We want to bring you back to a time when Cheers was on television, when MTV still played music videos, Reaganomics was in full swing, and pictures of scantily clad women were still legal in the workplace.
Welcome to the late 1980's and welcome to our Halloween episode (for real this time).
The author of this month's pick thought it would be an amazing idea to throw a vampire into the mix and honestly, we really can't argue with that. What would be more fitting than a bloodsucking monster terrorizing a small town in the Deep South by aiding the husbands of said town with gaslighting their wives and gentrifying the surrounding area?
Does that seem too far off base for y'all?
If you haven't caught on already, this month's creepy pick is The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by horror heavy hitter, Grady Hendrix.
So please, grab yourself a big ol' glass of red wine and join us in this mortifying journey to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
This podcast includes topics may not be suitable for everyone. This novel has a number of VERY heavy triggers that we may be discussing or briefly touching upon. As further warning, there are discussions of the intense depictions of violence and racism towards Black children and adults as it relates to the historical and present day lives of Black Americans, particularly in the Southern United States. The full list of trigger warnings is available on TheStoryGraph so please listen at your own risk and prioritize your mental health before anything else.
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A SPOILER-FREE PODCAST.
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Novel: The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Intro and outro music: Esteban del Pino - Darlington Products
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