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Night Time Logic with Rebecca Cuthbert

Cemetery Dance OnlineJune 13, 2025June 8, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Night Time Logic, Rebecca CuthbertLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Strange Tales,” “Ghost Stories,” and “Eco Horror”

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collections with Cemetery Dance are full of the kind of stories that operate with Night Time Logic. My latest is called Phantom Constellations and is coming in Autumn 2025.

I spoke with Rebecca Cuthbert, author of Six O’Clock House and Other Strange Tales about her work, about ghost stories and strange tales, as well as the work of authors who influenced her such as Shirley Jackson.

We began our conversation with a question about author Daphne du Maurier.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Erica Ruppert

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 25, 2025April 24, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Erica Ruppert, Interviews, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Weird Horror,” “Fairy Tales,” and “Folklore”

photo of author Erica Ruppert — Erica Ruppert

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collections with Cemetery Dance are full of the kind of stories that operate with Night Time Logic. My latest is called Phantom Constellations and is coming in Autumn 2025.

I spoke to Erica Ruppert, author of Seven Stars: Collected Stories about her work, about fairy tales and folklore, including her favorite stories by Tanith Lee and Angela Carter.

We began our conversation with why a mix of genres operates well with horror fiction.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Tod Goldberg

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 14, 2025March 9, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Eight Very Bad Nights, Interviews, Night Time Logic, Tod GolbergLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Horror and Noir,” “The Pain of Memory,” and “Eight Very Bad Nights”

photo of author Tod Goldberg — Tod Goldberg

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with New York Times Bestselling Author Tod Goldberg about his work, including the recently released anthology Eight Very Bad Nights from Soho Press.

We began our conversation about the relationship between horror and noir fiction.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Manuel Arenas

Cemetery Dance OnlineFebruary 14, 2025February 13, 2025Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Manuel Arenas, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Unity of Effect,” “Southwest Gothic,” and “The Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado”

photo of author Mnauel Arenas — Manuel Arenas/Photo by Sara J. Griffin

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Manuel Arenas about his work including his latest short story collection titled The Burning Ember Mission of Helldorado from Jackanapes Press.

In addition to his fiction our conversation covered his artistic and musical collaborations. We began our talk about creating a locality for the book.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Laird Barron

Cemetery Dance OnlineJanuary 10, 2025January 5, 2025Interviews, Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Laird Barron, Night Time Logic, Not A Speck of LightLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Messy and Mysterious”, the “Indiscernible, Unknowable, and Ambiguous,” and a “Destabilization of Perceptions”

photo of author Laird Barron — Laird Barron (Photo by Ellen Datlow)

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Laird Barron in early December 2024 about his latest short story collection titled Not A Speck of Light. You can watch our conversation here.

Our conversation for the column contains topics and stories we did not cover for the YouTube show. We began our talk about the opening quote for the book.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Bess Lovejoy

Cemetery Dance OnlineDecember 13, 2024December 8, 2024Night Time LogicBess Lovejoy, Columns, Daniel Braum, InterviewsLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Borderlines of the Uncanny, Polysemy, and a Hunger for the Mysterious”

photo of author Bess Lovejoy — Bess Lovejoy

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Bess Lovejoy in early November 2024 about her latest short story titled “Internal Theft” which appeared in the most recent issue of the acclaimed ‘zine Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, the work of Robert Aickman, and much more. We began our conversation about her death-related non-fiction work and publications.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Ian Rogers

Cemetery Dance OnlineNovember 15, 2024November 11, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Ian Rogers, Interviews, Night Time Logic, SycamoreLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Noir, Supernatural Noir, and The Black Lands”

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Ian Rogers in early October 2024 about his new novel from Cemetery Dance, Sycamore. Our conversation is available on YouTube.

We begin our conversation today catching up with some of Ian’s 2024 publications before diving into Sycamore and the Black Lands.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Brian Evenson

Cemetery Dance OnlineOctober 18, 2024October 10, 2024Night Time LogicBrian Evenson, Columns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“MU-TH-UR, Overlapping Nets, and Productive Ambiguity.”

photo of author Brian Evenson — Brian Evenson

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Brian Evenson in September 2024 about his new short story collection Good Night, Sleep Tight. Our conversation is here on YouTube.

We begin our conversation today with a look at “crossing over” in fiction and a discussion of the first two stories in the new book.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Paul Tremblay

Cemetery Dance OnlineSeptember 20, 2024September 7, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Night Time Logic, Paul TremblayLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Texas Chainsaw. Alfred Hitchcock. And Horror Movie.”

photo of author Paul Tremblay — Paul Tremblay

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Paul Tremblay in August 2024 about his new novel Horror Movie. Our conversation is available on YouTube.

My conversation with Paul today begins with a question about the main character in Horror Movie….Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Douglas Ford

Cemetery Dance OnlineAugust 23, 2024August 18, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Douglas Ford, Interviews, Night Time Logic, The Twilight ZoneLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“The Twilight Zone. The Infection Party. And the Heart of Darkness.”

photo of author Douglas Ford — Douglas Ford

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance online and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

I spoke with Douglas (along with author Jeffrey Ford) in April 2024 about their recent work. Our conversation is here on YouTube.

My conversation with Douglas today begins with question about author Charles Beaumont…Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Jonathan Janz

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 19, 2024July 14, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Jonathan Janz, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Stephen King. Strange Things. And the Children of the Dark books.”

photo of author Jonathan Janz — Jonathan Janz

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed. It is also the name of this interview series here at Cemetery Dance Online and over on my YouTube channel.

Through in-depth conversation with authors, this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories that operate this way. It can be found here.

In June 2024 I spoke with Jonathan Janz about his Cemetery Dance Publications books Children of the Dark, Children of the Dark 2: The Night Flyers, and more. Our conversation is on YouTube.

We begin our conversation by talking about his favorite writer and his influences…Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Gwendolyn Kiste

Cemetery Dance OnlineMay 15, 2024May 4, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Gwendolyn Kiste, Night Time Logic, The Haunting of VelkwoodLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Ghost Stories. Interstitial Spaces. Crossing Over.”

Opposite of the “Day Time” part of a story, which is the part that deals with rules, linear logic, and things we consciously process, Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed.

photo of author Gwendolyn Kiste — Gwendolyn Kiste

Through in-depth conversation with authors this column explores the night time part of stories, the strange and uncanny in horror and dark fiction, and more.

While author Howard Waldrop coined the term, the phenomena is certainly on display in the work of British author Robert Aickman. Any of his books of stories are a fine starting place for those looking for recommendations to read what he called “strange tales.” My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Aickman and his kind of stories. It can be found here.

In March 2024 I spoke with Gwendolyn Kiste about her new book, ghost stories, haunted houses, and much more. Our conversation is available on YouTube.

Kiste’s newest novel The Haunting of Velkwood is out now from Saga Press. We begin our conversation by talking about ghost stories…Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Dan Franklin

Cemetery Dance OnlineApril 17, 2024April 14, 2024Night Time LogicColumns, Dan Franklin, Daniel Braum, Interviews, Night Time Logic, These Things LingerLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Ghosts. Monsters. And Things that Linger.”

photo of author Dan Franklin — Dan Franklin

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed.

In this column I explore the phenomenon of Night Time Logic and the strange and uncanny side of horror and dark fiction through in-depth conversation with authors.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Robert Aickman’s strange tales. It can be found here.

In February 2024 I spoke with Cemetery Dance’s own Dan Franklin about his new book, ghosts, monsters, folklore, and much more. You can tune into our conversation here on YouTube.

Franklin’s newest novel These Things Linger is out now from Cemetery Dance. We begin our conversation here at the very, very beginning of the book…Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Brian Evenson

Cemetery Dance OnlineMarch 27, 2024March 17, 2024Night Time LogicBrian Evenson, Columns, Daniel Braum, McSweeney's, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“The Past and Future. Ambiguity and Uncertainty. The Monstrous and the Terrible.”

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed.

In this column I explore the phenomenon of Night Time Logic and the strange and uncanny side of horror and dark fiction through in depth conversation with authors.

My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Robert Aickman’s strange tales. It can be found here.

In January 2024 I spoke with award-winning author Brian Evenson about McSweeney’s #71, the special horror issue of the publication that he guest edited. You can see our conversation here.

Evenson was asked to guest edit the issue of McSweeney’s to examine future directions of the horror genre and to curate stories that might challenge reader’s perceptions. We begin our conversation here with a question about the project.Continue Reading

Night Time Logic with Liliana Carstea

Cemetery Dance OnlineJuly 28, 2023July 10, 2023Night Time LogicColumns, Daniel Braum, Liliana Carstea, Night Time LogicLeave a comment

Night Time Logic with Daniel Braum

“Strange Tales. Fairy Tales. Pluto in Furs and Romanian Folklore.”

author Liliana Carstea — Liliana Carstea

Night Time Logic is the part of a story that is felt but not consciously processed.

In this column I explore the phenomenon of Night Time Logic and other aspects of horror and dark fiction through in depth conversation with authors.

I delight in the strange and uncanny side of the genre particularly the kind of story one might call “Aickman-esqe.” My short story collection with Cemetery Dance is titled The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales in homage to Robert Aickman’s strange tales. It can be found here.

Romanian Writer Liliana Carstea was a guest author at the New York Ghost story festival back in December 2020. You can see our conversation here.

Since then she has gone on to publish in a range of anthologies and magazines. Carstea is an author of strange tales and we begin our conversation with a question about that term.Continue Reading

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