Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

About Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Staring Into The Abyss podcast is a round-table discussion of all things horror. Join hosts and authors Richard Gerlach, Matt Brandenburg, and Villimey Mist as they discuss a horror story of the week, along with the latest releases in horror films, television, games, and literature every Thursday.

Publisher

Richard Gerlach

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Oct 2019

Latest episode

4 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

209 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2025

   Get Away by Ray Cluley

   *Note: audio issues caused most of the discussion to be lost... Let's all take a vacation!!! Just ignore the weird stuff in the water! This week the gang goes to a resort and talk Ray Cluley's short story Get Away. Before sipping some tropical drinks, they chat about Peacemaker Season 2, Django Wexler's Ashes of the Sun, The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi, Let Not Your Sorrow Die by Bracken MacLeod, Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires, Alien: Earth. Now let's go swimming and listen in! Read Get Away (https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/get-away/)

2. 

   28 Aug 2025

   The Nowhere Complex with Sean Malia Thompson

   Let's all go check out this fancy apartment complex!! This week the Abyss gang welcomes Sean Malia Thompson to discuss his new book The Nowhere Complex. Before digging in they chat about Happy Gilmore 2, Digimon Survive, Death Stranding 2, Twisted Metal, and Vladimir Sorokin's Blue Lard. Now ignore all the creepiness and dig in! Buy The Nowhere Complex

3. 

   24 Jul 2025

   Pain Wins by Sasha Brown

   Sometimes you just gotta eat! This week the Abyss gang dives into some sword & sorcery with Sasha Brown's Pain Wins. Before chasing a sorcer, they chat up more Death Stranding 2, Eddington, Superman, Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanosvsky, and Akira Remastered. Now question magic and listen in! Read Pain Wins (https://www.oldmoonpublishing.com/pain-wins)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,942

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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