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Discussing The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

The castle of Aymar is under siege and with only 15 days of provisions left, the inhabitants will soon starve. It appears that all is lost until the four saints arrive: The Constant Lady, The Warding Saint, The Loving Saint, and The Absolving Saint, bearing a cornucopia of food. But at what cost? 

Next Up:
Little Heaven – Nick Cutter
Knock Knock, Open Wide – Neil Sharpson
A Head Full of Ghosts – Paul Tremblay

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Wolves of Calla (Dark Tower #5) – Stephen King
Young Man in a Hurry – Gavin Newsom
Wizard of Oz – Frank Baum
The Art of Slow Writing – Louise DeSalvo
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman
Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales – Michael Shea
Southern Reach Trilogy – Jeff VanderMeer
The Unworthy – Agustina Bazterrica
Between Two Fires – Christopher Buehlman

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Discussing Piñata by Leopoldo Gout

A little girl takes a piñata from the ancient ruins of a church in Mexico. It is a very bad idea and when she takes it back home to new York with her family, things begin to spiral out of control. As a possession takes hold, grasshoppers jump scare the Sanchez family and swarms of butterflies smash like hail against the windows. Will they be consumed by their vengeful ancestors, or is there hope to put things to rest and live peacefully again? 

Next Up:
The Starving Saints – Caitlin Starling
Little Heaven – Nick Cutter
Knock Knock, Open Wide – Neil Sharpson

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
One Day, Everyone Will Have Been Against This – Omar El Akkad
Those Across the River – Christopher Buehlman
They Called Us Enemy – George Takei
Girl in the Creek – Wendy N. Wagner

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Discussing Fever House by Keith Rosson

A dismembered hand makes people go super crazy and it’s really bad if someone dies around it.

Next Up:
The Devil By Name – Keith Rosson
A Natural History of Hell – Jeffrey Ford
The Ballad of Black Tom – Victor LaValle

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
We Sold Our Souls – Grady Hendrix
Thorn City – Pamela Statz

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Discussing Krampus: The Yule Lord by Gerald Brom

Mean old Krampus escapes centuries of imprisonment and returns to bring Yuletide cheer and birch tree whacks to the children of the modern world. Also he hates Santa Claus. Ho ho ho!

Next Up:
Fever House – Keith Rosson
The Devil By Name – Keith Rosson
A Natural History of Hell – Jeffrey Ford

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Nibelungenlied
The Saga of the Völsunga
Edda (Prose & Poetic) – Snorri Sturluson
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery – Gerald Brom

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Discussing Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley

Bad parents treat their daughters poorly resulting in the creation of a Christmas killer in this cozy cabin slasher.

Next Up:
Krampus: The Yule Lord – Gerald Brom
Fever House – Keith Rosson
The Devil By Name – Keith Rosson

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Candy Cain Kills Again; Breathe In, Bleed Out – Brian McAuley
11/22/63 – Stephen King
Crave: Extreme Space Horror – Crowley Barns
Follow Me To Ground – Sue Rainsford
The Barking Ghost – R.L. Stine
Xenos (Warhammer 40k Eisenhorn Omnibus) – Dan Abnett

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Discussing North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

This debut short story collection features nine tales of down and out ex-cons, single parents, unemployed laborers, and other desperate characters living on the margins of society, encountering horrors both human and supernatural.

Next Up:
Candy Cain Kills – Brian McAuley
Krampus: The Yule Lord – Gerald Brom
Fever House – Keith Rosson

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague – David K. Randall
The King in Yellow – Robert W. Chambers
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History – Bill Schutt
Saga of the Swamp Thing (Book 2) – Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
Jesus’ Son – Denis Johnson
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – Edward Gibbon

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Discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

An asshole scientist channels his energy into bringing the dead back to life which he abhors the moment the experiment succeeds. People suffer and die and Victor feels little to no remorse over the whole thing. Meanwhile, the creature just wants to do people’s chores in exchange for not being hated on sight.

Next Up:
North American Lake Monsters – Nathan Ballingrud
Candy Cain Kills – Brian McAuley
Krampus: The Yule Lord – Gerald Brom

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Story of the Eye – Georges Bataille
John Dies at the End – Jason Pargin
Mapping the Interior – Stephen Graham Jones
Jaws – Peter Benchley
Helter Skelter – Vincent Bugliosi
The Lamb – Lucy Rose
Saga of the Swamp Thing (Book 1) – Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben

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Discussing Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz

When a family of thieves and runaways joins the search for a missing girl in rural Florida, they’re drawn into a chemical conspiracy that extends far beyond their worst nightmares.

Join us in this special bonus episode talking about a very weird, very Florida book!

Next Up:
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
North American Lake Monsters – Nathan Ballingrud
Candy Cain Kills – Brian McAuley

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Discussing The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

Old people are dropping like flies at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home and nobody seems to care until one Rose DuBois smells foul play, recruiting her best friend Miller to help investigate the string of deaths. Could it be the youthful and ubiquitous Administrator Blackwell, the cackling Baxter Sisters casting spells in the old asylum, or someone closer to home? The further she digs, the more Rose is convinced: there's a killer on the loose, and if she isn’t careful, she may be their next victim.

Next Up:
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
North American Lake Monsters – Nathan Ballingrud
Candy Cain Kills – Brian McAuley

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Eat the Ones You Love – Sarah Maria Griffin
Nothing But Blackened Teeth – Cassandra Khaw
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp – R.L. Stine
In the Tall Grass – Stephen King & Joe Hill
Something in the Walls – Daisy Pearce
The Unworthy – Agustina Bazterrica
Saga of the Swamp Thing #1 – Alan Moore

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Discussing Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place on earth as every child’s favorite ice princess. By night, she haunts dive bars in the Sunset Strip with a drink in one hand and a book in the other. Add in a few splashes of murder and horniness, and we're off!

Next Up:
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre – Philip Fracassi
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Candy Cain Kills – Brian McAuley

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
American Rapture – CJ Leede
Bury Your Gays – Chuck Tingle
The Black Tree Atop the Hill – Karla Yvette
Edenville – Sam Rebelein
Backyard Starship – J.N. Chaney
The Mean Ones – Tatiana Scholte-Bonne
Goddess of Filth – V. Castro

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