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Currently Listening to Strange Familiars Podcast Episode 178 Shadow Figures, Orbs, and Other Oddities

The Necronomicon, Ghost Lights, and Other Things – Strange Familiars

Episode 498 Mystery lights are seen on top of a mountain; a family sees a donut-shaped UFO; Timothy notices something interesting at the site of the Carbondale UFO pond; Seriah joins Timothy and Octavian to discuss some weird experiences he had upon reading the Necronomicon.If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link – you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25Strange Familiars merch: https://www.strangefamiliars.com/merchOur Strange Familiars / Lost Grave etsy shop has art, books, patches, t-shirts, and more … including original art done for Strange Familiars: https://lostgrave.etsy.comFollow us on Whatnot: https://whatnot.com/invite/strangefamiliarsEpisode 498 notes and links:Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/STRANGEEpisode artwork by Timothy: This illustration can be purchased in our etsy shop: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1811303666Strange Familiars Curiosity of the Week #133: LOOK magazine You can purchase this item in our etsy shop: https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1825513285Please support Kiya.Life and their work at Pine Ridge.KIYA.LIFE: https://kiya.lifeLancaster Conservancy: https://www.lancasterconservancy.orgProtect Cuff’s Run: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/protect-cuffs-run/Riverbend Comics: https://www.riverbendcomics.comRiverbend Comics Instagram: @riverbendcomicsTimothy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Renner/e/B072X44SD5Chad’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNB7MSJ2F1SRBPcQsEFLnvg (make sure to subscribe to Chad’s channel, Ruck Rabbit Outdoors.)Chad’s etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RuckRabbitOutdoorsTo help with the Capuchin Day Center’s work with the homeless you can donate here: https://www.capuchindaycentre.ieand here: https://www.cskdetroit.orgMaynard’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/maynard-walk-againContact us via email at: strangefamiliarspodcast@gmail.comhttp://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliarsJoin the Strange Familiars Gathering group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/strangefamiliars/instagram: @strangefamiliarshttp://www.strangefamiliars.comIntro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.comThe closing song is The Sky’s Red Tongue by Stone Breath from The Aetheric Lamp: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/the-theric-lamp
  1. The Necronomicon, Ghost Lights, and Other Things
  2. From the Mouths of Children
  3. Halloween Hangout 2024
  4. Red Eyes from the Witch Digger Woods
  5. The Creature from the Fallow Field

Strange Familiars is one of the few podcasts that I listen to regularly. Timothy Renner it’s an artist, musician, and paranormal investigator and author. His some it’s one of those that resonates with how I see the whole paranormal phenomenon.

You can find a direct link to this episode here.

The Boys are Back in Town – New Bloody Trailer for Amazon’s The Boys Season 2

I hadn’t yet read the comic before watching season 1 of The Boys on Amazon Prime, but that didn’t stop me from loving it. Who hasn’t thought of a world where superheroes save the day? However have you really considered what giving a people – who can be cruel, petty, and self-absorbed – god-like powers? Just look at what happened when we elected a cruel, petty, racist narcissist POTUS.

I’m reading it now though, and while it’s different, I’m still loving it. If you’re so inclined you can find your own copy here – The Boys volume 1.

Amazing What a Few Force Ghosts Can Do

https://youtu.be/iELUFjl16-U

Fill disclosure here – I didn’t hate The Rise of Skywalker. I actually enjoyed it when I saw it in the theater. Yes, it had problems. Most of the complaints you hear on the internet are completely valid. There was one thing that really bugged me at the end though. Force Ghosts. Or rather the lack there of.

YouTube user jon h has fixed that problem. Enjoy.

Trump Family LARPs Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, is Surprised When Death Actually Shows Up

You can’t make this shit up. In Poe’s story, rich people led by Prince Prospero, decide to throw a masquerade party and lock themselves away from the peasants who are dying from plague. A mysterious guest shows up dressed as a Red Death figure. No spoilers, but you can guess how it ends.

People never change do they? I wonder if anyone on the guest list to the real party in the Hamptons in the video above had read this story or seen the Vincent Price movie, sensed the irony, and decided to skip it. Probably not knowing the arrogance of these type of people.

Illustration for “The Masque of the Red Death” by Harry Clarke, 1919

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Trailer from Audible

This drops July 15th, 2020

Hey something fun for a change. I pre-ordered this awhile back and nearly forgot about it. For me, Neil Gaiman is sort of a hit or miss writer. I don’t like everything by him, but I did enjoy Sandman when I read it back in the late 90s. I’m hoping this is going to be cool.

If you’re so inclined, you can check out The Sandman audible page here.

From Amazon:

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times Magazine as “the greatest epic in the history of comic books”, The Sandman changed the game with its dark, literary world of fantasy and horror – creating a global, cultural phenomenon in the process. At long last, Audible and DC present the first-ever audio production of the New York Times best-selling series written by acclaimed storyteller Neil Gaiman (who also serves as co-executive producer). Adapted and directed by multi-award-winner (and frequent Gaiman collaborator) Dirk Maggs, and performed by an ensemble cast with James McAvoy (It, Parts One and Two, X-Men: First Class, Split) in the title role, this first installment of a multi-part original audio series will transport you to a world that re-writes the rules of audio entertainment the way that The Sandman originally re-defined the graphic novel. 

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus – the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination – is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to confront Lucifer (Michael Sheen), chases rogue nightmares who have escaped his realm, and crosses paths with an array of characters from DC comic books, ancient myths, and real-world history, including: Inmates of Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum, Doctor Destiny, the muse Calliope, the three Fates, William Shakespeare (Arthur Darvill), and many more. 

A powerhouse supporting cast helps translate this masterwork into a sonic experience worthy of its legacy, including Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, and more. Setting the stage for their performance is an unprecedented cinematic soundscape featuring an original musical score by British Academy Award winner James Hannigan. Fans will especially revel in a new twist for the audio adaptation: Neil Gaiman himself serves as the narrator. Follow him as he leads listeners along a winding path of myths, imagination and, often, terror. Even in your wildest dreams, you’ve never heard anything like this.

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