Shabcast 13 - Dracula, etc

Shabcast 13 is up. 

It's the much-belated Hallowe'en edition, originally planned for this time last month but delayed by clashing schedules, insufficient bandwidth, and emergency (and hugely expensive) visits to late-night vets with sick cats.  But, with the dogged determination of the utterly un-self-aware and bull-headed, I dug my heels in and stubbornly insisted on doing it, despite the flailing fury of a universe that clearly felt it shouldn't exist.  Was I justfied?  Of course not, but here it is anyway. 

It features me in conversation with my online buddy, Big Finish's new Ben Jackson, thespian Elliot Chapman.  We chat all things Dracula, and thoroughly investigate every piece of Dracula-related media ever created in just three brief hours.

Also, we recorded this Shabcast using a new process: Glorious Immersive Scenariosoundarama™, so listen to it at night with only the flickering glow of candles around you.

New Post by Me at Eruditorum Press: Solid Dick 1½, or 'Did Mary Whitehouse Have a Point?'

Written something else at Eruditorum Press.  Hard thing to categorize.  Made it a semi-sequel to Solid Dick, since Iron Man pops up in it.  Please read it here.

New Post by Me at Eruditorum Press: The Zygon Invocation

My massive, rambling, irritated, melancholy essay on the Zygon two-parter is up - here.

New Post by Me at Eruditorum Press: Capitalist Pig 3

I've written a very silly, jokey, troll-y, semi-pisstakey thing as a response to Phil Sandifer's 'Capitalist Pig' posts, here.  It started out as a kind-of attempt to do a cargo cult-version of a Phil post, and mutated into one of my usual things.  It's very silly.  But weaponized silliness perhaps.

Also, I'm a guest on Holly's Amicus podcast City of the Dead, chatting about the classic Cushing/Lee chiller The Skull, here.

New Post by Me at Eruditorum Press: Tricky Dicky, Part 3

Yes, the next bit is here.

Vengeance on Varos Commentary

The commentary tracks Phil and I recorded for the Colin Baker, um, classic 'Vengeance on Varos' is finally out.

It was recorded in September, which might as well be the 14th Century as far as I'm concerned.  I have very little memory of anything I said during this, though I think I was rubbish.

I also have a dim memory of saying, at one point, that I didn't dislike the 11th Doctor or Matt Smith... which is obviously nutty.  I suspect it was an overly-defensive reaction to Phil goading me.

Anyway, you can find it here. 

Listen to it.  I guess.  If you want to.

New Post by Me at Eruditorum Press: In the Loop

Jeremy Corbyn recently appointed Seumas Milne his director of communications.  I have some thoughts about this, and also Ayn Rand.  Please read here.