Did You Read The Book?

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, suicide, body gore, violence, and animal harm. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my rock star of a guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we kick off the spooky season and talk about classic Eldritch horror themes, the terrors of post apocalyptic living, and give emotional support to Julie as she goes on her biggest rant yet in Bird Box by Josh Malerman.

Our Recommendations

Small Town Murders produced by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman

Last Podcast on the Left produced by Marcus Parks & Ben Kissel

Twisted by Emily McIntire

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Meghan Anderson, as we get real down and nerdy with historical factoids, societal faux pas, and go goo goo over dreamy Mr. Darcy (like any sane person would, COME ON!) in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Our Recommendations

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

Bride and Prejudice directed by Gurinder Chadha

Bride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder and sexual assault. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my dream guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we revisit the gruesome Hannibal Lecter universe to talk about great villains, character flaws, and poke many a hole in the vibe of the early 2000's film era in Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.

Our Recommendations

Monster ABC printed by Hazy Dell Press

Hush Now Banshee!: A Not So Quiet Counting Book by Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan (Hazy Dell Press)

Goonight Krampus printed by Hazy Dell Press

The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin

The Fall of the House of Usher directed by Mike Flanagan

Midnight Mass directed by Mike Flanagan

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

My lovely fam! Can't believe it but Season 3 is a wrap! As always, thank you ever so much to my listeners near and far for the ongoing support. It is such a pleasure to share my passion with the world. Another enormous thank you and virtual hug to my guests for participating in my episodes. I couldn't have gotten here without your lovely selves. Cheers to the next season, y'all!

Erin

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around self harm and death. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my top notch guests, Daniel Palmer and Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we have a good ol' fashion nerd out over aliens, horror tropes, and a few giggles over the lovely Nicolas Cage in The Color Out Of Space by HP Lovecraft.

Our Recommendations

Celestis by Paul Park

Saga of the Forgotten Warrior Series by Larry Correia

The Serpent's Shadow (First book of the Elemental Masters Series) by Mercedes Lackey

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If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Dan (the man!) Rector, as we continue our adventure in the sci-fi world to focus on the hubris of man, political turmoil, and big ass robots in Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates.

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RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog

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The Last Scion by DGP Rector (a text based computer game!)

Our Recommendations

Ancillary Justice written by Ann Leckie

Hell Divers 2 created by Arrowhead Game Studios

The Animatrix created by Lana & Lily Wachowski

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, and murder. Please be advised.

Welcome back (after a long break!) to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, to dive real deep in to (you guessed it) another dark topic of murder, corruption, and how to be a real badass in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

Our Recommendations

I'll Be Gone In The Dark written by Michelle McNamara and produced as a docu-series by Elizabeth Wolff & Kate Barry

Scavengers Reign created by Joseph Bennett  & Charles Huettner

Locked Tomb Series written by Tamsyn Muir

Blue Eye Samurai directed by Jane Wu

Love Death + Robots created by David Fincher & Tim Miller

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, murder and self harm. Please be advised.

If you or someone you know struggles with domestic abuse, please seek help by contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my gold star guest, Julie, to break down the complexities and representation of abuse in cinema, talk more drama (whether we asked for it or not), and to shed some light on our dark dark souls in Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.

Our Recommendations

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds directed by Jonathan Frakes (featured on Paramount)

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, war violence and suicide. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my stellar guest, Dan Rector, to finally switch topics from Alan Moore to Frank Miller, where we geek out over epic Spartan tropes, beyond scrumptious actors, and just have a good ol' time talking more graphic novels with Frank Miller's masterpiece 300.

Follow My Guest!

Devil in the Rain by D.G.P. Rector (soon to be featured in Mysterion - coming Nov 2023)

RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog

Follow Dan on Facebook and keep an eye out for his mystery project in 2025!

My Guest's Recommendations

Musashi by Eiji Moshikawa

My Recommendations

Midnight Mass written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Netflix)

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses topics of suicide, murder and body gore. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my rock star guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, for a spooky session to talk about monsters, religious zealots and (the scariest part I think) how crazy human nature is during a crisis in The Mist by Stephen King. Happy spooky season y'all!

Recommendations

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets directed by Olivia Crist

The Devil's Hour directed by Tom Moran

Find Me Online

If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!

About The Show

Music composed and produced by Abek

Cover art created by Jared Stokes

Banner art and background design by IndigoLink

Podcast production by Erin Palmer