Scott Nicolay

The Outer Dark

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Weird fiction author and podcast host Scott Nicolay interviews writers, filmmakers, editors, publishers and other creatives from the weird renaissance. The show includes news from the weird presented by editor, Justin Steele.

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Scott Nicolay

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TOD 101 Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror Featuring Ellen Datlow, Cody Goodfellow, Cassandra Khaw, Brian Evenson, Gemma Files 07.10.2021 1:50:59

This podcast features an interview with editor Ellen Datlow and readings by Cody Goodfellow, Cassandra Khaw, Brian Evenson, and Gemma Files from Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror (Tachyon Publications, October 2021) . This episode was recorded between August 25-30, 2021. Show Notes In our first episode after a summer podcast break, Anya Martin interviews … Continue reading

TOD 100 Steve Toase: The Archaeology of Rot and Snails 03.06.2021 1:36:53

In this podcast Anya Martin interviews Steve Toase, whose debut collection, To Drown in Dark Water came out in April 2021 from Undertow Publications. This episode was recorded on Tuesday May 18, 2021 Show Notes In our 100th episode on This Is Horror, Anya Martin interviews Steve Toase, whose debut collection, To Drown in Dark … Continue reading

TOD 099 Quarantine Readings: WC Dunlap and Craig Laurance Gidney 13.05.2021 1:43:38

The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by WC Dunlap and Craig Laurance Gidney. This episode’s content was recorded on Tues. May 5 and Wed. May 6, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series continues with WC Dunlap and Craig Laurance Gidney (0:36:25). WC Dunlap reads from her story ‘Salt Water to Wine’ (0:11:51), … Continue reading

TOD 098 Quarantine Readings: J.S. Breukelaar and Nathan Carson 22.04.2021 1:27:15

The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by J.S. Breukelaar and Nathan Carson. This episode’s content was recorded on Sat. April 10 and Sun. April 11, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series continues with J.S. Breukelaar and Nathan Carson (0:45:15). J.S. Breukelaar reads an excerpt from her upcoming novel The Bridge coming in … Continue reading

TOD 097 Publisher Spotlight: Rose O’Keefe of Eraserhead Press 15.04.2021 1:30:21

In this podcast Anya Martin interviews Rose O’Keefe, publisher at Eraserhead Press, a leading publishing house for bizarro side of Weird fiction and cutting-edge horror. This episode was recorded on Tuesday April 6, 2021 Show Notes In our first full-episode publisher spotlight , Anya Martin interviews Rose O’Keefe, publisher at Eraserhead Press, the world’s leading … Continue reading

TOD 096 Quarantine Readings: Josh Malerman and Kristi DeMeester 01.04.2021 1:49:21

The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Josh Malerman and Kristi DeMeester. This episode’s content was recorded on Tues. March 16 and Thurs. March 25, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series continues with Kristi DeMeester and Josh Malerman (0:48:23). Kristi reads the complete story ‘Immolation’ (Nox Pareidolia, Nightscape Press, 2020) (0:10:33) and … Continue reading

TOD 095 Clint Smith: Maybe It’s About Just Trying to Make a Friend? 18.03.2021 2:24:37

In this podcast, guest host Gordon B. White interviews Clint Smith, author of The Skeleton Melodies (Hippocampus, 2020). Plus Archival Episode A21 Clint Smith: A Care for Dark Cookery. The new interview was recorded on Feb. 27, 2021, and the archival interview first aired on Nov. 24, 2015. Show Notes In this podcast, guest host … Continue reading

TOD 094 Weirder Side of the Fantastic Panel at World Fantasy Con 2020 04.03.2021 1:28:40

The Outer Dark presents The Weirder Side of the Fantastic panel at Virtual World Fantasy Convention 2020, featuring Brian Evenson, Craig Laurance Gidney, teri.zin, Michael Kelly, and Lesley Wheeler, and moderated by Anya Martin. PLUS Justin Steele returns with a News from The Weird round-up of 2021 publishing announcements. This episode’s content was recorded on … Continue reading

TOD 093 Quarantine Readings: Nadia Bulkin and Eric Schaller 26.02.2021 1:24:54

The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Nadia Bulkin and Eric Schaller. This episode’s content was recorded on Sat. Feb. 13 and Tues. Feb. 16, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series continues with Nadia Bulkin and Eric Schaller (0:42:09). Nadia reads the beginning of her story ‘Some Girls Wander by Mistake’ (Uncertainties, … Continue reading

TOD 092 Sarah Read: Weaving Broken Bones Back Together Again 19.02.2021 1:31:33

In this podcast Anya Martin interviews Sarah Read, author of the novel The Bone Weaver’s Orchard and collection Out of Water (Trepidatio, 2019), plus Sarah reads ‘The Hope Chest’ (Best Horror of the Year, 2020). The episode was recorded on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021 Show Notes In this podcast during Women In Horror Month, Anya … Continue reading

TOD 091 Quarantine Readings: Orrin Grey and Silvia Moreno-Garcia 11.02.2021 1:41:15

The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Orrin Grey, as well as an all-new Reviews from the Weird with Gordon B. White’s highlights of 2020 and most anticipated 2021 reads. This episode’s content was recorded on Feb. 1, 2, and 3, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series continues with … Continue reading

TOD 090 Quarantine Readings: Linda Addison and Marc Laidlaw 14.01.2021 1:20:52

In our first podcast of 2021 The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Linda D. Addison and Marc Laidlaw. The interviews were recorded on Wed. Jan. 6 and Thurs, Jan. 7, 2021. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series kicks off 2021 with Linda D. Addison and Marc Laidlaw. (0:42:52). Linda reads the poem … Continue reading

TOD 089 Quarantine Readings: Gwendolyn Kiste and Daniel Braum 18.12.2020 1:39:10

In our final podcast of 2020 The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Gwendolyn Kiste and Daniel Braum. The interviews were recorded on Monday December 7, 2020. Show Notes The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series returns with Gwendolyn Kiste and Daniel Braum (0:32:13). Gwendoiyn reads an excerpt from her novel Boneset & Feathers (0:06:54), published … Continue reading

TOD 088 Deep Down: The Weird in Conversation with Southern Gothic, Black Gothic Revival, and Other Regional Strange Tales 10.12.2020 2:23:08

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Deep Down: The Weird in Conversation with Southern Gothic, Black Gothic Revival, and Other Regional Strange Tales, moderated by Nicole Givens Kurtz with Ian McDowell, Valjeanne Jeffers, Carrie Laben, and Sara Amis. PLUS Weirding Whiteness: Genre and Eugenics, a presentation by Chris Gavaler, … Continue reading

TOD 087 The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020: Holiday Readings Special 03.12.2020 1:23:06

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents a Holiday Readings Special featuring authors Natania Barron, Eric Schaller, Julie C. Day, Milton J. Davis, Jess Lewis, and Michael David Wilson. This programming was recorded on Saturday August 15 and Sunday August 16, 2020. Show Notes In this podcast, experience more of the second … Continue reading

TOD 086 The Outer Dark Symposium 2020: From Yellow Wallpaper to Spectral Hues: Color in Weird Fiction Panel 29.10.2020 1:34:50

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel From Yellow Wallpaper to Spectral Hues: Color in Weird Fiction moderated by Brian Hauser with Daniel Braum, Craig Laurance Gidney, Gwendolyn Kiste, Hysop Mulero, and Liv Rainey-Smith. PLUS Scott Nicolay reads “The Marlyweck Cemetery” by Belgian Weird fantasist Jean Ray. This programming was … Continue reading

TOD 085 The Outer Dark Symposium 2020: Art of The Weird Panel 22.10.2020 1:48:22

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Art of The Weird: How Do You Illustrate Something that Defies Description? moderated by Eric Schaller and featuring Chris Gavaler, Jeanne D’Angelo, Michael Bukowski, Lynne Hansen, and Matthew Jaffe. PLUS Readings by Laura Blackwell, Gregory Norman Bossert, Tonya Liburd, and Jeffrey Ford. This programming was … Continue readi...

TOD 084 The Outer Dark Symposium 2020: Weird World-Building Panel 15.10.2020 1:42:16

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Weird World-Building: Strange Cities, “Other” Countries, and Cobbly Universes, featuring Natania Barron, Jesse Bullington, Jeffrey Ford, Seb Doubinsky, L.M. Davis, and Sarah Read. PLUS Readings by Valjeanne Jeffers, Jeff Strand, L.M. Davis, and Ian McDowell. This programming was recorded on Saturday August 15, 2020. … Conti...

TOD 083 The Outer Dark Symposium 2020: Beyond Good and Evil Panel 08.10.2020 1:57:14

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Beyond Good and Evil featuring Kortney Y. Watkins, Gabriela Damián Miravete, Kristi DeMeester, Violette L. Meier, Kyoko M., and Gordon B. White. PLUS Readings by Seb Doubinsky, Sara Amis, Gabriela Damián Miravete, Edward Austin Hall, and Kyoko M. This programming was recorded on … Continue reading

TOD 082 State of The Weird Roundtable 2020 17.09.2020 1:29:32

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents State of The Weird 2020 Roundtable featuring J.S. Breukelaar, Chesya Burke, Julie C. Day, Larissa Glasser, Orrin Grey, and Tonya Liburd. PLUS Readings by Larissa Glasser and J.S. Breukelaar. This programming was recorded on Saturday August 15, 2020. Show Notes In this podcast, The Outer … Continue reading

TOD 081 Weird Metamorphosis or Life Change: Where the Body Becomes the Setting 10.09.2020 1:41:00

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 continues with Weird Metamorphosis or Life Change: Where the Body Becomes the Setting, the weekend’s first panel moderated by Lesley Wheeler and featuring Mike Allen, Benjamin Capps, Fiona Maeve Geist, Edward Austin Hall, Brooke Warra, and teri.zin. PLUS Mike Allen reads and Lesley Wheeler and featuring … Continue reading

TOD 080 The Outer Dark Symposium 2020, Part 1: Nightscape Press Readings: Carrie Laben, Fiona Maeve Geist, Zin E. Rocklyn, Brooke Warra 27.08.2020 55:03

In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 kicks off with the Nightscape Press Readings Block featuring authors Carrie Laben, Fiona Maeve Geist, teri.zin, and Brooke Warra, and hosted by Robert S. Wilson and Jennifer Wilson, who also introduce this episode. The readings took place on Friday August 14, 2020, and the intro was … Continue reading

TOD 079 Lesley Wheeler: All the Smart Women Are Practicing Magic 06.08.2020 1:38:39

In this podcast Anya Martin interviews Lesley Wheeler about her debut Weird novel Unbecoming (Aqueduct Press), and Edward Austin Hall interviews her about her new poetry collection. The State She’s In (Tinderbox Editions). Plus Gordon B. White reviews Unbecoming. The interview segments were recorded on Sat. July 25 and Tues. July 28, and Reviews from the … Continue reading

TOD 078 Quarantine Readings: Inna Effress, Matthew M. Bartlett, Jon Padgett 30.07.2020 1:13:59

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Inna Effress, Matthew M. Bartlett, and Jon Padgett. The interviews were recorded on Sunday July 19 and Monday July 20, 2020. Show Notes The eighth installment of The Outer Dark Quarantine Reading series features Inna Effress, a Weird fiction rising star, and some Weird double … Continue reading

TOD 077 Quarantine Readings: John Langan and Brooke Warra 23.07.2020 1:21:26

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by John Langan and Brooke Warra, plus Gordon B White reviews Children of the Fang by John Langan. The interviews were recorded on Tuesday July 14, and Reviews from The Weird was recorded on Thursday July 16, 2020. Show Notes The seventh installment of The Outer … Continue reading