We’re back with another special interview episode. This time, Scott talks to fan-favourite YouTuber and author, Seth Skorkowsky. Unfortunately, Jon Hook — Seth’s co-host on their new podcast, Modern Mythos — was held up. Happily, Seth and Scott still found plenty to talk about.
Over the course of the conversation, Seth shares his thoughts about the merits of a consistent gaming group, horror in RPGs, and the history of weird fiction. Seth also discusses elements of his latest novel, Ashes of Onyx, and the difficulties of marketing a book that doesn’t fit into a neat genre category. And if all that weren’t enough, he shares a family anecdote about a UFO cult taken straight out of Pulp Cthulhu.
When you’re done with this episode, join us for the conclusion of the interview, when Jon Hook joins the chat and we get into the nuts and bolts of Modern Mythos.
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
- Seth Skorkowsky’s YouTube channel
- How We Roll
- Flotsam and Jetsam
- The Two-Headed Serpent
- The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- Deros and the Shaver Mystery
- Brotherhood of the White Temple
- Dr Maurice Doreal
- Weird Tales
- Theosophy
- Robert E Howard
- “The Shadow Kingdom” by Robert E Howard
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Cults series
- Brian Courtemanche
- Alien RPG
- The Forge
- Masks of Nyarlathotep on How We Roll
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Cyberpunk 2020
- Over the Edge
- Modern Mythos podcast
- Miskatonic University Podcast
- Clark Ashton Smith
- Books of Blood by Clive Barker
- The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Beowulf discussion on The Good Friends
- Weird Fiction
- The Wolfman (1941)
- Michael Marshall Smith
- The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley
- Ashes of Onyx by Seth Skorkowsky
- New Weird
- Imajica by Clive Barker
- Portal Fantasy
- The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- Aliens (1986)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
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Fantastic episode! Excellent interview on both parts. Seth sounds like he’s had a gaming life very parallel to mine. Here’s one more person I’d love to role play with.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!