Mind Duck Books

Happy Halloween! On the last part of our month of Mind Suck Spooks, we discuss two books and two iconic monsters.

At first we jump more than 110 yeas back in time to look at The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood. A spooky tale and one of the first ever mentions of a Wendigo in literature released in 1910.

After that we discuss The Flatwoods Monster, an alien than supposedly landed in West Virginia in the 1950s and then somehow mysteriously made it's way to modern Japan and became a mascot.

Join us for this Halloween special double feature!

Notes:

00:00 Intro

03:03 The Wendigo and Algernon Blackwood

19:19 The Wendigo - SPOILERS

40:30 The Flatwoods Monster by George Dudding

53:08 The Flatwoods Monster - SPOILERS

#wendigo #algernon #blackwood #flatwoods #monster #george #dudding #ufo #halloween

Sam and Danielle from Book Retorts and I have planned a double feature: the movie the movie on their podcast and the book on my podcast.

Check out episode 133 on the Book Retorts podcast to learn about slug facts and the movie based on this “horror classic” by the British grandfather of gore as he is often introduced Shaun Hutson.

Moreover, I have prepared a special quiz, SLUG or HUG that we had way too much fun with. So join us on the second part of our Halloween mind suck spooks – horror books all month.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
10:50 Shaun Hutson
23:00 SLUG or HUG QUIZ
42:09 Spoilers and plot
#slugs #shaun #hutson #horror #pulp #halloween #spooky #gore

During the whole month of October we have planned a Halloween special covering 4 horror books.

Starting with ep. 53, we have the young adult vampire novel Marked.

Next up, double Slug attack. On the Book Retorts podcast ep. 133 we looked at the 1988 horror movie Slugs and on the Mind Duck Books podcast ep. 53 coming up this Saturday(October 14th) we discussed the book Slugs. A slimy and horrifying "slug or hug" quiz included!

Finally a double feature coming out on Halloween - Chan and I have read two books covering two of the most iconic monsters from West Virginia - Wendigo and The Flatwoods Monster.

Enjoy Halloween and join us on Mind Suck Spooks!

Marked is the first of the Adult fantasy vampire book series House of Night. Thanks to Chan who joined me on this episode I had lots of fun reading this believe it or not.

Notes:

00:00

13:14 P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

26:45 Spoilers and plot

#cast #marked #house #night #cristin #vampire #adult #novel

It was an honor to have a Hyperion expert on the podcast with us for this one. Sam and Danielle from the Book Retorts join Paolo and I to discuss the sequel to Hyperion. This book was definitely something to talk about!

Join us to learn about HUAIs MUAIs Keats 1, 2 and 3 and what Dan Simmons has at home. This episode was a blast to record.

Check you also the Book Retorts podcast over bookretorst.com for much more in depth Hyperion goodness.

Notes:
00:00 Intro
17:28 Dan Simmons
30:39 Spoilers and plot
48:43 Chaos

The Shrike cast: https://mindduckbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image.png

#hyperion #fall #cantos #dan #simmons #book #retors

On the second part of our Dune special, we go directly into the plot and discuss all the details. That means full on spoilers. Please check out episode 50 for a spoiler free discussion about why we think Dune is worth reading.

Notes

00:00 Spice tea making tips

02:25 Dune Plot - Spoilers

#dune #frank #herbert #summary #story #plot #spoilers

We have made it through 50 episodes, so it is finally time to talk about Dune by Frank Herbert as we planned a few years ago.

On this episode Paolo and I do the best to give you some real reasons why this is a book we keep referencing and talking about.

Notes:

00:00 Intro

5:32 Dune - General impressions

11:20 Pop culture - influences

14:50 Frank Herbert

20:33 Why Dune

21:22 Reason 1

26:47 Reason 2

30:48 Reason 3

32:18 Reason 4

33:11 Reason 5

34:37 Reason 6

36:45 Reason 7

39:45 Reasons 8,9

43:54 Reason 10

50:38 Episode recommendations

Book readings and quotes:

01:36 Reading 1

26:11 Reading 2

30:27 Reading 3

32:08 Reading 4

33:06 Reading 5

34:27 Reading 6

36:02 Reading 7

39:37 Reading 8

43:24 Reading 9

44:51 Reading 10

48:33 Reading 11

49:36 Reading 12

#dune #frank #herbert

Brad and Paolo joined for a re-read of one of the biggest classics by George Orwell, Animal Farm.

Notes:
00:00 intro
04:20 Movie adaptations
05:11 General impressions
13:43 History lesson
21:41 Spoilers
#animal #farm #george #orwell #mind #duck #books #podcast

We Can Remember it for you Wholesale is a short sci-fi story that the glorious movie Total Recall is based on. Join us on this episode where we talk about Philip K. Dick's life, how much he influenced modern sci-fi stories and what the original short story really is about.

Notes:

00:00 Intro
10:10 Phillip K. Dick
27:19 Spoilers

Links:
Philip K. Dick documentary: https://youtu.be/afam25BJMeU

PKD and his cat

#total #recall #philip #dick #remember #wholesale

The first of the quadrilogy Hyperion Cantos, Hyperion by Dan Simmons made me completely exhausted and feel like my mind was properly mind ducked. Oh my goodness is this A LOT to take in.

Join us for the longest episode on the podcast so far to discuss 6 short stories in depth and try to find out whether we love or hate this book.

Notes:

00:00:00 Intro
00:16:28 Dan Simmons
00:31:07 Spoilers
00:41:17 Story 1
00:51:29 Story 2
01:00:53 Story 3
01:07:36 Story 4
01:15:21 Story 5
01:30:01 Story 6
01:35:40 Explanation?
01:39:32 Ending?

#hyperion #dan #simmons #cantos