In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about the Shush Monster, squirrel recipes, roadkill and the logistics of rib hands with Amelinda Bérubé, author of Here There Are Monsters.

"Everyone wants to be Head Girl ... until the murders begin."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about the first rule of secret societies, the many inappropriate uses of Tiger Balm, and gas chromatograph mass spectrometry in their discussion of Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“I’m a heroine. I’ve read a lot of books. I have an umbrella.”

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about giant purple moth-monsters, ducks on a rapier, and barbecue in their discussion of The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity and Christopher Baldwin, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"This was pretty exotic stuff for a telepathic barmaid from northern Louisiana."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about vampire costumes and wafting in capes, flip-floppy whiplash, comical nipple moments and awkward sniffing in their discussion of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"It matters not what you hold faith in. But you must hold faith in something."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about bloodlines, blood magic, bloody revenge, bloody deaths and blood smut in their discussion of Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"She’s like the personification of a friggin’ cinnamon roll!"

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about beautiful colors and imaginative storytelling, apology doughnuts, and who is a good doggo in our discussion of Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“The house might hold you to that.”

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about being BFFs with a ghost, eating popcorn while watching hauntings and cheese! in their discussion of Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"We’re all fighting our own battles, the best way we can."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a magic baby sex boat, purr-fect magic, taking Adrian over the apocalypse, flipping the rage table, and a squirrel getting carried off by an eagle and made into crotchless panties in our discussion of The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"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.