This episode S&M talk with Ellelectrick from the Blunt Letters Podcast about the novel Mexican Gothic by Silvia Mereno-Garcia. Both Elle and Sean were English majors and in fact Sean is a Professor, giving Micaela the BEST talking partners when it comes to Gothic, horror, weird fiction, and more.

What are THE HIGHBALLERS drinking?

Ellelectrick- Curacao/Mescal/Lime/Simple syrup/Seltzer

Sean-Don Julio blano in a mason jar

Micaela-Peach schnapps/Sapphire gin/Peach seltzer

“She drinks gin cause it rhymes with sin.” 

BL episode with Scientist Sara about liquor

In this episode we discuss:

Silvia Merenno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Certain Dark Things

Fledging

Jane Eyre

Frankenstien

Dracula

The Monk

The Awakening

Lil Wayne no ceilings

Shirley Jackson

We Have always lived in the castle

The Sundial

The Haunting of Hill House

Gothic fiction

Wuthering Heights

Criticism of racism in Jane Eyre

Interview from YouTube of Silvis talking about Mexican Gothic

and another here

Wide sargasso sea

Eugenics

HP Lovecraft known racist

Charlotte GIlman known eugenist

The Yellow Wallpaper

Silver mining in Mexico by colonizers