25. Pessimism with Matthew M. Bartlett!

<p>Matthew M. Bartlett (author of <em>Gateways to Abomination</em>) hates happy endings. In this week's episode of <em>Ghoulish, </em>we got together and discussed why pessimism rules and optimism drools. Films and stories referenced: <em>A Dark Song, The Mist, The Witch, </em>and "The Rats in the Walls"—and yes, we absolutely had to hit the brakes for a quick conversation about Lovecraft's cat. <em>Yikes.</em></p> <p>ALSO: There's a reason Morgan Freeman hasn't narrated a Thomas Ligotti story.</p> <p>Order <em><a href= "http://www.nightscapepress.pub/p/test-store.html#!/Secret-Gateways-A-Leeds-Dunnstown-and-Beyond-Limited-Hardcover-Box-Set-Pre-Order-by-Jon-Padgett-and-Matthew-M-Bartlett/p/126187566/category=0">Secret Gateways</a>.</em></p> <p>Order <em><a href= "http://perpetualpublishing.com/product/tales-from-the-crust/">Tales from the Crust: A Pizza Horror Anthology</a>.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.cemeterydance.com/touch-the-night.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pre-order my new novel, <em>Touch the Night</em>.</a> </p> <p><a href="http://perpetualpublishing.com/">Browse our books.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing">Support us on Patreon.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/pmmpublishing">Check out our merch.</a></p> <p> </p>