Postcards from a Dying World

Hey folks at the recent international gathering of horror writers Stokercon, I was a part of a panel on eco-horror and Climate Change moderated by Carol Gyzander. I think this wide ranging conversation will be fun for my listeners. You know me so let's introduce the other writers. Victoria Nations is a biologist with over 20 years working with Florida ecosystems and environmental regulations,...

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds together and we talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the fifth season of Star Trek Discovery. Returning for our 10th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. In this epi...

Joining me on this episode of PFDW is author, writer and film director Izzy Lee who joined me on episode 121 to promote her Kickstarter campaign to film her first feature-length film House of Ashes. We talk about that film as it is now in post-production. This time Izzy is here is talk about her first novel I Can See Your Lies from Dark Hart Books, an imprint of Dark Matter Ink. Most of the conver...

Returning for his fourth appearance on the podcast Bird Box author Josh Malerman is back! This time we talk about Josh’s five-novella collection Spin a Black Yarn. To me, there is no more consistent voice in horror. An outside observer who doesn’t actually read his work and judges by the mainstream -meme culture of Bird Box might not have any idea just how creative, and experimental he is. I was a...

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel...

In this episode, I welcome back The Mountain in the Sea author Ray Nayler for his second time on the show. He is my reigning Top Read of the Year author and he is back with another Banger. This novella packs more ideas and character-rich philosophical Sci-fi into 100 pages than most novels three times the length. We talk a little bit about the continued reaction to The Mountain in the Sea, the wri...

In this episode, we talk with the author of one of my favorite new novels of last year and one that will probably top my list next year. Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama (2011), Seiun nominated The Violent Century (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winning A Man Lies Dreaming (2014), the Campbell Award, Neukom Prize and Chinese Nebula winning Central Station...

When Star Trek Voyager’s popular character Seven of Nine returned to the franchise in the first season of Picard it was a closely guarded secret in that first episode back Seven mentioned years spent being a frontier law enforcer with an outfit called the Fenris Rangers. My guest in this episode is prolific Star Trek author David Mack. When he heard the name Fenris Rangers, he paused the show, wro...

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel...

Lucy A. Snyder is the six-time Bram Stoker award-winning author of Sister, Maiden, Monster. It is a science fiction novel. In the tradition of Weird Tales where the line between SF, Fantasy, and horror is thin I call on the admins to expand not narrow how they define Science Fiction. This novel uses dynamic and character work to blend emotional heartbreak, paranoid terror, and cosmic implications....

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel...

Support my show with tip on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff One of the biggest inspirations for my career was the two volumes published by Avon Books in the early 90s from author and interviewer Stanley Wiater. The books Dark Dreamers Conversations with the masters of Horror, and Dark Visions: Conversations with the masters of the Horror Film were foundational for me. Featuring two doze...

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff Author Cody Goodfellow two episodes in a row! Cody Goodfellow is the author of more than a dozen books but he is here to talk his new thriller from Titan books Vertical. It is one of my top reads of the year. WE have some general talk and the start and then get into the new book. I assumed once the secret of Cody Goodfellow got out he was on track to beco...

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff San Diego’s 2024 New Year’s Reading Resolution Event Recorded live at Verbatim Books. (so the sound is not the best sorry) Join members of the San Diego Horror Writers Association in an event to promote reading in 2024 and kick off the countdown to StokerCon, the international gathering of the Horror Writers Association, being held this summer right here...

This year I read 111 books, novelettes, graphic novels, or SF magazines, with a total of 29,784 pages. It was a good year for new releases, and I intend to focus on retro reads next year. Joining for the third annual Favorite Reads podcast is Judge Marc Rothenberg. We finally got on board with reading some of the same books so this is a long one. I don’t make money for all the time I spend reading...

Simple episode. I do short reviews of every book I read this year. Stayed for an episode talking about my favorite reads of 2023 with Marc Rothenberg. In January I will post a list of all the books. My blog has complete reviews of course. www.davidagranoff.blogspot.com I spent many hours working on book reviews and podcasts this year and don’t make a dime so if you enjoy the content please conside...

Get out your notebooks! Or get ready to add some movies to your watch list on Letterboxd or IMDB! In this episode I invited two of my biggest movie nerd friends to talk about our year in movies. This is a two-hour discussion on our favorite movies of 2023. We each have very different tastesAnthonythree-hour so there will be lots of movie talk no spoilers. Joining me are filmmaker and Good Clean Fu...

In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about th...

Philip Fracassi is a novelist and screenwriter most known for his hard-hitting traditional horror fiction but is branching out into Science Fiction and historical novels. He is the author of the award-winning story collections, Beneath a Pale Sky and Behold the Void. His novels include Don’t Let Them Get You Down (Zagava Press), A Child Alone with Strangers (Talos Press), Gothic (Cemetery Dance),...

In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about th...

Mike Carey is a writer I have been a fan of since long before he was writing novels. His run on Hellblazer made me a fan instantly. Creator of Lucifer the Sandman spin-off he made his name in comics. Under his own name, he wrote an excellent series of novels about an exorcist named Felix Castor. It wasn’t until he published under a thinly veiled pen name MR Carey that he had an international bests...

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds together and we talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the fourth season of Star Trek Lower Decks. Returning for our 9th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao and for th...

In this special episode of Postcards from a Dying World we are talking about the international bestselling anthology Never Whistle at Night co-edited by Shane Hawk. Never Whistle at Night is the type of anthology like Dark Forces, Revelations, or Dark Matter that will live on for Generations. Fans of short horror fiction should not miss this collection but it is also a must-have for horror readers...

In this special episode of Postcards from a Dying World, we cover the book I have been talking about for two years now. My WW II vampire novel has finally hit the streets. You can order from anywhere that carries books and Barnes and Noble with soon carry it coast to coast. If you want a signed copy order it through here in San Diego at Mysterious Galaxy. To help me cover this book I called on two...

Episode 122 of Postcards is a special episode featuring the return of one of my favorite authors. Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, and horror legend John Shirley is most famous as one of the screenwriters of The Crow. He is the author of several dozen novels and multiple award-nominated and acclaimed short story collections including the award-winning Black Butterflies and the recently reissued Really,...