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PseudoPod 627: The Grave by the Handpost

PseudoPod

Escape Artists Foundation

Fiction, Arts, Books, Drama

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Author : Thomas Hardy Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Grave by the Handpost” was first published in 1897 and is part of the volume A Changed Man and Other Tales. This episode is sponsored by J.R. HAMANTASCHEN (who podcasts at The Horror Of Nachos And Hamantaschen) […]

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This episode has been sponsored by J. R. Hamantoshen and his collection of short fiction, a deep horror that was very nearly awe.

0:08.0

Within this misanthropic agglomeration of quiet human horror, we are guided through zones of magical realism and

0:14.5

bizarre, underpinned by sardonic humor.

0:17.8

This bleak humor is oozed into every crevice of the book, not just the stories and

0:22.4

their titles, but also the introduction in the copyright notice.

0:26.0

The story, 799 Brexville Road Independence Ohio, Ohio, is for lovers of animatronic constructs in horror houses.

0:35.0

While some might dismiss this as scatological splatterpunk bizarro,

0:40.0

those critics would be proving its postmodern theme of the travail of thankless creation.

0:47.0

The story, that's just the way things are these days, is a biting exploration of the time-honored tradition of teens

0:55.5

being punished for sexual urges.

0:59.7

This plus his previous two collections, You Shall Never know security, and with a voice that is often

1:05.4

still confused but is becoming ever louder and clear, are all three available in digital

1:10.0

form for less than $10. So consider spending some of those holiday gift cards here.

1:15.6

Additionally, or alternately, go add the horror of nachos and homantosh into your podcatcher,

1:20.5

where the author and his co-host Eric Sotak discuss horror movies, fiction, and culture

1:25.4

in a fashion as pleasing as the muttering of the wind through two exhumed skulls.

1:30.0

Links will be in the show notes.

1:36.0

Sudapod is extruded into this universe from a dimension of purest fear.

1:40.0

It's beautiful in its own alien way, but what's to come will

1:45.8

Unsettle you Pseudepod episode 627 December 21st, 2018. This week's story, The Grave by the Handpost by Thomas Hardy. A word, one place dressed for opening time.

2:18.4

Show me bleeding where my love

2:31.5

but you breathe. Hey everyone. Welcome to Pseudopod The Weekly Horror Podcast. I'm Alistair your host and this week's story comes to us from Thomas Hardy, which is, I will grant you,

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