By Spooky Aurelien
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.
"Alanna gritted her teeth and thrust her chin forward stubbornly. She would see this through."
It's midwinter in the endless library, and Aurelien has only the very best books to shine a light in the gloom. "Alanna" (1983) by Tamora Pierce is a bright, fun, gritty-in-age-appropriate-ways, accessible first book in a girl-forward fantasy series.
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A wealthy CEO faces a criminal investigation amid tragedy, trauma, and a supernatural threat. The Usher family learns an informant lurks among them.
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) has entered the Flanaverse. Based on various Edgar Allan Poe stories and characters, this show explores the prominent and wealthy Usher family. Is this just spooky Succession? Is it spooky at all? What kind of horror is this? Watch episode 1 along with Aurelien and find out!
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
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"Her head starts to turn, and I gasp --"
Trick or treat, spooky friends! Aurelien and Dustin (from The Rewatch Recap) wrote a spooky little PG-rated story together. Keep an eye on your windows and stay alert as you settle into "The Woman in the Brown Coat" (2022).
Produced by Dustin: https://linktr.ee/DustinCanRead
With additional voice acting by Kay: https://linktr.ee/fmwlpod
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"All the future looked gloomy and threatening, and the gaunt wolf hovered at the door of the Lynnes' humble home."
Gather round, spooks and strangers! For this special spooky season October Friday the 13th, Aurelien reads aloud chapter 1 of "Her Dark Inheritance" (1892) by Mrs. E. Burke Collins. What do you think the inheritance is, spooky friends? And do you want to hear more?
Read the story: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46363/46363-h/46363-h.htm
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"It was on Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, that superstition ran riot..."
Trick or treat!
Aurelien explores the spooky archives of Project Gutenberg and comes back with 1880s non-fiction takes on Scottish Halloween traditions. How is bobbing for apples part of a divination ritual? Is any of this actually spooky? Join around the cauldron for readings and stories from "Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions" (1882) by W. H. Davenport Adams.
Read it for yourself: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41566/41566-h/41566-h.htm
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"Mary was a misfit. She didn't want to be beautiful. And she wasted time doing mad things - like eating and sleeping."
Aurelien reads another original Twilight Zone source story. This time, let's go back to 1952 (or is it 2022??) with The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont.
Read the story at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36258/36258-h/36258-h.htm
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“Don't join the book burners. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aurelien digs out from under a pile of library sale books and catalogs her unread gems. Tune in for hot takes on old books!
Ranging from "the most unusual mystery novel ever written", to neurological non-fiction, to the YA of our nightmares, and short story collections from famous writers, plus all the various genre adventures, and a random secret gift, the gang's all here.
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Spooky salutations, listeners and readers! It's time for a "what I was reading when I wasn't here" mid-2023 check-in. Slither into the shade and have a listen, then make your plan of (reading) attack.
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"Here are the confessions of a vampire."
Let's read INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1976) by Anne Rice together, spooky friends! Tune in to hear Aurelien's running commentary on her first time reading Chapter 1/paperback book pages 1-34.
Readalong with your own copy or just listen in for the story!
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Could you slip through a hole in reality? Aurelien interviews horror author Hailey Piper, author of QUEEN OF TEETH, THE WORM AND HIS KINGS, NO GODS FOR DROWNING and more. It's a far-ranging conversation about so many ways we experience horror.
Listen for horror geekery about unreliable narrators, our fuzzy reality, takes on modern movies, hopeful hopelessness, splatter Westerns, and how to trick your loved ones into reading the horror you know they'll love.
Read the horror of Hailey Piper:
Books Hailey Piper recommended:
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.