Strange Studies of Strange Stories
Episodes
Study 162 - All She Said Was Yes
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off a month of Shirley Jackson stories with All She Said Was Yes, a suburban take on the Cassandra complex from her collection Dark Tale...
Study 159 - Necroscope - Part 1
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vampires, espionage, weird sex and math! Join us as we dig into Brian Lumley's Necroscope, a novel about a man who can speak to the dead.
Study 156 - Delcardes' Cat
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
King Kull converses with a cat, licks lake monsters and gets smack-talked by Thulsa Doom in Robert E. Howard's Delcardes' Cat!
Study 153 - There Will Come Soft Rains
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting sci-fi month with a smart-home story set in 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury!
Original Fiction - Haunted
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Haunted” was written, read and scored by Chad Fifer, with the generous participation of Heather Klinke.
Study 150 - The Soldier and Death
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're casting weird fairy tale magic all month, beginning with the Russian classic The Soldier and Death!
Study 147 - Slaughterhouse-Five - Part 1
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get unstuck in time with us as we begin Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, a profound novel about war, trauma and plunger-shaped aliens.
Study 144 - Blind Man's Buff
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Start Spooky Season Spookily with Blind Man's Buff, a haunted house tale by H.R. Wakefield!
Study 141 - There Are More Things / The Book of Sand
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a double-feature of Lovecraftian tales by Jorge Luis Borges: There Are More Things & The Book of Sand!
Study 138 - Who or What Was It?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by special guest Jamie Brittain to discuss the uncanny tale Who or What Was It? by Kingsley Amis!
Study 135 - The Sword of Spartacus
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imperial Rome collides with the Cthulhu Mythos in The Sword of Spartacus by Richard L. Tierney!
Study 132 - The New Accelerator
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
H.G. Wells breaks into the energy drink market with his short story The New Accelerator. We've consumed it! Hear our review!
Study 129 - Liberation of Earth
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earth is stuck in a war between alien races with devastating consequences, and it's somehow funny! Join us as we discuss Liberation of Earth by Willia...
Study 126 - The Swords
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as we discuss Robert Aickman's strange short story of sexual trauma, The Swords.
Study 123 - The Pilgrimage of Clifford M. - Part 1
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off March is for Draculas with a FANGER of a vampire story by Bob Leman: The Pilgrimage of Clifford M.!
Study 120 - Window
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're looking into Window by Bob Leman, and we're seeing some scary stuff! Join us as we discuss this crazy scifi-horror-fantasy story!
Study 117 - Hyperpilosity
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when people suddenly get shaggy like wookies? Find out as we pick through Hyperpilosity by L. Sprague de Camp!
Study 114 - Vasilisa the Fair
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for some weird fairy tales, starting with the Russian classic Vasilisa the Fair as presented by Alexander Afanasyev!
Study 111 - The Summer People
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're still here! Join us for a discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Summer People.
Study 108 - Dress of White Silk / I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's an October double feature narrated by two spooky little girls: Dress of White Silk by Richard Matheson and I Can't Help Saying Goodbye by Ann M...
Study 105 - The Presentation
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a seat as Patton Oswalt returns to discuss The Presentation by Michael Shea!
Study 101 - Far Below
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's ghouls vs. government grunts in the New York subways! We're discussing Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson - JOIN US!
Study 097 - Turkhana Knives
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 4th of THEWLY!! We're kicking off a month of sword-and-sorcery stories with a tale about Charles Saunders' IMARO!
Study 093 - The War of the Worlds - Part 1
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody would have believed in the early years of the 21st century that we'd be celebrating 15 years of podcasting with The War of the Worlds by H.G. ...
Study 089 - Amina
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ghouls in session with Amina by Edward Lucas White, kicking off a month of monster madness!
Study 085 - Bears Discover Fire
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weird Bear Month begins with a touching tale by Terry Bisson: Bears Discover Fire!
Study 081 - School for the Unspeakable
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
March is for Draculas begins with the Manly Wade Wellman story School for the Unspeakable -- special guest Jamie Brittain in attendance!
Study 077 - The Last Question
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're laser-blasting into a month of science fiction, starting with Isaac Asimov's beloved short story, The Last Question!
Study 073 - The Thing of a Thousand Shapes - Part 1
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating 101 years of Weird Tales with a look at The Thing of a Thousand Shapes by Otis Adelbert Kline - straight outta the first issue!
Study 069 - Snow White
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating the holidays with a month on Grimm's Fairy Tales. First up: Snow White, featuring 100% more torture than we anticipated!
Study 065 - The Living Dead
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Treat that Halloween hangover with a shot of Blochtober! We're discussing Robert Bloch's Nazi vampire fable, The Living Dead!
Study 061 - The Fly
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catch the buzz as we discuss George Langelann's short story, The Fly!
Study 057 - A Walk in the Dark
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke!
Study 053 - Black Man with a Horn - Part 1
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're launching back into the Lovecraft universe via the T.E.D. Klein mythos novella Black Man with a Horn!
Study 049 - It's a Good Life
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're gathering evil kid stories this month, starting with It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby - a story made famous by The Twilight Zone!
Study 045 - The Bloody Chamber - Part 1
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Angela Carter's take on the Bluebeard legend: The Bloody Chamber!
Study 041 - The Island of Doctor Moreau - Part 1
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climb aboard as we mount our expedition to The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells!
Study 037 - All Cats are Gray
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Study 033 - The Black Abbot of Puthuum
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney of the podcast Voluminous as we discuss The Black Abbot of Puthuum by Clark Ashton Smith!
Study 029 - The Stains
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss Robert Aickman's award-winning short story The Stains with special guest, writer/director Jeremy Dyson!
Study 025 - Lamb to the Slaughter
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! We're back with the Roald Dahl crime classic Lamb to the Slaughter!
Study 021 - The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we breach The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany!
Study 017 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join the conversation as we discuss The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin!
Study 013 - A Night in the Lonesome October - Part 1
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off October with the haunt that you want: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny!
Study 009 - Leaf by Niggle
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed author J.R.R. Tolkien makes his first appearance on the show with the short story "Leaf by Niggle"!
Study 005 - Mimsy Were the Borogoves
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're investigating non-Euclidian geometry once again with Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett!
Study 001 - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're launching the rebranded show with Rod Serling's classic tale The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, featured in Stories from The Twilight Zone!
Classic Study - Child’s Play
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're giving the treatment to Child's Play by Villy Sorensen, the first selection from Fine Frights: Stories that Scared Me, edited by Ramsey Campbell...
Classic Study - Fondly Fahrenheit
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're tracking a killer robot in Alfred Bester's Fondly Fahrenheit, and it's a blast! Original Airdate: 4/26/2021
Classic Study - The Screwfly Solution
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as we discuss The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon! Original Airdate: 6/9/2019
Classic Study - The Night Wire
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we decode the mysterious transmissions of The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold! Original Airdate: 01/03/2019
Classic Study - Tsathoggua with Patton Oswalt
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're covering Tsathoggua by Michael Shea with special guest PATTON OSWALT! Original Airdate: 5/4/2018
Classic Study - The Fog Horn
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen up! It's The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury! Original Airdate: 2/1/2018
Classic Study - Day of the Dragon
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Folks don't know this, but THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD is a reference to The Day of the Dragon by Guy Endore! Original Airdate: 5/6/2017
Classic Study - Frankenstein
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clasp our clammy hands as we dig into Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! Original Airdate: 3/4/2017
Classic Study - Bloodchild
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Black History Month kicks off with the excellent Octavia E. Butler story Bloodchild! Original Airdate: 2/3/2017
Classic Study - The Human Chair
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
'Tis the season to sit in laps, whether you want to or not! It's The Human Chair by Edogawa Ranpo! Original Airdate: 12/2/2016
Classic Study - Notebook Found in a Deserted House
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're covering the horrific "Notebook Found in a Deserted House" by Robert Bloch, and you've been invited! Original Airdate: 10/02/2015
Classic Study - The Yellow Wallpaper
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us and outstanding reader Heather Klinke as we creep into The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman!
Classic Study - Beowulf
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a very special, super-sized episode of the show covering the epic poem Beowulf! Original Airdate: 5/26/2015