wait, no, I mean, let's get weird!

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01:30:07

The Day of the Door with Laurel Hightower

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/05/09

Calling all ghost and trauma enthusiasts! The Abyss crew wants you! Join them and Laurel Hightower as they delve deep into narcissim and hauntings in her newest book: The Day of the Door. Before exploring the past they discuss Matthew M. Bartlett's Creeping Waves, Rebel Moon, A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter, Michael Tichy's The Winnowing Draw, Them, Late Night With the Devil, The Fall of the House of Usher, Welcome to Your Body: Lessons in Evisceration, Dredge, and Peter Walker's

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01:13:24

Clear Lake Killer: 1974 with Sean Malia Thompson

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/05/02

It's time kiddos! The Abyss crew talk with Sean Malia Thompson about his upcoming book Clear Lake Killer: 1974. Before that they discuss 2023, serial killers, and dive in to Abigail, Infested, Love LIes Bleeding, Humane, Baby Reindeer, and The Circle. Now dig and enjoy!

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01:03:02

Reality But More Fun with Madeleine Swann

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/04/25

Oh goodie, another podcast episode! This week the Abyss gang is joined by Madeleine Swann to discuss how reality can be better and her new book Reality But More Fun. Before diving into this wacky theme park they chat about The First Omen, Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama, The Boogeyman, American Fiction, Fallout, and Michael Tichy's The Winnowing Draw. Now step into the headset and listen in!

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01:34:08

Contastic!!!

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/04/18

How many times can we say con in this episode?? This week the Abyss crew takes a look at cons. They share their opinions on do's and don'ts, expectations, and their general thoughts about those fun things that happens when creatives get in one giant space. Before con talk, they discuss Harlan Ellison's Greatest Hits, Suzume, Where Wolf by Rob Saucedo, and Fallout. Now strap in and get your con education! *Note: this is just our opinions and thoughts, by no means does this represent everyone's

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53:28

The Mother of All Monsters by Paula D Ashe

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/03/28

Dear listners, have we got a podcast for you! This week the Abyss gang digs into the layers of being a parent to a serial killer with Paula D Ashe's The Mother of All Monsters. Before they chat about the extreme measures taken to ensure your child stops, they discuss Late Night With the Devil, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, The Program, Quiet on the Set, and Kelly Link's White Cat, Black Dog: Stories.

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01:33:47

The Haunting of Velkwood with Gwendolyn Kiste

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/03/14

What's scarier than a haunted neighborhood? A new episode!! This week the Abyss gang is joined by Gwendolyn Kiste to discuss her newest book The Haunting of Velkwood. Before diving into the grief and ghosts, they chat about Poor Things, The Crimson Labyrinth by Yusuke Kishi, Jamison Shea's I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans, The Program, Joshua Hull's Mouth, and Happiness. Be just a little afraid as we dig in to the past and listen in!

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59:12

Abyss Spotlight on Black Horror Writers

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/02/22

It's time, Abyss time!!! On this week's episode the Abyss crew sit down to spotlight some of their favorite Black horror writers and their books. Before the deep dive they discuss All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill, Maurice Broaddus' Knights of Breton Court, The Kill List, Mark Russell's Cereal, Enchanted Pilgrimage by Clifford D. Simak, Invincible, and The Marvels. Now listen in and hopefully you'll find a new favorite writer!

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01:37:37

Grasshands with Kyle Winker and Laurel Hightower

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/02/15

Hey 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!!

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01:17:14

The Wishing Pool - Tananarive Due

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2024/02/08

Ahhh yeah!!! You can't escape the Abyss! The Abyss crew is back and discussing Tananarive Due's The Wishing Pool. Before they tell you why you should be careful what you wish for, they chat up True Detective, American Fiction, Cobra Kai, Adam Nevill's All the Fiends of Hell, The Hangman Feeds the Jackal by Coy Hall, MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Robert E Howard's The Coming of Conan, American Nightmare, Hailey Piper's Even the Worm Will Turn. Now get ready for another year of

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56:50

2023 in the Abyss!

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2023/12/21

Happy Abyssmas!!! Don't spend time with your family, spend it with the Abyss crew as they take a look back at 2023. Hear about some of their favorite things from the year, about potatoes, Iceland winter traditions, and elbow pics. We'll be back in 2024!

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01:09:22

Visitation Rights by Kealan Patrick Burke

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2023/12/14

Another Christmas in the trenches!! It's time for some warm and fuzzy holiday feelings as the Abyss gang sits down to enjoy Kealan Patrick Burke's Visitation Rights. Before they check for presents, they discuss Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, The Boy and the Heron, P.L. McMillian's Sisters of the Crimson Vine, Godzilla Minus One, Terrified, and When Evil Lurks. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Buy Dead of Winter

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01:28:29

The Plastic Priest with Nicole Cushing

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast ·

2023/12/07

It's time to learn about a new religion! The Abyss gang is joined by Nicole Cushing to discuss her new novella The Plastic Priest and discover the word. Before sitting in the church, they chat about Godzilla Minus One, Speed Racer, Garrett Cook's A God of Hungry Walls, Chaindevils by Matthew Mitchell, Kristopher Triana's Along the River of Flesh, Wise Guy, and Milan Kundera's The Farewell Party. Now grab those action figures and listen! Buy The Plastic Priest

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