<![CDATA[The Atomic Voodoo Lounge | Speculative Noir Literary Podcast]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NU6U!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e207d61-c869-4b09-81a1-3b7cb4963192_1280x1280.pngThe Atomic Voodoo Lounge | Speculative Noir Literary Podcasthttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.comSubstackWed, 15 Jul 2026 14:55:12 GMT<![CDATA["Back Alley Noir: To Live and Die in LA" -- An Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast Short]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-to-live-and-die-inhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-to-live-and-die-inTue, 14 Jul 2026 22:14:19 GMT

“Back Alley Noir: To Live and Die in LA” is the latest in a series of essays focusing on classic noir and neo-noir films written by Wade from and read by , featured on Season 2: Episode 14 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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]]><![CDATA[Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast & New Stanton]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-andhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-andFri, 10 Jul 2026 22:52:18 GMT explains the connection between The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast and his novel, New Stanton.


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]]><![CDATA[A Message from Maxwell Vagus]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/a-message-from-maxwell-vagushttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/a-message-from-maxwell-vagusThu, 09 Jul 2026 22:31:37 GMTNew Stanton by

Dive into New Stanton & join Harold Dean's wild ride through a surreal town. Can he find his way out? 🤔📚

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]]><![CDATA[The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast S2 E14]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-ecchttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-eccFri, 03 Jul 2026 11:32:30 GMTDrop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This final full episode of season 2 includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on To Live and Die in LA — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by . In addition, I’ll be presenting ’s “Lucidity Pete!” — a real mind bender!

GOOD NEWS — My novel, New Stanton, is live on Amazon & Barnes and Noble! Pick up a copy of any edition if you can! And please don’t forget to leave a review!

New Stanton by Maxwell Vagus

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New Stanton -- paperback and digital

New Stanton-- hardback

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New Stanton --

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

  • “Back Alley Noir: To Live and Die in LA” — essay by

  • “Lucidity Pete! — fiction by

Music

Cocktail of the Evening

  • The Wang Chung Nightclub Shot

SHOUT OUTS

]]><![CDATA[New Stanton Noir 1: The Atomic Voodoo Lounge]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-noir-1-the-atomic-voodoohttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-noir-1-the-atomic-voodooThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:35:28 GMT

New Stanton Noir 1: The Atomic Voodoo Lounge

This is a mini-zine of my New Stanton Noir series of six-word-stories featured on The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

To find out more about New Stanton visit

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New Stanton by Maxwell Vagus, a surreal noir speculative novel where who you think you are isn't always who you are.

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]]><![CDATA[Vote for The Atomic Voodoo Lounge]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/vote-for-the-atomic-voodoo-loungehttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/vote-for-the-atomic-voodoo-loungeMon, 29 Jun 2026 11:54:52 GMT

Quick favor if you have 10 seconds: our episode “The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast Episode 8” is live on The Pod Radar.

We’re at #2 right now and every vote helps.

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]]><![CDATA["Back Alley Noir: Wild Things" -- An Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast Short]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-wild-things-an-atomichttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-wild-things-an-atomicFri, 26 Jun 2026 01:43:53 GMT

“Back Alley Noir: Wild Things” is the latest in a series of essays focusing on classic noir and neo-noir films written by Wade from and read by , featured on Season 2: Episode 13 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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]]><![CDATA["Backrooms Panic" -- An Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast Short Episode]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-panic-an-atomic-voodoohttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-panic-an-atomic-voodooFri, 26 Jun 2026 01:26:50 GMT“Backrooms Panic” is a piece of short fiction by and was featured on Season 2: Episodes 12 & 13 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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]]><![CDATA[At the Skatepark]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/at-the-skateparkhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/at-the-skateparkWed, 24 Jun 2026 18:38:49 GMT

Met some cool skaters/artists today (@cabana.pgh on Instagram) and spent the day dropping in! And then, like an angel from on high, he gifted me one of his brand new decks! Too cool!

Thanks! Check his stuff out (and be prepared to be stoked!

I'll be giving @cabana.pgh a major shout out on the next episode of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast, available on your favorite podcast app or straight from the source --

The Atomic Voodoo Lounge | Speculative Noir Literary Podcast
The Atomic Voodoo Lounge is the official podcast of New Stanton's surreal dive bar. Fall into the Terahertz Gap listening to speculative-noir stories, original music, interviews, and more broadcast from the shores of a dried-up prehistoric sea.
By Maxwell Vagus
]]><![CDATA[The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast S2 E13]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-47chttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-47cFri, 19 Jun 2026 20:20:32 GMTDrop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This episode includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on Wild Things — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by . We have BRAND NEW MUSIC from The Riptide Rats and Kitten and the Tonics, and the finale of “Backrooms Panic” by .

GOOD NEWS — My novel, New Stanton, is live on Amazon & Barnes and Noble! Pick up a copy of any edition if you can! And please don’t forget to leave a review!

New Stanton by Maxwell Vagus

Amazon

New Stanton -- paperback and digital

New Stanton-- hardback

Barnes and Noble

New Stanton --

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

  • “Back Alley Noir: Wild Things” — essay by

  • “Backrooms Panic” part 2 — fiction by

Music

Cocktail of the Evening

  • The Everglades Double‑Cross

SHOUT OUTS

Buy Maxwell Vagus a coffee?

]]><![CDATA[Explore New Stanton by Maxwell Vagus]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/explore-new-stanton-by-maxwell-vagushttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/explore-new-stanton-by-maxwell-vagusSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:05:07 GMT

Check out my Book2Look preview of New Stanton with sample audio. You can access it here —

New Stanton Book2Look Preview w/ Audio Sample

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]]><![CDATA[Backrooms -- Spoiler-FILLED Review/Discussion]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-spoiler-filled-reviewdiscussionhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-spoiler-filled-reviewdiscussionThu, 11 Jun 2026 19:33:48 GMTBackrooms movie review/discussion comes courtesy of from The Wandering Soul Podcast. A spoiler-free version was featured on Season 2: Episode 12 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast. It was also posted as an AVL Short Episode.

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]]><![CDATA[Backrooms -- Spoiler-free Review/Discussion]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-spoiler-free-reviewdiscussionhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/backrooms-spoiler-free-reviewdiscussionThu, 11 Jun 2026 19:25:55 GMTBackrooms movie review/discussion comes courtesy of from The Wandering Soul Podcast and was featured on Season 2: Episode 12 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast. I will also be posting a version of this recording that includes spoilers for those who have already seen Backrooms.

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]]><![CDATA["Back Alley Noir: High and Low" -- An Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast Short ]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-high-and-low-an-atomichttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/back-alley-noir-high-and-low-an-atomicThu, 11 Jun 2026 18:50:52 GMT“Back Alley Noir: High and Low” is the latest in a series of essays focusing on classic noir and neo-noir films written by Wade from and read by , featured on Season 2: Episode 12 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

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]]><![CDATA[Another Song]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/another-songhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/another-songThu, 11 Jun 2026 01:25:22 GMT

Another Song

By Maxwell Vagus

Bird song
In the humid
Morning

Light rain

A simple
Breeze

The AC unit
Rattles

and

Rattles

As if...

As if...

It
Belongs

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]]><![CDATA[New Stanton eBook Sale]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-ebook-salehttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-ebook-saleWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:11:07 GMT
New Stanton — The Perfect Summer Read!

New Stanton by is now available for $2.99 as an eBook through Barnes & Noble or Amazon for a limited time. Pick up your copy today for a thrilling summer surreal-noir read! (Picture by )

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]]><![CDATA[New Stanton Has Been PUBLISHED!]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-has-been-publishedhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/new-stanton-has-been-publishedMon, 08 Jun 2026 22:43:32 GMT

Great news! My novel, New Stanton, the one you all heard me reference about a million times on The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast, is now available!

Barnes & Noble (all editions)
Amazon (hardback)
Amazon (paperback & digital)


If you're into noir or neo-noir tales, speculative fiction, and surreal/liminal stories...

If you're into shows and movies like Twin Peaks, The Twilight Zone, Repo Man, and The Swimmer...

If you want to read something different yet recognizable, something that plays with genre, style, and tone...

NEW STANTON is for you!

Grab your copy today (digital, paperback, and hardback). It's the perfect summer read, if I do say so myself!

My utmost thanks go out to
William H. Horner
Heidi Ruby Miller
Jason Jack Miller
I couldn't have done this without their support!

If you run an independent bookshop or other marketplace and would like to carry the book, please message me.

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]]><![CDATA[Pompeii of the Mind]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/pompeii-of-the-mindhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/pompeii-of-the-mindSat, 06 Jun 2026 20:05:04 GMT

Pompeii of the Mind

By Maxwell Vagus

Distant
Eruption –

Red lightning
Cloaked

Swirling black

Reaches
Across

All Time
and
Space –

And we
Struggle

The churning
Cerulean
Waters
Below –

But

Can we
Climb
High enough

To
Escape

Ourselves

In this
Vastness –

A well
Deeper

Than

Dreams

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]]><![CDATA[The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast S2 E12]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-9adhttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/the-atomic-voodoo-lounge-podcast-9adSat, 06 Jun 2026 02:45:58 GMTDrop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for speculative/noir poetry, fiction, and music. This episode includes another “Back Alley Noir” focusing on High and Low — a segment on noir and neo-noir film written by . There will also be a review of the film Backrooms by , music by The Retroliners, and part one of “Backrooms Panic” by .

GOOD NEWS — My novel, New Stanton, is live on Amazon & Barnes and Noble! Pick up a copy if you can!

Amazon

New Stanton -- paperback and digital

New Stanton-- hardback

Barnes and Noble

New Stanton --

Spoken Word: Fiction & Poetry

  • “Back Alley Noir: High and Low” — essay by

  • “Backrooms Panic” part 1 — fiction by

Music

Cocktail of the Evening

  • The High and Low

SHOUT OUTS

Buy Maxwell Vagus a coffee?

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]]><![CDATA[Morning]]>https://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/morninghttps://www.atomicvoodoolounge.com/p/morningFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:46:35 GMT

Morning

By Maxwell Vagus

The moon’s
White Shadow

Fades

Last night’s
Dream

Along
Hanging telephone
Lines

Into
Morning’s
Blue

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