Michael Aronovitz is an author of weird fiction. His first collection titled "Seven Deadly Pleasures" came out through Hippocampus Press in 2009, and about two years ago we talked about the fantasy horror "The Witch of the Wood," and now he's back with a new release from CEMETERY DANCE Publications. He's a Professor of English and the English Department Chair for a Philadelphia charter school. He lives with his wife Kim and their son Max in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The new book is called Alice Walks from Cemetery Dance Publications.
Monday, September 25, 2017
FLATLINERS (1990): The Flatliners Retrospective
We kick off a retrospective on a series no one knew would be a series with Flatliners, the 1990 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. The film is about five medical students who attempt to find out what lies beyond death by conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences. Special guests Destiny 2 writer Adam Foshko and prolific writer David Bowles join.
Monday, September 18, 2017
INTERVIEW: "The Houses That October Built 2" Co-Creators Bobby Roe and Zack Andrews
Filmmakers Bobby Roe and Zack Andrews, co-writers of HOUSES THAT OCTOBER BUILT 2. Bobby is director and Zack is the producer, and they also make up a significant piece of the cast in this second movie about Halloween-loving friends who go looking for the country's best haunted houses, only to find trouble.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
ROSE RED: The Stephen King Retrospective
This week we continue our Stephen King retrospective with a look at the 2002 Miniseries Rose Red. Special guest Jamie Bahr of Danger*Cakes, with music from Danger*Cakes new horror-themed song Love Bites!
Thursday, September 14, 2017
THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) (Encore Presentation): The Sexy Robot Spouses Retrospective (
We take a look at a movie that has become part of our vocabulary: the original STEPFORD WIVES.
NOTE: This is an archive episode and may contain ambient noise.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
INTERVIEW: Paul Tremblay, "Disappearance at Devil's Rock"
We chat with Paul Tremblay, whose new book Disappearance at Devil's Rock (William Morrow) is a harrowing story of the disappearance of a young boy and the possibly supernatural phenomena that occur in the aftermath. We talk about the book and the dangers (real and imagined) of childhood.
INTERVIEW: Rifftrax' Bridget Nelson & Mary Jo Pehl on "Deadly Instincts"
Julia and Jason chat with the comedy duo of Bridget Nelson & Mary Jo Pehl, whose new Rifftrax commentary is for the film Deadly Instincts, a bizarre college-alien-invasion film.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
INTERVIEW: "Dr. Strange" writer C. Robert Cargill on "Sea of Rust" (Harper-Voyager)
We talk to C. Robert Cargill, AKA Aint it Cool News' Massawyrm. He is a co-writer of the horror films Sinister and Sinister 2, and Marvel's Dr. Strange. His new book is "Sea of Rust," in which 30 years after the destruction of humanity by robots, a scavenger robot wanders in the wasteland created by the war in this post-apocalyptic “robot western.”
Monday, September 11, 2017
IT (2017): The Stephen King Retrospective
We discuss the 2017 film "IT," one of the most anticipated Stephen King films ever.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
INTERVIEW: Patrick Hemstreet, "The God Peak"
A chat with Patrick Hemstreet, the author of the new Harper Voyager book The God Peak, a thriller in which humanity's fate hinges on the actions of test subjects named the Alphas. It's an explosive tale of how expanding the mind to godlike levels can lead to our ultimate annihilation.
IT (The Miniseries): Part 2 (Encore Presentation)
We discuss Part 2 of the classic miniseries IT. (Early episode-- there may be ambient noise!)
IT (The Miniseries): Part 1 (Encore Presentation)
We discuss Part 1 of the miniseries that influenced everyone's fear of Tim Curry in clown makeup: IT. (Note: Early Episode; there may be ambient noise!)
Sunday, September 3, 2017
CHRISTINE: The Stephen King Retrospective
We kick off our latest Stephen King retrospective with an ode to youth in America and car culture, John Carpenter’s 1983 film based on Stephen King’s novel CHRISTINE.
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