Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Episode 171 - The Phoenix on the Sword 02.07.2026 ↓

We're joined by guest Kenneth Hite as we cover the very first Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard, The Phoenix on the Sword!

Roleplaying Game News! 10.06.2026 ↓

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Study 168 - Founding Father 04.06.2026 ↓

A space traveler wrestles with the need for human companionship... and LOSES! Join us as we discuss the pastoral sci-fi story Founding Father by Clifford D. Simak!

Study 165 - The Voyage of King Euvoran - Part 1 07.05.2026 ↓

A king loses his crown and his bald spot is exposed! Join us as we chart his quest to regain his royalty in The Voyage of King Euvoran by Clark Ashton Smith!

Study 162 - All She Said Was Yes 02.04.2026 ↓

We're kicking off a month of Shirley Jackson stories with All She Said Was Yes, a suburban take on the Cassandra complex from her collection Dark Tales. Boats, bad neighbors and psychics - IT'S AMAZING!

Study 159 - Necroscope - Part 1 05.03.2026 ↓

Vampires, espionage, weird sex and math! Join us as we dig into Brian Lumley's Necroscope, a novel about a man who can speak to the dead.

Study 156 - Delcardes' Cat 05.02.2026 ↓

King Kull converses with a cat, licks lake monsters and gets smack-talked by Thulsa Doom in Robert E. Howard's Delcardes' Cat!

Study 153 - There Will Come Soft Rains 08.01.2026 ↓

We're starting sci-fi month with a smart-home story set in 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury!

Original Fiction - Haunted 23.12.2025 ↓

“Haunted” was written, read and scored by Chad Fifer, with the generous participation of Heather Klinke.

Study 150 - The Soldier and Death 04.12.2025 ↓

We're casting weird fairy tale magic all month, beginning with the Russian classic The Soldier and Death!

Study 147 - Slaughterhouse-Five - Part 1 06.11.2025 ↓

Get unstuck in time with us as we begin Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, a profound novel about war, trauma and plunger-shaped aliens.

Study 144 - Blind Man's Buff 02.10.2025 ↓

Start Spooky Season Spookily with Blind Man's Buff, a haunted house tale by H.R. Wakefield!

Study 141 - There Are More Things / The Book of Sand 04.09.2025 ↓

It's a double-feature of Lovecraftian tales by Jorge Luis Borges: There Are More Things & The Book of Sand!

Study 138 - Who or What Was It? 07.08.2025 ↓

We're joined by special guest Jamie Brittain to discuss the uncanny tale Who or What Was It? by Kingsley Amis!

Study 135 - The Sword of Spartacus 03.07.2025 ↓

Imperial Rome collides with the Cthulhu Mythos in The Sword of Spartacus by Richard L. Tierney!

Study 132 - The New Accelerator 05.06.2025 ↓

H.G. Wells breaks into the energy drink market with his short story The New Accelerator. We've consumed it! Hear our review!

Study 129 - Liberation of Earth 08.05.2025 ↓

Earth is stuck in a war between alien races with devastating consequences, and it's somehow funny! Join us as we discuss Liberation of Earth by William Tenn!

Study 126 - The Swords 03.04.2025 ↓

Listen in as we discuss Robert Aickman's strange short story of sexual trauma, The Swords.

Study 123 - The Pilgrimage of Clifford M. - Part 1 06.03.2025 ↓

We're kicking off March is for Draculas with a FANGER of a vampire story by Bob Leman: The Pilgrimage of Clifford M.!

Study 120 - Window 06.02.2025 ↓

We're looking into Window by Bob Leman, and we're seeing some scary stuff! Join us as we discuss this crazy scifi-horror-fantasy story!

Study 117 - Hyperpilosity 09.01.2025 ↓

What happens when people suddenly get shaggy like wookies? Find out as we pick through Hyperpilosity by L. Sprague de Camp!

Study 114 - Vasilisa the Fair 05.12.2024 ↓

It's time for some weird fairy tales, starting with the Russian classic Vasilisa the Fair as presented by Alexander Afanasyev!

Study 111 - The Summer People 07.11.2024 ↓

We're still here! Join us for a discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Summer People.

Study 108 - Dress of White Silk / I Can't Help Saying Goodbye 03.10.2024 ↓

It's an October double feature narrated by two spooky little girls: Dress of White Silk by Richard Matheson and I Can't Help Saying Goodbye by Ann Mackenzie!

Study 105 - The Presentation 05.09.2024 ↓

Grab a seat as Patton Oswalt returns to discuss The Presentation by Michael Shea!