“In the end … everything always comes down to those two choices: stay down or stand up.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, we talk about snot running down your face and into your mouth, creepy things inside holes in walls, impossible doors full of gross dead finger mouths, and meatballs in our discussion of Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about magic and whimsy in their discussion of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"I think we all get to decide what good and bad and right and wrong mean to us, not what we’re told to accept."

“She had changed me more than I’d known it was possible for me to change and still remain myself.”

Amanda and Claire have a chat with author Bridget Tyler and voice actress Jesse Vilinsky and play a game of Would You Rather with them based on The Survivor.

"Maybe we can't understand each other, but we can respect each other."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about murderous grandpas, murderous swamps and murderous trees in their discussion of The Survivor by Bridget Tyler, audiobook narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, featuring the author and voice actor for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

Amanda and Claire have a chat with authors PC Cast and Kristin Cast and play a game of Would You Rather with them based on the final book in the House of Night Otherworld series Found.

“Joy isn’t easy or inherent. It is a choice, and not always an easy one – not at first.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Neferet, Other Neferet, Spider Neferet, Spider Goddess Neferet, Crazy Spider Mantis Goddess Neferet, Batshit and The Monstress in their discussion of the final book of the House of Night Other World series, Found, by PC Cast and Kristin Cast, narrated by Caitlin Davies, featuring the authors for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

"Sometimes you’ve got to go with what you got and make it look good."

In this extra special recorded LIVE episode of Fictional Hangover, we celebrate our 100th episode by discussing the short story Heads Will Roll by Lish McBride.

“Pattern is paradoxically central to the nature of unfolding chaos.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about purple noses, backpack logistics, stupid yellow shoes and wrangle dancing in their discussion of Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend by Alan Cumyn, narrated by Brittany Pressley, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.