DEATH // SENTENCE

DEATH // SENTENCE
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A podcast about books for people who don't like books, podcasts or capitalism, but who like extreme metal.

  1. Weird Awe and The Human Chord

    MAR 21

    Weird Awe and The Human Chord

    This time around, we go back to the early 20th century to discuss a foundational work of British Weird - The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood! We survey the cultural trends of the 19th and 20th century literary and occult scenes in general, the gripping power of this tight and precise novel, and the feeling of dread and awe so often invoked by the weird. Music played: Cryptic Shift - Hyperspace Topography https://cryptic-shift.bandcamp.com/track/hyperspace-topography-2

    1h 21m
  2. Why Would They Do This or PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae

    FEB 23

    Why Would They Do This or PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae

    All books are bad but Langdon and Eden have stumbled on one that SHOULD have been good but is actually awful - PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae. Confused theology, mish-mashed desert journeys, and more questions without answers than a church all blend together in a collaboration that should, and almost did, stay unpublished. Music played - Exxûl - Blighted Deity https://productionstso.bandcamp.com/track/blighted-deity

    1h 3m
  3. The Works of Vermin, The City, and the Second Empire

    JAN 12

    The Works of Vermin, The City, and the Second Empire

    Eden launches into Hiron Ennes' The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities. He also discusses the influence of the French Second Empire (yes) on the New Weird, why that period of time holds so much of interest, and sketches an upcoming essay on these ideas. Music played: Pallbearer - The Ghost I Used to Be (2025 Mix) https://pallbearer.bandcamp.com/track/the-ghost-i-used-to-be-2025-mix

    59 min
  4. A Smörgåsbord of Sentences

    JAN 9

    A Smörgåsbord of Sentences

    Langdon and Eden meet to discuss a smörgåsbord (say it with us) of topics like mental health, the uses of online discourse, and a collection of books they've been reading. Music played: The Holy Pale by Wildhunt https://jawbreakerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-holy-pale

    1h 21m
  5. Leonora Carrington's The Stone Door, Alchemy, Dreams, and Memory

    12/15/2025

    Leonora Carrington's The Stone Door, Alchemy, Dreams, and Memory

    Eden is joined by friend of the cast Jesse Kohn (The Book of Webs) to talk about Leonora Carrington's beguiling and dense The Stone Door. Unfortunately, this episode is marred by the Brown University and Bondi Beach shootings. A better world is possible. Demand utopia. Music played: The Tea Club - The Bell Ringer https://theteaclub.bandcamp.com/track/the-bell-ringer

    57 min
  6. Branson Reese Visits the Wizard's Castle

    12/07/2025

    Branson Reese Visits the Wizard's Castle

    Langdon conjures forth the Wizard's Castle once more, this time trapping Branson Reese (HELL WAS FULL, SWAN BOY, Rude Tales of Magic, and more) within its sorcerous corridors. While there, the two discuss what makes jokes funny, the impact of the morality of art, and The Simpsons (among other things). Music played - Yellow Eyes - Brush the Frozen Horse https://yelloweyes.bandcamp.com/track/brush-the-frozen-horse

    2h 42m
  7. Web of Angels and Another Cyberpunk

    10/27/2025

    Web of Angels and Another Cyberpunk

    Langdon and Eden kick things off by talking about the uses of awards - how to follow them, what they're good for, and why! Then, they dive into John M. Ford's parallel reality version of cyberpunk with Web of Angels, his debut novel. Phone lines that span galaxies, crazy weird space opera, and a rough book that brims with passion! Music played: Heruvim - Arammu https://heruvim.bandcamp.com/track/arammu Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - Radioactive Dreams https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/track/radioactive-dreams

    1h 38m
  8. Eddington and Weapons

    09/23/2025

    Eddington and Weapons

    Naruto run with us to the local picture house to watch a double bill of Ari Aster's Eddington and Zack Cregger's Weapons, with Kayte Terry of the excellent Tender Subject podcast. Music by Umulamahri: https://umulamahri.bandcamp.com/album/learning-the-secrets-of-acid-2

    1h 51m
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A podcast about books for people who don't like books, podcasts or capitalism, but who like extreme metal.

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  • Creator
    DEATH // SENTENCE
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    257
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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