Lovecraft Ezine Podcast

This episode's guest is Paul LaFarge, author of the upcoming novel THE NIGHT OCEAN, based on the short story of the same name by R.H. Barlow and H.P. Lovecraft. We also spoke with Nic Wassell about his upcoming short film adaptation of the story. And then: there's been a lot of discussion about the small press in the past few days. In the second hour of today's show, we talk about it. With panelists Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Salome Jones, Kelly Young, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode's guests: Matt Leacock and Chuck Yager, creators of Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu! And in the second hour, we discussed our favorite horror movies, Kickstarter tips, and more. With panelists Salome Jones, Rick Lai, Matthew Carpenter, Kelly Young, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode's guest is Christopher Golden, author of THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN, SNOWBLIND, and many other books. He has also written BUFFY books and comics. Golden is very prolific. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN is one of my favorite books -- and as most know, I'm a big fan of BUFFY and ANGEL, so I couldn't pass up the chance to chat with this author. With panelists Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Matt Carpenter, Kelly Young, Joe Pulver, and me, Mike Davis.

In which we discuss: Pete Rawlik's upcoming novel REANIMATRIX, the recent Lovecraft Film Festival in CA, Philip Fracassi's ALTAR, Paula Guran's MAMMOTH BOOK OF CTHULHU, my anthology AUTUMN CTHULHU, the various ways editors choose writers for anthologies, and more. With panelists Salome Jones, Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Matthew Carpenter, Kelly Young, Joe Pulver, and me - Mike Davis.

If you're a Laird Barron fan, you'll find much to enjoy in this episode. My guest is Yves Tourigny; we discussed his project "Notes on the work of contemporary weird fiction author Laird Barron". Justin Steele and John Langan joined us, and later in the show Cody Goodfellow talked about the upcoming H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. With panelists Joe Pulver, Kelly Young, Matthew Carpenter, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

With minor spoilers. In this episode, we talk about the spectacular cosmic horror collection DARK GODS, by T.E.D. Klein! This is one of my favorite Lovecraftian books. With W.H. Pugmire, Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Matthew Carpenter, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., and others -- and me, Mike Davis.

This episode's guest is Jacqueline Baker, the author of the stellar book THE BROKEN HOURS: A NOVEL OF H.P. LOVECRAFT. We talked about the book, her reasons for writing a novel about HPL, and more. After that, we discussed small press book promotion, pros and cons of writer agents, and more. With panelists Pete Rawlik, Kelly Young, Salome Jones, Joe Pulver, and me, Mike Davis. Be sure to visit The Lovecraft eZine website for free Lovecraftian fiction and more!

My guest is Ellen Datlow, the editor of the upcoming anthology CHILDREN OF LOVECRAFT, as well as THE DOLL COLLECTION. She's also the editor of THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR series, LOVECRAFT'S MONSTERS, LOVECRAFT UNBOUND, and many other books. She talks about common mistakes writers make, what editors really do, and more! After Ellen's interview, we discuss Batman v Superman.

Author Paul Tremblay is this episode's guest. Stephen King tweeted that Paul's novel A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS "scared the living hell out of me." We talk about the book, and more. With Rick Lai, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Kelly Young, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode, we talk about the legendary Charles Grant, who was a master of quiet horror. We discuss his books, his fictional towns of Greystone Bay and Oxrun Station, and talk with Chet Williamson, who knew him. We also talk with Chet about his new book PSYCHO: SANITARIUM, a sequel to PSYCHO by Robert Bloch. Plus: Is Nook on its way out? and an announcement about the upcoming AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS animated series, and more!

This episode's topics: An eZine fan asked for our thoughts on the definition of cosmic horror; two potentially Lovecraftian movies; is it ever too soon to publish your collection; and much more. Panelists: Kelly Young, Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

A special edition of the podcast: Editor Salome Jones interviews a few of the authors in the new anthology CTHULHU LIES DREAMING: Lucy Brady, Mike Davis (that's me!), Lynne Hardy, Leeman Kessler, and Pete Rawlik.

Guests: Cody Goodfellow and Aaron Vanek, who are in charge of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in San Pedro, which will take place April 29 through May 1 of this year. A crazy, crazy show! We also discussed Cody's new book RAPTURE OF THE DEEP AND OTHER LOVECRAFTIAN TALES.

We talk with Kathe Koja, author of THE CIPHER (which won the Bram Stoker Award) and other novels. Kathe is also an immersive playwright; her play DRACULA just had a sold-out run. With panelists Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, Matthew Carpenter, Salome Jones, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

February is Women in Horror Month. There's no question that there are many talented women writers in weird fiction and Lovecraftian horror, and on this episode, we talk with a few of them: Damien Angelica Walters, Nadia Bulkin, and Gemma Files. With panelists Rick Lai, Pete Rawlik, Joe Pulver, and me, Mike Davis.

In which we discuss multiple topics: Panelist Rick Lai's recent Robert E. Howard Foundation award nomination for his article "The Secret Son of Bran Mak Morn". In Rick's words, the article "deals with Worms of the Earth, an occult detective series by Jack Mann, Arthur Machen's Little People stories and the legends of fairies under the Earth. Ironically, some of this material ties into Robert Levy's THE GLITTERING WORLD." Plus the feasibility of Lovecraft awards, the upcoming book CTHULHU LIES DREAMING, status update of AUTUMN CTHULHU, and Chris Lackey's new short film THE ORDEAL OF RANDOLPH CARTER. And more!

Spoiler Free. In this episode from the archives, we talk about Stephen King's Lovecraftian tales! Plus: If you're a writer, should you quit your day job? With Pete Rawlik, Rick Lai, Matthew Carpenter, and me, Mike Davis.

This episode's guest: Robert Levy, author of the spectacular novel "The Glittering World". Lovecraftian? Cosmic horror? Weird fiction? Horror? Supernatural? All of that, in a novel that defies description. I can tell you this for sure -- "The Glittering World" is one of the best book of 2015, in my opinion. With guest panelist Molly Tanzer! Plus Matthew Carpenter, Joe Pulver, Pete Rawlik, Rick Lai, and me, Mike Davis.

Would Lovecraft's work have remained in obscurity if it hadn't been for August Derleth? We discuss this question and others on the show. With special guest Don Herron. Further reading: "A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos" by John D. Haefele, and "The Lurking Chronology: A Timeline of the Derleth Mythos" by Pete Rawlik.

We discuss some of the best Lovecraftian and Weird Fiction books of 2015! By the way, if you want to purchase any books we discussed, please use this link -- it supports Lovecraft eZine. We also discussed books we want to read, "Autumn Cthulhu", favorite 2015 shows and movies, and much more.