Chats with creatives and meetings on the macabre! Film. Fiction. Art. Music. Hosted by Justin Young.
Conjuring the cast and crew of your favorite flicks, the best musicians metal has to offer, writers of the Weird, and seekers of the odd and occult - there's something for everyone within the Sanctuary of the Strange!
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Justin is a writer of weird fiction and host of the Monsters, Madness and Magic podcast. His literary diet consists of a few morsels of mystery, a significant side of Sword and Sorcery, with a heavy helping of horror. He is a fan of cult films, heavy metal, the occult, vintage video games, and classic cartoons.
His fiction fiction has appeared in Lovecraftiana: The Eldritch Magazine of Horror and the Tales To Terrify podcast. He is also a writer and contributor at Rue Morgue Magazine and Wicked Horror.
Join Justin and special guest co-host Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born and Briton Rites as they chat with legendary author Ramsey Campbell about classical music, horror films, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P Lovecraft, writing fiction that drips with dread, and more!
Read MoreIn this round table discussion, Justin is joined by Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born, Jason Tarpey of Eternal Champion, and Deathmaster of Doomsword to discuss their personal history with Sword and Sorcery, Richard Tierney’s Simon of Gitta series, Poul Anderson’s The Broken Sword, underrated gems within the genre, new projects from their respective bands, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with legendary gothic fantasy artist Brom about balancing art as a passion and profession, crafting your own Conan, horror, Rod Serling’s The Night Gallery, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with author John R. Fultz about Weird Tales, Sword and Sorcery, short stories, writing advice, Elric, his new book Darker Than Weird, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin and Nicholas as they chat with legendary writer Michael Moorcock on the origins of Sword and Sorcery, the Blitz of London, World War II, Elric of Melniboné, chaos, anarchy, the blues, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with author and musician Jon Zaremba about martial arts, electronic music, Italian horror films, hard work, his new book ‘XLZABK001’, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with Deathmaster of the mighty Doomsword about Frank Frazetta, Michael Whelan, Elric, art, new music, future plans with fellow metal giants Eternal Champion, and much more!
Read MoreJoin Justin and Daniel as they chat with make-up and effects artist Christopher Biggs about his early years working for Roger Corman, the Unnamable, working for Disney, and being mistaken for the Hillside Strangler in the late 70’s!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with actor and author Nicholas Vince about Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Clive Barker, theater, fiction writing, and the indie horror scene in the UK!
Read MoreJoin Justin and Daniel as they chat with author and editor D.M. Ritzlin of DMR Books about the origins of DMR, metal, sorcery, and steel!
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