The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

This is our annual Cromtober offering, a discussion of Morgan le Fay and her many aspects: healer, sorceress, fae queen, witch, destroyer... she runs the gamut from legend to legend. So, join us by the fire as we talk about the formative figure of Cromtober - the witch, and the sorceress.       

Welcome back, Cromrades! We are finishing up The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White this week, wherein we learn about the various versions of this work, discuss growing up, learning how to be a good person, and chivalry through it all. Join us, won't you?            One Thing Jon: The Lost Tomb by Douglas Preston. Science adventure!  Josh: Murder 101, on Amazon Prime Video.  Luke: Homebrew D&D adventures!    Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook? We're posting photos on the Instagrams! Or, check us out on Apple Podcasts! (or your podcast player of choice!) Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 'Tyrant' theme by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: Once and Future King by Kamelot. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work! 

Hello Cromrades, and welcome to our latest season which takes place in storied Camelot! We will be reading and analyzing various stories featuring the one and only King Arthur and his various comrades. We begin today with the first half TH White's incomparable "The Sword in the Stone". Join us, won't you?    One Things! Luke: "Pressure" Starring Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower Josh: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Jonathan: Would I Lie to You?   Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook? We're posting photos on the Instagrams! Or, check us out on Apple Podcasts! (or your podcast player of choice!) Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 'Tyrant' theme by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: "Merlin's Time" by Al Stewart. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work! 

Hile, Cromrades! Take a final Cyberpunk trip with us to 2019... Or 2049? Herein, we discuss the Bladerunner duology! This one is a big 'un, hope you enjoy it! What road will we embark on for our next season? Only time will tell :)   One Things! Luke: Sammon's 'Future Noir: The Making of Bladerunner' Josh: Guntharp's 'The VCR That Dripped Blood: 50 of the Best, Worst, and Most Bizarre (Non-Franchise) Slasher Films of the 1980s' Jon: Stark's 'Parker' novels!   Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook? We're posting photos on the Instagrams! Or, check us out on Apple Podcasts! (or your podcast player of choice!) Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 'Tyrant' theme by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: "Mother & Child Reunion" by Paul Simon. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work! 

Johnny Mnemonic is a cyberpunk short story published in 1981 by William Gibson.  Johnny Mnemonic is also a cyberpunk movie from 1995 starring Keanu Reeves and Dina Meyer, directed by Robert Longo with a screenplay by William Gibson.  And this week, we talk about both Johnny Mnemonics! We are very technical boys.      One Things Jon: The Parker novels by Donald E. Westlake Josh: The Blade Itself, by Joe Abercrombie Luke: Rambo - First Blood and Rambo - First Blood Part 2   Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook? We're posting photos on the Instagrams! Or, check us out on Apple Podcasts! (or your podcast player of choice!) Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 'Tyrant' theme by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: 'Black' by Sevendust. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!