Episode 30: Adrian Ross's The Hole of the Pit

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We have tracked down this impossibly rare, early twentieth-century horror novel and find it was worth the hunt. We shamelessly synopsize, cautiously philosophize, and generally aggrandize this great lost work of weird fiction. See it out!

It's Cocktail Time!

The Saltmarsh
in a shotglass rimmed with fleur de sel (or good salt) pitted olive (without pimento) stuffed with stilton cheese, put into glass fill with good single malt scotch (like Lagavulin) Shoot it down; don't choke.

Special closing music: "I'm a Naughty Girl," lyrics by Adrian Ross.

Episode 28: Thomas Disch's The M.D.

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The Mikes go back to the future and finally post their discussion of one of the late great Thomas Disch's horror novels set in a place not unlike Doppeltown, USA. We ponder prepubescent morality, Faustian bargains, catastrophic tooth decay, and comeuppance in general.

It's Cocktail Time!

Doctor's Orders

In a shotglass pour
1 teaspoon of Chartreuse
1 teaspoon of Pernod
1 teaspoon of aquavit
Hold your nose and shoot it down. You'll feel better in the morning.



Special closing music: "Doctor's Orders" by Carol Douglas

A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE # 29 - THE DEXTER SERIES BY JEFF LINDSAY

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Take a stab in the dark with America's huggable serial killer in the first three books of the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. This is a very special** out-of-sequence episode brought to you from the future for your summer listening pleasure.

The Mikes enter the mind of a killer and, like good traditional men, drink the summer away. They battle over the presence of dark gods in the third book and end up with a little blood on their hands but, hey, that's what beer is for. Who's right? Mike is.

** Confession: the real episode The M.D. by Thomas Disch is lost somewhere deepin the bowels of the dank thing in the basement of the Forbidden Books Group studio. We are diligently pouring gallons of Syrup of Ipecac down its throat in hopes that it will be spewed forth—and when it does, you will hear it, right here, on Necronomipod.


IT REALLY IS COCKTAIL TIME!

Beer on the Couch

1 cold can Miller Lite, Bud, or even Hamm's
A bottle of Jack Daniels

Pop the can, take one manly gulp, while the Little Missus is making you some Tater-Tots®, refill the can to the top with Jack and gently swirl. Sit on the couch and watch an episode of Two and a Half Men with your hand down your pants.


End Music: We Are Cinders by The Molly Family. Music brought to you by Podsafe Audio.

Episode 27.0 Thomas Ligotti's The Shadow at the Bottom of the World

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Fall down the dark twisted freshly dug monster hole and claw your way through Thomas Ligotti's short story collection The Shadow at the Bottom of the World. Puppets, decaying cities, blood baths, crazy dads and creepy other-worldly plants are in the mix and the Mikes wonder if any of it matters or not. (Hint: It does.) Everything turns out in the end.

WARNING: After a year and half the boys still have not mastered perfect sound recording, so until they can afford a real engineer, they beg your pardon as you put up with all the tinny Cylon sounds in the background.


IT IS COCKTAIL TIME!!

The Bad Dreamsicle

3 shots Triple Sec
1 shot vanilla vodka
1/2 shot Cream

Mix with ice, strain and pour into a martini glass while you cry for your mommy in the middle of the night.