Everything Went Black Podcast

Have you ever wanted to take a deep dive into the obscure underbelly of horror, not just the films you read about on Bloody Disgusting or in Rue Morgue. I’m talking about a journey into the darkest recesses the genre has to offer.  Enter Mason and his Nightmare Movies YouTube channel that offers a surprisingly academic analysis of obscure found footage, liminal horror and general depravity.  Additionally, Mason has completed work on his forthcoming independent horror film A Wicked Crime.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “TormentORR “- Gehenna

Why am I so obsessed with Event Horizon? Anyone who has been listening to EWB and Necromaniacs has probably noticed that I continually reference this movie.  Most recently IDW have wrapped up their Dark Descent, the prequel to the film. With Inferno, the SEQUEL  about to drop, Karl Haikara and I have decided to revisit the film and the burgeoning mythology that surrounds it.   EWB Theme Song “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill “I am the Alph and the Omega “ - Abyssal

Brandon Legion and I continue our exploration of the weird world of Twin Peaks.  This week we explore Season 1, Episode 7 “Realization Time.” This episode originally aired on May 17, 1990 and was written by Harley Peyton, directed by Caleb Deschanel with music by Angelo Badalamenti. Intro 1:                “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Intro 2:                “Twin Peaks Theme” – Andrew Badalamenti Outro:                 “Into the Night” – Andrew Badalamenti

Karl Haikara and I return for another episode of Darkness Weaves.  We continue or discussion we began last month of SOL NOX of Karl Edward Wagner’s THE ROAD OF KINGS, his Conan pastiche novel.  In addition to Kane and his own body of original horror fictions, Wagner continued the adventures of Rober E. Howard’s characters Conan and Bran Mak Morn.    EWB Theme Song “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Darkness Weaves Theme – Mike Hill

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

Karl and I are moving along with our coverage 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 into the world of Kane, his most well-known character, a dark, immortal anit-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 Darkness Weaves Theme:     Mike Hill      Outro:                “Unholy Conflagration” - Deathorde

Brandon Legion and I continue our exploration of the weird world of Twin Peaks.  This week we explore Season 1, Episode 3 “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer.” This episode originally aired on April 19, 1990 and was written by David Lynch, directed by Lynch with music by Angel Badalamenti. The plot thickens as Agent Cooper ramps up his investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer by calling in his forensic specialist Albert Rosenfield. Bobby and Mike find themselves getting deeper into the dark world of Leo Johnson and Cooper gains a preternatural insight into who killed Laura Palmer.   Intro:                   “Twin Peaks Theme” – Andrew Badalamenti Outro:                “Pennsylvania 6-5000” – Glenn Miller and his Orchestra

Bambara join us this week. If you have been listening to this podcast for any amount of time, you will know how much I love this band so it was great to catch up with the entire band this time.  If you feel so inclined, I urge you to check out Reid’s appearance on Everything Wen Black from a few years ago. Dark, moody, cinematic: if these words resonate with you, listen to and enjoy their latest record BIRTHMARKS out now on Bella Luna.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:  “Pray to Me” – Bambara

Randy and I do a proper Ozzy Tribute.  In light of the Prince of Darkness’s impact on both of our lives, we did a run down of favorite records, stories and excellent moments.    Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Over the Mountain – Ozzy Osbourne

Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit joins us this week for a tribute / remembrance of Ozzy Osbourne.  It’s a heavy time in not only heavy metal but in the larger popular culture.  Most of us grew up listening to Ozzy and Sabbath but we sometimes take for granted his impact on the greater culture. We also get a update on new Restless Spirit material, tours and all that stuff.  Apologies for the relatively poor audio quality.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Mr. Crowley” – Ozzy Osbourne

Ralph Schmidt returns this week for another Mount Rushmore episode. These are particular fun due to the spontaneous nature of it; literally no preparation was done ina advance to the answers.  #everythingwentblackpodcast #horsemenofthepodcastingapocalypse #killorbekilled   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Det Sker Samtidigt” – Martyrdod

 Rennie and I are back with another installment of Kill or Be Killed, our exploration of crime films from the 70’s and early 80’s.  With the passing of Gene Hackman, this episode is somewhat in memoriam of a great, prolific actor.  THE FRENCH CONNECTION established Hackman as a force in Hollywood as well as heralding in a new wave of darkly realistic crime movies. Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Black Magic Woman” – Santana

Keith Huckins of Deadguy / Kiss It Goodbye / Rorschach joins us this week.  Eith has been a huge influence on me as a guitarist dating all the way back to his work with the seminal metallic hardcore band Rorschach. At that particular time, no one was doing anything like that and he continued his work with Deadguy in the mid-90’s.  Fast forward over two decades and Deadguy has now deployed their new album Near Death Travel Services available from Relapse Records. Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Kill Fee” – Deadguy

My brother Champ Morgan  returns! Morgan is the front man of vicious grind band Triage as well as key noisemaker in BLK OPS.  It was an epic, no script, stream of consciousness conversation, check it out .    Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Police State” – Anti Christ Blood Scourge

Welcome to episode 400! What a milestone!  Karl and I continue our campaign covering the work of Karl Edward Wagner.  This week, we start on Darkness Weaves, the final Kane novel. Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Darkness Weaves Theme:     Mike Hill     

NYC Hardcore Legend Harley Flanagan joins us this week. With documentary “Wired for Chaos” just hitting theaters, it was a great time to welcome him to EWB and we dive deep into his fascinating story and the epic documentary directed by Rex Miller. I highly recommend catching this film in the theaters.  Below is a list of the dates, cities and theaters that movie is showing in. June 15, 17, 19, 20        New York, NY               Roxy Cinema June 18                        Portland, OR                 Hollywood Theatre June 25                         Santa Ana, CA              The Frida Cinema June 26                         Los Angeles, CA           American Cinematheque at Los Feliz 3 June 27 - July 3             Los Angeles, CA           Laemmle Glendale June 29                         San Francisco, CA        Roxie Cinema June 30                         Seattle, WA                   Grand Illusion Cinema July 1                            Tempe, AZ                    Harkins Theatre Tempe Marketplace 16 July 2                            Austin, TX                     Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar July 5                            Philadelphia, PA            PhilaMOCA July 9                            Minneapolis, MN            Trylon Cinema July 11                          Chicago, IL                    Patio Theater July 17                          Somerville, MA              Somerville Theatre   Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “PTSD” – Cro Mags  

This week, Baron Misuraca joins us. If you dig horror and live in the NYC area, check out his monthly Coney Island horror event Cemetery Cinema where you can enjoy obscure horror gems along with fun discussions, cool music and best scream contests.  Baron made his bones in the New York Hardcore and Metal scene as the original bassist for Sheer Terror and went on to play in Darkside NYC, Vasaria, Desecrator and most recently Carnivore AD. Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Adversary” – Vasaria     

Ralph Schmidt returns this week! It was a great hang. Ralph, a deep well of good ideas, proposed this concept “The Mount Rushmore of…” which acted as a substrate for our tangents into the unknown. Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Disorder” – Joy Division

This week we’re going back a few years, back to the Vault.  Randy Larsen and I were doing a sub-series called Road to Ruin where we discussed records and movies that we iconic to us.  Apparently, doing Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant was my idea.  Abel Ferrara’s grimey, depraved exploration of a NYC detective’s descent into darkness is one of my all-time favorite movies of the 90”s.   But what about Herzog’s version?   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Tokyo Express” – Die Haute feat. Nick Cave

Fellow Horseman Karl Haikara of Sol Nox joins us this week. We take a break from talking about Karl Edward Wagner and instead discuss the work that he is doing at his podcast Sol Nox, the various musical endeavors that he has on deck as well as reflections of some awesome books and movies we’ve been getting into.    Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Pits of Abaddon” – Anti Christ Blood Scourge

Trevor Shelley De Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec from Pelican return on the lead up to their new LP Flickering Resonance hitting the streets on May 16 on Run for Cover Records. Aside from being, long-time personal friends of mine, they are profoundly creative musicians. Pelican have been active in one form or another for better than 25 years with their early output being released on the seminal, independent extreme music label Hydrahead Records. Check them out on tour in the US in July. Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Wandering Mind” – Pelican

Drugoth returns and Shograath has his first appearance on the podcast to discuss their new band Deathorde. If you love RAW, black metal with a healthy dose of war metal, I urge you all to check out their debut full-length now available on their bandcamp. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Rape Worship” – Deathorde

Karl Haikara of Sol Nox joins us for another episode of our collaboration DARKNESS WEAVES. We’re forging along with our discussion of the novel THE DARK CRUSADE by Karl Edward Wagner featuring his character the anti-hero known as Kane. Intro 1:  “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Intro 2 / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill