Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Study 101 - Far Below 08.08.2024 ↓

It's ghouls vs. government grunts in the New York subways! We're discussing Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson - JOIN US!

Study 097 - Turkhana Knives 04.07.2024 ↓

Happy 4th of THEWLY!! We're kicking off a month of sword-and-sorcery stories with a tale about Charles Saunders' IMARO!

Study 093 - The War of the Worlds - Part 1 06.06.2024 ↓

Nobody would have believed in the early years of the 21st century that we'd be celebrating 15 years of podcasting with The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, yet here we are!

Study 089 - Amina 02.05.2024 ↓

Ghouls in session with Amina by Edward Lucas White, kicking off a month of monster madness!

Study 085 - Bears Discover Fire 04.04.2024 ↓

Weird Bear Month begins with a touching tale by Terry Bisson: Bears Discover Fire!

Study 081 - School for the Unspeakable 07.03.2024 ↓

March is for Draculas begins with the Manly Wade Wellman story School for the Unspeakable -- special guest Jamie Brittain in attendance!

Study 077 - The Last Question 08.02.2024 ↓

We're laser-blasting into a month of science fiction, starting with Isaac Asimov's beloved short story, The Last Question!

Study 073 - The Thing of a Thousand Shapes - Part 1 04.01.2024 ↓

We're celebrating 101 years of Weird Tales with a look at The Thing of a Thousand Shapes by Otis Adelbert Kline - straight outta the first issue!

Study 069 - Snow White 07.12.2023 ↓

We're celebrating the holidays with a month on Grimm's Fairy Tales. First up: Snow White, featuring 100% more torture than we anticipated!

Study 065 - The Living Dead 02.11.2023 ↓

Treat that Halloween hangover with a shot of Blochtober! We're discussing Robert Bloch's Nazi vampire fable, The Living Dead!

Study 061 - The Fly 06.10.2023 ↓

Catch the buzz as we discuss George Langelann's short story, The Fly!

Study 057 - A Walk in the Dark 08.09.2023 ↓

Join us for A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke!

Study 053 - Black Man with a Horn - Part 1 10.08.2023 ↓

We're launching back into the Lovecraft universe via the T.E.D. Klein mythos novella Black Man with a Horn!

Study 049 - It's a Good Life 06.07.2023 ↓

We're gathering evil kid stories this month, starting with It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby - a story made famous by The Twilight Zone!

Study 045 - The Bloody Chamber - Part 1 08.06.2023 ↓

Welcome to Angela Carter's take on the Bluebeard legend: The Bloody Chamber!

Study 041 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 1 04.05.2023 ↓

Climb aboard as we mount our expedition to The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells!

Study 033 - The Black Abbot of Puthuum 02.03.2023 ↓

We're joined by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney of the podcast Voluminous as we discuss The Black Abbot of Puthuum by Clark Ashton Smith! 

Study 029 - The Stains 03.02.2023 ↓

Join us as we discuss Robert Aickman's award-winning short story The Stains with special guest, writer/director Jeremy Dyson!

Study 025 - Lamb to the Slaughter 06.01.2023 ↓

Happy New Year! We're back with the Roald Dahl crime classic Lamb to the Slaughter!

Study 021 - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth 08.12.2022 ↓

Join us as we breach The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany!

Study 017 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 03.11.2022 ↓

Join the conversation as we discuss The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin!

Study 013 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 1 08.10.2022 ↓

We're kicking off October with the haunt that you want: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!

Study 009 - Leaf by Niggle 09.09.2022 ↓

Acclaimed author J.R.R. Tolkien makes his first appearance on the show with the short story "Leaf by Niggle"!

Study 005 - Mimsy Were the Borogoves 05.08.2022 ↓

We're investigating non-Euclidian geometry once again with Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett!