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9/2/21 9/2/21

Episode 562 - Fat Face

Patton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE!

Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.

Mr. Cannyharme: A Novel of Lovecraftian Terror is available in paperback/kindle or as a limited hardcover. Grab more great stuff at Hippocampus Press!

Outro music: Night Creeps by Pitch Black Manor

8/5/21 8/5/21

Episode 558 - The Sandman - Part One

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We're here to lull you into some NIGHTMARES with E.T.A. Hoffmann's weird classic The Sandman!

Don't forget to pick up YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE by author J.R. Hamantaschen!

Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez of Loot the Body!

This episode features Harp Quintet in C Minor by E.T.A. Hoffman as performed by Beethoven Trio Ravensburg.

And PRE-ORDERS BEGIN at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT for Pitch Black Manor's new album Night Creeps, featuring the track from the end of the episode: HEATWAVE - exclusive merchandise - don't miss out!

7/8/21 7/8/21

Episode 554 - The Monster Maker

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Our month of creature creators begins with The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury!

Special thanks to our reader and STILL MOST FAMOUS Miss Trans New England, Lorelai Erisis!

Tune in at the end for the new single by Pitch Black Manor - HELLIONS! The new album NIGHT CREEPS will release 8/13, with pre-orders beginning this month - STAY TUNED!

Next up: OOZE by Anthony M. Rud

6/8/21 6/8/21

Episode 550 - The Shadow

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We didn't ghost ya - YET! We're back with The Shadow by Edith Nesbit!

Special thanks to reader Rachel Ford - check out her new podcast FINDING ME AGAIN!

And if you want to grab this story and lots of other great weird, go to Oldstyle Tales Press!

5/6/21 5/6/21

Episode 546 - Empire of the Necromancers

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A month of sword-and-sorcery stories kicks off with Clark Ashton Smith's Empire of the Necromancers!

Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez - check out LOOT THE BODY at Bandcamp!

Next up: The Sunken Land by Fritz Leiber

4/5/21 4/5/21

Episode 542 - Black Destroyer

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A month of sci-fi monster weirdness kicks off with Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt!

Special thanks to reader George Woodruff!

Check out our bonus episode on Alien.

Next up: The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis

3/4/21 3/4/21

Episode 538 - Vengeance by Proxy

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We are joined by writer Jamie Brittain as we kick off March is for Draculas with the John Wyndham story Vengeance by Proxy!

Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson!

Next up: The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury

2/2/21 2/2/21

Episode 534 - Candide - Part 1

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The best of all possible podcrafts takes on the best of all possible books: CANDIDE by Voltaire!

Special thanks to our reader Levi Nunez. Check out Loot the Body!

Next up: More Candide Madness!

1/5/21 1/5/21

Episode 530 - The Colossus of Ylourgne - Part 1

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Happy New Year! We're starting it off right with The Colossus of Ylourgne by Clark Ashton Smith!

Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman!

Music for this episode is by Troy Sterling Nies from the Music of Dark Adventure collection - BUY IT NOW!

Fifer was not joking about adapting this as a film - the script is halfway done and we will adapt it to audio for you all this year!

Check out 1925's Wizard of Oz!

Next up: More Ylourgne - and hell, let's do Averoigne stories all month! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

12/7/20 12/7/20

Episode 526 - The Turn of the Screw - Part 1

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We're kicking off holiday ghost-story season with the Henry James classic THE TURN OF THE SCREW!

Special thanks to readers Greig Johnson and Rachel Lackey!

11/9/20 11/9/20

Episode 522 - Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory

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We're kicking off a whole month of delicious Saki and we're starting with the hits - it's Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory!

Special thanks to reader Dylan Hoover, a node in the Tulpa Hivemind!

Next up: Gabriel-Ernest and The Music on the Hill

10/5/20 10/5/20

Episode 518 - The Hound of Death

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Special thanks to patron Stewart Huntsman, who put us on the scent of The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie!

Music from this episode is by Repairer of Reputations from the new album Millvale '02!

And while you're grabbing that, don't forget your Halloween soundtrack MONSTER CLASSICS!

Extra special thanks to reader Kayla Murphy!

Next up: Christie's The Call of Wings

9/7/20 9/7/20

Episode 514 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Part 1

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It's finally time to unveil THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde!

We're joined by a special guest - television writer and Skins creator Jamie Brittain!

Exquisite thanks to reader Greig Johnson!

Music in this episode: Ballade No.1 Op.23 by Chopin and In the Dark by Bix Beiderbecke.

8/9/20 8/9/20

Episode 510 - The Aquarium

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In honor of the new HBO show, we're plunging back into Lovecraft country with the mythos story The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi.

We read this story in Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos.

Special thanks to our reader Heather Klinke!

Next Up: O, Christmas Tree by W.H. Pugmire and Jessica Amanda Salmonson

7/3/20 7/3/20

Episode 506 - Queen of the Black Coast - Part 1

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THEW-LY kicks off with the Conan classic Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard!

Special thanks to our reader - Joshua Bentley!

Catch him singing here in the new video for Just Another Werewolf Love Song!

Email pitchblackmanor@gmail.com to be notified first when Monster Classics releases later this month!

Next up: More CONAN!

6/4/20 6/4/20

Episode 502 - Sticks

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Join us as we gather up our thoughts on Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner, available in The Book of Cthulhu 2!

Special thanks to our reader, Erik Peabody – audio producer extraordinaire! Check out his goods and services at vikingguitar.com.

And if you dig Going Down by PITCH BLACK MANOR, get early access to their upcoming album MONSTER CLASSICS - email us at PitchBlackManor@gmail.com!

Next up: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

5/21/20 5/21/20

Episode 500!

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We've put together a very special variety show to honor our milestone podcast, featuring guests Kenneth Hite, Grieg Johnson, Heather Klinke, Rachel Lackey, and... Andrew Leman?

Featuring the voice talents of Levi Nunez and Chris Sarandon!

And for the first time in 25 years, a world premiere performance by the greatest goth band of all time, PITCH BLACK MANOR!! For early access to their upcoming album MONSTER CLASSICS - email us at PitchBlackManor@gmail.com!