A Deadman's Books

Whenever Victor Frankenstein tests the limits of what science can do with a mishmash of various human body parts, he creates a monster that he becomes disgusted with. Grieved with tts rejection by its creator, the monster seeks love and acceptance leaving a trail of destruction and murder across Europe. We're asking the tough questions. How do we compare a work that reaches back like this to its modern counterparts in its genre? What defines horror? Why is Frankenstein still relevant today? Is Young Frankenstein the best adaptation? Our horror expert Jason Crockett joins us as we answer these questions and more in today's episode.

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Resources for today's episode:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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When Christopher and his mom move to a new city to leave her abusive boyfriend, he meets someone new. This "nice man" leads him to the site of an unfinished treehouse in the woods that secret leads to another world. We're asking the tough questions. What's the right amount of supernatural for horror? Can a book be long just for the sake of being long? What's with all of those baseball gloves and teeth? Hannah Randolph joins us as we look at another book in the horror genre in the month of October.

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Resources for today's episdoe:

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

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When supernatural "somethings" begin to appear around the globe, just the sight of them drives people mad beyond reason leading them to brutally kill themselves and any others within their destructive path. Pregnant from a one-night stand, Mallory loses her sister and parents to the phenomenon and must seek out a new family of sorts. However, when someone gets in that the group thinks won't be that bad, their attempt at survival during this event is greatly impacted. Our horror expert Jason Crockett joins us as we do a brief fun of horror throughout the month of October. We're asking the tough questions. How do we handle the fear of the unknown? What happens when we allow people in that we don't fully trust? Do you really need to identify yourself as American when abroad? We answer these and more in today's episode.

Resources for today's episode:

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock (Netflix)

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When Rosemary goes back through her life, she sees the steps that she took to become the person that she is, and her problems are problems that we all deal with. Comparisons to other parents, questions about marriage and relationships, an examination of our relationship with our own parents. Gerber delivers a coming of a age story with a character that feels real and authentic. This week, Barbara Gerber sits down with us as we talk with her about her book, Love and Death in a Perfect World. You can purchase her book in the link below.

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Resources for today's show:

Love and Death in a Perfect world by Barbara Gerber (https://www.amazon.com/Death-Perfect-World-Barbara-Gerber/dp/1938288467)

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When the Her Majesty's Secret Service is knowingly baited into a trap, the send their best man for the job...James Bond. As Bond travels to Turkey for the job, he meets all different types of characters along the way which leads him to ask the question: what makes the good guys the good guys? Jason Crockett joins us on our 50th episode as we look over Ian Fleming's famous novel and ask the tough questions. Is it ok to like James Bond in the modern era? Should there be a Jane Bond? How do the James Bond movies reflect society during their time?

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Resources for today's episode:

From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming

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In this special episode, we crossover and give you a look at our good friend Jason Crockett's new podcast, Second Stage. In Second Stage, Jason will look at plays that are overlooked in the classroom. He asks questions like what might be the reasons that we do not teach them, the merit that they provide in the class, and how would we teach them if we got the chance. Give him a follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you find your podcasts.

Today's resources:

Fences by August Wilson

Second Stage: https://podcasts.apple.com/mn/podcast/second-stage-podcast/id1837828585

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When the Yoo family finally gets all of their members to America, their patriarch Pak begins a business in which he owns a hyperbolic chamber that is used to allegedly help heal children with autism and other afflictions called the Miracle Creek Submarine. However, one day when the sub goes for one of its "dives", a horrific accident happens in which it explodes leaving a child and another child's murder dead. Was it an accident though? Was it a mom who said she wished her son was dead? Was it protesters against this non-proven medical technique? Or was it the Yoo family themselves looking for insurance money? Hannah Randolph joins us today as we go through the mystery that is unraveled through the court process in Angie Kim's Miracle Creek

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Resources for Today's Show:

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

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When the evil dragon Smaug sleeps in his stolen kingdom and treasure, a group of Dwarves seek out the help of wise Gandalf the Grey to help them retrieve it. Little did they know that Gandalf's plan all along was to leave the chances of regaining their home back to the most unassuming of all of Middle Earth's creatures: A Hobbit. Jason Crockett joins us today as we look back on this literary classic by one of our all time greatest writers. We're asking the tough questions. Why did Gandalf choose the Hobbits? Do we all have a side of the Hobbits inside of us? Will Jason take Benedict Cumberbatch's place as the actor of Smaug?

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The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

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In the 17th century, Jesuit priests attempted to spread Christianity throughout Japan despite enormous oppression from the Japanese emperor. In Shusaku Endo's novel, Silence, Endo takes the stories of various monks from that time period and combines them to create a fictionalized retelling of the experiences that all of those involved went through. With this novel, Endo presents questions that many of us will be left to contemplate. How far would we go for what we believe in? What is the true meaning of sacrifice? Is it better to stand strong for those that we are leading to affirm their beliefs, or to allow our sacrifice so that they will not be punished? Nathan Aaron and Jason Crockett sit down with us to discuss this and more in today's episode.

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Resources for today's episode:

Silence by Shusaku Endo

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In 2009, the University of Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin to take over as head football coach after legendary coach Phillip Fulmer left the program. It had been 17 years since the Volunteers had a new coach. In 2010, Kiffin was gone and ensued a decade of chaotic, dysfunctional decisions that dragged one of college football's most storied programs to depths it had never seen before. This week, we are joined by Mark Nagi as he walks us through his book, Decade of Dysfunction. In his book, Nagi covers the decade that featured Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, the craziness of the Greg Schiano hiring, and the ultimate hiring of Jeremy Pruitt.

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Resources from this episode:

Decade of Dysfunction by Mark Nagi

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