The Outer Dark

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews author/editor Molly Tanzer, whose most recent book is Creatures of Want & Ruin, and is also a featured guest at NecronomiCon this week in Providence, RI. The podcast was recorded on Thursday August 15, 2019. Show Notes In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews author/editor Molly Tanzer, whose most recent … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘The Art of Unease: Weird Fiction, Strange Stories, and Other Surreal Horrors That Mess With Your Head’, a panel from Necon 39 featuring Laird Barron, Nadia Bulkin, Victoria Dalpe, Todd Keisling, K.H. Vaughan, and moderated by John Foster, plus an exclusive interview with John Foster, a guest at all three The Outer Dark Symposia. The panel … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Horror and The Weird, a What If… Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum lecture by author/editor/publisher Mike Allen, organized by Library of Congress Professional Association and recorded live at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday June 5, 2019. Intro: Mike Allen Mike Allen joins The Outer … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents The Fiend with a Thousand Faces: Monsters as a Mirror of Humanity, a lecture by author Jesse Bullington, also Alex Marshall and a guest at The Outer Dark Symposium 2019. This 25th Annual Adams Lecture in the Humanities was recorded live at San Diego State University (SDSU) in … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the second installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2019 including  the panel: ‘The Weird in Sword & Sorcery/Sword & Soul’, moderated by Milton J. Davis and featuring Jesse Bullington, Gerald L. Coleman, Nancy A. Collins, Anya Martin, Ian McDowell, and Balogun Ojetade, as well … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the first installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2019 including Friday Night Readings Presented by PseudoPod hosted by Alex Hofelich and featuring Kristi DeMeester, Craig Laurance Gidney, Michael Wehunt, and Damien Angelica Walters, ‘A Brief History of Swamp Things’ presentation by Chris Gavaler, and … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Kristi DeMeester, author of Beneath (Word Horde)  and Everything That’s Underneath (Apex), and a The Outer Dark Symposium 2019 guest. The podcast was recorded on Monday March 18, 2019. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring more than 40 program participants and … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Michael Wehunt, author of Shirley Jackson Award-nominated Greener Pastures (Apex, 2016) and The Outer Dark Symposium 2019 guest. The podcast was recorded on Tuesday March 5, 2019. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring more than 40 program participants and approximately 16 … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘Petrified Trees, Enchanted Mirrors: The Gothic Universe of Female Mexican Horror Writers,’ a panel from Worldcon 76 featuring Gabriela Damián Miravete, Raquel Castro, Andrea Chapela and moderated by Pepe Rojo, plus an exclusive interview with Gabriela Damián Miravete, also a guest at The Outer Dark Symposium 2019. The panel and presentation were … Continue...

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews J.S. Breukelaar, author of the recently released collection Collision: Stories (Meerkat Press, Feb. 2019) and the novels, Aletheia: A Supernatural Thriller and American Monster. The podcast was recorded on Sunday Feb 17, 2018. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring more than 40 program … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘Patternmaster: The Legacy of Octavia Butler’, a panel from Blacktasticon 2018 moderated by Sheree Renée Thomas and featuring Valjeanne Jeffers, Kenesha Williams, Linda D Addison, John Jennings, and Troy L. Wiggins, plus a The Outer Dark Symposium 2019 update. The panel was recorded live at Georgia Tech Student Center in Atlanta, Ga., on … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the ‘Black Women in Speculative Fiction’ panel from Blacktasticon 2018 featuring Sheree Renée Thomas, Valjeanne Jeffers, Kenesha Williams, Linda D Addison, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Violette L. Meier, Susana Morris, Letitia Carelock, and Christine Taylor-Butler, plus an exclusive interview and special presentation with Linda D. Addison and The Outer … Continue re...

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the fourth installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 including ‘Shimmering Screens and Dead Channels‘ panel, moderated by Orrin Grey and featuring Gregory Norman Bossert, Heather Buckley, Sam Cowan, Marc Laidlaw, and Izzy Lee, plus Readings by Gregory Norman Bossert, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Marc Laidlaw and special guest Shane … Cont...

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the third installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 including  ‘The Frame is the Landscape’ panel, moderated by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro and featuring Philip Fracassi, Rebecca J Allred, Michael Griffin, Liv Rainey-Smith, Eric Schaller, plus Readings by Eric Schaller, Rebecca J. Allred and Sumiko Saulson. These segments were recorded … Conti...

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents an all-female expedition to Area X to explore the movie and novel of Annihilation led by Molly Tanzer and featuring Danaan DeNeve, Fiona Maeve Geist, Jackie Shay, and Wendy N. Wagner. Plus a special guest interview with author Jeff VanderMeer. Show Notes The Outer Dark goes behind the lens of the movie … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the second installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 including  ‘A Dark Matter’ panel, moderated by Sumiko Saulson and featuring Mark Bode, Cody Goodfellow, John C. Foster, Anya Martin, and Paul Mavrides, plus Readings by John C. Foster and Philip Fracassi. These segments were recorded live on Saturday … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the first installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 including  “The House on the Borderlands/La Frontera” Panel, moderated by David Bowles and featuring Rios de la Luz, Craig Laurance Gidney, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Scott Nicolay, and Tiffany Scandal, plus Readings by David Bowles and John Claude Smith. These segments were recorded live...

In this podcast The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 kicks off with Friday Night Readings Presented by Word Horde featuring Rios de la Luz, Michael Griffin, Scott R Jones,  and Tiffany Scandal. This episode was recorded live on Friday March 23, 2018 at The Plaza Suites Santa Clara. The podcast also includes an … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Josh Malerman, author of Goblin and Unbury Carol (coming April 10, 2018). Plus Simon Berman of Strix Publishing and an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 with Anya Marin. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring 26 authors/artists/filmmakers editors and approximately 12 … Continue...

In this podcast Scott Nicolay goes behind the lens of They Remain, adapted from the story ‘–30–‘ by Laird Barron, with Director/Screenwriter Philip Gelatt, Cinematographer Sean Kirby, and Artist Jeanne D’Angelo. Plus special guest Bill Campbell of Rosarium Publishing on Sunspot Jungle and  an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018. The Outer Dark Symposium … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Jon Padgett, author of The Secret of Ventriloqusim and co-editor of Vastarien: A Literary Journal. Plus co-editor Matt Cardin,  an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 and the Annihilation movie reviewed by Eric Schaller and Matthew Cheney. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive … Continue reading

In this podcast David Davis, Helen Marshall and Stephen Graham Jones join Scott Nicolay for a roundtable discussion of the State of the Weird at the beginning of 2018. Also Sonya Taaffe discusses the state of Weird poetry. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring approximately 12 hours … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Daniel Braum, author of The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales and The Wish Mechanics. Plus Anya Martin provides an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring approximately 12 hours of panels, readings, signings … Continue reading

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Gwendolyn Kiste, author of And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe and Pretty Marys All in a Row. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring approximately 12 hours of panels, readings, signings and social activities centered around contemporary Weird and speculative fiction. The … Continue reading

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘A Strange and Darksome Night: Readings from Nightscript III’ from Night Time Logic Reading Series, hosted by Daniel Braum and featuring authors Inna Effress, Julia Rust, and David Surface, plus an exclusive interview with Daniel Braum and CM Muller, editor of Nightscript III. The panel and readings were … Continue reading