Evil in the Stacks
Evil in the Stacks
Geneveive Newman
This short-run podcast is a University of Pittsburgh University Library System production covering the intersections between comics and horror archival collections. This interview podcast discusses the history, trends, themes, and impacts of horror comics on other mediums in the genre and of other mediums on comics.
Evil in the Stacks FINALE: Gwendolyn Kiste Interview
For this last episode of EitS, our host Geneveive Newman sits down with author extraordinaire Gwendolyn Kiste to talk all things women in horror.   For more info on her archive and our other holdings, visit https://www.library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
May 2, 2023
41 min
Evil in the Stacks Episode 4: Transmedia, Gender, and Comics
Apologies for the delay on this episode, your host Geneveive Newman has been sick and her voice abandoned her for the end of March! That said, the interview here is a fascinating one with Lucinda Holdsworth, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow. For more info, visit Archives and Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh!
Apr 5, 2023
30 min
Comics Horror Across Mediums
This month's episode covers adaptation, transmedia cross-overs, and connections between mediums that intersect with horror. Check out Dr. Adam Hart's first book, Monstrous Forms! For more info, visit Archives and Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh!
Feb 28, 2023
35 min
Bonus Episode: Interview with Johnny Walker
In this very special Bonus Episode of Evil in the Stacks, your host Geneveive Newman interviews horror scholar Dr. Johnny Walker. They discuss all things 1980s-90s independent horror comics and more!   CW: discussion of rape and slavery from 16:30-22:00   For more info visit horrorstudies.library.pitt.edu
Jan 31, 2023
34 min
Evil in the Stacks Episode 2
In this episode, ”Horror Hosts in Comics and TV: Chiller Theatre and Creepy Magazine” host Geneveive Newman discusses horror hosts and interviews Avery Hoover about the University of Pittsburgh’s Chilly Billy archival collection within the University Library System. For more info, visit Archives and Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh!
Nov 30, 2022
21 min
Evil in the Stacks Episode 1
Host Geneveive Newman discussed the history of horror comics and interviews archivist Ben Rubin about archival sources in the first episode of this University of Pittsburgh, University Library System podcast.   For more info, visit Archives and Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh!
Oct 31, 2022
31 min