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The Diabolical Index

The Diabolical Index

By Korey Dawson

Beware your human heart! Monday nights at 10 pm, marvel at every arcane entry of The Diabolical Index! Join Korey Dawson as he travels across the dark literary spectrum, decoding unseen themes, wading the fog of metaphor, and stripping characters to the bone! Venture where the pages of the uncanny reside, and persevere...or perish.
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The Diabolical Index - Episode Zero, or, A Book Mom Read Me and A Book Dad Should Have, aka The Graphic Episode

The Diabolical IndexAug 14, 2019

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The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eighteen - Kiernan and Kuttner: Mushrooms of Yggdrasil

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eighteen - Kiernan and Kuttner: Mushrooms of Yggdrasil

Sometimes, things suddenly seem like they've become off-kilter, and other times...you realize that they've finally righted themselves...in a completely different direction.  Does it ever feel like you are in the wrong place? Body? BRAIN?  In this episode, we discuss what happens when the tables are turned on reality, the world is FAR more strange than you would imagine, and it may not even be yours...at all.   Two master spinners of the fantastic peel back the curtain, to my everlasting confusion and delight!

Sep 10, 201901:13:10
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Seventeen - Those Across The River: Character as Misdirection

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Seventeen - Those Across The River: Character as Misdirection

In this episode, two disgraced academics defy the warning against an inheritance, and move into a town plagued by its own legacy.  Come with me to Whitbrow, and you may find out why no one crosses the river, and why anything that crosses the edge of the forest goes away...forever.

Aug 31, 201901:28:31
The Diabolical Index - Special Confess Your Sins Episode

The Diabolical Index - Special Confess Your Sins Episode

Dirty secrets.  Lies.  Guilty pleasures...IN LITERATURE!  It's all here!  (Or, at least, it was supposed to be heh heh.)

Aug 19, 201901:24:58
The Diabolical Index - Special Interview Episode - Horror Author Betty Rocksteady

The Diabolical Index - Special Interview Episode - Horror Author Betty Rocksteady

In my sophomore interview, New Bizarro Author Series and Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing alum Betty Rocksteady unfurls a whole new world of fear, absurdist horror, and sex with spiders.  (Hey...who knows, right?)

Aug 14, 201902:28:21
The Diabolical Index - Episode Zero Plus One - Weird-Fiction/Horror Writer Brooke Warra Interview

The Diabolical Index - Episode Zero Plus One - Weird-Fiction/Horror Writer Brooke Warra Interview

It was a total honor to have Shirley Jackson Award nominee and Weird Fiction/Horror Writer Brooke Warra in to talk about her trials and tribulations and what it takes to navigate the tentacle-filled waters of contemporary Horror!

Aug 14, 201902:07:23
The Diabolical Index - Episode Zero, or, A Book Mom Read Me and A Book Dad Should Have, aka The Graphic Episode

The Diabolical Index - Episode Zero, or, A Book Mom Read Me and A Book Dad Should Have, aka The Graphic Episode

A small tribute, in my way.  (I left the audio problems in at the beginning, because it had brought a much needed peal of laughter to me when I had needed it most.)

Aug 14, 201901:13:44
The Diabolical Index - Books Versus Movies

The Diabolical Index - Books Versus Movies

The printed page is, and has always been, fertile ground for movie adaptation.  Sometimes it works...and sometimes it doesn't.

Aug 14, 201901:27:15
The Diabolical Index - Special Q&A Episode

The Diabolical Index - Special Q&A Episode

You asked, I answered!

Aug 14, 201902:08:53
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Sixteen - Disch and Laymon

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Sixteen - Disch and Laymon

As with all things you discover, some are slow and methodical, and others...raise a hammer.  Never has that been more true than in the case of the two books I discuss in this episode!

Aug 14, 201901:53:36
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Fifteen - The Chrysalis: Themes in Echo

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Fifteen - The Chrysalis: Themes in Echo

I agonize over Brendan Daneen's story of obsession and the parasitic nature of a kinship beyond human understanding.

Aug 14, 201901:59:33
The Diabolical Index-Entry Number Fourteen-Introduction to Silver John

The Diabolical Index-Entry Number Fourteen-Introduction to Silver John

Silver John is one of the finest characters ever to come out of the Weird Tales era of fantasy and horror, and I'm tackling as much of the canon as you can stand!

Aug 13, 201901:56:32
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Thirteen - Little Heaven and the Return of Action in Horror

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Thirteen - Little Heaven and the Return of Action in Horror

In this episode, I present Nick Cutter's horrific tale of contract killing and dark gods that walk the face of the Earth...while commenting on the state of Action within the confines of contemporary Horror literature.

Aug 13, 201901:31:08
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Twelve - Meddling Kids and the Ghost Story Trip

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Twelve - Meddling Kids and the Ghost Story Trip

The Scooby gang (or some youngsters that look and act like them anyway) deals with the regret and horror from the finest case of their career, and I finally descend into the depths of the Black Books club and the wonders of Fairborn, Ohio and escape unscathed!

Aug 13, 201901:14:31
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eleven - Barker's Lament

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eleven - Barker's Lament

Check out the Preface episode for more about this topic!

Aug 13, 201901:39:02
Live - Choose Your Own Adventure: An Improvised Story

Live - Choose Your Own Adventure: An Improvised Story

Join Korey as he narrates the first ever, crowd driven, live performance of Choose Your Own Adventure: An Improvised Story by The Magic Squirrel Network. He is joined on stage by the hosts of Pointless Discussion, Paul Shroyer and Mark Reynolds as well as host of Juice in the Morning, Justin Kelly. Preformed live and recored on June 26th 2019 at the Kettle Top Brewhouse in Anderson Indiana.

Jul 02, 201954:59
Preface to TDI Entry Number Eleven

Preface to TDI Entry Number Eleven

A new feature to The Diabolical Index, where I talk a bit about the larger theme of the forthcoming episode.
Apr 01, 201903:59
Cyclopean House trailer

Cyclopean House trailer

An upcoming horror podcast from Acumen!
Jan 01, 201901:11
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Ten - Fagan and Gregory

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Ten - Fagan and Gregory

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
Aug 13, 201801:04:35
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Nine - Morrell and Pashley

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Nine - Morrell and Pashley

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
Jul 05, 201801:16:44
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eight - Crouch and Ellis

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Eight - Crouch and Ellis

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
Jun 15, 201801:14:36
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Seven - Levin and Hynes

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Seven - Levin and Hynes

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 25, 201801:11:01
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Six - McCammon and Bill

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Six - McCammon and Bill

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 21, 201858:43
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Five - Cutter and Eggers

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Five - Cutter and Eggers

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 21, 201854:20
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Four - Paull and Toutonghi

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Four - Paull and Toutonghi

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 21, 201801:04:05
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Three - Donohue and Jacobs

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Three - Donohue and Jacobs

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 21, 201801:04:05
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Two - Tremblay and Koontz

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number Two - Tremblay and Koontz

Do you like books? Then you've found the right podcast. Join owner of Paradox City Books and Games, Korey Dawson, as he reviews and reads some of his favorite books.
May 21, 201801:06:10
The Diabolical Index - Entry Number One - Bradbury and Southard

The Diabolical Index - Entry Number One - Bradbury and Southard

Beware your human heart!  Monday nights around 10 pm, marvel at every arcane entry of The Diabolical Index!  Join Korey Dawson as he travels across the dark literary spectrum, decoding unseen themes, wading the fog of metaphor, and stripping characters to the bone!  Venture where the pages of the uncanny reside, and persevere...or perish. 

May 21, 201801:04:07