Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast

Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast

Welcome to Gray Matter Video, the only video rental store where you can find tapes telling 'true' tales of horrific transformation, bodily destruction, and death from all across the dimensional spectrum.


With a blend of original stories from author Jonathan Inbody in the proud tradition of Carpenter and Cronenberg, and modern adaptations of classic Weird Fiction tales from authors like H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, this full-cast scifi-horror anthology explores the blurred line between psychology and biology alongside the flawed and fragile depths of human nature when faced with the hideous unknown.


At Gray Matter, everything is horribly, brutally possible. Will you let it get under your skin?

Recent Episodes

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38 - The Call of Cthulhu: Part 2
July 22, 2025

38 - The Call of Cthulhu: Part 2

With the world hanging in the balance, three theologians trapped in a city of nightmares try to prevent the catastrophic awakening of a long-lost god. Adapted from "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes ...
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37 - The Call of Cthulhu
July 16, 2025

37 - The Call of Cthulhu

An art therapist becomes entangled with a troubled patient that may know the hidden truth about a forgotten god. (Part 1 of 2 - Part Two coming this month!) Adapted from "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes t...
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S.O.L. Bonus Reading #1 - Dagon
July 9, 2025

S.O.L. Bonus Reading #1 - Dagon

Can't beat the heat in the Summer of Lovecraft? Let Jon give you a chill with this reading of H.P. Lovecraft's 1917 short story Dagon . Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at...
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36 - Pickman's Model
June 9, 2025

36 - Pickman's Model

A journalist gets more than she bargained for while interviewing a reclusive artist. Adapted from "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Blood & Gore, Animal Attacks, Social Murder, Family ...
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Announcing The Summer of Lovecraft!
May 28, 2025

Announcing The Summer of Lovecraft!

Surf's up! Gray Matter's got new adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft classics coming your way all summer long! Our June, July, and August episodes will each be a fresh take on a classic Lovecraft tale, packed full of otherworldly m...
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35 - Who Hates Balloons?
May 14, 2025

35 - Who Hates Balloons?

On the anniversary of his young son's death, a man is forced to confront his grief. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Grief, Child Death, Body Horror & Transformation, Emotional Strife, Child Endangerment, and Potential V...
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Recent Blog Posts

Acid Horror History #4 - Life is a Nightmare: Sigmund Freud, The Sandman, and Phantasm (1979)
June 15, 2025

Acid Horror History #4 - Life is a Nightmare: Sigmund Freud, The Sand…

I’ve asked the question; What is Acid Horror? But now I want to explore it, prod it like a surgeon with a knife - pick apart the bits and pieces that make it up. Join me for this retrospective series of short essays as we explore the media whi…

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Acid Horror History #3 - Bad Trip: Acid Culture, Dialectical Materialism, and Altered States (1980)
April 14, 2023

Acid Horror History #3 - Bad Trip: Acid Culture, Dialectical Material…

I’ve asked the question; What is Acid Horror? But now I want to explore it, prod it like a surgeon with a knife - pick apart the bits and pieces that make it up. Join me for this retrospective series of short essays as we explore the media whi…

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Acid Horror History #2 - We Are Legion: The Body Without Organs and The Thing (1982)
Dec. 11, 2022

Acid Horror History #2 - We Are Legion: The Body Without Organs and T…

I’ve asked the question; What is Acid Horror? But now I want to explore it, prod it like a surgeon with a knife - pick apart the bits and pieces that make it up. Join me for this retrospective series of short essays as we explore the media whi…

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Reviews

Nostalgic, Creepy, & Disturbing in all the right ways!

"I went into this podcast without any expectations. Gray Matter gave me the nostalgic feel of when I was a kid walking down to Family Video or Blockbuster. The podcast production values are top notch …"

RGV789 | Nov. 1, 2022

Nostalgic and Creepy

"If you’re looking for a podcast to time travel back to your days as a kid wandering the horror movie shelves at your local video VHS rental store, this is for you."

Max wilton | May 21, 2023

I can’t get over how good this is

"It’s so ridiculously 80’s cosmic sci fi horror. I love it. Only wish it was weekly instead of monthly!"

Sinestro | July 16, 2023

Goosebumps for Adults

"Gray Matter has easily become my favorite podcast to listen to. It’s so easy to get lost in the stories. From the script writing, to the acting, to the sound effects and editing, this podcast is very…"

LindsDing21 | Feb. 8, 2024

"Stays very true to its Lovecraftian roots, I like that you can tell what influences the writer had for each story even without reading the podcast description. I'm not usually one for sci-fi horror, …"

lyscookie | July 23, 2024
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