Fictional Hangover

"I can make history one step at a time."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about burning! fire! and burning people with fire! in their discussion of Fireborne by Rosaria Munda, narrated by Christian Coulson and Candice Moll, with Steve West, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

“Things’ll get worse before they get better. Well, they surely did get worse, and now there’s nowhere to go but up.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about apples, bananas, and the new-normal, (newmal?) in their discussion of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“One step closer to becoming a woman.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about tight stomachs, stiff legs and RAGE! in our discussion of After by Anna Todd.

"Look, these stories – small-town legends about monsters or demons or evil spirits – they’re all just an excuse for people to avoid seeing the real monsters all around them." 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about teeth, teeth trees, teeth in your arm and teeth pouring into your mouth in our discussion of Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis.

Amanda and Claire have a spooky chat with authors Kat Ellis and Dawn Kurtagich and play a game of Would You Rather with them based on Kat's book Harrow Lake, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“She didn’t want to become a target for the clown.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about killer clowns with ice picks, huge knives, crossbows, circular saws, pitchforks, a second crossbow, axes, chainsaws, machetes, knives, fire, rifles, a sporty two-seater, a noose and a scalpel in our discussion of Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare, narrated by Jesse Vilinsky.

“Yes, my dear child, monsters are real. I happen to have one hanging in my basement.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, we talk about worms, tiny hats and Snapping to, Will Henry! in our discussion of The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, narrated by Steve Boyer.

“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."