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Next time someone casually taps your shoulder, ask yourself: “Am I possessed now?” Even if the answer is yes, you can join us and special returning guest Clay McLeod Chapman for a discussion of the 1998 film Fallen. We...

A “literary drama packaged as a two-act play”—or is it? Join the Book Squad for a discussion of All Us Saints by Katherine Packert Burke. We chat about the book’s unique format, the St. Cloud family dynamics, and what’s...

Get out the half and half and pour yourself a White Russian because we’re talking about The Big Lebowski with returning guest, author Paul Tremblay (Horror Movie, The Cabin at the End of the World)! We chat about our...

Grab your shovels for a conversation about The Body —no, not that The Body . This one is by Bethany C. Morrow and we’re not totally sure why that’s the title! We talk about the protagonist, Religious Trauma, infidelity...

Put on your best bad wig and join us for our discussion of the Amanda Bynes classic She’s the Man with returning special guest, author Samantha Allen! We talk about the star quality of Amanda, the original text of...

Are we ghosts? Find out with us as the Book Squad chats about Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker! We ask “What is gothic, anyway?” and discuss the dual timelines, genre mixing, why Lee was a white guy, and who was...

Join the Book Squad—and special guests Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames from A Little Bit Culty podcast—to talk about the Netflix series Wayward. We get into the real-life horrors of the troubled teen industry...

Get in, losers—we’re getting obsessed with a local tragedy! Join the Book Squad for a chat about Wreck by Catherine Newman. We talk about our beloved Rocky, parents and family, grief and anxiety, and of course, Chicken...

Returning hatepisode guest Jayce (@TheEditBookshelf) joins the full squad to talk about Freida McFadden’s The Boyfriend ! We discuss McFadden's recent "coming out," wonder how she has time to be a Traumatic Brain Injury...

Try not to catch the plague with us as we travel back to 1300s England to discuss George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett! We talk about the author’s YouTube career, George as a character, medieval times vs modernity...

You guys want to see a dead body? Well we’re not going to show you one, but we ARE going to talk about Stand by Me (1986) with one of our favorite authors, Catriona Ward! We talk about our personal experiences with the...

We’ve got a dozen reasons you should listen to this episode, and all of them are eggs. Join the Book Squad for a discussion about Swallows by Natsuo Kirino. We talk about what the title means, whether this book is a...

Listen to everyone try to stay calm as they talk about Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights . Because this movie is oh so romantic, this is a double datepisode! Emily and Kelli are joined by their...

Is it just us or are things…dark lately? We’re not just talking about the news – we’re discussing Sunbirth by An Yu. We talk about the meaning of the sun slipping away, the writing style and pacing, the narrator, and...

Come get undead with the Book Squad and special guest, author Lindsay Currie, for a chat about Return of the Living Dead ! We dig into zombie tropes and talk about cemeteries, the cool practical effects, and of course...