Novels are all very well, but is there anything more satisfying than a well-crafted short story? We don’t think so, here at PseudoPod towers. A gripping introduction, a compelling narrative and...
https://pseudopod.org/2023/11/09/anthologies-and-collections-from-2023-bloodline/
Presenters: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart Hey folks, welcome to an Escape Artists metacast. I’m Marguerite Kenner. And I’m Alasdair Stuart. For those of you who have never heard a m...
Here at PseudoPod we believe that short stories in anthologies (pieces by different authors) and collections (pieces from a single author) deserve to be seen by more readers. We, and our audience...
https://pseudopod.org/2022/11/03/anthologies-and-collections-22/
There are a number of short stories in anthologies and collections that deserve to get in front of more readers. We want to shine more light across our community and widen our circle to make room...
https://pseudopod.org/2022/06/02/anthologies-and-collections-2022/
For your consideration we present the Escape Artists stories that ran in 2021 which are eligible in the upcoming award nomination season. The list of individual stories for PseudoPod follows in o...
https://pseudopod.org/2022/02/13/for-your-consideration-2022-original-pseudopod-fiction-in-2021/
The British Fantasy Society shortlist has been announced, revealing that both PseudoPod and PodCastle have both been nominated under the Best Audio category! We are honored to share a list with a...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/07/27/british-fantasy-award-shortlist-2021/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and Xander M. Odell This PseudoPod episode is narrated by Linda Hamilton. You know, she plays Sarah Connor in the Terminator franchise? THAT Linda Hamilton. She doesn’t...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/05/29/mother-horror-and-the-dystopia-of-meat/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and A.C. Wise “Final Girl Theory” is a fictional story about a fictional, cult-classic movie called Kaleidoscope. The narrator is addressing the audience with a high ...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/04/30/mother-horror-and-final-girl-theory/
There are a number of short stories in anthologies and collections that deserve to get in front of more readers. We want to shine more light across our community and widen our circle to make room...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/04/02/anthologies-and-collections-2021/
Congratulations to Christi Nogle for her Spanish translation of “Resilience” in both text and audio in Las Escritoras de Urras. This story was originally published her in PseudoPod in 2020. h...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/03/09/pseudopod-mentions-in-february-2021/
We’re excited to make our inaugural appearance on the Preliminary Ballot for the Stoker Awards with “FFUNS” by Johnny Compton. https://horror.org/2021/01/2020-bram-stoker-awards-preliminary...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/02/21/pseudopod-mentions-in-january-2021/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and Damien Angelica Walters First, I must use this opportunity to encourage horror fans that if they are only digesting their horror fiction through the traditional metho...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/02/15/mother-horror-challenges-you-to-take-a-walk-in-the-night-my-love/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and Grady Hendrix It seems like something strange happens during the holiday season. Perhaps it’s the combination of eggnog, fruitcake, and the “Spirit of Christmas�...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/01/02/mother-horror-and-the-christmas-spirits/
For your consideration we present the Escape Artists stories that ran in 2020 which are eligible in the upcoming award nomination season. The list of individual stories for PseudoPod follows in o...
https://pseudopod.org/2021/01/02/for-your-consideration-2021-original-pseudopod-fiction-in-2020/
Vanessa Fogg reviews Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, edited by @leemurraywriter and Geneve Flynn, including a shout out to us for reprinting “The Genetic Alchemist’s Daughter” by Elai...
https://pseudopod.org/2020/12/31/pseudopod-mentions-in-december-2020/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and Wendy N. Wagner Do you ever drive by a dark alley and catch a glimpse of something that makes your breath catch in your throat? Maybe as you drive away, you’re alre...
https://pseudopod.org/2020/12/01/mother-horror-and-the-smell-of-night-in-the-basement/
In November we welcomed Mother Horror Sadie Hartmann who is visiting the back catalog and reviewing some of the short stories of years past. She began with “The Pit” by Joe N. Lansdale narr...
https://pseudopod.org/2020/11/29/pseudopod-mentions-in-november-2020/
We thought we’d share a number of the places PseudoPod was mentioned in the media during October 2020: Frolic calls out two stories which have run on PseudoPod as scarring including 20 Simple S...
https://pseudopod.org/2020/11/08/pseudopod-mentions-in-october-2020/
Authors : Sadie Hartmann and Joe R. Lansdale Join me, Sadie Hartmann, aka “Mother Horror”, each month as I take a deep dive into the back catalog of PseudoPod episodes. My first choice is a r...
The British Fantasy Society shortlist has been announced, revealing that both PseudoPod and PodCastle have both been nominated under the Best Audio category! We are honored to share a list with a...
There are a number of short stories in anthologies and collections that deserve to get in front of more readers. We want to shine more light across our community and widen our circle to make room...
https://pseudopod.org/2020/04/05/anthologies-collections-2020/
Transcript (Alasdair) Hi everyone, Alasdair here. We’re not going to ask how you are right now, because we have a pretty good idea. You’re fine. You’re FINE. You’re the same version of fi...
Discuss on Forums For Your Consideration 2020: Original PseudoPod Fiction in 2019 is a PseudoPod original. For your consideration we present the Escape Artists stories that ran in 2019 which are ...
https://pseudopod.org/2019/12/28/for-your-consideration-2020-original-pseudopod-fiction-in-2019/
Discuss on Forums The stars are right again, and what an age-old cult had failed to do, a band of innocent authors has accomplished. After vigintillions of years the Flash Fiction Contest is loos...
https://pseudopod.org/2019/10/01/flash-fiction-contest-6-is-lurking-on-your-doorstep/
The original paraphernalia for the Flash Fiction Contest had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Stuart, the oldest man in tow...
Our story calendar for 2019 is almost completely buttoned up, and we are starting to slot stories into the 2020 calendar. What follows is our plans for submissions for the remainder of 2019. As i...
Great news everyone! Morale has improved, so the beatings have achieved temporary surcease! Additionally, the British Fantasy Society shortlist has been announced, revealing that both PseudoPod ...
https://pseudopod.org/2019/07/24/british-fantasy-award-shortlist/
Authors : Maria Haskins, Katharine Duckett, Maxwell Price and Christopher Shultz Narrators : Larissa Thompson, Rebecca Wei Hsieh, Scott Campbell, Susan Gage and Paul Cram The results of our poll ...
https://pseudopod.org/2019/02/12/fan-favorite-pseudopod-fiction-from-2018/
Greetings from Pseudopod Towers, We were amazed and honoured to win the first Best Fiction Podcast THIS IS HORROR award two years ago. We were even more amazed and honoured to win it a second tim...
Discuss on Forums We’re running a poll to see what were your favorite stories of 2018. Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/0lQYAdl5k1HErccy2 For your consideration we present the Escape Artists ...
https://pseudopod.org/2019/01/01/for-your-consideration-2019/
It has come to our attention, through multiple channels, that the current incarnation of Artemis Rising 5 has caused harm to members of our community. Thanks to Bogi Takács’s eloquent explanat...
https://pseudopod.org/2018/09/07/on-inclusion-and-artemis-rising-an-apology/
During the month of September, PseudoPod seeks submissions to celebrate ARTEMIS RISING, a special month-long event across the Escape Artists podcasts featuring stories by any author who identifie...
We’re honored to accept FOR THE SECOND TIME the This is Horror Award for the Fiction Podcast of the Year category. We would have been perfectly satisfied losing to any of the other folks we g...
https://pseudopod.org/2018/04/19/this-is-horror-award-fiction-podcast-of-the-year-2/
Discuss on Forums For your consideration we present the Escape Artists stories that ran in 2017 which are eligible in the upcoming award nomination season. Below are links to some aggregation p...
Click the Subscribe button on PayPal or Patreon and get access to some all the previous premium content. This includes our Trio of Terror and The Century of Horror and a number of other excellent...
Hi there! A short metacast to tell you all about our new websites. Transcript follows for those who who prefer to read along. Transcript (Alasdair) Hi there! This is Alasdair! (Marguerite) And ...
The stars are right again, and what an age-old cult had failed to do, a band of innocent authors has accomplished. After vigintillions of years the Flash Fiction Contest is loose again, and raven...
https://pseudopod.org/2017/10/01/flash-fiction-contest-5-is-lurking-on-your-doorstep/
During the month of September, PseudoPod seeks submissions to celebrate ARTEMIS RISING, a special month-long event across the Escape Artists podcasts featuring stories by women and nonbinary auth...
The original paraphernalia for the Flash Fiction Contest had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Stuart, the oldest man in tow...
https://pseudopod.org/2017/08/15/flash-fiction-contest-5-a-new-beginning/
Across the globe, the dreams of the artists are causing many a restless and feverish night. Someday soon the call would come, when the stars were ready. The time would be easy to know, for then m...
https://pseudopod.org/2017/08/03/flash-fiction-contest-5-the-dream-child/