"Strike first and ask questions later… That is the spirit of Christmas."

 

In this extra special LIVE episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire celebrate the holidays by discussing the short story The Christmas Spirits by Grady Hendrix, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about robes filled with child corpses, negotiating Christmas movies, especially Christmas horror, weaving the reality of the story into the fiction, loving/hating badboys and lovable assholes, and crossing their fingers that Hollywood doesn’t let them down in their discussion with Cynthia Hand, author The Afterlife of Holly Chase, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"It’s never too late to become what one could have been."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about redemption, friendship, fictional characters causing RAGE and enjoyable retellings in their discussion of The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand featuring the author for their game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

In this extra special bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about hesitant dinner plans, channeling evil Dale Cooper, how Kendare Blake is the best, narrating your favorite book, compelling stories, and dark and romantic endings with Matt Godfrey, voice actor and audiobook narrator of All These Bodies by Kendare Blake.

 

They apologize profusely for the poor audio quality but hope you'll enjoy the episode anyway because it was an awesome conversation!

“Libraries are dangerous places. There is no getting around it.”

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about nipples!, groovy mutations, Victorian Dolly Parton, feral librarians, the Codex Eroticus and NECROMANCY! in their discussion of Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson, featuring Superfan Brie for WYR and music by Lyss Emerson.

"Why is it that you are never surprised when I arrive? When I do that thing where I just appear out of the wallpaper."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, we talk about potted plants, missing eyebrows, our truth, being perfect for our imperfections, callbacks and fan service in our discussion of Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger.

“I fell in love with a vampire.”

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about setting everything on fire, jiggling their fannies in Reflection time and Vegas baby! in their discussion of Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about prison chic, lipstick science, a tuberculosis charcuterie board, how The Emperor's New Groove is an underrated masterpiece, jumping into the narrator's skin, the act of belief, and getting no answers! (so frustrating!) with Kendare Blake, author of All These Bodies.

"What are the facts about fiction?"

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about walking tuberculosis, how girls can murder too!, the worst character in the history of worst characters and finding a new favorite audiobook narrator to stalk in their discussion of All These Bodies by Kendare Blake, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

"But the poison--it doesn’t affect me the same way it affects other people."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and Constance talk about how Kalynn Bayron should run for office, how all girls want free books and Weekend at Bernie's with puppet plants in their discussion of This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.