Episodes

Dr. Shane McCorristine received his Ph.D. in history and now teaches at Newcastle University. His focus is on the “night side” of human experience. This means the study of social attitudes towards death, dreams, ghosts,… Read More The post Supernatural studies history book – “The Spectral Arctic” (UCL Press, 2018) – Shane McCorristine interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Andrew Linde worked in the music industry until he decided to commit himself full-time to indie game development. He’s been working on Avaria for a few years now and we talked about the game… Read More The post Videogame Avaria discussion and gameplay – Andrew Linde interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Today I deviate from my normal interview format and instead do a scene by scene analysis of Season 2 Episode 1 of one of my favorite shows, The Orville. I look at the concepts, artistic… Read More The post Scene by scene analysis of The Orville’s latest – Part I first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Jeff Bond has written multiple books on science fiction shows and movies. He was executive editor of Geek magazine, Senior Editor at CFQ, and he writes about film music for the Hollywood Reporter. We talked… Read More The post Sci-fi tv show book – “The World of the Orville” (Titan Books, 2018) – Jeff Bond interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Sean Moreland teaches English at the University of Ottowa. His main field of research is Anglo-American literature from the late 18th century to present. He particularly enjoys Gothic, horror and weird fiction and is involved… Read More The post Supernatural Horror studies book – “New Directions in Supernatural Horror Literature” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) – Sean Moreland interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Charles Exley and Michael Tangeman are academics who both study Japanese language and literature. They both have an interest in Japanese mystery fiction and the three of us spoke about their latest project, a collection… Read More The post Japanese mystery fiction book – “Old Crimes, New Scenes” (Published by MerwinAsia; distributed by the University of Hawaii Press, 2018) – Charles Exley and Michael Tangeman interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Christopher Paul teaches at the Seattle University where he focuses on applying tools rooted in rhetorical analysis to elements of new media, especially video games. We discussed his latest book on meritocracy in video games.… Read More The post Video games studies book – “The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games” (University of Minnesota Press, 2018) – Chris Paul interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Joe Packer is a communications academic and became interested in how pessimism is expressed in popular culture. He co-wrote a book on the subject and we discussed it. 0:56 – Joe talks about how he… Read More The post Supernatural fiction studies book – “A Feeling of Wrongness” (Penn State University Press, 2018) – Joe Packer interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Lee Gambin has been writing about movies and especially horror movies for the last 15 years. We spoke about his latest book on the famous werewolf horror movie “The Howling.” 0:49 – Lee talks about… Read More The post Horror movie history book – “The Howling: Studies in the Horror Film” (Centipede Press, 2018) – Lee Gambin interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Sean Gerrish is a software engineer and has worked as an engineer for Teza Technologies and as an engineering manager for machine learning and data science teams at Google. We spoke about his latest book… Read More The post Artificial Intelligence academic – “How Smart Machines Think” (MIT Press, 2018) – Sean Gerrish interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez teaches Spanish and Latin American studies at the New School in Atlanta, GA. We spoke about his latest book on the politics of Latin American horror films. 1:04 – Gabriel talks about how… Read More The post Latin American horror movies – “The Migration and Politics of Monsters in Latin American Cinema” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) – Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Scott Poole is a professor of history in American pop and folk culture with a heavy emphasis on horror studies. We talked about his latest book that examines the effect World War One had on… Read More The post Horror movie history – “Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror” (Counterpoint, 2018) – W. Scott Poole interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Joe Haldeman is a prolific sci-fi writer who has won numerous awards for his work. His most significant novel is The Forever War which also had two follow on novels. His trilogy has recently been… Read More The post Classic science fiction – “The Forever War” (Titan Comics, 2017) – Joe Haldeman interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

M. Keith Booker studies and teaches culture and literature. He worked as an engineer for many years before turning to the literary arts. He also has a passion for Star Trek and “nerd” stuff and… Read More The post Star Trek history – “Star Trek: A Cultural History” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) – M. Keith Booker interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Shawn Malley is a Canadian professor interested in the Victorian period. We talk about his latest book that discusses the intersection between archaeology, science fiction and spectacle. 1:45 – Shawn talks about how he got… Read More The post Sci-fi and archaeology – “Excavating the Future” (Liverpool University Press, 2018) – Shawn Malley interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Tom Sito has been a film animator for decades and has worked on some of Disney’s biggest films. He’s written a book on Disney history based on interviews with Disney animators who were working there… Read More The post Disney animation history – “Drawing the Line” (University Press of Kentucky, 2006) – Tom Sito interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Nicholas Parisi is a musician and vocalist and serves on the board of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. He’s recently written a book analyzing almost all of Rod Serling’s work and we discuss the book… Read More The post Rod Serling and his work – “Rod Serling” (University Press of Mississippi, 2018) – Nicholas Parisi interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Dr. Sami Schalk is an academic who studies race, gender and disability in contemporary American literature and culture. We spoke about her latest book on science and speculative fiction as it relates to her studies.… Read More The post Race, Gender, and Disability in Spec Fiction – “Bodyminds Reimagined” (Duke University Press, 2018) – Sami Schalk interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Liz Denlinger co-curates the Shelley collection of the New York Public Library system. She has helped develop a new exhibition on Frankenstein and has put together a visual history of Frankenstein for it. We discuss… Read More The post Frankenstein art – “It’s Alive!” (GILES, 2018) – Elizabeth Denlinger interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Dr. Marc DiPaolo is an English literature academic who likes to write on pop culture. We discuss his latest book deals with climate fiction as found in sci-fi and fantasy books and video entertainment. 1:26… Read More The post Fantasy works and climate change – “Fire and Snow” (SUNY Press, 2018) – Marc DiPaolo interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Eva Horn is a researcher who is interested in how various kinds of disasters are presented in literature, television, and film. We talk about her latest book on the subject. 1:28 – Eva talks about… Read More The post Science Fiction and disaster – “The Future as Catastrophe” (Columbia University Press, 2018) – Eva Horn interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Professor Sam Gill has studied dance, religion and science fiction for decades. He’s written books on the subject and here we discuss his latest book on religion and artificial intelligence. 1:50 – Sam Gill talks… Read More The post Science Fiction and religion – “Religion and Technology into the Future” (Lexington Books, 2018) – Sam Gill interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor best known to sci-fans as Apophis on Stargate SG-1. Peter has done a number of roles in movie and tv and we spoke at Shore Leave 2018 about… Read More The post Stargate actor – Peter Williams interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.

Jonathan Risner is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Indiana University Bloomington. He discovered Argentine horror and wondered how much of the country’s brutal dictatorship impacted that country’s horror films. We discuss his book on the… Read More The post Argentine Horror Films – “Blood Circuits” (SUNY Press, 2018) – Jonathan Risner interview first appeared on FULL CONTACT NERD.