NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

This week, a story from the Harlem Renaissance featuring none other than Zora Neale Hurston. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Narrated by Cherrae Stuart. Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Errick Nunnally, author of “You Call This An Apocalypse?” and Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of “Siren’s Song”. Errick Nunnally was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and served one tour in the Marine Corps before deciding art school was a safer pursuit. He enjoys art, comics, and genre novels. A graphic designer, he has trained in Krav Maga and Muay Thai kickboxing. He has appeared in several anthologies and is best described as “dark pulp.” His work can be found in FIYAH MAGAZINE, GALAXY’S EDGE, LAMPLIGHT, THE FINAL SUMMONS, PROTECTORS 2, NIGHTLIGHT PODCAST, and the novels, LIGHTNING WEARS A RED CAPE, BLOOD FOR THE SUN, and ALL THE DEAD MEN. Visit erricknunnally.us to learn more about his work. Interested readers can purchase a copy of Lightning Wears A Red Cape directly from the author. bookshop.org/shop/erricknunnally amazon.com/author/erricknunnally erricknunnally.us @erricknunnally Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She's the recipient of the Horror Writers Association's Diversity Grant (2020). She's been named as one of Book Riot's Best Black Indie SFF Writers. She's also the editor of the groundbreaking anthology, SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire. Her novels have been a finalist in the Dream Realm Awards, Fresh Voices, and EPPIE Awards for science fiction. She's written for White Wolf, Bram Stoker Finalist in Horror Anthology, Sycorax's Daughters, and Serial Box's The Vela: Salvation series. Nicole has over 40 short stories published as well as 11 novels and three active speculative mystery series. She's a member of Horror Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, and Science Fiction Writers of America. You can support her work via Patreon and find more about her at http://www.nicolegivenskurtz.net. Social Media: Twitter- nicolegkurtz Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/NicoleGKurtz Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/NicoleGKurtz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A doubleheader this week: a tale of what happens when the apocalypse comes to the hood, followed by a story of an unlikely victim of an unusual siren song. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. You Call This an Apocalypse narrated by Devanté Johnson. Siren’s Song narrated by Khalila Roney. Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403. Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due’s UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly and at Barnes & Noble’s SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer’s grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer. Links to items discussed: The Night Sun by Zin E Rocklyn Ace of Knives - Apex Magazine 10 Steps to a Whole New You - Fantasy Magazine Let’s Play White by Chesya Burke Black Horror Anthology Announcement Black Panther: Sins of the King on Serial Box www.spiderlilly.com Twitter: @somesillywowzer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, a story of an obsessed dead twin and a magical tree from Tonya Liburd. Originally published in Chiral Mad 5, out summer 2021. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Narrated by Tonia Ransom. Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Alexis Brooks de Vita, author of “Her Faithful Black Cat”, episode 401. We talk about the history of Black horror literature, Poe, Lovecraft Country, and her work as a scholar of African-American Literature. Alexis Brooks de Vita was born in Watts shortly before the Riots and was taken to Uganda with her mother and brother just as Idi Amin staged his bloody coup.  With three degrees in Comparative Literature, specializing in the literature of African-descent women in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, she is the author of The 1855 Murder Case of Missouri versus Celia, an Enslaved Woman, Mythatypes:  Signatures and Signs of African/Diaspora and Black Goddesses, and Dante's Inferno:  A Wanderer in Hell.  The first two books of her Books of Joy trilogy, about the supernatural powers of an enslaved Mississippi community, are available through Double Dragon: Burning Streams and Blood of Angels. Links to items discussed: Alexis’ Books of Joy: Burning Streams Blood of Angels Pauline Hopkins: Of One Blood Harriet Wilson: Our Nig Kai Ashante Wilson: The Devil in America The Bond Woman’s Narrative Pauline Hopkins: Talma Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Holidays! Enjoy early access to this bonus story by Tananarive Due courtesy of The Dark Tome podcast. Thanks for your support! *** Young Lettie can see things through her magic eye -  things that might be better if she not see. Grownup's secrets. Grownup's  true intentions. But when she learns of her brother's unjust arrest and  sham trial, it's her seeing eye - and some conjure magic from her Mama -  that may help change the fate of her big brother. *** Director's  Cut, NO ADS, edited to be listened to standalone without having heard the rest of the Series. If you dig it, check out thedarktome.com or find us on iTunes / Google Play look for "Dark Tome" *** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when someone will do anything to win a reality show? Actors: Natasha: Cherrae Stuart  Ed: Carl Stewart Milo: Devante Johnson Cameraman: Josh Carter Jacqueline: Khalila Roney Medic: Matt Peters Holly: Brea Grant Liam: Raiden Thompson Show Narrator: Tonia Ransom Written by: Tonia Ransom Audio production by Pacific Obadiah of CREEPY Podcast Listen to Creepy Podcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should your loyalty lie with your new family, or your old? In this tale of vampire vs human families, the answer is complicated. Audio production by Davis Walden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiny vampires, and that's not even the scariest thing about this story, originally published in SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire. Narration by Cherrae Stuart. Audio production by Davis Walden. Transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices