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H. P. Lovecast Podcast
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H. P. Lovecast Podcast is a twice a month podcast that explorers Lovecraftian and cosmic horror texts and interviews genre creators. Hosted by Michele Brittany and Nicholas Diak.
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H. P. Lovecast Podcast @hplovecast.bsky.social · Nov 29
Brand new episode is now online!

We take a look at Flesh Eaters #1 by Philippe Gerber, Orville Thurstan, with art by Okiko. Have a listen!

www.buzzsprout.com/1022692/epis...

#Comic #Comicbook #Horror #HorrorComic #Podcast #Zombie #Zombies #HorrorPodcast
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New article from co-host Nicholas Diak / @nickdiak.com !
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Aug 6
New article up at my website!

I interview the legendary writer/editor Jeffrey Mariotte / @jeffmariotte.bsky.social about his work and his upcoming guest of honour appearance at the #EdgarRiceBurroughs Chain of Friendship gathering:

nickdiak.com/2025/08/thun...

#Tarzan #ERB #Conan #Westerns
Cover of Tarzan and the Forest of Stone next to an author photo of Jeffrey Mariotte. He is wearing a black cowboy hat.
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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New #Comicbook review up at my website!

I take a look at issue 7 of the neo-jungle girl series Vanya from @badbugmedia.bsky.social - check it out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/07/the-...

Shout out to @aleriiav.bsky.social for having the best alt cover for this issue!

#JungleGirl #Sheena #Tarzan
Cover for Vanya issue 7. It shows Vanya holding a spear. Behind her is a night sky with a full moon and silhouettes of pterodactyls. It's prehistoric meets gothic in tone.
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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News and project updates!

New review of Vanya #7 from @badbugmedia.bsky.social
Uncovering Stranger Things translated into Italian
Vanya #2 review republished in ERB journal

#CFP for Mark Twain, Harry Potter, and #SilentFilms

And more!

Check it all out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/08/news...
Cover of Panthans journal Cover of the Italian edition of Stranger things An Alt cover for Vanya #7.
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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New comic book review from co-host Nicholas Diak.
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Jul 9
New #Comicbook review up at my website!

I take a look at issue 6 of the Neo-jungle girl comic series Vanya from @badbugmedia.bsky.social

nickdiak.com/2025/07/all-...

H/T to @alexandriamonikart.bsky.social for their variant cover as being one of the best I've seen

#JungleGirl #Sheena #Tarzan
Standard cover for Vanya #6. Vanya stands atop a cliff with a bow and arrow in hand.
July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Good morning everyone!

I don't promote these enough, but I am a writer and I have books! If you would like to support me consider checking out my #Peplum / #swordandsandal and #Horror books from @mcfarland.bsky.social

mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...

and

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Copy of "The new peplum" and "Horror literature from gothic to post-modern"
July 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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New comic book review by co-host Nicholas Diak.
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Jul 2
Good afternoon everyone!

Got a brand new #comicbook review at my website! I take a look at issue 5 of the Neo-jungle girl series Vanya from @badbugmedia.bsky.social - check it out!

nickdiak.com/2025/07/sabe...

#Tarzan #Sheena #Comics #IndieComic #JungleGirl #Scifi #ComicBookReview #SpearandFang
Cover for issue 5. It shows a saber-tooth tiger emerging from the shadowy background and Vanya, the jungle woman, framed between its fangs.
July 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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New episode of @ridethestream.bsky.social featuring co-host Michele and @travisadork.bsky.social

#Lost #CultTV #VidCast
June 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Our friends over at the Fan2Fan podcast have a brand new episode out - you don't want to miss this one!
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Jun 3
A brand new episode of the Fan2Fan #Podcast is online! @pcharbonneau21.bsky.social and @iwantmystery.bsky.social do a part one interview with horror director Charles Pinion / @charlespinion.bsky.social - this is a must listen!

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#Horror #CultFilm #HorrorFilm
Thumbnail for the podcast episode. It's blue with lightning bolts coming from Pinion's head.
June 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Co-host Michele Brittany has been a guest on the last three episodes of the Fan2Fan #Podcast talking about the different versions of Nosferatu. Check them out!

1922:

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1979:

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2024:

fan2fan.libsyn.com/nosferatu-2024

#Dracula
Episode thumbnail for the 1979 Nosferatu. Episode thumbnail for the 1922 Nosferatu. Iconic shot of the count ascending the stairs as a show,. Thumbnail for the 2024 Nosferatu.
May 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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New updates from co-host @nickdiak.com
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · May 26
Projects & news from my part of the world:

Review of issue 2 of the Neo-jungle girl comic Vanya from @badbugmedia.bsky.social

ECOF Registration

New episodes of @ridethestream.bsky.social vidcast talking about Lost

New episodes of Fan2Fan about Nosferatu

and more!

nickdiak.com/2025/05/news...
Screenshot of the current page at my website.
May 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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News from co-host @nickdiak.com
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Apr 7
Personal and project news and updates!

Review of Rome Eternal #2 from @magmacomix.bsky.social

#Tarzan cocktail article published in Panthans Journal

Vidcast on In the Name of the King 3

And lots more cool stuff:

nickdiak.com/2025/04/news...

#SwordAndSorcery #Comicbook #Peplum #Neopeplum
Cover art of Rome Eternal #2. Shows Jupiter holding the body the the sniper lady. Cover of Panthans Journal #235. It's very blue. It shows Tarzan jumping from tree limbs, Blue-ray copy of In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission. It shows Dominic Purcell holding a sword with dragons and smoke behind him.
April 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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New peplum review by co-host @nickdiak.com
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Mar 26
New #comicbook review up at my website!

I take a gander at issue 2 of the #neopeplum comic Rome Eternal from Magma Comix ( @magmacomix.bsky.social ). Check it out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/03/et-t...

#SwordAndSandal #Cyberpunk #Antiquity #Mythology #TogaAndSandal #IndieComic #peplum #Epic #Rome
March 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The amazing Lovecraftian film, The Void, looks to be OOP on Blu-ray!

Highly recommended to pluck this up if you see if (or cross fingers a boutique label gives it an extravagant release).

We did an episode. on this film back in 2021 - do have a listen!

www.buzzsprout.com/1022692/epis...

#Podcast
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Ongoings from co-host Nicholas Diak
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Feb 24
Time for my period updates & news on projects & stuff!

Review of Becca Boo 3
Appearance on the Castle of Horror #Podcast
The @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social crowdfunding

Plus CFPs, treasures from the archives, and more!

Check it out at:

nickdiak.com/2025/02/news...

#SwordAndPlanet #SwordAndSorcery
Cover of Becca Boo #3. Shows Becca holding a giant Scythe. Podcast icon for Castle of Horror Podcast. It is back with a brown-red castle in the background. Cover are for Winter 2025 New Edge Sword and Sorcery.
March 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Want to spotlight co-host Michele Brittany for Women in Horror Month.

#WIHM #WomenInHorrorMonth #Horror
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Mar 10
It's women in horror month & I want to give a spotlight to Michele who doesn't get the recognition she deserves. She's done Horror in Space, Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern, and co-hosts @hplovecast.bsky.social & has an upcoming mummy book.

www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

#WIHM
Picture of Michele Brittany. She's got glasses and long purple hair. There is a bookcase behind her. Cover art of Horror in Space. Cover art for Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern. Icon artwork for HP Lovecast Podcast.
March 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Our friends at the Fan2Fan Podcast ( @iwantmystery.bsky.social & @pcharbonneau21.bsky.social ) have a new episode online! They talk about David Lynch's film, Blue Velvet. Give it a listen!

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#Podcast #DavidLynch #BlueVelvet #CultFilm #NeoNoir
Podcast thumbnail for Fan2Fan for the Blue Velvet episode.
February 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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MOAR publication news from co-host @nickdiak.com !
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Feb 1
Double publication news this Friday!

I have a #SwordAndSorcery Xmas short story appearing in an upcoming Yuletide themed anthology called "Merry Creepsmas" from Wicked Shadow Press. There will be two different volumes of this book, a red and a green version. I'll be in the red.

#Horror #Xmas
Front and back cover of Merry Creepsmas - The Red Book. It's all red, like a metal album cover. The front shows a spooky X-mas tree, dripping blood maybe? The back shows shadowy figures in silhouette.
February 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Publication news from cohost @nickdiak.com
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Jan 31
Publication news: my review of “The Moon Maid: Catacombs of the Moon #3″ has been reprinted in the National Capital Panthans Journal #333.

I love seeing my work get new lives in new places.

#EdgarRiceBurroughs #MoonMaid #SwordAndPlanet #Comic #Comics #IndieComic #ERB
Cover for Panthans Journal #333. The cover needs to be flipped 90 to the right and views in landscape mode. It show a lady and a Birdman firing laser pistols at primitive peoples holding bows and clubs.
January 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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News and project updates from co-host @nickdiak.com
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Jan 27
Good afternoon everyone!

Time for my period news round up of projects and things going on. I also have done a recap of my accomplishments of 2024 and what to look forward to in 2025. Check it all out here:

nickdiak.com/2025/01/news...

Thank you to everyone who supports what I do!
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January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Co-Host Michele has started a reading/book challenge and is documenting her journey on YouTube. Check it out and give her a follow:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM_K...
My Reading Challenge for 2025 -- A Review
YouTube video by Michele Brittany
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January 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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New episode of @ridethestream.bsky.social with @travisadork.bsky.social and HP Lovecast co-host Michele.
ridethestream.bsky.social Ride the Stream @ridethestream.bsky.social · Jan 10
We're covering #Lost and we're continuing our journey down the rabbit hole with episode 2. Consider giving this a watch, and if you can, like and subscribe.

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Lost Season 1 Episode 2: Polar Bear Village, Apparently
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January 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Co-Host Michele & @travisadork.bsky.social have started a #Vidcast together called Ride the Stream / @ridethestream.bsky.social

They've posted their first episode - they are going through each episode of the Cult TV series Lost.

Check it out & give them a follow!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNgB...
Thumbnail for Ride the Stream. It's black, the font is white. It has a blue wave going horizontal on it. It says "Rude the Stream - Lost - Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot"
January 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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January 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Maybe some *tiny* Lovecraft elements in the game. Silver Key, evil baby turned into a Dunwich horror monster, etc...
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Dec 27
Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985) vs Hifumi Kono's #survivalhorror game Clock Tower (1995), which is directly inspired by Argento's #giallo.

Clock Tower was recently released by @limitedrungames.com - and it has aged quite well: a #slasher version of Maniac Mansion.

#Horror #RetroGame #Videogame
DVD copy of Phenomena (shows Jennifer Connolly in white sitting down with lightning bolt hands above her) next to a Xbox game of Clock Tower Rewind, showing the Jennifer Charcter in an anime style with a large pair of scissors behind her.
December 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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New article from co-host @nicholasdiak.bsky.social
nickdiak.com Nicholas Diak @nickdiak.com · Dec 20
Brand new article up at my website!

I do a review of Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore / @arzettegame.bsky.social - from Limited Run Games / @limitedrungames.com & @dopply.bsky.social

I adored this game, and to me, it's game of the year for 2024.

nickdiak.com/2024/12/game...

#SwordAndSorcery #Xbox
December 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM