There are two immutable facts that I did not expect to collide as we put together this week's redux of our serious investigation into the unexplainable.
- The week before Halloween always has me rushing to pack in as many scary stories, films and games as I can before we roll over into the far less interesting Thanksgiving season.
- At To The Best Of Our Knowledge, there's always a perfect interview that for some inexplicable reason has yet to be heard.
In this case, there were two perfect spooky interviews—two Bookmarks to be precise, book recommendations from horror authors Gemma Files and Joe Hill. If you're looking for a seemingly straightforward horror story setup —but with a twist— Hill's recommendations are for you. If you want a story set against the backdrop of underground body modification and performance art in the 1990s, Files has something a bit different to offer. You can be transported to either a chilling landmark in the deep dark of a state forest, or a "rust-soaked garbage world."
And if you really want to be scared, you can listen to Steve talk about math. Just kidding, it's actually an incredible conversation about a real mind melter: the nature of reality itself.
—Mark