Everything Went Black Podcast

Fellow Horseman, Karl Haikara joins us this week for the lead up to HALLOWEEN. We discuss Ray Bradbury’s 1972 novella THE HALLOWEEN TREE, a classic story of the origins of the holiday as well as telling the story of a group of young friends learning frailty of life and the inevitability of death.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Halloween 2” - Samhain

Halloween is around the corner, so we’re going to kick of the EWB Spooky Season celebration with a discussion of George Romero’s Zombie Series.  Fellow Horseman Brandon Legion, host of the Horrorwolf 666 Podcast joins in the discussion.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Zombie Apocalypse” - Mortician

This week we dive into what might be the first true sword and sorcery story ever written. Behold THE SHADOW KINGDOM by Robert E. Howard, first published in August 1929 in Weird Tales.  The story features Kull, king of ancient Valusia, brooding shadows, reptile men and the introduction of Brule the Spear Slayer, Kull’s most trusted ally.   “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill “Kull’s Theme” – Hollow Lands (Mike Hill, Drugoth, Karl Haikara

Alex Garcia Riverra joins us this week, primarily to talk about his Mystic Valley Studio, one of the only all-analog studio in the US. Between me and you, I booked Alex mostly just to catch up, hang out and get into some deep philosophy regarding creativity, life and the passage of time. Aside from being on of the most brilliant recording engineers that I’ve experienced, he is an incredible drummer who has been a longtime member of American Nightmare as well as a host of other notable bands.    Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Shallowness“- Blood Horse

Andrew Orlando joins us this week to discuss the new HOPE COLLAPSE record AGE OF HEATHENS the follow up to their 2005 EP. Trust me on this one: it was worth the wait.  Andrew and I have been friends for three decades. We met when my old band Anodyne played with his old band, the seminal NYC grind band BLACK ARMY JACKET.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Maze” – Hope Collapse