Everything Went Black Podcast

Real quick: I'm going to be taking a two week break from EWB. Necro is on schedule so tune in at the normal times. I'm playing catch up at the moment and will be back in a fortnight. Cheers

Karl Hairkara and Drugoth join us this week for an epic conversation about Hollow Lands, our newest collaboration. The two-song release will be available on the Ordo Tenebris Bandcamp. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Black Pledge” – Hollow Lands

Filmmaker and author Richard Stanley joins us this week. Richard released Grail Hunter: The Secret of the Cathars and the Return of the White Lady, chronicling the journeys of occultist and former SS officer Otto Rahn. He is more widely know for COLOR OUT OF SPACE, one of the highest profile adaptations of Lovecraft’s work. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “For Her Light” – Fields of the Nephilim

Will Smith and Rick Habeeb from Reeking Aura join us this week ahead of second single the title track off their new LP On the Promise of the Moon. Their first single What Only Worms Witness was tremendous, so we’re all looking forward to the rest of the album. Rick and Will are returning guests. In addition to Reeking Aura, Will is the vocalist of Afterbirth and hosts the Heavy Hole Podcast; Rick is the singer and guitarist for Grey Skies Fallen. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “What Only Worms Witness” – Reeking Aura

Eugene S. Robinson returns this week. You know Eugene from his musical exploits as the frontman for Bunuel, Oxbow, Whipping Boy and various other projects. Additionally, Eugene is a prolific journalist and author, check out his books Fight, the noir fiction A Long Slow Screw and is memor A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into a Murderer’s Row. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Who Missed Me” – Bunuel

Rennie and I are back another episode or KILL OR BE KILLED, our exploration of the bleak, brutal movies of the 70’ and 80’s. The seminal masterpiece PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID, directed by Sam Peckinpah, in prime form, is our subject this time around. There are a multitude of cuts available that have been released over the years so, for the record, we will be used the 1988 Turner Preview Cut for basis. This, 122 minute version is an attempt to combine the theatrical release and some “new” scenes that we edited out of the theatrical version and is widely considered closer to Sam Peckinpah’s intent. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan

Author, screenplay writer, filmmaker and horror afficionado EricMiller joins us this week. It’s a fun one where to talk aboutsome of our favorite books, movies and music. Check out Eri’c first novel WHATEVER HAPPENED TO UNCLE ED? available at all the usual place. If that is to your liking check out the horror anthologies that he edited Hell Comes To Hollywood, 18 Wheels Of Horror and 18 Wheels Of Science Fiction as well as his film. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Wrathchild” – Iron Maiden

Brandon Legion and I continue our exploration of the weird world of Twin Peaks. This week we explore Season 1, Episode 4 “The One Armed Man.” This episode originally aired on May 3, 1990 and was written by Tim Hunter, directed by Robert Engels with music by Angelo Badalamenti. #theblacklodge Intro: “Twin Peaks Theme” – Andrew Badalamenti Outro: “Dance of the Dream Man” – Andrew Badalamenti

Dave “Razor Eater Metal” returns this week to discuss new music with his project Xezbeth as well as his darkwave project Solipsis. We also do a review of our top records 0f 2025. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Sacrifice” – Solipsis (from split with Intrafear

Karl and I are back with the final Kane story. It’s been a long road and we’ve reached our end of our journey with Wagner’s morally flexible anti-hero. AT FIRST GHOSTLY, is one of the more hard to find stories that is collected in the rare hardcover MIDNIGHT SUN. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Interlude / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

My brother Champ Morgan returns this week to talk about new developments and upcoming shows for death metal / grindcore maestros TRIAGE. I’ve been a follower of Morgan’s work for decades, first with KILL THE CLIENT and then with BLK OPS, DERELICT SATELLITE and his newest efforts with the forming POACHER. Later in the episode, we get political so if you aren’t comfortable that , tune out. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Social Decay” – Triage

We go a little bit off brand with this installment of Kill or Be Killed. Initially, our focus was stated as badass films from the 70’s, but this time around we are covering Romeo is Bleeding for a 90’s neo-noir. It’s a preview of what we will be doing with our Neo Noir Maniacs miniseries over at Necomaniacs. Romeo is Bleeding was released in 1993, directed by Peter Medak, written by Hilary Henkin and stars Gary Oldman. Though it was met with relatively lukewarm reception during it release, it is now considered to be a classic. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Romeo and the Lonely Girl” – Thin Lizzy

Evan Hopper of Quell returns to talk about the new album “Of Lungs and Ashes”. Evan has been a long time Know Associate of the Horsemen and specifically been a contributor to the EWB Patreon series Hollywood Babylon. Additionally, he has been a long time friend of mine over the years. Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “The Acasual Void” – Quell

Happy New Year everyone! Ralph Schmidt joins us this week to kick off 2026. We have an epic conversation about changes in life philosophy, emotional well-being and the dystopian reality show that the world news has turned into. Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Eviction” – Linea Aspera

This week, Karl Haikara and I continue our exploration of the more obscure Kane short stories. I’m not completely sure why these are not available as e-books, but these next few stories are included in the hard-to-find Midnight Sun volume with collects ALL of the short stories. LACUNAE, finds Kane in the 20th century living a morally dubious lifestyle Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Interlude / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Terence Hanum returns this week as we slide into the end of the year. You guys most likely know Terence primarily through Locrian, Holy Circle and his numerous other musical projects. He is also and accomplished visual artist and author. We discuss his brand new book, NEW FAITH, a speculative science fiction piece that meditates on religion and humanity’s need to feel like that are not alone in the great abyss of the cosmos. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Unwelt” – Locrian

SPK, along with Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, were pioneers in the early industrial music scene. Graeme Revell and Neil Hill founded the band in Sydney back in the late 70’s and have influences a legion of industrial and extreme music artists. Graeme returns with his son Robert with the next chapter of SPK with SPKtR, which promises to be the most ferocious incarnation of the band to date. Additionally, Graeme has released The Ineffable Geometry of Light a novel that is part science fiction and part historical fiction focusing on philosophy and technology. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Suture Obsession” – SPK

Fellow Horseman Brandon Legion of The Horror Wolf 666 podcast joins me and Special Guest Co-Host (also my wife) Tina K. Hill. It’sa fun episode where we name out top Nicolas Cage movies. The three of us have been long time fans, and over dinner one night, Tina proposed we do an episode dedicated to our favorite movies featuring the prolific Nicolas Cage. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Love Me” – Nicolas Cage

I have to be honest, having Steve Austin on as a guest was a bucket list item for me. I have been a Today is the Day fan for decades, having discovered them on Clusterfuck, the three-way split with Chokebore and Guzzard that Amphetamine Reptile released way back in 1994. I was hooked; I thought Today is the Day was the future of music, combined all of the angst, aggression, frustration and energy of metal and punk but with a undefinable uniqueness that defined a whole legion of bands including Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye and their imitators. NEVER GIVE IN is the new release, marking another step forward in the evolution of this iconic musical beat. It’s a true honor to have Steve on Everything Went Black. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “The Choice is Yours” – Today is the Day

Author Nicholas Keating Casbarro joins us this week to discuss is debut novel Vitalerium – Descent into the Void and the associated comic book series. If you’re a fan of high concept science fiction and cosmic adventure with a does of gritty reality, I highly recommend diving into the bleak world that Nick has created including compelling characters, solid writing and an extensive lore and mythology. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Rammstein” - Rammstein

It’s Halloween Week! In celebration of the darkest season of the year, we are diving in H.P.Lovecraft’s most iconic story, THE CALL OF CTHULU. Written in summer of 1926 it was first published in Weird Tales February 1928 issue and is an integral part of Lovecraft’s Cthulu Mythos. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “The Call of Cthulu” – Metallica

This episode is not for everyone but I feel compelled to put this out on the feels of th No Kings weekend. I have never been political; for most of my life, I have felt like politics had little impact on my life. Most people probably feel the same way, dealing with the everyday trials of making a living and taking care of themselves and their loved ones. Politics has always felt like this abstraction to me, which is probably why Trump and MAGA have found a foot hold in the US political machine. I attended the Newark No Kings Rally and I wanted to share some of my observations and thoughts. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “State Control” – Discharge

This week, Karl Haikara and I wrap up Darkness Weaves, the final Kane novel. If you’re tuning into this for the first time, Karl and I started this collaboration to discuss the work of Karl Edward Wagner, an author or sword and sorcery, horror and weird fiction. We started out with his horror short stories and then dove into the world of Kane, his most well-known character; a dark, immortal anti-hero who may or may not be the biblical Kane who slew his brother Abel. #horsemenofthepodcastingapocalypse #everythingwentblackpodcast #karledwardwagner #swordandsorcery Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Interlude / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

This week The Adams Family return. John and Toby share some deep insights into their newest film MOTHER OF FLIES, which is currently making the festival rounds. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Shine” – H6LLB6ND6R

Autumn is officially here so I invited Paul Aloisio from Restless Spirit back on to herald in the spooky season. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Mother of Mercy” – Samhain

Scott Hamilton from KEN Mode returns to us this week. It’s always good to catch up. This time around he gives us a rundown of this year’s Toronto Film Festival and some of the genre films to look forward to. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Black Magic” – Slayer

This week Rennie and I discuss William Friedkin’s SORCERER, a film that was a critical and commercial flop when it was released in 1977. As the years went by, the film enjoyed a critical reassessment and is even considered by some to be a classic. If you are a fan of gritty realism where there are no heroes, this is a film for you. Also, dig the incredible score by Tangerine Dream. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Intro 2: “The Call” – Tangerine Dream Outro: “Abyss” – Tangerine Dream

Jonathan Dennison of Cadabra Records and Chiroptera Press join us this week. I feel like this conversation has been a long time coming; I’ve been a fan for years, of both the weird fiction narration records and his publishing efforts. Chiroptera has been on a hot streak with recent editions of Lovecraft collections, Thomas Ligotti and Mark Samuels to name a few. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Phobic Remission” – Hikikomori