Chats with creatives and meetings on the macabre! Film. Fiction. Art. Music. Hosted by Justin Young.
Conjuring the cast and crew of your favorite flicks, the best musicians metal has to offer, writers of the Weird, and seekers of the odd and occult - there's something for everyone within the Sanctuary of the Strange!
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Justin is a writer of weird fiction and host of the Monsters, Madness and Magic podcast. His literary diet consists of a few morsels of mystery, a significant side of Sword and Sorcery, with a heavy helping of horror. He is a fan of cult films, heavy metal, the occult, vintage video games, and classic cartoons.
His fiction fiction has appeared in Lovecraftiana: The Eldritch Magazine of Horror and the Tales To Terrify podcast. He is also a writer and contributor at Rue Morgue Magazine and Wicked Horror.
Join Justin as he chats with musician, artist, and author Jo Gamel and writer and editor of DMR Books D.M. Ritzlin about the release of Swords of Steel IV, the depths of the Pongus Maw, songwriting, mythology, Vran the Chaos-Warped, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician and audio engineer Daniel Schmuck about the origins of Myth Carver, the influence of Power Trip on his musical journey, crafting a narrative with lyrics, Hell’s Heroes, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician and festival organizer Christian Larson about Hell’s Heroes, Night Cobra, his creative mindset while working in several metal genres, Aliens, magic, mushrooms, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with movie maniac, metal head, and festival booker Bob Byrne about Legions of Metal, obscure horror films, ghosts, growing up in the video store, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with owner of Greylord’s Hoard, graphic designer, and metal head Michael Greylord about underappreciated Sword and Sorcery, Science Fiction, his relationship with Eternal Champion, formative horror films, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with booking agent and metal head Oliver Weinsheimer about Conan, being spooked by horror movies, the origins of the Keep It True Festival, maintaining relationships with bands, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with vocalist Brendan Radigan about the influence of horror films on his childhood, the existential writings of Thomas Ligotti, psychedelic experiences, his internal inspirations to create music, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with vocalist Robert Lowe about trouble making in his youth in Texas, growing up on horror movies, the origins of Solitude Aeturnus, landing the gig singing for Candlemass, Manowar, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with composer, record producer, and songwriter Fred Mollin about breaking into the business, his upcoming book, Forever Knight, Friday the 13th, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician and artist Vidarr the Silent about his band Legendry, Sword and Sorcery, painting, songwriting, horror films, record store finds, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician and artist Mina Walkure about the birth of her band Bronze, Sword and Sorcery, songwriting, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician Jean-Pierre Abboud about the Canadian heavy metal scene, science fiction, writing stories, Traveler, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician Riley Pinkerton about ghosts, dark fantasy, the birth of Castle Rat, creativity, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician and artist Serj Tankian about composing for film, The Rains of Castamere, his memoir Down with the System, new music, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with singer and songwriter Tyler Lyle about his childhood in the deep south, shedding religion for philosophy, the birth of The Midnight, nostalgia as a double-edged sword, an upcoming graphic novel from the band, new music, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with iconic guitarist and songwriter Steve Vai about developing creativity on the fret board, meditation, his relationship with Devin Townsend, horror movies, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with artist, illustrator and bodybuilder Julie Bell about witches, painting freely, fitness, Boris Vallejo, overcoming challenges on the canvas, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with legendary film composer and musician Claudio Simonetti about Demons, Dario Argento, Italian horror, Goblin, and more!
Read MoreJoin Justin as he chats with musician John Bush of Armored Saint about Hellraiser III, managing musical input amongst band members, tough tours, Anthrax, and more!
Read MoreIn this round table discussion, Justin is joined by Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born, Jason Tarpey of Eternal Champion, and Deathmaster of Doomsword to discuss their personal history with Sword and Sorcery, Richard Tierney’s Simon of Gitta series, Poul Anderson’s The Broken Sword, underrated gems within the genre, new projects from their respective bands, and more!
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