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PSEUDOPOD returns

A mob boss under the sway of something more than natural, and his faithful right-hand man...
It's by J.D. Brink, read for you by W. Ralph Walters!

It's - three flash stories about putting up a fight, one way or another. Includes:
an ancient tale of an implacable foe - "No Further" by Matthew Acheson, read for you by Ian Stuart...
a tale of the last century and those who chose not to fight - "The Conchie" by J. Chant, read for you by Kim Lakin-Smith...
and a story too true in the here and now - "Bitter Tea & Braided Hair" by Henry Lu, read for you by Tracy Yuen....

For the solstice and for x-mas, a classic tale of a small Lake District town and the mysterious visitor come to claim... by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, read for you (including dialect) by Ian Stuart.

To round out the year, the most basic horror story there is and the answer you never wanted to know to the simple question .
Written by Michael Marshall Smith and read by Donna Scott. Goodbye 2012!

A dead pianist and his grieving widow...
It's by William Meikle, read for you by Christiana Ellis.

A noir tale set after the rise of R'lyeh - where you can always watch ...
Written for you by A.C. Wise and read for you by Ben Phillips!

Old style pulp with Sumerian cults, occult rituals, homunculi and by Matt Wall, read for you by Elie Hirschman.

A crate hangs over a busy harbor... and something inside is talking to you...
It's by Kyle S. Johnson, expertly read for you by Pete Milan!!

In ancient Roman Britain, a promise proves hard to keep...
It's by Peter Bell, read for you by John Trevillian!

(with all apologies, again to L. Frank Baum)
Fly, my pretties! Fly!
It's by Nathaniel Lee, read for you with much enthusiasm by the redoubtable John Bell!

Two! Two! Two! stories from one of the greats, Algernon Blackwood!
So get ready for mysterious disappearances on a February evening and a terrible curse placed by a father upon his twin sons...
You get "Entrance And Exit" read for you by David Rees-Thomas and "The Terror Of The Twins", read for you by Simon Meddings, both available for you for free !

Our premiere episode of the year, delayed for many weeks, finally arises from the snowy wastes - wrap up tight and pay attention to that horrible old man across from you...
It's by Walter de la Mare brought to you through the kindness of the Society Of Authors, and read for you by Paul Jenkins!

Our premiere episode of the year, delayed for many weeks, finally arises from the snowy wastes - wrap up tight and pay attention to that horrible old man across from you...
It's by Walter de la Mare brought to you through the kindness of the Society Of Authors, and read for you by Paul Jenkins!

In Imperial China, a witch gets asked a favor....
It's by Vylar Kaftan, read for you by Rikki LaCoste!

ALL Pseudopod stories for the season of Spring are picked, most are recorded and in-house and the rest are with their requested readers (and soon to be recorded) with only the last story of the season still awaiting a confirmation of my request!
What will you get this season? Chinese witches, flash fiction about service (and being served) and Post-Modernism! Mummies, skeletons and sociopaths!! A shout-out to Lewis Carroll

And for the classics - how About Clark Ashton Smith




PSEUDOPOD - check us out and spread the word as we grow and grow this Spring!

A visionary piece by one of the old school masters...
It's by Clark Ashton Smith, read for you by Corson Bremer!

Let's get ready to RUUUUUUUMMMMMBLE!
It's by Ed Ferrara, read for you by Patrick "The Voice" Bazille!

A woman with no hope and an offer from an unlikely source...
It's by Andre Harden, read for you by Emily Smith!
(not your Daddy's Mummy...)

Charlie Harmer, dead man in Hell, gets a new boss...
It's by Brendan Detzner, read for you by Eric Luke!

ALL Pseudopod stories for the season of Summer are picked, in house or out to readers
What will you get this season? Demons, vampires and childhood monsters! Psychedelic blood rites, brain eating and memory wipes!! Weird visions, vicious fights, awful discipline, cruel revenge, the end of the world and some very strange recordings!!!
PSEUDOPOD - check us out and this Summer as the blazing sun scorches us all!!

A father, a son, a mirror and... threatening nonsense...
It's "Beware The Jabberwock, My Son" by Dixon Chance (aka David Ellis Dickerson), read by Kevin Hayes!

A dirty swimming pool hides something in its depths...
It's by Scott M. Roberts, read by Mark E. Phair

A town makes a deal to end crime...
It's by Greg Egan, read for you by Ron Jon Newton!

Los Angeles - city of sunshine, and bloodsuckers...
It's "Immortal LA" by Eric Czuleger, read for you by Joe Calarco!

Is it *just* the pangs of an awful, deviant appetite or something more?
It's 2013 STOKER AWARD winning story "Magdala Amygdala" by Lucy A. Snyder, read by Eugie Foster!

A group home with an odd leader suffers from depletion...
It's by Philip M. Roberts, read for you by Laura Hobbs!

The boys believe something terrible has happened... they're right and wrong!
It's by Norman Partridge, read for you by Matt Franklin!

This week on Pseudopod....
Things are not always as they seem! It's
Visit the beach with Joe R. Lansdale in "Down By The Sea Near The Great Big Rock", read for you by Corson Bremer! Keith McCleary teaches you about self control in "The Demon Fields", read for you by Kevin Hayes! And in "Pawn" by Jaki Idler, read by Julia Rios, you'll learn how to infiltrate the hive!

You'd better pay your respects to the dead....
It's by Niccolo Skill, read for you by Rich Girardi!


Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. Stop. Dispatch arriving. Stop. Important news from somewhere out there. Stop. Please relay to all subsequent press associates. Stop. This is an emergency....
It's H.F. Arnold's from 1926, as impeccably read for you by Eric Luke!

In point of fact, autumn has ALREADY started and we've got lots planned for the season! What you've had already: a soft apocalypse and things that don't look like they should, a bad funeral and even worse parenting choices. Coming? Little boys with big problems, the ultimate personality enhancement, a Steampunk monster tale and a futuristic noir world of loose skin... and a very special visit from another form of Santa. And for the classics? A desperate call over a late-night telegraph, a hungry future, a man pursued across the world by something unseen and a painter who likes hid model but not his view! And, as per the Metacast, if you subscribe you'll get an extra bonus story, not available anywhere else, about the lengths a man will go to to impress a tribal chief!
- the sunlight is leaving us....

Your mail-order abomination has arrived!
It's by Paul Lorello, read for you by Steve Anderson!

For All Saints Day, a little lesson in empathy...
It's by Darren O. Godfrey, read for you by Bill Ruhsam!

A plodding Fate pads through the rainy streets of 1940's Manhattan, on the track of one man...
It's by famed pulp writer Robert Arthur, read for you by Kevin Hayes!

An artist, his model, the disturbing man across the street and... a rather notorious, sanity-challenging play...
It's by Robert W. Chambers, from 1895, read for you by the amazing B.J. Harrison!

A visit from a familiar figure!
It's by David Steffen�, read for you by Rikki Bardsong LaCoste�!

Work backwards through time to discover the roots of an inexplicable curse...
It's by Charlie Bookout, read for you by Emily Smith, Matt Franklin & Laura Hobbs!

Old, bad blood get's let...
It's by Darrell Schweitzer, read for you by George Hrab!

There's something about....
by Krista Soli Foster, read for you by Joe Calarco!

When you buy an old house, you should think twice about opening that sealed room...
It's by Joshua Rex, read for you by Bob Eccles!

A coin, a curse, a hunger...
It's by Nathaniel Lee, read for you by Dominick Rabrun!

Previously: In Fin de siècle Boston, The Guru Keresh - whose pursuit of arcane knowledge had led to his death and resurrection into a dwarfish, homunculus form - has joined with lover Olivia Spaulding in a commitment to advance humanity and make the world over into their vision. But they themselves are still only human. Now, listen on, as the duo enter politics in , written by Tim W. Burke and read for you by Paul S. Jenkins!

First stop - a battered old book, bound in read buckram leads to the "Midnight Express" by Alfred Noyes, read for you by Paul S. Jenkins!
Next - the journey never ends in Mark Samuels' "Destination: Nihil by Edmund Bertrand" read for you by Jorn Meyer!
All out for "The Terminus" by Kim Newman, given voice by Siobhan Gallichan!
MIND THE DOORS!

Back to the rails with a classic for Episode 375 (and the favorite Dickens story of The Doctor from Doctor Who!), it's by Charles Dickens, read for you by the redoubtable Ian Stuart!

The horror sealed in the cathedral is awake!
It's by Reggie Oliver, read for you by David Moore!

A different stream of audio horror!
It's featuring the work of Ron Jon (followed by a stultifying audio essay by Ye Olde Editor)!

The woods hide a dark secret on a windy night...
It's by famed ghost-hunter Elliott O'Donnell, read for you by our own Alasdair Stuart!

The horrors of humanity...
It's by Gertrude Atherton, read for you by the astounding George Hrab!
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