David brings the twistiest of genres to the Four Friends, with Henry VIII: Wolfman, and genre-bending retelling of the story of Henry VIII...if he were a werewolf.

The conversation was interesting and insightful, tracing the thematic elements -- the "connective tissue" -- of the original with the retelling.

• Austen Affair by Madeline Bell
• 11/22/63 by Stephen King
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith
• It's a Wonderful Death by E. N. McMahon
• Henry VIII: Wolfman by A. E. Moorat (not available at Patchouli Joe's)

Next up: Magical Realism from Teresa!