Authorized Novelizations Podcast

OUT NOW! Our Darkman journey continues beyond the books as we watch the failed television pilot. @thelastmachine.bsky.social joins as we examine why it wasn't picked up. That turns out not to be particularly mysterious! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

We so appreciate when authors take the time to chat with us! The conversation was wonderful indeed, and listeners can look forward to the episode coming later this year!

Look out for these soon!

Heads up! In our recent interview with friend of the show @timwaggoner.bsky.social, he teased a secret project. Now it's here! To see him take on a season of TV with our friends Jason and Pamela, head over to the A24 shop and pick up his Crystal Lake novelization! shop.a24films.com/products/cry...

OUT NOW! A time-honored Authorized tradition: We played a terrible licensed video game and then talked about it! This time it's Waterworld, we sampled both the Genesis and SNES versions, and if you want to hear us discuss it you gotta give us money. Give us money! www.patreon.com/c/authorized...

OUT NOW! A jam-packed episode for a jam-packed book, it's Terrifier 3! We've got Clayton and Pat from the B.O. Boys podcast. We've got an interview with author @timwaggoner.bsky.social. And we've got me, your friendly social media czar, @mx-emotion.bsky.social. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

It's been a ride!

OUT NOW! We've got a new episode of our Patreon-exclusive show, Authorized... For Money! This time around, Andrew, Hannah, and Kris discuss the new Street Fighter movie. Do they like it? Do they hate it? Wouldn't you like to know? Give us money! www.patreon.com/c/authorized...

OUT NOW! While we still have a couple more Darkman episodes, we've completed our journey with Randall Boyll's books, and that means a ranking episode! Many thanks to @thelastmachine.bsky.social for being with us every step of the way. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! @markstay.bsky.social joins for Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath. Half the internet has a grudge against Wendig. We've never read him and we suspect he was just handed a thankless assignment here, but if you need a schadenfreude fix, our review isn't positive. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

Streaming now!

This is tonight! Tune in and see how the game does justice to the film!

BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES Written by Michael Avallone

Join me and @simonmccleave.bsky.social live TONIGHT, Monday 12th October, 8pm BST Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/6soKIJv8I Join us on Youtube: youtube.com/live/5XxRuRB...

OUT NOW! We reach the end of Randall Boyll's Darkman books (though not the end of our Darkman episodes) with Darkman: In the Face of Death. The book is a blast, and a fitting capper to our journey with Boyll. We can now say with certainty there were more ups than downs.. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

CORRECTION! There was no NES game and presumably Kris will be playing the SNES game! Or perhaps the Game Boy game? The Virtual Boy game? The PC game? What an air of mystery I've created! Tune in to find out!

In prep for an upcoming Authorized...For Money episode, Kris will be playing the Waterworld NES game on Twitch while we hang out and pretend to be helpful. That'll be this Thursday 10/15, from 8PM EST to whenever we feel like stopping. Join us at www.twitch.tv/krisluvspixels!

OUT NOW! A listener request so appealing we read (and loved) the author's previous franchise novel to prepare, it's Alien: Into Charybdis! Then, an illuminating chat with author @alexwhite.bsky.social. You too can request books (and access exclusive episodes) on Patreon! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! We've got something really special on today's Patreon-exclusive episode. @bransonreese.bsky.social joins to discuss Coyote Vs. Acme! If you don't jump at the chance to hear him go long on Looney Tunes, what are you even doing on Bluesky? This place is for freaks, okay? short.do/D-Kqpd

Reminder that we are now doing Patreon-exclusive episodes! Watch this space for something special tomorrow!

OUT NOW! Friend of the show Gus Spelman returns for a Darkman tertiary tome, and brings us some valuable insights into the original film. Meanwhile, The Price of Fear brings us oodles of sleazy pulp sensibility, making for a fun and fitting entry in this particular series. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! Our Patreon-exclusive show is here! Introducing Authorized... For Money, in which we discuss new movies, derivative works outside the novelization form, and generally whatever we feel like. This week we discuss Digger! What did we think of it? We bet you'd like to know! Listen: rb.gy/bz92f8

OUT NOW! We love it when listeners request books on Patreon! We love it so much that, if the mood strikes us, we might even cover the author's previous franchise novel as lead-up. And we're glad we did, because Alien: Cold Forge is a nasty, fun thrill ride of a slasher. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! @mattfisher.bsky.social, having submitted to the whims of the wheel, as reward has wisely chosen a book by consistently compelling Star Trek author Vonda N. McIntyre. @markstay.bsky.social also joins, and we have a whale of a time discussing The Voyage Home! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! Though it sadly lacks a novelization, we've simply done too much Resident Evil stuff not to cover the new movie. Trevor Thomas is back from our Alien: Isolation episode! Kris Sundet returns from our video game season! We like the movie! Come hang out! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! William Mendoza from @menonfilm.bsky.social joins to discuss a man of the Dark variety. He's lucky he jumped in where he did; while the last Darkman tertiary tome left us cold, The Gods of Hell is a rollicking return to form for author Randall Boyll! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! Are you ravenous for all things Resident Evil? Nostalgic for the days when video game movies just kinda did whatever and their novelizations followed suit? We've got you covered! @rockmarooned.bsky.social joins to discuss Resident Evil (2002). Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

One of the strangest novelisations I’ve ever read (and I’ve read the E.T. sequel!)

OUT NOW! That rarest of monsters, the British kaiju film novelization, was bestowed upon British correspondent @markstay.bsky.social by the all-knowing randomization wheel. To do it justice, we also brought in kaiju correspondent @rusteenh.bsky.social. It's time for Gorgo! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! Darkman season continues to continue! The film's direct-to-video sequel did not receive a novelization, but it did receive wildly varying responses from the hosts of this podcast. It's time for Darkman 2: The Return of Durant! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! We discuss the junior novelization of Masters of the Universe (2026) which has a lot more personality than many of its ilk (including at least one by the same author). We love when a junior's got a little juice, and we love to reassess a writer we'd written off! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! Darkman season continues! On this episode we discuss the first book in author Randall Boyll's tetralogy of tertiary tomes. Did you enjoy the first Darkman adventure but wish it had less Darkman and more child murder? Darkman: The Hangman has you covered! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

UNCUT GEMS (w/ Andrew Overbye of @authorizedpod.bsky.social)! Capitalism. Gambling. Capitalism. Gems. Gambling. Capitalism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

OUT NOW! Before Sam Raimi took on Spider-Man, he created his own superhero, and there's not much else like it. We begin our journey through the improbably extensive Darkman canon, with @thelastmachine.bsky.social as our guide. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

Coming up on Authorized! Starting later this week, @thelastmachine.bsky.social will join us for a deep dive into the dark. We'll cover the Darkman novelization and that author's four additional tie-in novels, plus bonus episodes for the sequel films and video game. Behold the schedule!

Shout out to the original owner of my next UNCLE paperback

Hi I joined Hannah and Andrew to talk about a genuinely buckwild pop culture artifact

I liked this book when I was a young kid. I tried to revisit it as an adult a few years ago. It’s not good. It’s really bad, but it’s fun to listen to Authorized team examine it. a

OUT NOW! We have completed our Beatles season! And any season completion, no matter how short, warrants a ranking episode. As per usual, it's a looser, more casual kind of hang. As is less usual, we got Johnny and @markstay.bsky.social to join in on the fun! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! For our 5-year anniversary episode Mike Mitchell of @doughboys.bsky.social joined to discuss one of his favorite films, Raiders of the Lost Ark! The novelization has some great stuff, but also some terrible stuff. Ain't that life?! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! We cover the junior novelization of KPop Demon Hunters, and @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social was kind enough to join us to discuss! This is one of our best interviews, as she gives us valuable insights into the creative, corporate, and cultural aspects of the project. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! @bransonreese.bsky.social returns, this time to discuss something that isn’t a sequel: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Is this novelization charming enough to undo 12-year-old Branson’s feelings of betrayal upon watching the film in theaters? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

OUT NOW! It was never novelized, but we couldn’t do a Beatles season and not watch Magical Mystery Tour. @markstay.bsky.social joins to help us understand why this oddity is much maligned, but the rest of us are more inclined to believe it’s coming to take you away. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

Oh snap they’re covering StarTrek/X-Men Planet X!!! Can’t wait to listen to that.

Catch @jupinwhm.bsky.social and the rest of @whmpodcast.bsky.social talking Star Trek next week at Star Trek: Las Vegas! Tickets here: linktr.ee/whmpodcast