Pseudopod Best of 2015 Nomination

[Bdoomed]

It's that time of year again, folks!  Time to reflect on all the horrors that have terrified us over the past year and vote on which ones were the best!

Last year's nomination turnout was... lackluster... to say the least.  Hoping for a bit more involvement this year!
Please select up to three of your favorite stories from 2015.  Feel free to include honorable mentions that don't quite make your list, and feel free to also include any readers from 2015 you think deserve as much attention as the stories!

Without further ado, here is a list of Pseudopod 2015!  Special thanks to Tango Alpha Delta for putting together the Wikia and making the collection of all this information especially easy!

A * indicates that this is a Pseudopod original publication.

PP419: Nurse by Thomas Kearnes, read by Christiana Ellis
PP420: Lost In The Fog by J.D. Beresford, read by Ant Bacon
PP421: The Three Chimes by David Longshore, read by Croson Bremer*
PP422: Necrosis by Dale Bailey, read by Simon Meddings
PP423: The Ana Log by Michael Gray Baughan, read by Jonathan Danz
PP424: ARTEMIS RISING: The Godsmaid Clara And Her Many Smiles by Sharon Dodge, read by Kim Lakin-Smith*
PP425: ARTEMIS RISING: Works Of Art by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, read by The Word Whore
PP426: ARTEMIS RISING: The Devil Inside by Shannon Connor Winward, read by Tatiana Gomberg
PP427: ARTEMIS RISING: Carnation, Lily, Rose by Kelly Link, read by Anson Mount
PP428: When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie Foster, read by Tina Connolly
PP429: Flash On The Borderlands XXIV: Femme Fatales
     “The Lady With The Lantern” by Charlotte Nash*
     “The Bleeding Game” by Natalia Theodoridou
     “Making Paint As A Means Of Impermanence” by Jeff Bowles*
PP430: Thing In The Bucket by Eric Esser, read by Andrew Clarke
PP431: Twitcher by David Tallerman, read by Roberto Suarez*
PP432: The Influence Of Thomas Glittio by Arthur Staaz, read by Branan Edgens*
PP433: 20 Simple Steps To Ventriloquism by Jon Padgett, read by Jon Padgett
PP434: Drink to Me Only with Labyrinthine Eyes by Thomas Ligotti, read by Rish Outfield
PP435: Raw Appetite by Christa Pagliei, read by Brian Rollins
PP436: Flash On The Borderlands XXV: Simulacra by Cat Rambo, Shane Halbach, Sandra Odell, read by Julie Hoverson, Pete Milan, Matt Arnold
     “Worm Within” by Cat Rambo
     "Lullabies For A Clockwork Child” by Shane Halbach*
     “Used” by Sandra Odell*
PP437: Fog by Kristin Luna, read by Joe Sammarco*
PP438: Baby Weight by Sarah Benkin, read by EVE
PP439: Comparison of Efficacy Rates for Seven Antipathetics as Employed Against Lycanthropes by Marie Brennan, read by Amanda Fitzwater
PP440: Octavius Bound by Nathan Ehret, read by Vash Bloodfrost and Jen Rhodes*
PP441: Deep Deep by Karen Munro, read by Corvus
PP442: The Only Child by Leslie J. Anderson, read by Emily Smith*
PP443: Watchers by Lavie Tidhar, read by Robert Gonyo
PP444: Boys Will Be Boys by Joe R. Lansdale, read by Kevin M. Hayes
PP445: Sweetness by B.C. Edwards, read by Sam Ferree
PP446: Killing Puppies For Aunt Jenny by Robert Reed, read by Dave Thompson*
PP447: Coo Coo by Elan Hold, read by Caith Donovan*
PP448: Laal Aandhi by Usman T. Malik, read by Kaushik Narasimhan
PP449: How To Remember by Sylvia Anna Hivén, read by Patrick “The Voice” Bazile
PP450: The Horse Lord by Lisa Tuttle, read by Christiana Ellis
PP451: The New Arrival by Miranda Suri , read by Rock Manor
PP452: Abandon All Flesh by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Pamila Payne
PP453: The Toyol by Joel Arnold, read by Misty Dawn
PP454: Eastern Promise by Stewart Horn, read by Ian Stuart, & Hugo Jackson
PP455: Turbulence by Scott R. Jones, read by Siobhan Gallichan
PP456: Flash On The Borderlands XXVI: Official Reports by Davin Ireland, M. Bennardo, Adam Corbin Fusco, read by Davin Ireland, John Bell, Erik Luke
     “Thumbwood” by Davin Ireland, read by Alasdair Stuart
     “Final Corrections, Pittsburgh Times-Dispatch” by M. Bennardo, read by John Bell
     “N0072-JK1: Study of Synaptic Response of the Organism to Spontaneous Stimulation of Vulnerability Zones. Photographic Analysis” by Adam Corbin Fusco, read by Erik Luke
PP457: Escape From Kroo Bay by Byron Barton, read by Elan Ressel*
PP458: Stabilimentum by Livia Llewellyn, read by Tatiana Gomberg
PP459: Flash On The Borderlands XXVII: What’s The Matter With Kids Today by Lynette Mejia, Rachel Verkade, Kenneth Schneyer, read by Setsu Uzume, Andrea Subissati, Big Anklevich
     “Mother” by Lynette Mejia, read by Setsu Uzume*
     “Darwinism” by Rachel Verkade, read by Andrea Subissati
     “The Last Bombardment” by Ken Schneyer, read by Big Anklevich
PP460: Great Oak by Jason Rush, read by Cheyenne Wright*
PP461: Flash On The Borderlands XXVIII - Britshock II by Severity Chase, Richard Kellum, Laura Lam, Andrew Reid, Taran Matharu, & Edward Cox, read by Khaalidaah Muhammed-Ali, Graeme Dunlop, Tatiana Gomberg, Joe Scalora, Marguerite Kenner, & Alasdair Stuart
     "Absolution" by Severity Chase, read by Khaalidaah Muhammed-Ali*
     "My Daily Vampire" by Richard Kellum, read by Graeme Dunlop*
     "The Ghost of Gold and Grey" by Laura Lam, read by Tatiana Gomberg*
     "Run Forever" by Andrew Reid, read by Joe Scalora*
     "Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing" by Taran Matharu, read by Marguerite Kenner*
     "Gravemaker" by Edward Cox, read by Alasdair Stuart*
PP462: Flash On The Borderlands XXIX - Monsters by Julia Watson, Mike Allen, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, read by Kaitie Radel, Ben Kohanski, Brian Rollins
     “Habeas Corpus” by Julia Watson, read by Kaitie Radel*
     “Monster” by Mike Allen, read by Ben Kohanski
     “Stillborn” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, read by Brian Rollins
PP463: Favors From Hell by Zachary T. Owen, read by Misty Dawn
PP464: Fear by Sandra Odell, read by Patrick “The Voice” Bazile*
PP465: Saturday by Evan Dicken, read by Mikael Naramore
PP466: Bad Newes From New England by Moaner T. Lawrence, read by Dave Robison*
PP467: Doc by V N Winnick, read by Wilson Fowlie
PP468: The Angel In The Marble by B.T. Joy, read by Simon Meddings*
PP469: Hunger by Caitlin Marceau, read by Brian Rollins
PP470: The Santa Claus Parade by Helen Marshall, read by The Word Whore
PPBonus Flash: The Discussion of Mimes by Michael Payne, read by Joe Calarco*
PPBonus Flash: Fan Letter To Joe Lansdale by Adrian Simmons, read by Jared Axelrod*

[shanehalbach]

Okay, tough to choose, but my 3 favorites were:

PP433: 20 Simple Steps To Ventriloquism by Jon Padgett, read by Jon Padgett
PP438: Baby Weight by Sarah Benkin, read by EVE
PP432: The Influence Of Thomas Glittio by Arthur Staaz, read by Branan Edgens*

(though I have to say "20 Simple Steps" was definitely my favorite of the year!)

[Unblinking]

1. “The Last Bombardment” by Ken Schneyer, read by Big Anklevich

2. "Comparison of Efficacy Rates for Seven Antipathetics as Employed Against Lycanthropes" by Marie Brennan, read by Amanda Fitzwater

3. “The Bleeding Game” by Natalia Theodoridou

[dagny]

1. "Turbulence" by Scott R. Jones, read by Siobhan Gallichan

2. "The Last Bombardment" by Ken Schneyer, read by Big Anklevich

3. "Sweetness" by B.C. Edwards, read by Sam Ferree

Honorable Mentions:

"Deep Deep" by Karen Munro, read by Corvus

"Escape from Kroo Bay" by Byron Barton, read by Elan Ressel

p.s. The Word Whore and Misty Dawn definitely make my great reader list.

[Fenrix]

I love all the children in this wretched brood, so I'll post the three I'm proudest of instead:

"When It Ends, He Catches Her" by Eugie Foster read by Tina Connolly. The way Tina's voice catches on the last line kills me every single time. I'm also rather proud of the memorial.

"Drink to Me Only with Labyrinthine Eyes" by Thomas Ligotti, read by Rish Outfield. Great Ligotti story in a month full of Ligotti. I have resigned myself to his unique brand of nihilism. I've even gone to read the X-Files script he wrote. It would have been in the same tier of episodes as "Home" and distinctly Ligotti.

"The Horse Lord" by Lisa Tuttle, read by Christiana Ellis. Far subtler than credit is given. Her collection A Nest of Nightmares was hands down the best anthology I read last year.

[TrishEM]

There were two that immediately jumped out at me as my having to nominate them, and a half-dozen other possibles, so I'm just nominating the two:

PP428: When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie Foster, read by Tina Connolly

PP455: Turbulence by Scott R. Jones, read by Siobhan Gallichan

There were many good stories this year, but for me, those were the best of the best.

[Fenrix]

There's also this post: http://www.diabolicalplots.com/the-best-of-pseudopod-2015/

[adrianh]

Tough to pick three but…

Pseudopod 433: 20 Simple Steps To Ventriloquism — because, scary as all fuck.

Pseudopod 454: Eastern Promise — because, messing with the idea of free will & agency disturbs me

Pseudopod 455: Turbulence — because, Cthulhu / Area 51 mashup