Undercooked Analysis

Oct 22 2024 100 ep. 61 mins 1.3k

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Undercooked Analysis began with a simple idea: no script, no plan, and no filters as Creepypasta is put to literary scrutiny. Every Tuesday, join some mixture of David, Allen, Kaela and/or an ever-changing roster of guests as they attempt to make their way through whatever the internet throws at them. No story is safe from their raw feedback and inane banter.

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176 - "No Further Communication" by ClericofMadness

Oct 22 2024 54 mins

The 2nd-place winner of the New Pulp Writing Challenge is another cosmic nightmare, but this time witnessed through the disjointed epistolary of a mad(?) professor. David, Allen and Abysmii try to put the pieces together and revel in the elegent use of ambiguity in the unknown.Story submitted by ClericofMadness.Check out The Fog Report of Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor here.

175 - "Pursuit of the Ivory Horror" by A. S. Evans

Oct 08 2024 62 mins

After some careful consideration, David, Allen and Abysmii begin the process of revealing and discussing the winners of our New Pulp Writing Challenge. And this 3rd-place entry is an eldritch nightmare that evokes an alien city and an exacerbated game of cat-and-mouse with the story’s namesake fiendish entity. But what does this creature want with our protagonist? And why does th

174 - "Hollywood Horror" (Part 2) by Paul Ernst

Sep 17 2024 73 mins

Atomic scrambling has left Abysmii a living skeleton, so David, Kaela and Allen will have to finish their analysis of Doctor Satan’s current cruel scheme. With Ascott Keane closing in, will the diabolical villain be able to follow through with his plan? Or will the power of his mysterious ray see both of them cut down to size (pun intended)?Story by Paul Ernst, first published in

173 - Short and Shivery 43

Sep 04 2024 39 mins

Have David and Allen been hoodwinked? Is this a sign of a narrative trend? A mysterious writer submits five very short stories that bear the uncanny hallmarks of shortstory1 and Rorshack Rorshan, and leaves them scratching their heads as they try to figure out what is going on.All stories submitted by Julia Grane.

172 - "Hollywood Horror" (Part 1) by Paul Ernst

Aug 20 2024 78 mins

Doctor Satan brings his weird crimes to Tinseltown, much to David, Allen and Abysmii's mirth. Can it be that, despite the horror it evokes, this latest scheme to pry cash from wealthy studio moguls doesn't involve direct murder? And how much good has the birdlike Ascott Keane actually done when he has consistently failed to stop his nemesis? No bones about it, this might be the goo

171 - "The Ghost Table" by Elliot O'Donnell

Aug 07 2024 63 mins

Phantom furniture poses a problem in this odd account from the 1920s. David, Kaela and Abysmii present another weird pulp tale of unintended comedy and unintended(?) sexual tension, all wrapped around one man’s attempt to get an anniversary gift for his wife and how it goes wrong (and on a rampage).Story by Elliot O’Donnell, published in Weird Tales, February 1928.Be sure to ch

170 - "The Man Who Chained the Lightning" (Part 2) by Paul Ernst

Jul 23 2024 63 mins

David and Matt are in for a shock as they join Kaela, Allen and Abysmii for the explosive finale of the second Doctor Satan tale. As Ascott Keane learns the truth of his adversary’s latest scheme, prepare to be jolted by the reveal of Bostiff’s backstory, a staggering amount of innuendo, and the electric clock’s purpose becoming the dumbest plot point Paul Ernst has conceived

169 - Playing English Eerie

Jul 09 2024 121 mins

Attempting something new for this show, David, Kaela and special guest Nick Jewell gather in-person to play a storytelling game, powered by the English Eerie RPG system. Working in tandem, they craft the tale of Prof. Roderick Skeffington as he attempts to learn the haunting truth behind rumors of a beast on the moor.System by Scott Malthouse and Trollish Delver Games. Get the game

168 - "The Man Who Chained the Lightning" (Part 1) by Paul Ernst

Jun 18 2024 84 mins

The actual second story in the Doctor Satan series is unveiled as Kaela, Allen and Abysmii clue in to the newest scheme of the world’s weirdest criminal. Ascott Keane disguises himself as a tree to film people, a man’s last words have something to do with shaving, and an electric clock (or lack thereof) is somehow a giveaway for Doctor Satan’s dastardly plot. Will Keane ever

167 - "Zero Hour" by Ray Bradbury

May 29 2024 81 mins

The Year of Pulp continues as David, Kaela and Abysmii take a crack at a story in the public domain from a young Ray Bradbury. We get a vision of a optimistic future that never happened, and discuss the sad lack of hopeful sci-fi these days and the fears of the time possibly channeled through the story’s lens.First published in Planet Stories, Fall 1947. Read it on Project Gutenb