Good Evening, my lovely deviants!
Nightmare Fuel is going on an extended hiatus until autumn of 2013.
I want to thank you all for another memorable season of the Nightmare Fuel Podcast.
Johnny Zombie,
Over and Out!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Monday, December 17, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 27: The Santa Krampus
Seasons Greetings, my lovely deviants!
In this episode of Nightmare Fuel, Johnny Zombie gives us an overview of the dark side of Santa's Helpers; The Krampus, and Black Peter. It's another icky, sticky, peppermint flavored episode of Nightmare Fuel!
As always, you can listen to the Krampus goodness here. Or, you can download directly from Archive.org
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NEXT TIME: Cthulhu Mass Part Two: The Second Coming! And a Year End Review!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 26: The Moon Bog
It's that time of year once again. And the Nightmare Fuel Podcast has a double-header for this year's reading.
First up is a reading of H.P. Lovecraft's The Moon Bog. This tale of a cursed Irish peat bog is sure to shake your shamrocks off!
It's then followed by one of Lovecraft's poems, Halloween in a Suburb.
As always, you can listen to Nightmare Fuel on this site. Or, you can download this episode from Archive.org
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This Week's Video
Rockwell's Somebody's Watching Me.
(A childhood favorite!)
Happy Halloween!
Nightmare Fuel will return in November with...
The Men Who Stalk the Ripper!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 25: Anatomy of the Dead
We go digging for the truth in this week's episode. Johnny Zombie presents a brief history of dissection, cadavers, and Scotland's gruesome two-some Burke and Hare.
Pick up a shovel, and sharpen your scalpel!
As always, episodes of Nightmare Fuel can be listened to on this site. Or, you can download from Archive.org
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Link of the Week
An exhibit of DaVinci's Anatomical Drawings
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomist
Photos of the Week
William Burke's skeleton...he was on ugly lad, even on the inside!
William Burke's Execution Notice
Music of the Week
Artist: Roy Garrou
Track: Prague Part III
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NEXT TIME: A Halloween Party Juke Box...Video Game Style!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 24: The Nameless City
In this week's episode, Johnny Zombie provides a reading of H.P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City. This, the first part of the famous Cthulhu Mythos will serve as a springboard to Lovecraft's fiction. Future entries in the Mythos series will be forthcoming.
I encourage listeners to sit back, turn down the lights, and listen to this reading. Or, turn up the lights, sit up, and read along.
As always, episodes of Nightmare Fuel can to hear on this website (just click the player below). Or, you can download from Archive.org (see the link under the player)
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Feedback can be addressed to: nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Music in this week's episode:
Artist: Twilight Electric
Song: Self Portrait
(Podcaster's note: I mistakenly referred to Twilight Electric as Twilight Creations; the makers of the great ZOMBIES!!! game. A review of which is forthcoming.)
This Week's Video
The smell of Eldritch
Next Time: Get a shovel, and sharpen your scalpel.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast (Season Two)--Episode 23: Swimming in Lake Bradbury
In the season premiere of Nightmare Fuel, we pay tribute to Ray Bradbury. One of genre fiction's most enduring voices comes to life, again, in this reading of Bradbury's classic story, The Lake.
Episodes of Nightmare Fuel can be listened to on here (just click the player below). Or, you can download from Archive.org
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Music in this week's episode:
Track: Island on the Horizon
Artist: Roy Garrou
Link: http://archive.org/details/ekleipsi75
As always, feedback can be addressed to: Nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Or, use the comments box below the show post.
NEXT TIME on Nightmare Fuel: We Journey Back to Providence...you know what that means!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast: Episode 22--A Clockwork Groovy Kroovy
Hi, Hi, Hi there! Welcome, me droogs!
Tonight, on the Nightmare Fuel Podcast, Johnny Zombie takes you down the ultraviolent, kroovy-colored brick road of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange. Both the novel by Burgess and the film by Stanley Kubrick are discussed, disected, and put back together.
As always you can listen to the moloko-infused goodness here. Or, you can download for iPod/similar device for Archive.org.
NEXT TIME: A Sci-Fi Atlas
Monday, March 5, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 21: Odd Jobs and Unlucky Sods
Sci-Fi and Horror isn't always glamourous. For every Luke Skywalker, or Hannibal Lector, there's somebody who has to clean up. Yes, we can't all be X-Wing pilots, or psychiatrists. There are those in the Sci-Fi and Horror genres who have to get down and dirty. This episode is about the unlucky sods who have the worst jobs in genre work.
A top ten list, listener feedback, and a review of the recent Steel City Con. roundout this week's episode.
As always, you can listen to the oddness here, or, download from Archive.org
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This Week's Music
Artist: George Blunt
Song: Monster
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NEXT EPISODE: A Clockwork Orange
Email/feedback: nightmarefuelpodcast.blogspot.com
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 20--And Encounter with James Joyce
James Joyce was born in this date in 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. Regarded as one of the finest writers in the English language (some would argue, the best) Joyce's reputation has increased with the passing years.
While not a horror writer, he did write honest portrails of the ins-and-outs of city life in Dublin. An Encounter is the second story from his famed anthology Dubliners. It tells the story of two school boys, who meet up with the ickiest old man this side of the Liffey.
The story is read in its entirety by myself, Johnny Zombie.
You can listen to this week's episode here, or, download from Archive.org
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James Joyce reads from Finnegans Wake
NEXT TIME: Weird News Roundup
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 19--Unlucky 13!
Good Evening...
Tonight, on the Nightmare Fuel Podcast, I trace the origin of the most unlucky of days.
As always, you can listen to the hard-luck goodness here. Or, download directly from Archive.org
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Music of the Week
Title: Friday The 13th: Panic at Camp Crystal Lake
Artist: Ghetto Lee Lewis
Source: O.C. Remix.org
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Title: Interlude
Artist: Roy Garrou
LP: My Little Kingdom
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Don't forget to checkout my writing/comedy blog located at...
http://rileyjoyce.blogspot.com
NEXT TIME: The Origin of the Beavis...By Means of Unnatural Fartknocking.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode 18--2011 Year in Review
Good evening, my fellow time travellers!
Tonight, Johnny Zombie counts down the top twenty-two news stories of the year. What, who does a top twenty-two? I do, and I did!
From The Royal Wedding, to the death of Kim Jong Il, to the end of the Crown Vic; I cover a lot of ground in this fully-loaded episode. While this is not typical of the format of this show, it's a welcome departure. Instead of focusing on the media, I focus on the top news stories of 2011. Each story is given a few minutes of commentary. Musical breaks to groove to are scattered throughout.
The Episode is divided into the following sections:
1. The Top Twenty-Two News Stories of 2011
2. Pop Culture Anniversaries of 2011
3. Those We Have Lost
4. Many Happy Returns
5. Memorable Moments
6. Upcoming Events in 2012
7. Personal Impressions of 2011
As always, you can listen to the news-worthy goodness here, or download directly from Archive.org
Music in This Week's Episode
Commie 64
Track: Start
EP: Bolean Values
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Artist: Palpable
Track: Bionic Commando Theme (Armed and Dangerous)
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Artist: Joshua Morse
Track: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Solace of the Daylight)
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...And many others are available on OC Remix.org
Videos of the Week
U2: New Years Day
Zooey and Joe Gordon-Levitt serenade us with, What Are You Doing on New Years Eve?
NEXT TIME: The Second Coming of Beavis!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Seventeen--Cthulhu Mass Holiday Special 2011
Hallo Succubi and Ghouls!
This week I present to you an episode of original material, written and performed by your's truly.
This episode is an eclectic assortment of spoofs, original fiction, and a disturbing Christmas list or two.
I hope you enjoy.
As always, you can listen to the disturbing goodness here. Or, you can download from Archive.org
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Don't forget to check out my comedy blog: "Too Soon? Too Bad!"
Video of the Week
John Carpenter's THE THING: The Musical!
Next Episode: The Year in Review--2011
Email: Nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Sixteen--Urban Legends
Good evening!
Johnny Zombie is back after a month-long hiatus. Well rested, and back on the job, he presents to you these tantilizing tales of terror!
In this episode we examine urban legends. Two famous examples, The Sitter, and The Hook, are discussed and analyzed. I also recount a personal experience that is connected with a more recent urban legend, Something Icky This Way Comes!
This episode goes out to Justine, of Justine's Halloween. It was inspired by her enthusiastic response to the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark episode. Thanks, Justine! You can read her deliciously morbid thoughts here: Justine's Halloween (updated all year round)
And be sure to check out my comedy blog, "Too Soon, Too Bad," at: http://too-soon-too-bad.blogspot.com/
As always, you can listen to the gory goodness here. Or, you can download from archive.org
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Video of the Week
From the Discovery Channel's Website: THE HOOK! (While I don't agree with everything he says, it still pretty damn good.)
Music of the Week
Title: Panic at Camp Crystal
Artist: Ghetto Lee Lewis
From OC Remix.org
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast: Episode Fifteen--A Halloween Reading--Kipling's Pool Playing Spectres!
Good Evening...
Tonight's tale is one of ghoulish goings on in the heart of India.
I present to you, as voted by listeners, the Halloween Reading for 2011!
Rudyard Kipling's My Own True Ghost Story.
As always, you can listen to the haunting goodness here. Or, you can download from Archive.org
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Kipling, "I ain't afraid of no bhoots!"
Videos of the Week
An MTV Halloween Classic...Somebody's Watching Me...(And yes, that's The King of Pop on the chorus)
Pumpkin Madness II! Another classic from my childhood.
Happy Halloween, everybody! Now, get into the spirit!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Fourteen: A Classic Halloween Jukebox (Bonus Episode)
Good evening...
It's time to dance...with the dead!
This time, I present to you three classic selections of horror-based music. In this episode, you'll groove to the somber sounds of J.S. Bach, Charles-Camille Saint-Saens, and Modest Mussorgsky. You'll waltz with the dead in a French graveyard. Then, you'll hang with witches on Bald Mountain. All the while, I share with you the legends surrounding this music.
To top it all off, you'll tremble at the throne of Fortune, Empress of the World.
As always, you can listen to the macabre goodness here. Or, you can download this episode from Archive.org
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Videos of the Week
An animated Danse Macabre
The Controversial segment from Fantasia.
NEXT TIME: The Halloween Reading
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Thirteen: The DARK SIDE of English Lit
Elizabeth Siddal as Ophelia
Good Evening...
Tonight's tales are taken from the torrid trappings of the story tellers, poets, painters, and movers and shakers of 19th century Britain.
I present to you...
The DARK SIDE of English Lit!
How dark is it? Well, you can tell it's really dark because I put the phrase DARK SIDE in all caps! That's how DARK it is!
The stories in this episode are the thing of literary legend. Oddly enough, they are all true. I've heard these stories time and time again over the course of my life. Now, I share them with you.
Tonights tales include...
1. Jane Austen's Lost Brother
2. Rossetti Digs Liz
3. Percy's on Fire for Mary
I also weigh in on the season premiere of The Walking Dead. Who knew that zombies have a taste for woodchucks? Daryl and Sheriff Rick both know. No worries here, no spoilers in this episode.
I also read out some feedback from the talented and bright Miss Justine, of Justine's Halloween Blog.
Which you can read here: Justine's Halloween
You can also find Justine's Halloween in the LINKS OF DOOM to the left of this post.
Which you can read here: Justine's Halloween
You can also find Justine's Halloween in the LINKS OF DOOM to the left of this post.
As always, you can listen to the DARK LIT goodness here. Or, download from Archive.org
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Feedback can be addressed to: nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Or, use the comments box below this episode's show notes.
The Players in Tonight's Drama
Jane Austen (The Queen of Romantic Comedies)
Elizabeth Siddal (The Tragic Muse/Supermodel)
Mary Shelley (Mother of Monsters)
Percy Shelley (Poetic Rebel With a Teenage Lust, er, Lust for Teenage Girls)
D.G. Rossetti (Poet, Painter, Playboy, and Man With a Shovel)
Videos of the Week
Some speculate that Jane Austen haunts her old house in Chawton. I suggest she's just a free spirited woman.
Victorians were dead sexy. They had a taste of the morbid, and drank heavily of it. This video is about the seance craze and Elizabeth Siddal's passing.
Courtesy of Justine's Halloween, an audio book reading of one of Schwartz's most gruesome retellings of an urban legend.
Music of the Week
Song: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ - BWV 639
Performer: Anthony La Mort
LP: Hauptwerk Organ Pieces One
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NEXT TIME: The Halloween Reading for 2011!
May your better angels prevail...And may the saints preserve you.
Elizabeth Siddal as The Virgin Mary
Friday, October 14, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast: Episode Twelve--Alvin Schwartz SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK TRILOGY
Good evening...
Tonight, I offer you a trilogy of tantilizing tales to tease, taunt, titilate, and terrorize!
And I put guest host The Crypt Keeper back in his tomb for another night.
Tonight, I offer to you an analysis of three classic tales from Alvin Schwartz trilogy of young adult horror anthologies. The Scary Stories trilogy was a highly popular, and controversial, compendium of folklore retold by author Alvin Schwartz. The books were a staple of my adolescence.They introduced me to horror as a literary genre, as opposed to just a filmic one. For that, I am eternally grateful.
I share with you three stories from Alvin Schwartz seminal work.
1. The Girl Who Stood on a Grave
2. The Bus Stop
3. The Appointment
Consider this a primer on folklore, both new and old. While a good bit of Schwartz work deals with urban legends, that great genre of folklore will get its own episode soon.
As always, you can listen to the folkloric goodness here. Or, download from Archive.org
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Email for this podcast: nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Remember to vote in the Halloween Reading Poll!
Only five days left!
The choices are...
1. The Hound--H.P. Lovecraft
2. My Own True Ghost Story--Rudyard Kipling
3. Lot 249--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Dracula's Guest--Bram Stoker
Videos of the Week
Count Creepy and Friends Playset (one of many horror toys I enjoyed as a kid)
Mad Scientist Monster Lab! (One of the grossest toys I ever owned)
NEXT TIME: The Dark Side of English Lit.
Till Next Time...Try to Get Some Beauty Rest...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Eleven: The Murder of Mary Kelly
Good evening!
This week, I round out the discussion of the victims of Jack The Ripper.
Mary Kelly was the youngest of the victims. She's also the one we know the least about. Her origins are obscure, but her death is infamous.
WARNING: Listener discretion is advised. I read a large portion of the autopsy report in this episode. In the words of Dr. Praetorious, "Well, we warned you."
As always you can listen to the show on the site. Or, you can download from archive.org
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Feedback is appreciated, and can be addressed to: nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
Remember to vote in the Halloween Reading Poll
The poll is in the left panel.
The choices are...
1. The Hound--H.P. Lovecraft
2. My Own True Ghost Story--Rudyard Kipling
3. Lot 249--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Dracula's Guest--Bram Stoker
So far, it's a three day tie between The Hound, Lot 249, and Dracula's Guest.
Videos of the Week
Morrissey sings...well, you know.
I won't go Emo on you...maybe just this once.
NEXT TIME: Alvin Schwartz's SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Nightmare Fuel Podcast--Episode Ten: The Victims of Jack The Ripper (Part Two)
The killing spree of Jack the Ripper continues.
In this episode you will hear the tragic stories of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes--both of whom were killed on the same night, only blocks apart. Their deaths came to be known as the Double Event, and have influenced Ripper-lore to this day.
WARNING: Listener discretion is advised.
Podcaster's Note: Correction--The Dear Boss letter is often regarded as the first correspondence from Jack The Ripper. In this week's episode, I claimed the Saucy Jack postcard was the first. By the time this episode was recorded, it was too late to rectify the innacuracy.
As always, you can listen to the show here. Or, you can download from Archive.org
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Music this week
Artist: Iambic
Song: Storm's Theme
Album: As the Snow Fell
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Videos This Week
Screaming Lord Sutch, and his version of Jack the Ripper
Jack The Ripper meets California surf rock?
NEXT WEEK: The Death of Mary Jane Kelly
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Nightmare Fuel--Episode Nine: The Victims of Jack The Ripper (Part One)
This episode begins a series of retellings of the lives and deaths of the so-called Canonical Five victims of Jack The Ripper. Their killer was never brought to justice. Their stories are often ignored. The mythos of Jack the Ripper has been romanticised in countless novels, films, and television programs. These dramatised accounts normally focus on the deeds and possible identity of the killer. The names of the victims often become plot devices in a murder mystery for entertainment. Instead, I offer an alternative with these following episodes. I present to you the tragic lives of those who perished under the knife of history's most infamous killer.
In this episode: The lives of Polly Ann Nichols and Annie Chapman.
LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
While I have taken great care in the writing of this episode, I could not be true to the story of this case without being somewhat graphic. What you are about to hear are depictions of real death taken from coroner's reports and other sources.
As always, you can listen to this week's episode here, or download from Archive.org
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PODCASTER's NOTE: I would normally include photos or drawings of those I talk about in an episode. However, since the only photos I could find were disturbing morgue photos, I decided not to. If you want to see them for yourself you can visit one of my sources Casebook.org (just click the text). It is of historical note that many of the victims were not photographed prior to their deaths. Tasteful artist conceptions of them in life are rare. As I was unable to find any prior to the posting of this episode, I have decided to refer listeners to resources where post mortem photos can be found. WARNING--view at your own risk. Some of these photos are very graphic.
Videos of the Week
Technically not a video. Still, it's Motorhead playing Jack the Ripper
From the album: March or Die
The Trailer for Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper (Video Game)
Music of the Week
Song: Cloud Counting
Artist: Milieu
Album: Self-titled
Available from Archive.org
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Artist: Venefica
Song: Scarlet
Album: Scarlet
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Email: nightmarefuelpodcast@gmail.com
NEXT WEEK: The Victims of Jack The Ripper (Part Two)
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