The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast
A Hyborian Age podcast featuring the works of Robert E. Howard, his pop culture legacy, and other weird fiction.
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Our first stop in Season 14 is a little 'burg called Personville up in Montana, as seedy and corrupt as they come. We'll be meeting up with our buddy, we just call him the Continental Op- no need for first names. So, join us as we dive into hardboiled fiction by starting with Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest" also known as "The Cleansing of Poisonville". There's a real rogue's gallery of
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! We're rounding our our audio recordings from Howard Days 2021! For this episode, we present the second portion of 'Porchlight Poetry' from Saturday, June 12th. Here, we have various attendees reciting their favorite Howard poems!!!If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please consider donating to Project Pride. Whether it's $1,
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! We're rounding our our audio recordings from Howard Days 2021! For this episode, we present the first portion of 'Porchlight Poetry' from Saturday, June 12th. For this episode, we have a multilingual recitation of Howard's 'Cimmeria.'If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please consider donating to Project Pride. Whether it's
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! We're back with another recording from Howard Days 2021! For this episode, we present 'The Roy Thomas Interview' from Saturday, June 12th. The guest of honor is interviewed by John Cimino.If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please consider donating to Project Pride. Whether it's $1, $5, or more, anything you can do to
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! We're back with another recording from Howard Days 2021! For this episode, we present a recording of the keynote speech from the Robert E. Howard Celebration Banquet from Friday, June 11th. The guest of honor is Roy Thomas, and introductory remarks are offered by Rusty Burke.If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! What a whirlwind, Howard Days 2021 has come and went! For this episode, we present a recording of the panel, 'REH in the Comics.' This conversation from Friday, June 11th, at the First United Methodist Church in Cross Plains, Texas. The panel focuses on the history of Robert E. Howard’s characters and stories presented in a comic book format. Mark Finn moderates Roy Thomas, Fred
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Hile, Cromrades! In just a few short days Howard Days will be upon us! In the spirit of the season, we thought we'd take a minute to revisit just a portion of our recordings from The Cromcast's attendance of the big event back in 2016... This 'rewind episode' features interviews with Indy Cavalier and Rusty Burke waxing about the genesis of REHUPA and Howard Days, and then after is a discussion
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Hail, Cromrades! We return for a final discussion of 'Bloodstone' and wrap up our season on the Left-Handed Path! We mention Brian Murphy's essay juxtaposing 'Bloodstone' and 'Lord of the Rings' quite a bit... Find it here!One ThingsJon: 'The Snowman' by Jo Nesbo. Scandanavian neo-noir!Josh: 'Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe' by Thomas Ligotti. Depressive horror!Luke: 'Prequelle' by Ghost.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Welcome back, Cromrades! This episode is special for us, we have a nearly two hour conversation with John F. Mayer, a friend of Karl Edward Wagner's from back in the day and an insightful, creative person in his own right! We talk about Karl's inspirations for Kane, some Appalachian horror, what it was like to hang with Karl back in the day, and John's efforts to keep the Wagner literary
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Greetings, Cromrades! Today, The Cromcast Crew returns with a further analysis of "Bloodstone" by Karl Edward Wagner in part two of our three part reading. We venture deeper into the local politics, hear the low rumbling of a frog army, and try to unravel the Gordian knot of Kane's machinations. Join us for a weird story and some weird discussion!One ThingsLuke: Educate yourself in