I love the fable-like tone of the whole intro. You can feel you're being set up for a moral, but the character is so intriguing that you still have no idea where the story will go.

Arnzen's seven minute (and six second) podcast returns for Thanksgiving! Horror abounds this season. This episode features a poem inspired by Texas Chainsaw Massacre and declares the winner of the "backmasked message" contest, along with a few pensive thoughts about political alienation. Visit 6m66s.com for comments and subscriptions on your favorite podcast platform.&nbsp;

EP 4 | I Love Leatherface | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 11.28.2024

Arnzen scrooges a little about holiday traffic before reading his short story, "People Repellent," in the penultimate episode before the new year. Visit 6m66s.com for comments or to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.&nbsp;

EP 5 | People Repellent for the Holidays | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 12.19.2024

Arnzen scrooges a little about holiday traffic before reading his short story, "People Repellent," in the final episode before the new year. Visit 6m66s.com for comments or to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.  

Arnzen demos a funky typewriter, fields a listener question about what it was like writing for zines in the 1990s, and shares a short-short story about a very creepy car wash. MORE QUESTIONS WANTED: Send Arnzen a query via the contact page at 6m66s.com or email arnzen at gmail and he just might answer it in a future episode!&nbsp; [NOTE: This episode was re-released on 2.16.25, due to technical difficulties with the server, which cut short the previous posting. Apologies. -- MA].&nbsp;

EP 6 | The Zine Scene of the 90's | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 2.13.25

While sharing some of Andy's music, Arnzen reflects on his late father's influence and how his "corruption" helped shape him early on as a horror writer.&nbsp; Donations in memory of Andy Arnzen can be made to stroke.org and to hear more of his music, visit &nbsp; &nbsp;  andyarnzen.bandcamp.com

EP 7 | Remembering Andy Arnzen | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 3.1.25

Following up on Arnzen's discussion of the small press of the 1990s, Arnzen shares a starter kit for today's readers looking for risk taking publishers and emerging horror writers worth reading today. [ More questions needed! Send to arnzen @ gorelets.com or through the contact page at&nbsp; ]

EP 8 | A Horror Zine Starter Kit | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 3.20.25

Arnzen wraps up National Poetry Month by sharing a handful of excerpts (and a sick raw draft)&nbsp; from the huge horror poetry collection he's been building over the past decade, called BLUEBIRD GUTS. To read more excerpts, see his daily posts on Instagram throughout April 2025.

EP 9 | A Preview of Bluebird Guts | 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen | 4.30.25

Arnzen reconsiders the meaning of birthdays, and shares an excerpt from his old spoken word cd, Audiovile -- a short zombie tale called "Brain Candy."

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