The Endless Library

"The news calls it a curse, but deep down, it's a mystery."

Meet Aurelien in the skies tonight to talk about THE TURNING by Hailey Piper. Spoilers ahead for this surprisingly optimistic story of transformation and change.

• Read more from Hailey Piper: https://haileypiper.com/
• Read more stories from OTHER TERRORS: AN INCLUSIVE ANTHOLOGY (2022): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60527041-other-terrors

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Interesting word of the episode: pterosaur

noun any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.

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It's time for another flash fiction roundup! Join Aurelien for a quick tour of the latest strange, spectacular, scary, sweet, surprising short fiction she's loved lately. No spoilers!

• "Horror Story" by Carmen Maria Machado: http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/horror-story/

• "Bashee Lullaby" by Chazley Dotson: https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/banshee-lullaby/

• "Gotta See the Candy" by KC Ball: https://everydayfiction.com/gotta-see-the-candy-by-kc-ball/

• "The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly" by Alix E. Harrow: https://firesidefiction.com/the-ransom-of-miss-coraline-connelly

• "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1064/1064-h/1064-h.htm

Interesting word of the episode: habiliment

noun Usually habiliments.

1. clothes or clothing.
2. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.

habiliments, accouterments or trappings.

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"All alone, holding a hundred naked eyes in her hands." Feel that autumn chill in the air? You may be ready for coziness inside, but prepare to be unsettled about home and hearth with "The Hungry House" by Robert Bloch (1951). Spoilers ahead! Episode references:

• The work of Charles Addams: https://charlesaddams.com/
• Psycho, the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156427.Psycho

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"... I saw the tiny naked woman cross the living room in full war cry."

Aurelien gets weird with short "Tiny Women" (2018) by Solange Rodriguez Pappe, translated by James D. Jenkins. It's part of The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, vol 1, and a fun way to kick off ~*~*spooky season*~*~ (well, that and the dance break!)

Episode references:

• Get the collection: https://www.valancourtbooks.com/the-valancourt-book-of-world-horror-stories-vol-1.html
• Exploring the genre of "magical realism": https://twitter.com/bookishminna/status/1508599858399219721

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"One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us." ― Kurt Vonnegut

Join Aurelien for a short reading break to talk about some hotly anticipated horror tv shows and movies coming this fall. (Yes, even in alternate dimensions like endless libraries, though release dates will vary.)

• Watch the trailer for Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di310WS8zLk
• Watch the trailer for Vampire Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw_xrllOGu0
• Watch the trailer for Interview with the Vampire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P0loX83H6A
• Watch the Cabinet of Curiosities First Look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYotKcx8rw8
• Watch the trailer for Wedding Season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSUBbIpfc0o
• Watch the trailer for The Resort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmeT1GLQn8
• Watch the trailer for Raven's Hollow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgU0epVYA4

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Hey spooky friends!

Did you know there was a TV show based on the movie "Scream"?

Aurelien and Dustin are going back to 2015 and watching season 1 of the MTV original series SCREAM!

Did you watch it? Trick question - no matter your answer, jump in and join us for The Rewatch Recap.

See you there~

• Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rewatch-recap/id1636230425
• Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5t7akUU8Mu4m52lWkY4u1I?si=55c48a1a303c4d9e
• Listen (and connect) on Goodpods: https://goodpods.app.link/7rCtAogWXrb

Whether you finished reading "Galax-Arena" or you're just here for a good story, proceed with caution: there's spoilers ahead!

Aurelien spills this story's secrets, and screams alongside the characters, through the rest of this wild, YA mind-f$ck adventure. Plus, what's up with Bro Rabbit? And how about that ending?

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"What does the future matter, if until the past is told I'm living in limbo, neither alive nor dead?"

Keep your instincts sharp and jump into cross-genre YA weird "Galax-Arena"(1992) by Gillian Rubinstein. Don't get stuck on the sci-fi-y title -- this story is not what it appears to be.

No spoilers in this one!

Episode references:

• Learn more about patois languages like Jamaican Patwah/Patois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patois and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Patois

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"A shudder, a plunge, a second of darkness, and I'm back in the in-between."

Aurelien is back to talk about "Tunnel of Bones" (2019) by Victoria Schwab, a positively paranormal tale of Parisian peregrination. The second book in the City of Ghosts series, it's another spooky adventure with Cassidy Blake.

No spoilers in this one!

• Listen to Aurelien talking City of Ghosts #1: https://pca.st/q4c3x3r6
• Keep up with the author at https://www.victoriaschwab.com/
• Check out the movie "As Above, So Below" (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/

"The starsong is louder now, swelling in a way that says something's coming."

Pop into the endless library for a sweet treat: "Starsong" (2018) by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Published in the excellent witchy collection Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft, edited by the fabulous Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe, it's a story of growing up and finding your magic. (And flirting with cute girls on Instagram!)

Read more from Tehlor Kay Mejia: https://www.tehlorkaymejia.com/books

Buy the collection: http://jessicaspotswood.com/books/toil-trouble/

Special music shout out to Leonell Cassio's "A Magical Journey Through Space"

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