In which Susan Hill's chilling classical ghost story is shared, enthused over and examined by the Scrolls team.  Clover hosts this special episode, ably assisted by Mattie & Phil and joined by the multi-talented Sarah Taylor, who has been a fan of the story (in all its forms) for many years.  Whilst absent from the discussion, Dion provides a little atmosphere with selected readings from the text in the first half of the episode.

With deference to the new film and the ever popular stage production, the second half of the episode examines alternative interpretations of the tale and the ways in which they both succeed and fail to capture the essence of Hill's creation.  Along with a certain amount of squeeing.  I'm naming no names.

As ever with the Scrolls Book Group, spoilers abound, so we recommend that you read the book before you listen in.

Preferably by candlelight.

Alone...


Feedback is always welcome.  You can comment on this post, e-mail us at scrolls@hotmail.co.uk or follow our Twitter feed @Scrollscast (for author retweets and news.)
You can even follow our personal accounts @Dion_Scrolls and @Phlambler if you like.

Our next Book Group episode will be in November.  If you want to take part in the episode after that then please drop us a line to say what book you would choose, and why you love it so much.  We look forward to hearing from you.  Keep reading.

Geek to Geek – Episode 3

Welcome to Geek to Geek, the audio magazine dedicated to bringing the sass back to geekdom.

Contents

00:00:00 Geek to Geek with Monts and Nuge – David Montieth and Barry Nugent bring you their monthly slice of pop culture madness. No script, no preparation but a lot of fun and sass…always sass.

00:51:33 Promo: The Monster Hunters – A Three Part Audio Drama. Find out more here

00:52:58 Little Witch aka Amy of the Birds of Geek podcast has a quick chat with comic writer Gail Simone.

00:58:05 Montoya and SilverFox from Trailer Trash Two discuss the greatness that was 1982 for genre films.

01:16:22 Stacey Whittle from Small Press Big Mouth reviews the Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel series from Self Made Hero.

01:22:05 Barry and Ant from The Next Level review Mass Effect 3 (Spoiler Free)

01:39:13 After Hours with Dave and Barry – the guys close out the show in the Geek to Geek Studio bar.

Dissecting Worlds attempts to digest 30-odd years of global anarchy & its alternate history in the form of two world wars (but no world cup!)

A bumper episode including such tit-bits as:

• Germany's strong right hook
• Reds, Whites & anarchist also rans
• The Czech Legion & Belgian Armoured Cars Siberian tours
• Other Versailles
• A Very British Civil War 
• German Mediterranean holidays
• Halifax for PM!
• Submarines are alive with sound of music 
• Losing Moscow (yes they do eventually get to the Russian front!)
• America's separate wars
• The heavyweight issue of alternative holocausts 
• When Matt says 1929 Committee he means 1922!

A Very British Civil War 1938 forum 

here: http://gwargamesp.18.forumer.com/index.php?showforum=4

(& Kehaar's VBCW 38 efforts war gaming 
http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/category/vbcw-1938/ & roleplaying www.alfiesantics.wordpress.com

So sit back, enjoy & disagree!

Feedback and discussion always welcome @Dissectingwrlds for the show, and @clarkythecruel for Kehaar and @thegrampus for Matt. 

Hello and welcome to episode 37 of Small Press Big Mouth where Stacey and Lee do some reviewing of  comics and tell you some news (though some of it may be a bit out of date cos of someone taking their sweet time with the editing!). For more detailed notes and the linkypoos and the good, proper info bit that Lee does -rather than the "ah bum I've forgotten EVERYTHING we talked about" mess that is this bit Stace writes, check out smallpressbigmouth.blogspot.com.

Tim and Max Solve All The Problems With Popular Culture is STILL the newest podcast in the unstable time vortex that is the Geek Syndicate Network.

The podcast aims to do exactly what it says on the tin – young buccaneers Tim Swann (@tetrarchangel on twitter) of Psycomedia (psycomedia.wordpress.com) and Max Barnard (@maxy_barnard on twitter) of You Must Hear This (imustreadthis.com) identify a key area where popular geek culture falls down and then try and come up with some ways that both the creators and the audience can fix it.

In our sixth and final-ish episode, we discuss our present obsession with origins, get rather niche in references to our own podcasts, talk a lot about Spiderman, praise All-Star Superman and try and come up with quick summaries for less well-known characters, and Tim's man-crush of the week is Kyle MacLachlan. 

In this episode Ant and Amaechi take time out from killing reapers and saving the universe to talk more gaming news, views and reviews.

News

·       Men in Black and Young Justice games get announced

·       Leaked PS3 trophies suggest a new Batman Arkham City DLC is coming

·       Game and Gamestation goes into administration and close stores

·       More Xbox 720, Wii U and PS4 next gen console news and rumours

·       Draw Something and Angry Birds Space continue the mobile phone gaming phenomenon

First Impressions

·       Battlefield 3 single player campaign

·       Binary Domain 

Tim and Max Solve All The Problems With Popular Culture is STILL the newest podcast in the stable of subetheric continua that is the Geek Syndicate Network.

The podcast aims to do exactly what it says on the tin – young buccaneers Tim Swann (@tetrarchangel on twitter) of Psycomedia (psycomedia.wordpress.com) and Max Barnard (@maxy_barnard on twitter) of You Must Hear This (imustreadthis.com) identify a key area where popular geek culture falls down and then try and come up with some ways that both the creators and the audience can fix it.

In our fifth episode, we discuss subtext, both where it clashes and merges with the text, when the sun hasn't gone to our heads, at least. We also plan Swanncon 2012, picture George Lucas telling Kevin Smith to shut up, plot global population realignment and still find time to highlight the continuing ridiculousness of Marvel Comics.

Join Ant and Amaechi as they delve once more into the latest gaming news, including a discussion of "the GAME Saga". Following this, find out if Resistance 3 is a Buy, Rent or Avoid and the boys chat about some of the demo's they've been playing recently.

After a short hiatus the Scrolls team is back, just in time for the end of the world.  Join us as we explore the subject of apocalypse with regards to our beloved genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy.  Books discussed include: Good Omens, The Tripods trilogy, Wolf In Shadow, The Last Battle, The Stand, The Road, Strength Of Stones, The Mist and Z For Zachariah.

We start our exploration with 'Judgement Today,' as cultures, civilisations and species face the threat of extinction.  Why do writers return to these uber-threats time and again and what do we, the readers get out of it?  In the middle section 'Armageddon Outta Here' we look at the last survivors trying to make sense of the end-times, seeking a last bastion or just trying to survive.  What does 'The End' mean in real and psychological terms to mankind?  We wrap up with 'Post-Post-Apocalyptic,' running our eyes over some brave new worlds to see what some authors have used armageddon to achieve in terms of recreating civilisation from the ashes of the past.

Which all sounds very high-faluting until you remember that this is Scrolls and most of the time we're stuffing our faces, making obscene jokes, wandering off-topic or discussing things that we may not actually, properly... (technically) have read.

Therefore, in addition to the packed programme you can discover who Really wrote the music for The Omen, hear our review of a book that doesn't really exist, learn how to kill and cook a certain podcaster if things get particularly bad and (if you listen very carefully) you may even discover an Easter Egg.

See below for the various links we mention in the podcast.

City Of Hell Chronicles

Lily Child's Feardom

100 Horrors: Tales Of Horror In The Blink Of An Eye

Human Slaves (In An Insect Nation)

Kim Curran's 'Shift'

See you in the next world.  In the mean time, keep reading.