Pleasant Gehman returns to The Bobcast with a brand new episode and more stories, more magical mayhem that is the life of the incredible person, the Princess Of Hollywood, Pleasant Gehman! This time around we’re talking about Pleasant’s writing and dancing careers. Pleasant’s been doing both most of her whole life, to great effect. Though she has written mostly non-fiction stories of her life through the years, she’s the first person I’ve heard of that a publisher told “we can’t run this as fiction, it’s too crazy!!!”. That’s the life of Pleasant Gehman in a nutshell. Music of the episode by Screamin’ Sirens and those songs are “I Heard About You” and “Nine Times To Live” off of 1987’s “Voodoo”. Oh! The song “Voodoo” is also soothingly serenading you in the intro and outro background of the episode. Here are some links!

Pleasant Gehman’s WEBSITE

Pleasant Gehman on GOODREADS

Here’s a great source for buying some of Pleasant’s books - INDIEBOUND.ORG

A resource for all things Pleasant and Bellydancing - PRINCESS FARHANA ONLINE

Tim Powers is my favorite author. There, I said it. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, let’s talk about this episode. Tim is the author of many incredible novels, such as - On Stranger Tides, The Anubis Gates, The Stress Of Her Regard, Expiration Date and Alternate Routes. Twisted histories? Sort of. More like a fictional unveiling of the secrets behind historical figures and events. Why did Blackbeard drink burning rum mixed with gunpowder? Why did Thomas Edison throw firecrackers at his terrified children? Who wad Spring-Heeled Jack, really? Read Tim’s books and you’ll find out the answers to these questions and many, many more. I might add, you’ll be VERY entertained and enthralled, too, when reading the words of Tim Powers. We talk about UFO’s, Tim’s writing process (which is sometimes a little rough), freeways in Los Angeles and why most of the main characters, or, heroes, in Tim’s books get run so ragged. Hint - I’m calling it the “Diehard Effect” from now on.

Shop for the books of Tim Powers via INDIEBOUND

You can also view Tim’s Goodreads page HERE

Paul Tremblay is the author of several novels, such as “A Head Full Of Ghosts”, “Disappearance At Devil’s Rock”, “The Cabin At The End Of The World” and “Survivor Song”. One short story collection, “Growing Things” belongs on this list, as well. All thought provoking, some ambiguous, all lovely (and sometimes heartbreaking), some straight forward and tidily resolved. No mater what, I always walk away from a novel or story written by Paul Tremblay satisfied and yet yearning for more. Questions, though. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any questions after reading the stories of Paul Tremblay. So, here we are! This episode features an interview with Paul Tremblay, plus three songs by some of the bands that he loves. A Husker Du cover performed by Big Drill Car, plus two songs by those Welsh masters of melodic mayhem, Future Of The Left. Samples of the questions I asked one of my favorite authors of recent years? Where do you find the best fried clams in the Boston area? (Hint, they’re not IN Boston proper, trick question.) Who would you choose, from a roster of Boston bands? The Pixies or The Cars? Last one, last sample question - do you, Mr. Tremblay, believe in ghosts? Listen for the answers to those questions, plus the sounds of some of Paul Tremblay’s favorite bands. Check out the links below!

Paul Tremblay’s website is HERE

Check out Paul Tremblay on Goodreads HERE

Buy Paul Tremblay’s books at a local and independent bookstore if you’d like to support your own community! INDIEBOUND.ORG is a great way to find your local indie bookshop! This message is from me, Bob, not Paul, by the way. I don’t speak for Paul in any way, shape or form.

Future Of The Left WEBSITE and BANDCAMP PAGE

Big Drill Car on SPOTIFY

LEGAL STUFF

Song info - Intro song “Celebrated Summer” performed by Big Drill Car, who appear courtesy of themselves.

The music in the intro segment after Big Drill Car is “Dusty Memories” by Darren Curtis. Here’s his info -

Get All My Free Music: https://www.darrencurtismusic.com CdBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/Darre... My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Desperat... Bandcamp: https://darrencurtis.bandcamp.com/ My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarrenCurtis... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/desperate-meas... Image by samyrevenge: https://pixabay.com/photos/box-jewelr... Font by Typodermic Fonts: https://www.dafont.com/squealer.font?l[]=10&l[]=1 Copyright Darren Curtis Music 2019

Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)

Mid-Interview song and the final song in the episode were “The Real Meaning Of Christmas” and “The Hope That House Built” performed by Future Of The Left, who appear courtesy of themselvs.

Walking through my local Barnes And Noble a while back, I ran into a book titled “Wounds”. Interesting. The subtitle? “Six Stories From The Border Of Hell”. SOLD! After devilishly devouring the book, I got my hands on Nathan Ballingrud’s first story collection, “North American Lake Monsters”. I’m telling you, these two books have enriched my life immeasurably, with stories of Hell, Werewolves, Vampires, Aliens, but mostly, people. The people in Nathan’s stories come alive in my mind and refuse to leave, long after the reading is done, THAT’S the true sign of a great author, in my mind. Insidious. Here is my attempt to delve the depths of one of my favorite authors mind. How do the stories go from brain to book? IS humanity insignifigant, as Lovecraft would have us believe? What records would you take on your exile to a desert island? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode, plus you’ll get to know Nathan a bit better than you did before. Keep your eye on this dude - he’s going places, and rightfully so. The music of the episode is the perfect companion to the episode, you might say a “Hellish Hymnal” to guide you on this journey. Black Breath is the band and balefully beautiful songs are their game. Pop the iron cage on thine head, ignore the cries of the damned - or - revel in them and join me in this decsent into madness, mayhem and the mind of the best damn horror writer of our time. Check out these links to Nathan Ballingrud, his books and more!

Nathan’s Blog/Website - https://nathanballingrud.com/

Malaprop’s Bookstore, get your signed copies of Nathan’s books here!

Indiebound, a great place to order Nathan’s books, as well - https://www.indiebound.org/

Black Breath Bandcamp - https://blackbreathsl.bandcamp.com/

Southern Lord Records - https://southernlord.com/

Sticker Junkie! Visit the sponsor of this episode and BUYBUYBUY - https://stickerjunkie.com/

Legal stuff -

Black Breath appears courtesy of Southern Lord Recordings.

Intro song credits - Intro Song - Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsi... Music used : "The Door" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/h_x7-wAuE2A Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VivekEKhsihbA/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivek.abhis...

I was introduced to Carolyn Mauricette through Andrea Subissati, the Executive Editor of Rue Morgue Magazine. Totally name dropping, but what I’m trying to say is, I’m so, so glad Andrea introduced us. Carolyn is an amazing and rad person. She has a website that is filled with her writings - essays and reviews of genre films called “View From The Dark”. Carolyn founded “Rosemary’s Pixie”, she has contributed to Rue Morgue Magazine, she’s a Rotten Tomatoes certified film critic, she helps run the “Blood In The Snow” film festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and SO MUCH MORE!!! Carolyn is as prolific as she is kind, easy to talk to and knowledgeable about all things Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy. This episode of The Bobcast features an interview with Carolyn, plus the soothing and sepulchral sound of Canada’s ALSO finest, The Creepshow and Black Cat Attack. Brought to you by Discount Cemetery, the finest clothiers this side of the afterlife. Listen to the episode, then follow the links below to find out more about Carolyn, The Creepshow, Black Cat Attack and our sponsor, Discount Cemetery! PSA of the episode is for Black Lives Matter. Check below for links!

Carolyn Mauricette

View Fromt The Dark - https://viewfromthedark.ca/ Here you can find Carolyn’s writings, reviews and more! Check out her “about” page here for more links to Carolyn’s various and prolific ventures!

Reely Melenated Podcast - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4k3sc-e057c5

The Creepshow

Songs used in this episode -

AOTBH

Death At My Door 

From the album Death At My Door 

Courtesy of Stomp Records

New album coming Spring 2021!

Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TheCreepshowOfficial/

Stomp Records page - https://stomprecords.com/bands/the-creepshow/

Black Cat Attack

Songs used in this episode -

Never 2 Dead 2 Shred

One Night On Vampire Beach

From the album Edraculation

Courtesy of Valerie Knox

Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/BCA666/

Bandcamp page - https://blackcatattack.bandcamp.com/

Discount Cemetery

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Black Lives Matter

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