Tag: invisibility

Hypnobobs: What Was It? by Fitz James O’Brien

Jesse Willis

Mr. Jim Moon, a recent guest on SFFaudio Podcast #126, has recorded another story you just have to hear! It’s an old one, it’s wonderful, it’s obscure and it’s been recorded with an amateur’s enthusiasm and a professional’s sound. Mr…. Read moreHypnobobs: What Was It? by Fitz James O’Brien

The Weird Circle

Jesse Willis

I’ve been sitting on this post for a while. The problem was that even though I’ve spent a considerable amount of time working on it, it has been slow going. I figured it will be years more before I finished… Read moreThe Weird Circle

The Horla by Guy de Maupassant

Jesse Willis

The subject of SFFaudio Podcast #125 [which will be live Monday September 12th, 2011] is The Horla, a sort of ghost story by Guy de Maupassant. If you’re still not familiar with this particular Guy let me place him in… Read moreThe Horla by Guy de Maupassant

Commentary: The History and Fiction of Invisibility

Jesse Willis

After three recent podcasts (two for SFBRP, one for the SFFaudio Podcast) I’ve prepared a listening list of the topic of INVISIBILITY. Invisibility is, I argue, ultimately not a scientific phenomenon but rather a literary one. When we use the… Read moreCommentary: The History and Fiction of Invisibility

SFPRP: Smoke by Donald E. Westlake and more invisible men

Jesse Willis

Luke Burrage, in the second of two consecutive shows with me as a guest on Science Fiction Book Review Podcast, is talking about Smoke by Donald E. Westlake and other stories about invisibility. We thoughrouly examine the invsiblity meme, discuss… Read moreSFPRP: Smoke by Donald E. Westlake and more invisible men