The Shadowcast #16 - THE BLACK MASTER and SÉANCE WITH DEATH
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- The Shadow crushes the conniving schemes of perhaps his first bona fide 'supervillain' in his 8th pulp adventure: THE BLACK MASTER!
Then, The Shadow and Margot get to the bottom of a murder plot involving a hypnotist and phony spiritual mediums in the 1947 radio adventure Séance With Death!
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Finally The Shadowcast is back!
Amen to that
God Damn YT didn't notify me and I missed 2 episodes. Your Black Master audiobook is amazing. Please do another, don't care which
"The Black Master" is an excellent pulp! Also, I'm glad The Shadowcast is back with a bang! (Yes, pun intended, I couldn't help myself)
Razor. You introduced me to the shadow with you Embrace Pulp Video and as of writing this I now have collected at least 25 of the shadows stories and I only wanted to write this and say thank you for the great recommendation. The shadow is now my new favorite superhero!
My favorite podcast!
I hope to everything Holy that The Shadow stays off the Netflix radar
But I don't think the world could go on without a pangendered geode in a pink wig playing the Shadow.
(Reposting this from another video in part to help with the RUclips algorithm)
I just discovered your "Reject Modernity. Embrace Pulp Heroism" video the other day and have since binged watched the majority of your videos concerning the topic, as well as many others. I just wanted to say "Thank you" from the bottom of my heart for all the time and hard work you've poured into these subjects, and for vocalizing what I've been unable to for years. And for adding to my growing list of material to watch, read, and listen to.
It's because of you that I'm listening to "The Shadow" radio dramas with my grandmother (who is giddy to be listening to the radio shows of her childhood), and why I'm diving deeper into pulp than I already was. You also reminded me of The Rocketeer and Sojourn, and I plan on getting their collections soon. I'm a writer who enjoys more classic media than modern, and I also have values, morals, and ideas that don't lineup with mainstream media. Thank you for giving me hope that I'll find my audience. I'm still just a fanfiction writer, but I hope to become a published author just like yourself in the near future. God bless, and have a wonderful day.
AGENTS OF THE SHADOW REPORTING FOR DUTY!
If they ever re-print the Shadow stories again, They better print them in the proper order they were written.
It was really bizarre that The Living Shadow was paired with The Black hush, A story written much later.
Loved the audio book you did!
I love your adaptations and hope you do more. Classic!!!
I just got done watching all the previous shadowcast videos, and behold, a new one dropped, my day just keeps getting better.
Reading "The Golden Quest", it's another great example of a slow start with incredible pay off. It simply starts with a man receiving inheritance, a conman trying to buy said inheritance, and a sleazy bar were thugs discuss rumors of mobsmen coming back into town.
The first action scene is where all these elements come together in a 1930's gunfight, an shows up after 4 or 5 chapters
I just did a full re-listen to the Podcast yesterday, so I'd like to think the Shadow heard my call for more! ...Thank you Razor! Truly appreciate it!
Sweet! A new Shadow video.
I'm really glad you do these, Razor. Godspeed!
As hot as the weather is where I am right now, it's only appropriate to retreat back into the Shadow... thanks Razor.
It's great to see another episode, so thank you. I ended up with my copy of the black Master by ordering from Anthony tollin, I had to send him an email I ordered a bunch of the books and one of those was the annual that the black Master story was in.
if every they do a classic omnibus of the Shadow pulps, I would love for you to do the forward to it.
36:23 He wasn't very keen on certain phenomena (can't recall the term he used) just being dismissed as coincidences. He said something on the lines of: scientists love to say "it's just a coincidence", but they can't even replicate a coincidence in a lab.
Yeah! I have been wondering when we would get another installment.
About time you uploaded one of these! I listened to the black master and found myself astonished at the fact it was basically the later overarching plot to the Dark Knight! It's nuts!
Also Walter B. Gibson in the later part of his life I think started to write hoo-haa spiritual books for the money I feel but also I think his wife who was a believer had something to do, I forget who the person being interviewed was but If I recall he was one of the last few men to have met and befriended Walter in his life, he was on a podcast.
"A complaint is that it's a slow start"
Isn't that how most mysteries work? You're supposed to piece things together as the Shadow does, while he's also always a step or two ahead of you the whole way through.
Also I didn't think Zerndorf was obviously the villain. I thought he was being set up as a new agent before the twist. Only with hindsight did the seeds of the twist become apparent to me. It might be something a bit expected because of the people ripping off this story in the years since, but taking the story in context I think it worked
Zerndorf becomes obvious a very strong suspect after he kills his main mucscle man!
There's an early pulp, "The Ghost Makers", that also involves a psychic racket.
Well done Razor. Thank you.
Don't sell yourself short, I've enjoyed your audiobooks more then I did the 4 or 5 audible made. You've also done the best radio episode recreations available and these podcasts are fun and i always learn something I didn't know. Keep up the good work! Oh and have you heard anything about what's next for The Shadow after the rather disappointing release of the Patterson book? That radio episode with the aliens I believe was Death is Just Around the Corner 1-21-45 a lost episode, but it was remade in Australia as Out of This World.
Just finished Master of Death last night and now new Shadowcast episode to watch. Sweet.
I discovered this page months ago and Ive been waiting for a new episode the whole time. It's always good to know other people understand the character these days
I absolutely love you shadow audiobooks! And the podcast is awesome 🤙
Loved the Raz0r Reads audio book of this story.
A surprise to be sure but an extremely pleasant one😊😊
was looking forward to another shadowcast thank you razor
Still can't find hard copies of these pulp's, especially the first ten
Thanks once again for an excellent episode. I always love learning the details behind both the pulps and the radio series. I remember hearing once that when it came to the Shadow radio series, there were four words that were likely to show up in the titles: MURDER, DEATH, KILL and GHOST. Trying to find a Shadow radio title without one of those words is a bit like Where's Waldo?
One other thing I would like to mention. It's true that real supernatural events rarely were used in the radio series. However, there was one Bret Morrison episode called "Death Prowls At Night" where an Eastern European doctor was able to "change into a wolf". It sounded more like a shapeshifter than a werewolf story, but The Shadow did not give a rational explanation for the doctor's ability.
Me and my brother just finished your audio reading of "The Black Master" and we thoroughly enjoyed the voice work.
Well done, Razor!
Glad I picked them all up early on.
12 days ago? And no notification? You mean I could've enjoyed this almost two weeks ago? Still, it's worth waiting for.
Thank you for continuing these, Razor. Talk about a niche podcast.
Glad to have you back
Can't believe I missed this episode came out for a week.
Regardless, good show!
I need to get back into listening to the Shadow radio plays. When I was a kid, my folks would pick up at gas stations cassettes of the old Suspense show for listening when we were on long road trips.
Many famous actors of the era used to play parts. Vincent Price is a major one that sticks out. Definitely got hooked on old radio shows and audiobooks from those shows.
another great show
I got a cool find of the first dhadow magazine collection from 1942 or whatever it was, which while not in the best condition, also is coming with 2 unopened vinyls of the radio show, and for 40 bucks. Felt pretty dang good with that find. I don't need perfect mint condition, even if worn and aged, the Shadow is always worth a grab~
That said, will be waiting on the proper reprints as I dont want to gouge my wallet, especially these days.
I hope you let us know when the reprints are announced.
I always imagined that was Cardona’s voice when I read them.
Same. That's why I did it that way.
@@TheShadowcast He sounds like the Donald.
Oh, I've been meaning to ask, What's the name of that Solomon Kane story where he meets his Muslim Counter Part ?
'The Prophet'. It's a comic story.
The Black Master is one of the pulps I'd adapt for a Film adaptation. The opening bombings would make a perfect opening to a film. However, I would probably adapt it as the sequel, whereas the first film should adapt a story like Gangdom's Doom or Mobsmen on the Spot
Completed reading Doc Savage: Ring of Fire and need to read some more Shadow. Congrats on your new pulp and hope it becomes a bigger success. You feel you are getting better as a writer? Has the praise and criticism of your previous work affected how you plan out your stories in the future? I would like to write a story myself one day. Good luck and Godspeed!
The feedback didn't really weigh in. I listened to my editors, for sure, but for the most part, I could see what I wanted to improve just reading the first story.
We'll see if that worked or if I'll need more feedback when people read the new one. All you can do is work your hardest, improve what you can, avoid shortcuts, and deliver a product you can be proud of when it's done. How it's received is up to the reader. And even then, positive or negative feedback from your audience only matters to a point.
Razor, please do a audio drama of The Vampire Murders. My favorite Shadow pulp. I will donate to a Patreon if helps makes this happen. Thanks.
Youse.back!
I think the ubiquity of "evil German doctor whose hubris is their only weakness" across fiction since left me a bit disappointed with the supervilain part, especially after the super strong opening.
I prefer the more crime fighter/investigation elements as these are a breath of fresh air after having had my fill of superheroes.
Hoorraaaaay!! Now do Rumble.
Can we rename Seance of death to "Lemon Pledge of Death"? Consuela sounds absolutely like the family guy Mexican maid abuelita, all she needs is to say "no no" and we can claim Seth McFarlane stole something from the shadow.
Is Consuelo, not consuela.
Speaking of comics stealing from the shadow, Vandal Savage was ripped off from one of the Shadow's 'lost' episodes.
Where can we get the audiobook mentioned?
Link in the description. It's free on RUclips.
It should also be noted that the Pyramid reprint of this story has cover art btyJim Steranko.
What I found interesting about The Black Master is that it was written a decade before NYC would get an actual mad bomber terrorizing its streets.
Personally I think blacks ending was a little weak compared to The Red Menace just based on how the villain ends up in the end. Still one of the stronger pulps and now I gotta read through The Mobsmen on the Spot and Hands in the Dark before next time.
Sad as it is to say, in today's world I don't see physical printing for the shadow coming again. I'd live with better digital access, especially in audiobook form. Audible seems full of pulp like stories, fill it with some more Shadow and less "life is now a video game and I have a harem" crap.