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THAT OF WHICH WE SPEAK WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE UNSPEAKABLE In this episode, Mary looks at Nick Mamatas's story from the Lovecraft Unbound anthology, and how his sense of humor and nihilism make for a compelling and amusing horror read.  

THE BLACK STONE STATUE In this episode, Mary continues looking at cosmic horror by women and examines "The Black Stone Statue" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman.

THE HORROR AT MARTIN'S BEACH In this episode, Mary looks at Sonia H. Greene's contribution to cosmic horror, co written with HP Lovecraft.  

TROLLEY NO. 1852 In this episode, Mary examines Ed Lee's novella, Trolley No. 1852, and discusses blending cosmic horror with extreme horror and splatterpunk.

MISSING PERSONS AND OTHER WORLDS In this eerie episode, Mary looks at some of the strangest missing persons cases and the odd elements that suggest disappearance through portals to other worlds.

STARFISH In this episode, Mary discusses the 2018 movie Starfish and its themes of grief, guilt, and cosmic horror.  

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY PART 2: A continuation of the panel discussion about Lovecraft Country, in which Mary and other panelists look at both the book by Matt Ruff and the hit TV show, and its themes of cosmic horror and racism.  

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY PART 1: Mary participates in a panel discussion about Lovecraft Country, both the book by Matt Ruff and the hit TV show, and its themes of cosmic horror and racism.

DEAD NAMES Mary looks at Simon's follow-up book, Dead Names, and the connections it makes between fiction, conspiracy, magick, mythology, and possible real-world implications.

THE (SIMON) NECRONOMICON This week, Mary looks at the Simon version of the Necronomicon and its implications in real world magickal systems.

OUT OF THE AEONS Mary examines a short story collaboration between Lovecraft and Hazel Heald.

EPISODE SEVEN: LAST STAND AGAINST THE PACK IN THE KINGDOM OF PURPLE FLOWERS This week, Mary looks at John Langan's post-apocalyptic story and its cosmic horror themes.  

This week, Mary looks at the potential real-life cosmic horror implications of the theory of White Holes and the Einstein-Rosen Bridge.

THE UNNAMABLE In part two of this two-parter, Mary looks at Randolph Carter's continuing adventures with the strange and unknown.

THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER In part one of this two-parter, Mary looks at Lovecraft's autobiographical title character and his earliest introduction to cosmic horror.

"The Things" by Peter Watts Mary looks at this retelling of John Carpenter's THE THING from the POV of the creature, and discusses the cosmic horror of being an elder god stranded, alone, on a cold cap of an isolated planet.  

Mary discusses her cosmic horror Kathy Ryan series, outlining her mythos and addressing modern cosmic horror elements in her work.

Mary discusses the 2011 movie Absentia and the themes of birth, life, and missing persons in cosmic horror.

In this episode, Mary looks at Caitlyn Kiernan's "Houses Under the Sea" and the cosmic creepiness of media sensationalism, the ocean, and tentacled fish goddesses.

Mary looks at Lovecraft contemporary Robert Lowndes's story "Leapers" and discusses its lovecraftian and cosmic horror elements.