The Outer Dark presents ‘The Jewish Tradition in Weird Fiction’ panel at NecronomiCon 2022 featuring Daniel Braum (moderator), Edward M. Erdelac, Richard Gerlach, Maxwell I. Gold, Nicholas Kaufmann, and Ann VanderMeer. This podcast’s content was recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 20, 2022.
Show Notes
The Outer Dark presents ‘The Jewish Tradition in Weird Fiction’ panel at NecronomiCon 2022 featuring Daniel Braum (moderator), Edward M. Erdelac, Richard Gerlach, Maxwell I. Gold, Nicholas Kaufmann, and Ann VanderMeer. Historically, Jewish authors have had a much larger visible influence on science fiction than they have had on the weird or horror genres. Although Jewish characters and Jewish folklore elements, such as the golem and dybbuk, appear, these are often presented within a White Christian framework that may depend on stereotypes and is not framed by Jewish culture and traditions. The panelists discuss classic and contemporary Jewish authors and how their cultural identity informs their understanding and presentation of the weird. Thank you to Niels Hobbs, Ken Vaughan, and all the fabulous NecronomiCon 2022 team for allowing us to record and air this podcast’s content, which was recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 20, 2022.
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Additional Links
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (Tor)
The Jewish Book of Horror (Ed. Josh Schlossberg, Denver Horror Collective)
Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel (Harper Collins, 2022)
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer (Macmillan, 1983)
The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin (Review, The Guardian, 2011)
Marathon Man by William Goldman (Penguin Random-House)
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism by Rabbi Geoff Dennis (author’s blog for book)
Jewish Magic and Superstition by Joshua Trachtenberg (1939, and text available online)
The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays by Rabbi Irving Greenberg (Simon and Schuster)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971, trailer)
Tevye stories by Sholem Aleichem (Writ Large podcast and transcript)
Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes (Tor/Macmillan, 2021)
Richard Dansky (Author Website)
TOD 096 Quarantine Readings: Josh Malerman and Kristi DeMeester
Little Sister by Elana Gomel (Crystal Lake Publishing)
Mandelbrot the Magnificent by Liz Ziemska (Tor/Macmillan, 2017)
Daniel Abraham (Author Website)
Josh’s Worst Nightmare (Website of writer Josh Schlossberg)
“Coriander for the Hidden” by Nicholas Kaufmann (Interzone #280, eBook)
Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology (Horror Writers of America/William Morrow, 2022)
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, eds. Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer (Penguin Random House, 2020)
Merkabah Rider series by Edward M. Erdelac (GoodReads)
Kung Fu (TV series 1972-1975, IMDB)
The Frisco Kid (1979, trailer)
The Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA)
Monstrumfuhrer by Edward M. Erdelac (2017, GoodReads)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971, trailer)
Show Credits
Hosts/Producers: Scott Nicolay and Anya Martin
Co-Host, News from The Weird: Justin Steele
Co-Host, Reviews from The Weird: Gordon B. White
Symposium Assistant Director: Melanie Crew
Symposium Programming Coordinator: Jess Lewis
Symposium Logistics: Melissa Eisner
Logo Design: Nick “The Hat” Gucker
Music: Michael Griffin
3 comments
I bought some of the chapbooks from your site a week ago but haven’t heard anything since. No confirmation other than the PayPal receipt. Has something gone wrong?
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Hi Steve, This is Anya. We did not receive a notification of your purchase. I am so very sorry. I will look into this right away and be in touch to the email you provided with the comment. Thanks for letting us know and please don’t hesitate to email theouterdarkpodcast@gmail.com at any time. Also thanks so much for supporting The Outer Dark.
Author
Hi again Steve, Just checked our website (theouterdark.org) and saw that we have not listed our chapbooks yet, though one of my team has been planning to. Are the chapbooks you ordered from This Is Horror? Or to one of the panel participants from this episode? Can you email me a copy pf the paypal receipt and what you ordered so I can forward it appropriately? Again The Outer Dark’s email is theouterdarkpodcast@gmail.com Thanks. –Anya