What’s shakin’, Signalians! (As I say this, I point at you with both hands in a pistol pose that I hear was cool fifteen years ago.) The latest and sadist episode [...]
“But this [historical critical] view only traces a single thread through what is essentially a tapestry of aesthetic productions. The line, of course, tries to connect [...]
“I have a theory that the secret source of fantasy is a failure to adapt to one’s environment. As human beings, we make our environments adapt to us, when we can, [...]
I have learned a valuable lesson about writing a weekly column, which is germane to today’s topic: make sure that when you mention your column topic for “Next [...]
The publishing industry is in a state of flux (to be kind), but in a sense, it's an opportunity for indie publishers who don't have the crushing overhead of the bigs, to swoop in, publish vibrant fiction, and pick up readers.
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Fantastika is the mirror-mythos of our times. The stories and experiences and connections contained within that vast range of literary creations encourage imaginative [...]
Just in time for that one day. Welcome to the special holiday episode of the sultry Beware The Hairy Mango podcast! Give your friends and family the gift of this podcast this [...]
Unfortunately, gratuitous violence and pornography have become the public face of horror. That's good for a few artists, bad for everybody else... That's the real problem for the Glen Hirshbergs, Sarah Langans, and Ramsey Campbells of the field...
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Attention, Signalreenos! The awe-inspiring Beware The Hairy Mango once again presents a C.O.D. of delight, delivered directly to your door! Tear it open with your good tooth [...]
Be My Victim: Author, editor, and internet brawlerNick Mamatas, and I have a civil chat about ghosts, spirits, and dudes that go "Did you hear that?" in the night.
Though stories about ghosts and spirits have existed since earliest man - (That is a supposition, of course. I wasn't there, and earliest man wasn't big on backing up his files) - we're going to focus the conversation on contemporary treatments of hauntings - mostly. Recently, my guest, Nick Mamatas, teamed up with Ellen Datlow to edit the anthology, Haunted Legends, for Tor Books, so he's been exposed to some traditional and some not-so-traditional tales of spectral disturbance.
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Each year when autumn arrives, I’m drawn by a kind of inner gravity to revisit the work of Ray Bradbury, and to recharge his fictional vision within me. This is always [...]
Hey-Hey! We’re back from an extended holiday (Did you even notice we were gone?) with a new episode of the podcast that melts in your ears, Beware The Hairy Mango! This [...]
It’s currently October, the spiritual heart of autumn, season of darkening skies and shivering shadows, when death and life, fantasy and reality, night and day, bleed [...]
[SF Signal welcomes author Lee Thomas and the launch of his new SF Signal column, Be My Victim!] This column is meant to address issues pertaining to horror fiction and the [...]
I assume it’s customary in a new column’s inaugural article for the writer to introduce himself. Or even if not, I’m making it a custom now. I’m Matt [...]
Swooping from below to catch you up and cradle you in its loving limbs, this IS Beware The Hairy Mango. Today’s story is an epic tale of one brilliant man who strives [...]
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Ahoy-Hoy Signal-philes! The magnificent Beware The Hairy Mango podcast has joined forces with SF Signal to bring you the penultimate in podcast entertainment (The ultimate [...]