Welcome back to How to Bake a Book! This special Halloween episode focuses on the first half of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's 2020 novel Mexican Gothic. It is the very picture of melancholy and hosts Mary and Cole delve deep into this eerie tale set in mid-century Mexico. Mary and Cole discuss their favorite Halloween candies and what they love to have for dinner. Mary shares a recipe inspired by the book and Cole explains The Gothic.  

Content Warnings: sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, incest, entombment, kidnapping, snakes, possession, misogyny, racism, hate speech, drug use, suicide, murder, gun violence, torture, psychological torture, cannibalism, infant death, parent death, human sacrifice, seizures, broken bones, vomit, gaslighting, miscarriage, childbirth, domestic violence, blood and gore.