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With Phil and Ollie!
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The Dark Descent – “Sticks” by Karl Edward Wagner
29/10/2020This week, Willow and I get all up in the sticks! Karl Edward Wagner’s “Sticks” that is! These sticks and stone won’t break your bones, but they will get your head caved in by a frying pan! Enjoy!
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The Dark Descent – “John Charrington’s Wedding” by Edith Nesbit
22/10/2020BOO! Don’t worry, I’m not a ghost. Or, am I? This week, Willow and I are talkin’ ghosts with Edith Nesbit’s “John Charrington’s Wedding!” It’s short, but spooky!
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The Dark Descent – “The Autopsy” by Michael Shea
16/10/2020This week, Willow and I actually talk about the story! It’s “The Autopsy” by the inimitable Michael Shea. Also, what’s a bomb?
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The Dark Descent – “The Crowd” by Ray Bradbury
08/10/2020This week, Willow and I touch on a work by the master of speculative fiction: “The Crowd” by Ray Bradbury! And, by “touch on” I mean “kinda talk about a little.” Mostly, we discuss “Screwballs 2: Loose Screws!” Or, I discuss it and Willow sighs a lot.
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The Dark Descent – “Mr. Justice Harbottle” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
01/10/2020Better late than never! Willow and I discuss J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Mr. Justice Harbottle!”
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The Dark Descent MINISODE- “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street “
01/10/2020Things are running late this week, so here’s a minisode where I babble incoherently about “An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street!”
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The Dark Descent – “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
24/09/2020Let’s get literary! This week, we’re taking a look at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” Is it horror? Is it really even a story? Your guess is as good as ours!
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The Dark Descent – “The Whimper of Whipped Dogs” by Harlan Ellison
17/09/2020This week, Willow and I get angry at a story that really really should have thought harder about what it was trying to say. It’s “The Whimper of Whipped Dogs” by Harlan Ellison!
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The Dark Descent – “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson
10/09/2020Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on? That is a question about a scary skeleton song! But, this story is not about scary skeletons, but scary rich people who overstay their welcome in a small town! It’s “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson!
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The Dark Descent – “The Call of Cthulhu” pt. 3 by H. P. Lovecraft
03/09/2020Willow and I are here to close out “The Call of Cthulhu” with “The Madness From the Sea!” It’s got everything: ships, drips, and drops. We talk and YOU LISTEN! Also, the incredible Andrew Troth closes out the story for us. Order Andrew Troth’s book narrations here or wherever you buy audiobooks.
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The Dark Descent – “The Call of Cthulhu” pt. 2 by H. P. Lovecraft
27/08/2020Let’s keep this story truckin’ along with “The Tale of Inspector Legrasse!” Readings this episode were provided by Andrew Troth. Find more of his work here or wherever you buy audiobooks! https://ia903204.us.archive.org/2/items/del-toro-co-c-2/DelToro-CoC2.mp3
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The Dark Descent – “The Call of Cthulhu” by H. P. Lovecraft
23/08/2020It’s here! Willow and I finally kick off our “The Call of Cthulhu” coverage with “The Horror in Clay!” Readings this episode were provided by Andrew Troth. Find more of his work here or wherever you buy audiobooks! https://ia801702.us.archive.org/22/items/del-toro-co-c-1/DelToro-CoC1.mp3
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Call of Cthulhu – Intro!
20/08/2020There was a problem! https://ia801907.us.archive.org/32/items/del-toro-cthulhu-intro/DelToro-Cthulhu%20Intro.mp3
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The Dark Descent – “There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding” by Russell Kirk
13/08/2020This week, Willow and I talk about “There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding” by Russell Kirk. It’s really good. I mean, I can’t think of much else to say? Hear the original song! https://ia801701.us.archive.org/12/items/del-toro-long-long-trail/DelToro-LongLongTrail.mp3
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The Dark Descent – “The New Mother” by Lucy Clifford
06/08/2020This week, Willow and I take a look at Lucy Clifford’s “The New Mother.” It’s a creepy little fairy tale that, weirdly enough, is not altogether complete in “The Dark Descent!” That’s right! We have a truncated story! If you’re looking for the complete version, check out “The Anyhow Stories, Moral and Otherwise” online. It’s … Continue reading "The Dark Descent – “The New Mother” by Lucy Clifford"
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The Dark Descent – “The Ash-Tree” by M. R. James
30/07/2020This week, Willow and I talk baby spiders and maybe witches with M. R. James’s classic horror story “The Ash-Tree!” https://ia903200.us.archive.org/12/items/del-toro-ash-tree/DelToro-AshTree.mp3
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The Dark Descent – “Evening Primrose” by John Collier
23/07/2020This week on “The Dark Descent” Willow and Phil discuss John Collier’s grim “Evening Primrose” and the Sondheim musical it inspired! https://ia803200.us.archive.org/12/items/del-toro-evening-primrose/DelToro-EveningPrimrose.mp3
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The Dark Descent – “The Reach” by Stephen King
16/07/2020Willow and I are back! And, we’re doing something new for isolation: taking a look at the stories in David G. Hartwell’s “The Dark Descent!” First up: Stephen King’s “The Reach!” https://ia803209.us.archive.org/7/items/del-toro-the-reach/DelToro-TheReach.mp3
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077 – Barry Lyndon (1975)
10/05/2020Took us long enough, but we’re back! This episode, we look at “Barry Lyndon” everyone’s favorite Kubrick film (apparently)! Is it good? Is it long? Did we cried? We did. BARRY LYNDON! https://ia902908.us.archive.org/22/items/del-toro-barry-lyndon/DelToro-BarryLyndon.mp3
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076 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
23/04/2020Oh good. It’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” Ollie and I watch a movie that I really liked when I was younger and now know I never need to watch ever again. Ollie agrees. So that’s good. https://ia802908.us.archive.org/11/items/del-toro-chainsaw/DelToro-Chainsaw.mp3