The Rifle

Author Jeremy Robert Johnson (The Loop) joins us in the Abyss to discuss Jack Ketchum's wicked and potent short story, "The Rifle," as well as the connections between violence and mental illness. Our weekly round-up segment includes reviews of Nemesai by Brian Keene and John Urbancik, Repo Virtual by Corey J. White, Villimey Mist's Nocturnal Farm, HBO's comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, Keith Rosson's Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons, The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson, and Ronald Kelly's Season's Creepings. (Recorded Dec. 13, 2020)  The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring