Erik is joined by his bestie and former podcast partner Alexis for this special detour episode.

Can gory movies and extreme metal help get thru bad mental health days? We attempt to answer that. Kind of.

Be warned: This one is a bit different than what you're used to. Next week we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming.

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