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Hey Sinister Sitizens, 

This week we review the long-running CW series, Supernatural, created by Erick Kripke and starring Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelecki, and Jim Beaver. If you haven't seen it, it's a show about two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who professionally hunt down monsters of all shapes and sizes. 

Our cultural shout outs for this week are: 

Escape Artists Podcast: An audio format literary magazine publishing fantasy, sci-fi, and horror fiction in both written and audio format. This is a fantastic podcast for those who prefer their excellent genre fiction in audio form. Check it out here

Legio Arcana: A graphic novel/manga series about a league of brave warriors who defend modern-day Seattle from the supernatural forces of the universe. If you love urban fantasy and horror, this excellently written and illustrated series will be right up your alley! Find it here  

If you'd like to see more stuff from Clay and Travis, you can find us on our social media profiles below: 

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Clay 

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Thanks again for joining us this week! See you next time :). 

Clay and Travis Vermulm

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What up Sinister Sitizens, 

This week we review/debate the captivating and highly successful novel The Martian by the extraordinary Andy Weir. This story about one insanely resourceful astronaut's survival on Mars has reached global acclaim and launched a highly successful motion picture since its publishing. Join us in today's episode to see what we think of it! 

Our shout outs for the week: 

1.)Capital Hill Books: Used books store in Washington DC which will hand pick and ship you books based on a set of criteria you provide them. Just tell them your preferred reading style, genre, and budget and they will collect a stack of books for you and send them your way. It's pretty awesome! Want some new books to read? Check it out here: https://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/

2.) The Grinder: This submission website takes a huge amount of hassle out of the submission process. If you are a writer like me, you know how hard it can be to wait for months and months on publication, just to receive a rejection. With the Submission Grinder, you not only get thorough statistics on query response times, frequency, and pay, but you also receive an extensive list of the lit. mags accepting stories in your market. So, go check out this awesome resource and get to submitting more effectively: https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Search/ByFilter 

Thanks for tuning in everyone! I hope you enjoyed the show and we will see you next week! 

Hey there Sitizens,  

As always, we are wrapping up the month with our featured author of the month. Today we have the charismatic and talented Caytlyn Brooke to share her eerily topical novel Wired. This sci-fi/horror novel centers around the prevalent issues of social media addiction, technological integration into the modern psyche, and the effects of such phenomena on society. Wired is a fast-paced read seen through the lens of an all too relatable society and protagonist. I highly recommend checking it out if you are into the horror, sci-fi, and dystopia genres. 

Caytlyn is also the of author two other novels: Dark Flowers and Among the Hunted. All her work can be found at her publishers website.  

Despite her best efforts to warn herself of the inherent dangers of social media, you can also find her on Ticktok, Twitter, and Facebook. 

Thank you very much for coming on the show Caytlyn! It was such a pleasure talking to you. Also, thank you to all the readers and listeners out there who make it possible for us to do this show and for amazing artists like Caytlyn to continue bringing thrilling fiction into the world. Until next week, this has been Sinister Soup, fare thee well! 

Clay and Travis Vermulm  

Sinister Sitizens, 

What do be up this day? On our end of things, the 2017 film adaptation of IT is what's up. We will be delving into this Stephen King horror classic with as much gusto as Scarsgard dove into his title role in the film! Actually, I doubt we could match that level of utterly uninhibited gusto, but you know, we're gonna do our best. 

Our shoutouts for Bring Some Culture today: 

Viking Music (modern and folk) by Danheim: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTQVYwu-M-MnfOJDKlFnOQ

WOT Up, a channel for all Wheel of Time fans who are bursting with anticipation for the series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbl0nJfwdXWANnKEURnFkHg

Finally, where can you find our lovely face and profiles on ye olde' internet? 

Well, you can find me (Clay) at clayvermulmfiction.com, on LinkedIn as Clay Vermulm, or on the Gram as @clayvermulmfiction

You can find Travis at Instagram as @tvermulmOG and on TikTok as Tvermulm. 

Thanks for tuning in this week! Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions, comments, suggestions, or of course, embarrassingly glowing praise. Our next episode will be another Featured Author of the Month, so be sure to tune in for that interview with Caytlyn Brooke, author of Dark Flowers, Among the Hunted, and the book we'll be reviewing, Wired. 

See you there folks! 

Clay and Travis Vermulm 

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What up, Sinister Sitizens, 

This week we have a chilling discussion of Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box. This journey into the life of a deep-south heavy metal star changes host drastically when he orders a ghost online, hoping to add to his collection of the macabre, to find that he has added much more to his life than a mere collection piece. A quick warning, this book contains highly disturbing content from suicide to domestic/sexual abuse, so if those things trigger you in any way, this may not be the book or episode for you. 

Our Culture Shoutouts for this week are Ashley Samek and her book blog "No Beauty, Just a Book Nerd," and "How to Drink," a Youtube channel on geek/nerd-core mixology. So if you like drinking a unique cocktail from your favorite fictional universe while reading an entertaining book blog, check out the links below: 

Ashley Samek, No Beauty, Just a Book Nerd- https://nobeautyjustabooknerd.wordpress.com/blog/

Nerd and Geek Mixology- How to Drink- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxUPNtdfPM

Thank you, everyone, for listening to Sinister Soup this week. Please support our fellow artists listed above and support us further, if you so desire! You can find my fiction writing and my blog on cryptids and folklore at clayvermulmfiction.com. 

You can find more stuff Travis does at @tvermulmog on Instagram and 'tvermulm' on TikTok. 

Have a wonderful week, everyone, see you next time! 

Clay and Travis Vermulm 

Hey there Sinister Sitizens! 

This week we discuss Van Helsing, Stephen Somers 2004 monster fight movie featuring such horror stars as Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, and Jekyll and Hyde. What could go wrong? Well, we will leave it to the dice on who has to tell you that. 

As mentioned in the episode, I am entered in a writing contest with my short story Lucien's, about a dining establishment where people pay large amounts of money to eat pieces of their dates. (Don't worry, they also have the technology to grow your meat back for you...)

If you'd like to help me get that published, please head over to the link below and simply vote for the story. It only takes one click of a button! Thanks for your ongoing support listeners :) 

Link to Vote for Lucien's: https://soopllc.com/blog/short-stories/luciens-by-clay-vermulm/  

Shoutouts for the week go to: 

Something or Other Publishing: A well paying, hybrid publishing house, and literary magazine 

and 

Merphy Nepier: Booktuber, publishing expert, and author. 

If you'd like to learn more about publishing, get some great book reviews, or submit some of your own work, then check out these great resources! 

Until next week, thank you for listening. Please feel free to follow us on  Instagram: 

@clayvermulmfiction

@tvermulmog

Hope to see you next week on Sinister Soup :). 

Clay and Travis Vermulm   

Hey there Sinister Sitizens!

Welcome to the podcast. This week, we have some more scrumptious debates for you, some more artist shoutouts, and further iterations of our general weekly shenanigans.

Our debate topic today will be Game of Thrones, with a specific focus on the television series, NOT THE BOOKS. Of course, we will mention the books here and there, as that cannot be avoided. As always, SPOILER ALERT!

Our weekly shoutouts are:

Kirsten Cliff Elliot author of Patient Property: A Journey Through Leukemia.

and

Jason Rich Art: Western-style art on Instagram.

Both of these artists have made amazing contributions to the creative world and we highly recommend checking them out!

Thank you so much for tuning into the show today, we will see you next week on Sinister Soup!

Clay and Travis Vermulm

Hey listeners, 

Thanks for tuning in today for our show. We have a great interview for you this month. Andrea Clark, author of Waves of Dissonance has created a chillingly topical, and realistic socio-political sci-fi novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat to the final page. Join us as we talk about modern politics, uncomfortable advances in technology, and the sociological effects of both. 

If you would like to check out Andrea's work further, which I highly recommend that you do, you can find her here:   

Facebook:@AndClark02

TikTok:@AndClark02

Instagram:@AndClark02

Twitter:@ClarkNovels

Thanks again to Andrea for coming onto the show and sharing her work with us. Thanks to all the listeners who make this show possible, we will see you next week! 

Clay and Travis Vermulm 

Hey there listeners, 

This month we interview socio-political sci-fi writer Andrea Clark. Born of Virginia and currently residing in South Carolina, she has constructed a brilliantly topical and chilling world of gender segregation and revolutionary technology, which is all too relevant to us, the inhabitants of this modern world. 

I highly recommend giving Waves of Dissonance a read. The character development is top-notch, the world is a living, breathing entity in itself, and her intricately woven plot will keep you on the edge of your seat until you reach the final pages. 

I hope you enjoy the interview and that you go pick up and enjoy Waves of Dissonance as well. 

You can find Andrea and her work at the following links: 

Website: notionwaves.com 

Facebook: @AndClark02

TikTok:  @AndClark02

Instagram: @AndClark02

Twitter:  @ClarkNovels

Big thanks to Andrea for coming on the show, and thanks again for listening! 

Clay and Travis Vermulm  

What up Sinister Sitizens?  

Thanks for allowing us to take last week off for America's birthday! This week, we return with our triumphant review of the film Reign of Fire. This movie is a post-apocalyptic action-adventure set in a world where dragons have risen from the ashes of myth to burn the world to the ground. The few remaining humans struggle to survive under the oppressive reign of earth's new dominant species. 

Shout outs for the week go to: 

Vision 7 Apparel: Donate a portion of all proceeds to educating underprivileged children around the world and in war-torn regions. 

Find at: @vision7apparel on Instagram. 

AND 

Rooks Games: Bozeman Montana-based game store which has a vast array of board games, table-top events, and employee-built "instant classic" boxes of pre-built magic decks. 

Find at: Rooks Games and More on Facebook.  

Thanks for tuning in everyone! See you next week on Sinister Soup :)