Megan and RJ attempt to atone for their episode 69-related sins with a dose of wholesome holiday cheer via ETA Hoffmann’s classic Christmas tale, The Nutcracker! Wherein a potentially insane clockmaker refuses to help a small girl who’s being extorted …
Tag: short story
54: We Welcome Our Insect Overlords
The authors are only mostly dead in this special request episode that takes us to the sci-fi space futures of “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler and “Sandkings” by George RR Martin. Learn the do’s and don’ts of exotic (occasionally human) pet …
45: Who Names Their Kid Ichabod Anyway?
Gird your gourds for more Halloween goodness as we begin our short story spookstravaganza! RJ discusses feminism and unfortunate interior decorating in The Yellow Wallpaper, and Megan explores the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and how being a jerk can get …
40: H.P. Lovecraft Part 2: A City of Steve Buscemis
Join Megan, RJ, and Jared as we round out our journey through the Cthulhu-verse with The Shadow over Innsmouth, a tale of cursed villages, dark secrets, and mega-horny immortal fish people. Also discussed: Why good Lovecraft movies are hard to …
39: H.P. Lovecraft Part 1: Jostled to Death by Sailors
In this episode, Megan and RJ open up their feeble brain meats to the untold cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft! With special guest and Old God aficionado, Jared aka Best Day, we heed the haunting, squishy call of Cthulhu and …
24: The Nightmare Before Christmas Carol
We’re celebrating the last episode of the year with a double-feature of A Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi! Embrace the holiday spirit of giving rocks to Baby Jesus, spending money you don’t have on things you can’t …
20: Pour One Out for Your Poe-mies
Our Halloween celebration continues with the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe! Cower in fear at the return of the curséd city of Boston! Tremble in horror at how out of touch we are with popular music! Shake your …
12: Giant Bugs, John Leguizamo, and the Jewish People
Bodies change. Everyone knows that. One day you’re slim-waisted with a thick, beautiful head of hair and the next you’re a writhing, oozing insect monster. In this episode, we close our eyes and swat a newspaper at Franz Kafka’s The …