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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33 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth
March 12, 2025

33 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth

As a global pandemic looms in March of 2020, an epidemiologist travels to a remote seaside town in search of a possible treatment.  Adapted from "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H.P. Lovecraft.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Infectious...
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32 - The Raven
Feb. 12, 2025

32 - The Raven

A woman with a missing husband is taunted by a mysterious bird.  Adapted from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Animal Attacks, Alienation, Grief, Depression, Psychological Trauma, Abuse, and Potential...
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Feb. 6, 2025

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Don't let Elon Musk steal your data! Contact your elected representatives now!    Find Your Representatives -    Donation Links: ACLU - Southern Poverty Law Center - Amnesty International - Planned Parenthood Action...
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31 - A Little Malignant
Jan. 15, 2025

31 - A Little Malignant

Returning home after a hospital stay, a young couple find themselves caught in a bizarre struggle for their future.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cancer, Body Horror, Medical Trauma, Emotional Strife, Family Death, Depression &...
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30 - Relic
Dec. 11, 2024

30 - Relic

A snowplow driver meets his match in a whiteout blizzard - the last surviving woolly mammoth.  Adapted from "A Relic of the Pliocene" by Jack London. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Aging, Animal Attacks, Gun Violence, and Potential Gun...
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29 - Hardwired
Nov. 13, 2024

29 - Hardwired

An overworked nurse struggling to decide whether or not to save the life of the man she hit with her car begins to suspect he may not be human at all.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Traumatic Bodily Harm, Body Horror, Disfigurement &...
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Recent Blog Posts

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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Acid Horror History #1 - Death, Decay, and The Fly
Nov. 2, 2022

Acid Horror History #1 - Death, Decay, and The Fly

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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