Fishhead and Another Dark Story | Podcast

Fishhead and Another Dark Story | Podcast

From Nightshade Diary by M.P. Pellicer

April 21, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

This episode features the horror short story 'Fishhead' and the science fiction story 'X Marks the Pedwalk'.

Fishhead is a 1913 horror short story by American author Irvin S. Cobb, set in the bayous of Reelfoot Lake, about a monstrous, outcast man-fish hybrid and his violent conflict with two local men, noted for its gruesome atmosphere and influence on H.P. Lovecraft. It's considered a classic of weird fiction, praised by Lovecraft himself for its "banefully effective" portrayal of "unnatural affinities" between the creature and the lake's fish. X Marks the Pedwalk" by Fritz Leiber is a futuristic science fiction story that explores the tensions and violent conflicts between two factions: pedestrians and motorists in a society where the two groups live in starkly divided urban environments. The narrative comically exposes the increasing absurdity in their society's norms and expectations. Host - M.P. Pellicer www.MPPellicer.com SUPPORT VIA DONATION Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11 LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS www.EeriePodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support .

People in this episode

Host: M.P. Pellicer

Topics covered

  • horror
  • weird fiction
  • science fiction
  • bayou
  • urban conflict
  • monsters

Keywords

  • Fishhead
  • Irvin S. Cobb
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Fritz Leiber
  • weird fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • bayou
  • urban conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fishhead, X Marks the Pedwalk

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