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In this episode of the Fully-Booked literary podcast, we're back in the room with Meaghan, Shirin, and Arthur, though Arthur gets plenty of playful shade right out of the gate. The energy is chaotic in the best way, and we all seem to embrace it.This time around, we're not doing a structured game or typical author discussion. Instead, we've decided to have a casual roundtable where we toss out book recommendations based on popular titles.Think of it as a “if you liked this, try this” style chat, the kind of stuff you might scroll through on BookTok, but with more tangents, more laughs, and a whole lot more coffee shop banter.So, yes, it's a podcast version of one of those aesthetic recommendation reels, but longer and full of personality. We're hoping it helps listeners find their next favorite read, whether they're winding down for bed or commuting with earbuds in. Along the way, we make plenty of jokes, toss in personal stories, and keep things as relatable as ever.Cozy Fantasy And Twisty YA PicksMeaghan kicks things off with Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. It's a standout in cozy fantasy, a genre that's all about lower stakes and high charm. This one's about a retired assassin who just wants to run a coffee shop. We love it because it's charming without the constant doom that high fantasy sometimes leans into. If you're tired of watching your favorite characters die dramatically, this is your safe space.From there, we get three recommendations to follow that cozy vibe:This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher offers more of an epic twist, following four heroes who reunite years after saving the world to stop another evil. It's got humor, sarcasm, and a nostalgic team-up energy.Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart includes orcs, elves, and romance, much like Legends and Lattes, but kicks the fantasy world-building up a notch.Dreadful by Caitlin Rosakus is quirky and a bit chaotic. A man wakes up in an evil wizard's lair and slowly realizes… he's the wizard. It's got dark magic with a comedic undertone that keeps things from getting too heavy.Next, Shirin brings up We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, a twisty, emotional YA mystery that clearly divides readers. Some of us saw the ending a mile away. Others (hi, Shirin) were shocked. Either way, it sparks strong reactions. From there, the recommended reads are:One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus, a classic high school murder mystery.A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, which begins as a school project but morphs into a full-on whodunit.Both offer those unreliable narrators and layers of secrets that make for great binge reads (and binge-worthy shows, too).Sci-Fi Sarcasm and Robots with FeelingsArthur (yes, we're letting him talk now) shifts us into sci-fi territory. He spotlights The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, which is being adapted into a TV show. The series centers around a sarcastic AI bot who's pretending not to be sentient while dealing with messy human feelings. It's funny, sharp, and dives into questions about identity and autonomy.The companion picks for Murderbot are:Neuromancer by William Gibson, the cyberpunk classic full of noir and hacking vibes.Autonomous by Annalee Newitz, a gritty, emotional dive into freedom and biotech ethics.Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie features a starship AI stuck in a single human body, trying to cope and also seek revenge.This whole section sparks a thoughtful conversation about how sci-fi is evolving to focus more on questions of self, ethics, and AI rights, especially as real-world conversations about artificial intelligence ramp up.From Gothic to Gruesome: Creepy Houses and Haunting PastsMeaghan circles back with another strong pick: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. This gothic classic inspires a group of haunting and eerie recommendations:The September House by Carissa Orlando, where every September, the house goes full horror mode with blood on the walls and something lurking in the basement.The Only One Left by Riley Sager, another gothic mystery involving a secluded cliffside mansion and a historical murder case.We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson delivers that same psychological tension and sense of dread found in Rebecca.We also detour briefly into House of Leaves territory, a book so bizarre in structure it's basically unreadable in audiobook form. Everyone agrees it's an experience, not just a novel.Court of Thorns, Shadow Daddies, and Fae RomanceThen we dive into a big one: A Court of Thorns and Roses (or ACOTAR, because who has time for long titles) by Sarah J. Maas. This fantasy romance gets a lot of love and some side-eye, depending on who you ask. It starts like Beauty and the Beast but quickly turns into something much more plot-heavy and twisty.Meaghan recommends:Quicksilver by Callie Hart, where the heroine gets dragged into the fae realm after trying to save her family. It's rich in world-building and dramatic romantic tension.Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco, a witchy, demon-summoning fantasy with Italian vibes, mouthwatering food descriptions, and yes—another shadowy love interest.We joke a lot about the term shadow daddy, which is hilarious and weirdly accurate for some of these characters. The group shares a good laugh about imagining their dads lurking in shadows. Totally normal podcast behavior...One-Person Sci-Fi Adventures (and Existential Crisis Fuel)Back in sci-fi land, Arthur brings us to Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, which is getting a film adaptation with Ryan Gosling. The book features a lone scientist in space trying to save Earth, accompanied only by an alien rock creature named Rocky. The humor and heart between the human and the alien make it surprisingly emotional.The suggested read-alikes:The Martian, also by Weir. Obviously.Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey has that isolated, losing-your-sanity-in-space vibe.Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, a classic of alien exploration and big questions.We get into the emotional toll of reading too much sci-fi. Some of us find it uplifting and full of imagination. Others (Shirin) find it deeply depressing. Fair enough.Vampires, Book Clubs, and Dark HumorShirin wraps things up with The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. It's part horror, part comedy, and all about strong women who take matters into their own hands. Think housewives turned vampire hunters. The book doesn't shy away from gruesome details, especially involving rats and face tentacles. But it's also heartfelt and hilarious.Similar reads include:The Honeys by Ryan La Sala, a genre-bending YA horror story about identity, loss, and hive-mind weirdness.So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison, another vampire tale that's more about the women fighting their way through chaos than the monsters themselves.We end with another surprise: Arthur picks something non-sci-fi for once. Catabasis by R.F. Kuang gets mentioned as a dark academia fantasy with two rival scholars traveling to hell. Yep. Hell. To save a professor. Talk about dedication.Recommendations here include:The Atlas Six by Olivie BlakeThe Secret History by Donna TarttIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioThey all explore dark magic, academic rivalries, and blurred lines between performance and reality. By the end, our TBR piles are towering, and we're all a little overwhelmed in the best way.Wrapping UpWe went through a ton of books in this episode: cozy fantasies, murder mysteries, sci-fi sagas, dark academia, and good old-fashioned horror. Some are funny. Some are terrifying. Some make you question your life choices. And some just make you feel seen as a reader who wants something a little different.We hope at least one of these picks piqued your interest or gave you something new to add to your list. And if your TBR just grew five feet taller, well… same. Until next time, keep on reading. We'll be here, figuring out how to read all of these before next week.
Summary: We'll make it quick this week, folks! Or not, since Holly and Devin can't resist waxing poetic about how awesome novellas are. Shorter than a novel, longer than a short story, these ~160 page books really pack a punch. Growing in popularity in Holly's wheelhouse lately but still more rare in Devin's, this corner of published works is sometimes overlooked but always worth digging into more deeply, especially if you enjoy watching authors use economy of words to create a world you're sucked into. Topics Discussed: The Dagger (5:15): Holly discussed We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, a gothic horror novella following Merricat Blackwood, an 18 year old girl who lives on her family's estate with her older sister Constance and their ailing uncle Julian. The Blackwood family used to be larger but was decimated by arsenic poisoning at a family dinner six years before the novel begins, for which Constance was accused and acquitted. Their days pass in happy isolation until cousin Charles appears, seeking to claim the Blackwood fortune. His presence threatens their secluded way of life, and Merricat feels she must act swiftly to keep them all safe from his designs. Holly's key takeaways were: The novel explores themes of societal cruelty, mob mentality, and the persecution of those who are different. Through Merricat and Constance, the reader explores human nature and society's treatment of outsiders. The story can be read as a subversive take on women's roles, with Constance as the domestic caretaker and Merricat as a defiant, untamed force. Jackson creates a chilling atmosphere of dread and paranoia, influencing modern gothic fiction and psychological thrillers we see today. She explores the lines between social ostracization and self-imposed exile, how the Blackwoods' past defines their present and how Constance and Merricat cope differently with their trauma. As a novella, Holly was impacted the most by Jackson's effective writing in so few pages. She felt joy at every single sentence, every weird quirk of the characters, the tone that was partly childlike and partly old fashioned, every detail about their house and their shopping and the claustrophobia of it all. The Heart (16:56): Devin discussed Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood, a collection of three novellas that can stand alone but also work in harmony as a collection. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are three engineers with different specialities, living in different places, united by friendship and their hatred for men thrust into their lives. Whether you're following Mara as she fights for space living with Liam, Sadie as she grapples with rejection while trapped in an elevator with Erik, or Hannah as she struggles for survival (and control of herself) with Ian in the arctic, these novellas are delightfully feminist and steamy. Devin's key takeaways were: As with many of Hazelwood's works, these novellas are grounded first and foremost in feminism and women in STEM; the three protagonists are very different but united in their work in the sciences and the challenges they face as women in a male-dominated field. As a novella, these stories stay tight and build romantic tension by putting the protagonists in closed environments; roommates, trapped in an elevator, in a tiny research facility in frigid conditions. By limiting the scope of locations and characters, Hazelwood could more efficiently create the perfect cocktail of emotion, tension, and chemistry that makes for great Enemies to Lovers reading. A standout component of the novella collection was the men; each in their own way was misunderstood by the female protagonists and for good reason. The flip of the switch from skepticism and assumption that they're just one of those sexist, ladder-climbing men to understanding and attraction was a blast to read. Hot On the Shelf (29:51): Devin: Likeable Badass by Alison Fragle, PhD Holly: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson What's Making Our Hearts Race (34:52): Devin: Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 on Max Holly: Say Nothing on Hulu Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.
It's Spooky Season Libration Nation! In this spine-tingling episode, I'm joined by Grace Todd, fellow Richmond podcast host of the "Didn't Read It" podcast, to delve into Shirley Jackson's chilling classic, The Haunting of Hill House. Over Dark Manhattans, we uncover the eerie atmosphere of Hill House, its unsettling characters, and ghostly legacies. Grace shares her deep connection to the novel, analyzing themes of female empowerment, queer undertones, and the metaphorical menace of family structures. We also touch on Jackson's other works and Grace's latest horror series on her podcast. Perfect for horror enthusiasts and fans of eerie literature, this episode offers a blend of humor and spooky insights. Cheers to a frightfully good time!Grace is an intermittent editor, book gremlin, and aspiring failed novelist. While her MFA in creative writing primarily served to exacerbate both her single-minded obsession with fiction and her dubious mental health, it did give her an excuse to lose herself in books when she should have been doing her day job, for which she is thankful. The book piles in her house are becoming more perilous and less structurally sound by the day.We recorded this episode in Grace's studio at the Black Iris Social Club, which was so cool, and features a bar where Brett, their charming barkeep, poured us Dark Manhattans, which are delicious with the spice of danger!Dark Manhattan Recipe2 oz Cynar1 oz rye whiskey1 oz Amaro (Brett made ours with Amaro y Arroyo from the Virginia distillery Copper Fox)Dash of orange bittersGarnish - Luxardo Dark CherriesServe on ice or stir and shake into a chilled glass - enjoy!In this EpisodeThe Haunting of Hill House TV ShowThe Haunting (1960s Jackson-sanctioned film version)We Have Always Lived in the Castle FilmBooks by Shirley JacksonThe Shirley Jackson AwardsThoughts on Shirley Jackson and QueernessShirley Jackson's NYT Obituary (not mentioned in the episode but very interesting nonetheless)Shirley (Elizabeth Moss film)Didn't Read It episode on Shirley Film
We discuss "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson. We review the book by breaking down the characters and their motivations, the feminist themes throughout, and what we took away from the story. You can follow us on X, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.
Caroline, Lexis, and Dannelle are back for another installment of the TBR series! Join us as we cross more books off of our Goodreads "To Be Read" lists. Books read and discussed in this episode include The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, A Room of One's Own by Virginia Wolf, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy.
Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht? Schon wieder ist Zeit für's Staffelfinale! Neben der obligatorischen Punkteauszählung nehmen sich Kim und Denise diesmal auch ein wenig Raum, um auf vier Staffeln Null Uhr Eins zurückzuschauen. Dabei bekommt ihr einen kleinen Blick hinter die Kulissen und erfahrt mehr über die Highlights, vergangene Herausforderungen, und zukünftige Pläne – es gibt da nämlich dieses Mal einen kleinen (hoffentlich süßen!) Haken, bevor die nächste Staffel in Angriff genommen werden kann… Aber natürlich lassen die Zwei euch auch Horror-mäßig diesen Sommer nicht im Stich. Jede*r hat nämlich seine Top 3 Favoriten des Teen-Horrors mitgebracht! Denn was schreit schon Sommer-Nostalgie wie geballte Hormon-Explosionen im Pubertätsalter? Unter anderem besprechen Kim und Denise diese Folge alte und neue Teen-Horror Klassiker wie “The Faculty” (1998) und “Talk to Me” (2022), aber auch das Videospiel “The Quarry” (2022) ist dabei sowie ältere Romane: Shirley Jacksons “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” (1962) und auch – wie sollte es anders sein – Stephen Kings “It” (1986) werden aus dem Hut gezaubert. Da sich auch noch andere Sommer-Teen-Horror-Empfehlungen in die Folge geschlichen haben, gehen Kim und Denise mit gutem Gewissen in die etwas längere Pause. Und vergesst nicht, bis wir uns wieder hören: stay spooky!Achtung!- Diese Folge enthält milde Spoiler zu den folgenden besprochenen Werken: The Quarry (2022), The Faculty (1998), Talk to Me (2022), We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), It (1986), sowie Scream (1996), Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Christine (1983) und Cabin in the Woods (2012).Wenn ihr uns in der Zwischenzeit erreichen möchtet (wir freuen uns über Themenvorschläge für Staffel 5!), tut dies am besten über Mail: nulluhreins@gmx.de. Und wenn ihr uns in der Upload-freien Zeit unterstützen mögt, dann empfiehlt unseren Podcast doch einer Person eures Vertrauens weiter, oder lasst uns auf dem Portal eurer Wahl eine gute Bewertung da. Fledermäusige Grüße!Shownotes: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fcg83tn3o80u9mpk0dgf2/48-Staffelfinale-Teen-Horror-Shownotes.docx?rlkey=q81wupqs26kevem1grccaxr5f&st=q5b68aix&dl=0
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1215, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Shirley Booth 1: Before the closing of the theaters in 1642, James Shirley wrote about 30 plays during the reign of this king. Charles I. 2: "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a Gothic novel by this author also known for her short stories. Shirley Jackson. 3: This Welsh singer sang the theme songs for 3 James Bond movies. Bassey. 4: In the miniseries "Mrs. America" about 1970s feminist wars, Uzo Aduba played this pioneering Black presidential candidate. Shirley Chisholm. 5: Post-Hollywood, Shirley Temple served as a U.S. ambassador and head of the office of this, diplomatic procedure. the office of protocol. Round 2. Category: Sleepy 1: This sleepy Pennsylvania town is often called "The Most Famous Small Town in America". Gettysburg. 2: In 2010 the sleepy Hudson River town of Rhinebeck, N.Y. hosted the nuptials of this first kid. Chelsea Clinton. 3: Big Arm, Bigfork, and Big Sky are all little towns in this state. Montana. 4: A 1920s query asked, "Will it play in" this Illinois town that experts considered a bellwether?. Peoria. 5: Tim McGraw called this Colorado ski resort city southwest of Aspen and Vail a "sleepy little town". Telluride. Round 3. Category: Major Generals 1: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993, he's now a member of Bush's cabinet. Colin Powell. 2: For sure he was a major general at Fort Sumter; that bit about inventing baseball.... Abner Doubleday. 3: Eisenhower, MacArthur and Marshall all got big promotions in December of this year. 1944. 4: Some generals got better nicknames than others -- Joseph Hooker was "Fighting Joe" and he was "Mad Anthony". Anthony Wayne. 5: Lincoln took the command of the Army of the Potomac away from this man -- twice. George McClellan. Round 4. Category: A Marriage In Ruins 1: Board the Hiram Bingham train in Cuzco and have your ceremony near these ruins with a shaman as your officiant. Machu Picchu. 2: There's an idea to turn the ruins of this old metropolis S. of Baghdad into a wedding venue, but you may want to wait for calm. Babylon. 3: Chichen Itza may be a good site for your nuptials; it's located in this Mexican state with the same name as a peninsula. the Yucatán. 4: Come clean with your bride at a wedding in Rome's baths of this emperor, opened in 216 A.D.. Caracalla. 5: Wed at the Talisay Ruins, once a sugar plantation on Negros Island, part of this Southeast Asian archipelago. the Philippines. Round 5. Category: To L With Science. With L in quotes 1: On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day. liver. 2: A tree branch, or a solar flare seen at the edge of the Sun. a limb. 3: Any of a hydrophobic group of organic compounds, including fats and oils. lipids. 4: When you activate a light stick, the chemicals within react to produce this type of cold light. luminescence. 5: 5-letter term for a center of activity, or the position of a gene on a chromosome. a locus. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Buenos dias, Matosinhos! Olha o episódio com o tema mais caótico lá atrás. Não sabemos como é que ainda não tínhamos chegado aqui, mas o que importa é que já cá estamos e prontas para tornar isto numa série. Digam-nos os vossos memes portugueses favoritos e se gostariam de ouvir mais episódios destes! Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Mile High & The Right Move, Liz Tomforde (1:28) - The Perfect Find, Tia Williams (2:42 & 12:07) - Autobiografia Não Autorizada 2, Dulce Maria Cardoso (3:07) - Verity, Colleen Hoover (7:03) - Done and Dusted, Lyla Sage (7:18) - Viradas do Avesso, Joana Kabuki (7:48) - The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren (9:07) - The Summer of Broken Rules, K. L. Walther (9:15) - Talking at Night, Claire Daverley (10:16) - ‘Tis the Season for Revenge, Morgan Elizabeth (11:30) - What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty (13:49) - Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley (14:01) - The Pact, Sharon Bolton (14:47) - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid (15:51) - The Candy House, Jennifer Egan (16:11) - Sinais de Fumo, Alex Couto (16:37) - Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1), Evie Dunmore (18:20) - Babel, R. F. Kuang (19:03 & 27:21) - Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (20:05) - Filhos da Chuva, Álvaro Curia (20:37) - Pod, Laline Paull (20:46) - How to Kill Your Family, Bella Mackie (22:03) - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (22:10) - Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield (22:39) - Other People's Clothes, Calla Henkel (23:37) - The Friend Zone, Abby Jimenez (24:05) - You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Awaeke Emezi (24:19) - We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson (25:57) - Educated, Tara Westover (26:14) - Wild Swans, Jung Chan (27:46) - Once More With Feeling, Elisa Sussman (28:31) - Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid (28:48) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (30:24) - Book Lovers, Emily Henry (30:28) - Our Stop, Laura Jane Williams (32:14) - Ghosts, Dolly Alderton (32:36) - As Primas, Aurora Venturini (32:50) - Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason (34:05) - Snowflake, Louise Nealon (34:09) - Depois a Louca Sou Eu, Tati Bernardi (34:15) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.
Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. You guys asked us for very specific book recommendations - and we're here to deliver. Here are all the books mentioned in this episode: Perfume - Patrick Süskind We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami The Secret History - Donna Tartt If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio Babel - R. F. Kuang Good Material - Dolly Alderton Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown White Nights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Stranger - Albert Camus The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides Thank you for listening! Connect with us on TikTok and Instagram for memes and other good things ;) (p.s. Thanks to John for keeping us hydrated and fed while editing and publishing this episode)
Season 6 Episode 2: More Than Meets The EyeKRYSTAL SUTHERLAND (THE INVOCATIONS) + CATRIONA WARD (THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET).Victoria is joined by authors Catriona Ward and Krystal Sutherland to discuss adding horror and supernatural ingredients to the Crime Fiction cauldron.VICTORIA SELMANSundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARSAmazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeSWebsite for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.comTwitter: @VictoriaSelmanWe love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman and join in the chat using #OnTheSofaWithVictoriaRecommendationsFilms:BabadookMidsommerGet Out It Follows I Let You InBooks:The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Catle Shirley JacksonCujo Stephen King Zombies Joyce Carol OatesMusic courtesy of Guy Hale KILLING ME SOFTLY - MIKE ZITO featuring Kid Anderson. GUY HALE Produced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023& Newcastle Noir 20232024??
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Text Message.In this bonus episode, Amy reflects on a recent trip to the Winchester Mystery House, an architecturally-unusual mansion in San Jose, California which helped inspired Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. In addition to exploring the life of Sarah Winchester and her legendary home, Kim and Amy discuss the 2018 film adaptation of Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle as well as a "haunted" music box owned by the Vermont-based author.For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
“A premissa era incrível, mas a concretização desiludiu.” — quantas vezes já nos ouviram dizer isto? Tantas, que aproveitámos a sugestão de uma ouvinte e decidimos falar de premissas e concretizações. Trouxemos exemplos de boas premissas e execuções não tão boas, mas também há boas surpresas. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Coisas de Loucos, Catarina Gomes (1:55) - Love in the Big City, Sang Young Park (2:52) - The Fair Botanists, Sara Sheridan (3:24) - Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka (9:53) - Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson (11:14) - Love in the time of Serial Killers, Alicia Thompson (13:10) - The School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan (15:03) - The Roughest Draft, Emily Wimberley e Austin Siegmund-Broka (18:16) - The Midnight Library, Matt Haig (19:54) - The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix (22:30) - You've Reached Sam, Dustin Tao (25:23) - The Power, Naomi Alderman (27:16) - All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (29:30) - Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (32:00) - I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, Baek Se-hee (33:50) - Cursed Bread, Sophie Mackintosh (36:32) - The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern (38:43) - The Prisioner, B. A. Paris (40:22) - Girl in White, Sue Hubbard (42:28) - Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn (43:48) - To the Wedding, John Berger (45:36) - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman (48:01) - We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson (50:18) - Mayflies, Andrew O'Hagan (52:18) - We Were Liars, E. Lockhart (54:27) - Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (55:38) - The Flatshare, Beth O'Leary (56:57) - Sinopse de Amor e Guerra, Afonso Cruz (58:20) - Attachments, Rainbow Rowell (59:47) - Tom Lake, Ann Patchett (1:00:58) - Ready Player One, Ernest Cline (1:02:18) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.
Shirley Jackson in North Bennington, Vermont. Award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin visits the small village of North Bennington, where Jackson lived for twenty years. We stand in the square where Jackson imagined 'The Lottery' and conjure the ghost of Merricat Blackwood as she collects her sinister groceries in Jackson's last and greatest novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133431/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-by-jackson-shirley/9780141191454Blackstone Publishing audiobook edition of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, read by Bernadette Dunnehttps://www.blackstonelibrary.com/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle?sp=15364 The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133428/the-lottery-and-other-stories-by-jackson-shirley/9780141191430Penguin Audio edition of The Lottery and Other Stories, read by Francine Brodyhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/133428/the-lottery-and-other-stories-by-jackson-shirley/9780141994871 Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Modern Classics edition)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312885/life-among-the-savages-by-jackson-shirley/9780241387801Penguin Audio edition of Life Among the Savages, read by Kate Handfordhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312885/life-among-the-savages-by-jackson-shirley/9780141994901 Ruth Franklinhttps://ruthfranklin.substack.com/ Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklinhttps://wwnorton.com/books/Shirley-Jackson-A-Rather-Haunted-Life/ The Moonscones Micro-Bakeryhttps://www.facebook.com/p/Moon-scones-100088145470570/ Powers Markethttps://powersmarket.com/ The John G McCullough Free Libraryhttps://mcculloughlibrary.org/ Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our most popular episode of the year is back! James has gathered the best 'What Are You Reading?' segments from 2023 into a comprehensive summary of book recommendations from our guests. We discuss a huge variety of books, including thriller, mystery, memoir, rom com, literature, essays, poetry, nonfiction, plays and audiobooks. We also delve into reading habits. Do you read several books at a time, or restrict yourself to one? Do you finish most books you pick up, or allow yourself to quit? And so much more. This episode features Hilton Koppe, Sanchana Venkatesh, Lee Kofman, Anna Spargo-Ryan, Karina May, Hannah Bent, Holden Sheppard, Hayley Scrivenor, Danielle Binks, Julie Janson, Mark Brandi, Indira Naidoo, Amy Lovat, Jonathon Shannon, Ali Thomas, Jacinta Dietrich, and Annette Higgs. Books and authors discussed in this episode: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang; The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill; Lost Connections by Johann Hari; Homesickness by Janine Mikosza; The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader; Turning Points in Medieval History by Dorsey Armstrong; Crying in H Mary by Michelle Zauner; Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason; Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom; The Wych Elm by Tana French; In the Woods by Tana French; The Others by Mark Brandi; Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka; Crushing by Genevieve Novak; No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak; The Shot by Naima Brown; The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka; The Road by Cormac McCarthy; The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy; Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy; The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; Ghost Music by An Yu; Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie; We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson; The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh; We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis; Windhall by Ava Barry; The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane; Limberlost by Robbie Arnott; Benevolence by Julie Janson; Compassion by Julie Janson; Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami; The People of the River by Grace Karskens; Nardi Simpson (from ep 18); Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright; The Trial by Franz Kafka; Mistakes and Other Lovers by Amy Lovat; Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier; Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier; A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno; Brilliant Lies by David Williamson; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler; A Swim in the Pond in the Road by George Saunders; Lee Kofman (from ep 76); Kate Mildenhall (from ep 13); Sarah Sentilles (from ep 50); From Bhutan to Blacktown by Om Dhungel; Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Stolen Focus by Johann Hari; Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang; Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey; Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey; Lucy Clarke; Echolalia by Briohny Doyle; Bunny by SE Tolsen; On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs; When One of Us Hurts by Monica Vuu; Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld; A Mile Down by David Vann; A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh; The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; The Reader by Bernard Schlink; The Tilt by Chris Hammer; The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes; The Joy Thief by Penny Moodie; We Didn't Think It Through by Gary Lonesborough; Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo; Obsession by Nicole Madigan Learn more about Ashley's psychological thriller Dark Mode and get your copy here or from your local bookshop. Learn more about James' award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy here or from your local bookshop. Upcoming events Ashley is teaching Online Feedback: Manuscript Development for Writing NSW starting 4 March 2024 Ashley is teaching Writing Crime Fiction, a six-week online course with Faber starting 15 May 2024 Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson
Becky and Austin talk about the work and life of Shirley Jackson, including: "The Lottery and Other Stories," "The Haunting of Hill House," "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," and more! Introductory reading from "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."
Flute 360 | Episode 269: “Suzuki, Piccolo & Auditions…Oh My! with Chris James” Have you ever gotten feedback that your music-making lacks expression? Have you ever felt challenged when it comes to creating emotion through sound? Through the above topics, Chris James has learned to break down the elements of expression and is passionate about sharing how to work with them so that you can incorporate them into your performance. Now a Haynes Artist, Chris learned from the grueling audition process that simulating an emotion on stage through conscious technical changes is the ultimate skill. He is elated to share a session on exactly that, entitled “Expression as Technique” through Haynes University. Please find the link below! This episode is also here to remind you that the piccolo is your friend and can not only open more opportunities for you, but can even vastly improve your flute playing! If you have been avoiding the piccolo for any reason, let Chris' words serve as a message that it is not your enemy after all! Lastly, you are personally invited to an upcoming event! Are you craving a space where you can start to defeat imposter syndrome and performance anxiety once and for all? If so, then I personally invite you to join us for an upcoming five-day challenge that will not only help boost your confidence on and off the stage, but will have you surrounded by supportive flutists. You don't have to endure this agonizing fear of playing in front of people anymore. You can truly let your artistic voice shine through your performances, and I can show you how to do that through my method called: "360 Empowerment: Unleashing Your Flute Story.” Mark your calendars for November 13th-17th, 2023 for an inspiring session you don't want to miss. Go to my website at heidikaybegay.com and sign-up for the newsletter, so you don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity. See you soon! Episode 269 – Main Points: 5:21 – Chris' background 11:33 – More on Suzuki 15:54 – The importance of playing piccolo 19:52 – Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company Ad 21:36 – Lessons learned from taking orchestral auditions 25:23 – “Expression as technique” 29:47 – Three questions to ask when approaching audition excerpts 34:16 – Becoming a Haynes' Artist 39:11 – Picks of the day Episode 269 – Resources Mentioned: Join the Flute 360's Accelerator Program Here! Join us Saturday, 11/18/23 from 11:00 AM CT to 1:00 PM CT! Schedule a 15-minute call to chat with Heidi! Join the Flute 360 Family's Facebook Private Group! Haynes University Haynes' Club 88 Sponsors: Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company – Your One-Stop Flute Shop! Visit the Wm.S. Haynes' Website! Guest's Links: Website Instagram Facebook PICKS! "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Follow Heidi! Follow Flute 360 via TikTok! Follow Flute 360 via Instagram! Follow Flute 360 via Twitter! Follow Flute 360 via LinkedIn! Follow Flute 360 via Facebook! Join the Flute 360 Newsletter! Join the Flute 360 Family's Facebook Private Group! Join the Flute 360's Accelerator Program Here! Subscribe to the Flute 360's YouTube Channel!
In this podcast episode, we explore the book adaptation of "We Have Always Lived In The Castle" and why the book was better.
Agarrem-se à caneca de chá mais próxima e acendam todas as velas que o episódio de hoje é todo sobre sensações de Outono. Recomendações de livros que ajudam a intensificar o quentinho desta que é a estação preferida do Livra-te e da maioria das pessoas que gostam mesmo é de ficar em casa a ler. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan (1:25) - These Precious Days, Ann Patchett (2:48) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (3:10) - Talking at Night, Claire Daverley (6:20) - Me Before You, Jojo Moyes (6:27) - Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson (7:40) - The House in the Cerulean Sea, T. J. Klune (8:33) - One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston (9:27) - We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson (10:39 & 42:14) - Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier (10:57) - Modern Love, editado por Daniel Jones (12:23) - Conversations on Love, Natasha Lunn (12:29) - Lie With Me, Philippe Besson (13:15) - Almond, Won-Pyung Sohn (14:49) - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (17:04) - Ask Again Yes, Mary Beth Keane (17:13) - My Policeman, Bethan Roberts (18:03) - Real Life, Brandon Taylor (19:00) - Our Stop, Laura Jane Williams (20:52) - Autumn, Ali Smith (22:38) - Writers & Lovers, Lily King (23:06) - Better Than the Movies, Lynn Painter (24:51) - Saga Cemitério dos Livros Esquecidos, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (25:16) - The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle (25:36 & 41:58) - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird, Josie Silver (29:53) - A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman (30:22) - Tom Lake, Ann Patchett (31:13) - Foster, Claire Keegan (32:28) - Funny Feelings, Tarah Dewitt (34:40) - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (35:06) - Babel, R. F. Kuang (35:37) - If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio (36:25) - Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (43:40) - Kindred, Octavia E. Butler (43:49) - The Secret History, Donna Tartt (45:01) - You Again, Kate Goldbeck (45:19) - Business or Pleasure, Rachel Lynn Solomon (46:13) - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (46:44) - Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (47:22) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.
For our second-to-last episode of season 5, we decided to pick another spooky season book: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. We read Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House two years ago, all the way back in season 1. And as a bonus, we also discussed The Lottery, a short story by Jackson that both Sarah and Pooja read in school. Did Shirley Jackson finally win us over? Listen to find out!
This week, we're learning all about how libraries work with a BOP listener, Carley! Carley has worked in public libraries for over ten years and has a Master of Library and Information Science and is the host of the Tales from a Bibliophile podcast. We ask Carley about her career journey, a typical day in her job, how books get purchased, how funding works, books bans, and more! Favorite books she re-reads We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Most recommended books Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega Taylor Jenkins Reid's first four novels The Family Plot by Megan Collins Louise Penny for Mysteries The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune Under the Whispering Door by Tj Klune Obsessions Olivia: White Whine with Ice Becca: Making a funfetti cake for girls' weekend, and RHONY Season 14 (the reboot!) What we read this week! Becca: n/a Olivia: Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors A Thing or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
How can winning an artistic residency impact your creative career? Hear from four Australian authors about their experiences entering and winning the ASA/Varuna Ray Koppe Young Writers Fellowship, and how their careers have developed since. Hannah Bent is the author of When Things Are Alive They Hum. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and Film from Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design in London. She undertook further study in both directing and screenwriting at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Technology, Sydney. She won the Ray Koppe Young Writers Award in 2013. Holden Sheppard is a multi award-winning author from Geraldton, Western Australia. His debut young adult novel, Invisible Boys, won multiple accolades including the 2018 TAG Hungerford Award and the 2019 Western Australian Premier's Book Award. His writing often focuses on themes of masculinity, sexuality and mental health. Hayley Scrivenor is the author of the number one Australian bestseller, Dirt Town, published as Dirt Creek in North America. An earlier version of the book was shortlisted for the Penguin Literary Prize and won the Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award. Hayley has a PhD in Creative Writing and is a former Director of Wollongong Writers Festival. To hear more from Hayley, listen to ep 68. Danielle Binks is a writer, reviewer, agent and book blogger. She edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired by the #LoveOzYA movement. The Year the Maps Changed, Danielle's debut middle-grade novel, was a CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021. The Monster of Her Age is Danielle's debut YA novel. We also speak with Hilton Koppe, author of the memoir One Curious Doctor. To hear more from Hilton, listen to episode 70. The ASA/Varuna Ray Koppe Young Writers Fellowship for 2024 is open for applications from 15 June 2023. Each year, thanks to the generosity of the Koppe family, the Australian Society of Authors awards a two-week residential fellowship to an aspiring or emerging writer under the age of 35. The fellowship includes a two-week Varuna residency, a one-hour consultation, a year's membership to the ASA, and travel subsidy for writers outside of NSW. For more information and to apply, visit the ASA website. Upcoming events: See James at Yarrum Storyfest – 1-2 July, Yarrum Regional Theatre, Yarrum, VIC ($25-$40, book here) Boorowa Literary Festival will take place on July 14 and 15 this year – see Ashley and James in person! Mark Brandi in conversation with Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Thursday, 20 July, 6.30-7.30 pm Save the date – Ashley and James in conversation on Dark Mode at Mona Vale Library, Tuesday 8 August, 7pm Books and authors discussed in this episode: Ghost Music by An Yu; Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie; Jacinta Dietrich (from ep 45); We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson; The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh; Jackie Bailey (from ep 66); Candice Fox; Tracey Lien; Garry Disher; Lee Kofman (from ep 76); We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis; Windhall by Ava Barry; Fiona McFarlane; Limberlost by Robbie Arnott Ashley's psychological thriller 'Dark Mode' is out now! Learn more about it and get your copy. James' novel 'Denizen' is out now! Learn more about it and get your copy. Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt + @JamesMcWatson Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson
Author and Screenwriter Wiz Wharton, author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA a brilliant historical fiction novel told in two time lines, one in London and one in Hong Kong, about family, identity and belonging.Wiz chats about:How she trained to write for stage and screen before turning her hand to fictionHow she turned down offers for her first novel because she realised it wasn't in the genre she wanted to write.How a discovery when clearing out her mother's house led to the idea for her debut novelHow using two timelines helped her to explore intergenerational trauma and social change in her writingWhy she chose the title of her book at the very beginning and why she didGuest Author: Wiz Wharton Twitter: @Chomsky IG: @WizWharton Books: GHOST GIRL, BANANAHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Wiz's recommendations:A book for fans of Wiz's work: The Leavers by Lisa KoA book Wiz has always loved: We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley JacksonA book that's been published recently or is coming soon: Bellies by Nicola Dinan & This Family by Kate SawyerNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x
Discussing 'We Have Always Lived in The Castle' with Liz & Hiatt Collins.
In Episode 138, author Rebecca Makkai discusses I Have Some Questions for You, her latest novel that explores societal issues such as racism and wrongful incarceration through the lens of a crime story. This was a five-star book for me and looks to be *the book* of 2023 so far! Rebecca shared how she engaged with readers using click-bait style headlines and created a sense of intimacy through the second-person point of view. She also goes behind the scenes of how she pitches her new book ideas to her agent and publisher. Plus, Rebecca gives us her book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights A spoiler-free glimpse into her latest book, I Have Some Questions for You. What inspired her to start writing the book, including the initial wave of the #MeToo movement and the public's fascination with true crime. Insider knowledge about when she shares her work with agents and publishers. How she blended elements of crime within her literary fiction novel. How she uses click-bait style headlines to draw readers in from the opening of the book and throughout the story. Why Rebecca used the second-person point of view and how that created an intimate connection between readers and the protagonist. How she used student testimony and gossip to shape the narrative and delve into issues such as racism, sexism, and abuse. How she reconciled the viewpoints of the '90s with modern perspectives in her novel. A sneak peek of what Rebecca has planned next, including a hint about her upcoming book, and learn about her 84 Books Project. Rebecca's Book Recommendations [30:43] Two OLD Books She Loves The Door by Magda Szabó | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:57] We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:32] Two NEW Books She Loves If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:34] The Guest Lecture by Martin Riker | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:06] A Book With Which She Has a Complicated Relationship London Fields by Martin Amis | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:11] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine (June 13, 2023) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:52] Last 5-Star Book Rebecca Read Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:09] Other Books Mentioned The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [1:05] The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai [1:58] The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai [2:01] Music for Wartime by Rebecca Makkai [2:02] The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht [7:01] All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay [9:43] When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain [12:09] The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson [34:29] The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson [34:39] The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan [42:02] Time's Arrow by Martin Amis [42:47] Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy [45:39] The Upstairs House by Julia Fine [48:02] The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb [48:51] The Ensemble by Aja Gable [48:53] About Rebecca Makkai Website| Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Substack Rebecca Makkai is the author of the novels I Have Some Questions for You, The Great Believers, The Hundred-Year House, and The Borrower, and the story collection Music for Wartime. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, The Great Believers received an American Library Association Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, among other honors, and was named one of the Ten Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times. A 202 Guggenheim fellow, Makkai is on the MFA faculties of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and Northwestern University, and is the artistic director of StoryStudio Chicago. She lives on the campus of the midwestern boarding school where her husband teaches, and in Vermont.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (1962) vs The Animal One Thousand Miles Long: Seven Lengths of Vermont and Other Adventures by Leath Tonino (2018)
When postpartum depression strikes, escaping those feelings can seem impossible. But finding a way to overcome the impossible and turn what we view as a weakness into our strength is part of what draws us to superheroes.Joining today's conversation is Samantha Bryant, an author of horror and superheroes. This mom of two returned to creative writing as a means to help herself through postpartum depression. Learn how Samantha established healthy boundaries with her children to safeguard her writing time. You'll also hear about the evolution of her children adjusting to her writing needs and becoming her biggest supporters.So, if you want to hear how Samantha turned a forgotten hobby into a writing career that includes superheroes, tune in today's episode. Topics discussed: Writing to process the worldThe slow decline of writing post-childbirthPPD and getting back into writingWeekend family team meetings Pursing writing beyond being a hobbyImplementing a daily writing habitThe kids' reactions to mom writingHow healthy boundaries change as kids grow upWriting has no age limitLooking back at our earlier writingsFor the love of superheroesNo right way to go about a writing lifeFavorite booksDon't wait to start writing again About Samantha: Samantha writes half-hero and half-horror, depending on whether she wants to save the world or watch it burn. Her superhero series comprises four novels, two novellas, and a collection of shorts and will conclude with the fifth novel in 2024. Her short-form horror work appears in several anthologies.She parents an adult daughter and a teenage non-binary kid with her patient husband. La Casa Bryant is in a small town in North Carolina.Get her books:Menopausal Superhero series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CHNLQ2 Anthologies with her horror stories: https://bit.ly/SamanthaBryantConnect w/ Samantha:Website: http://samanthabryant.comFB: https://www.facebook.com/samanthadunawaybryantTwitter: https://twitter.com/samanthabwriterIG: https://www.instagram.com/samanthabwriter Books discussed during the show: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsComic books: Spider-Man, Underdog, Archie, Red Sonya, X-Men, and Uncanny X-MenThe Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly BlckMagic Tree House series by Mary Pope OsbornePajama Time and Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton Junie B. Jones by Barbra ParkFranny K. Stein by Jim Benton Amelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishThe Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensBeloved by Toni MorrisonMrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha ChristieMurderbot Diaries series by Martha WellsFree your creative self too. Download your free copy of my guide, 5 Steps to Help You Start Writing Today, at https://lifebeyondparenting.com/5-steps-start-writing. Let's connect via my Facebook group, Parents Who Write, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentswhowrite.
Isa : La Conjuration primitive de Maxime ChattamKurt : Nous avons toujours vécu au chateau (We Have Always Lived in the Castle) de Shirley Jackson Plus le sondage Twitter et quelques anecdotes d'achats ou de ventes toujours rigolotes ! La musique d'intro est Gangsta Paradise par CoolioEt la musique de sortie Dream On de Aerosmith Merci beaucoup Galaxie Pop Retrouvez Kurt sur le Discord de Mana&Plasma ici : https://discord.gg/Wbmjs8Fv2xIsa sur Twwitter ici : https://twitter.com/IsaBrainDeadEt Rémi sur TikTok ici : https://www.tiktok.com/@startrekpourlesnu On vous souhaite le mieux pour cette année et on vous aimes.
Book: We Have Always Lived in The Castle By Shirley Jackson Film: We Have Always Live in the Castle (2018) We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965. The novel is written in the voice of eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood, who lives with her sister and uncle on an estate in Vermont. Six years before the events of the novel, the Blackwood family experienced a tragedy that left the three survivors isolated from their small village. The novel was first published in hardcover in North America by Viking Press, and has since been released in paperback and as an audiobook and e-book.[2] It has been described as Jackson's masterpiece. We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 2018 American mystery thriller film directed by Stacie Passon, written by Mark Kruger, and starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, and Sebastian Stan. It was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson. Opening Credits; Introduction (2:31); Amazing Design Advertisement ( 19.14); Background History (20.26); Plot Synopsis (21.26); Book Thoughts (25.32); Let's Rate (1:07.56); Introducing a Film (1:16.06); We Have Always Lived In The Castle Film Trailer (1:17.11); Lights, Camera, Action (1:19.02); How Many Stars (1:59.49); End Credits (2:04.39); Closing Credits (2:06.26) Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved Closing Credits: I'll Be Home For Christmas by Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood. Taken from the album Christmas Duets. Copyright 2008 RCA Victor Records Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast. All rights reserved. Used with Kind Permission. All songs available through Amazon Music.
Chris, Alice and Jenny chat about Jenny's favourite books We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed.This is our last episode of the year! We'll be back in 2023 so please do send us over any episode ideas you may have. Have a great festive season, we hope it involves lots of great books!Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi. A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on iTunes.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice Support the show
Açıklama: Bu bölümde Amerikan korku ustaları Edgar Allan Poe, Howard Philip Lovecraft ve Shirley Jackson'ı ele aldık. Gelecek bölümde başka yazarlardan söz etmeye devam edeceğiz. İçerik uyarısı: Alkol bağımlılığı Görüş, öneri, ekstra içerikler ve anketler için Instagram'da "Korkununanatomisi" sayfasına gelin! Kaynaklar: Poe: Deniz Civelek, “The Detailed Analysis of the Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe in Stylistic Perspective” Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Edgar Allan Poe (çeviri: Tomris Uyar), “Kızıl Ölümün Maskesi” Nisan Yayınları 1991 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20recent,grave%20in%20a%20Baltimore%20graveyard https://www.nps.gov/edal/learn/historyculture/timelines-lifeandtimespoe.htm#:~:text=Edgar%20Allan%20Poe's%20life%20encompassed,and%20literature%20during%20his%20lifetime Lovecraft: John Engle, “Cults of Lovecraft: The Impact of H.P aft: The Impact of H.P. Lovecraft's Fiction on s Fiction on Contemporary Occult Practices” H.P. Lovecraft (çeviri: Dost Körpe), “Cthulhu'nun Çağrısı” İthaki Yayınları 2015 basım Cthulhu'nun çağrı sesi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MjLk2Ie9aU&feature=youtu.be Shirley Jackson: Deniz Akçil, “House on the Moon”: Female Isolation and Sisterhood in Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) Robert Lloyd, “Rather Haunted Women: Figurations of Spectrality in Shirley Jackson's Writing” https://americanwritersmuseum.org/rereading-the-work-of-shirley-jackson/#:~:text=Jackson's%20works%20were%20complex%2C%20combining,minds%20of%20unstable%2C%20unhappy%20women The Lottery (Piyango) https://www.cusd200.org/cms/lib/IL01001538/Centricity/Domain/361/jackson_lottery.pdf https://radyu.yasar.edu.tr
O Halloween está aí mas a gente tem medo, por isso, convidámos o maior especialista de terror que conhecemos para nos ajudar: Guilherme Fonseca. Podem ouvir à vontade que (achamos que) não está assombrado.
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week 7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White 8:06 - Current Reads 8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee) 8:44 - Garcia Street Books 8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast 11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith) 19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee) 19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6 21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.) 21:35 - We Need Diverse Books 22:41 - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (Meredith) 30:38 - Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Kaytee) 34:45 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:04 - Daphne by Josh Malerman (Meredith) 37:22 - An Unlikely Story 37:25 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram 41:39 - Deep Dive: Short Books that Pack a Punch 43:48 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 45:06 - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn (Amazon link, cannot locate on Bookshop.org) 45:13 - Book of the Month 45:20 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 46:17 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 46:19 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers 46:34 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells 47:01 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow 47:02 - A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow 47:46 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 48:22 - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 48:31 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 48:42 - 84, Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff 48:53 - 1984 by George Orwell 48:54 - Animal Farm by George Orwell 49:23 - Passing by Nella Larsen 49:57 - The Governesses by Anne Serre 50:32 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 50:54 - Elevation by Stephen King 51:26 - The Stand by Stephen King 51:27 - Needful Things by Stephen King 51:41 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 52:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish for a buddy reading app that allows for staggered reading. (Kaytee) 52:50 - The StoryGraph 53:14 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 54:08 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente I wish that more caregivers could use books as physical objects and talking points with their littles. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
In this week's bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss their favorite spooky reads and watches!Books, shows, and movies discussed in this episode:We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonDark Tales by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingCoraline by Neil GaimanThe October Country by Ray BradburyHorrorstor by Grady HendrixScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz; drawings by Stephen GammellThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix)Fear Street: 1994; Fear Street: 1978; Fear Street: 1666 (Netflix)Stranger Things (Netflix)Midnight Mass (Netflix)American Horror StoryParanormal ActivityThe Blair Witch ProjectThe RingThe ConjuringFollow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next week as we discuss Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaHere is the cocktail recipe for next week's episode if you want to drink along with us!Black Widow Smash via Half-Baked HarvestINGREDIENTS8 fresh blackberries, plus more for topping1-2 tsp fresh rosemary, plus a sprig for servingJuice from half a lemon1-2 TB honey1 ½ - 2 oz tequila or MezcalCouple dashes orange bittersSparkling water, for toppingINSTRUCTIONSIn a cocktail shaker or glass jar, add blackberries, rosemary, lemon juice and honey. Muddle all of the ingredients together, squishing everything to release the juices. Add the tequila and orange bitters. Add ice to your glass and strain the drink over the ice. Top the glass with a little more ice, pour the sparkling water over, and gently stir to combine. Garnish with fresh rosemary. DRINK!
David, Eric, and Nick seek out some mid-summer spookiness in Shirley Jackson's acclaimed We Have Always Lived in the Castle and instead find a compact work that is much more complicated than the horror themes, accessible sentences, and vaguely young adult-ish book cover (thanks Penguin Classics) lead one to believe. Cheers to Jackson for walking the line between genre and literary fiction and forcing the reader to sit with a story that has all the trappings of a murder mystery, but none of the virtuous resolutions. Perhaps we are all lacking the ability to communicate across societal lines, forever content in our ever-shrinking castles after all.
Episode 178 We've got our usual collection of four horror films and a short film for you this week. We'll start off with the EIGHTH and final part of the original Halloween series, "Halloween Resurrection." Then we'll watch the dark family drama, "We Have Always Lived in the Castle," from 2018, and then the classic "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" from 1995. Lastly, we'll dig up another Boris Karloff classic with "The Body Snatcher" from 1945. Bonus reviews at https://horrorbulletin.com this week: "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959) "Corruption" (1968) Tenth Issue of Horror Bulletin now available The newest issue of Horror Bulletin Monthly, our monthly compilation of all our reviews, is out now. This includes all the bonus content and is available as both a print book as well as an ebook. If you don't have time to read the website or email, here's one more option for you! Buy from Amazon: Amazon.com Buy Direct: https://brianschell.com/collection/horror-bulletin-monthly Check out all our books! The Horror Guys Guide to: The Horror Films of Vincent Price Universal Studios' Shock! Theater Universal Studios' Son of Shock! Hammer Horror Films The Silent Age of Horror Creepy Fiction: A Sextet of Strange Stagings: Six Surprising Scripts Tales to Make You Shiver, Volume 1 and 2 Here. We. Go! Links: Halloween Resurrection (2002) https://www.horrorguys.com/halloween-resurrection-2002/ We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) https://www.horrorguys.com/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-2018/ Blood of the Dinosaurs (2021) https://www.horrorguys.com/short-film-the-blood-of-the-dinosaurs-2021/ Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) https://www.horrorguys.com/tales-from-the-crypt-demon-knight-1995/ The Body Snatcher (1945) https://www.horrorguys.com/the-body-snatcher-1945/ And that's our show. Thanks for joining us. Stop in during the week at our website, HorrorMovieGuys.com for news and horror updates, to comment on this podcast, or to contact us. Get ready for next week, where we'll be watching four more full-lengths and a fun short film! Stay tuned! Stay tuned for more regular and bonus reviews next week! Email: email@horrorguys.com Book Store: https://brianschell.com/collection/horror-film-books The web: http://www.horrorguys.com Subscribe by email: http://horrorbulletin.substack.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horrormovieguys Twitter: http://twitter.com/HorrorMovieGuys Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com
In May we took a look at Dan Simmon's lengthy and emotional The Terror, a story about a group of sailors trapped in the artic. Note: This is an unedited audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Click here to submit a book for Book Club Next month's book is We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, June 24th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt's Twitter: @moridinamael Scott's Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing, and more at www.doofmedia.com
On this episode of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala shares some great reads that really help set the scene or take you through a story from someone with a different life experience. Click here for all the links to formats available with your EBPL or LMxAC library card! We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps Series 2000 #14: Jekyll and Heidi. Along they way, they discuss grief; Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast; billboards in Vermont; 411; class tensions; fiction v. nonfiction; Gothic tropes; ski sweaters; the Foundation; Heidi; exposition; IT: Chapter 2; Spiral; Shamela; orphans sent to live with mysterious relatives; A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Secret Garden; New England Horror; Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Hangsaman; Wolf; Bless the Child; The Spiral Staircase; “The Whisperer in Darkness”; torch-bearing mobs; Frankenstein; queer coding; Phantom of the Opera; Fritz Lang's M; deviancy narratives and marginalization; Vermont's history of sheep farming and industrial decline; unresolved endings; Halloween; No Country for Old Men; Certain Dark Things; Cube; mad scientist labs; Plague Dogs; The Island of Dr. Moreau; Herbert West: Reanimator; “Cool Air”; The House; going back for something; The Amityville Horror; The Matrix; cursed family members; Pet Sematary; The X-Files episode “The Post-Modern Prometheus”; Firestarter; disability; Of Mice and Men; the Gooseverse timeline; North American v. European werewolves; scientific research funding; and the year 1999. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com
This is our second bonus episode on BOOKS! This time we talked about what makes us re-read a book, put a book down, or keep reading. And more!As always, links to Bookshop are affiliate links.PindarPlatoMikhail Bulgakov, The Master and MargaritaNK Jemisin, Broken Earth TrilogyDante, Divine ComedyBetty Smith, A Tree Grows in BrooklynDr, Honorée Fannone Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBoisShirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in The CastleStephen King, Eyes of the DragonJames Joyce, UlyssesJames joyce, Finnegan's WakeJulia F. Green (IG)Lauren Groff, MatrixToni Cade Bambara, These Bones Are Not my ChildG.R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones series Robert Jones, Jr., The ProphetsDavid SedarisTayari Jones, Silver SparrowColson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys#MeTooStats on who is in juvenile detention centers (these are from 2017, and look at the trend from 1997-2017)Colson Whitehead, The Underground RailroadPercival Everett, The TreesTa-Nehisi Coates, The Water DancerKiese Laymon, HeavyThe third rail (politics)Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
This is our second bonus episode on BOOKS! This time we talked about what makes us re-read a book, put a book down, or keep reading. And more!As always, links to Bookshop are affiliate links.PindarPlatoMikhail Bulgakov, The Master and MargaritaNK Jemisin, Broken Earth TrilogyDante, Divine ComedyBetty Smith, A Tree Grows in BrooklynDr, Honorée Fannone Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBoisShirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in The CastleStephen King, Eyes of the DragonJames Joyce, UlyssesJames joyce, Finnegan's WakeJulia F. Green (IG)Lauren Groff, MatrixToni Cade Bambara, These Bones Are Not my ChildG.R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones series Robert Jones, Jr., The ProphetsDavid SedarisTayari Jones, Silver SparrowColson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys#MeTooStats on who is in juvenile detention centers (these are from 2017, and look at the trend from 1997-2017)Colson Whitehead, The Underground RailroadPercival Everett, The TreesTa-Nehisi Coates, The Water DancerKiese Laymon, HeavyThe third rail (politics)Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
In this episode, Seamus and Blake discuss great literary openings. Some of the books and writers touched upon in this episode include: C. S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" D. H. Lawrence, "Sea and Sardinia" Shirley Jackson, "The Haunting of Hill House", "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" George Orwell Martin Amis, "The Information" Christopher Isherwood, "Goodbye to Berlin" Sallust Rainer Maria Rilke, "The Notebooks of malte Laurids Brigge" Zora Neale Hurston, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Herman Melville, "Benito Cereno" Christy Lefteri, "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesamepagepod_ Email: seamusandblake@gmail.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/on.the.same.page.podcast/
Today I spoke to Christina and Grace all about their band new business - Wildling Press! Make sure you go check it out at https://www.wildlingpress.com/about-wildling.html Make sure to subscribe so you know when our next episode drops and rate and review if you like what we are doing. Socials Find Christina on Instagram (@christinathekann), Twitter (@christina_kann), TikTok (@sproutsprivatestash) and The Movie Night Crew Network. Find Grace on The Movie Night Crew Network. Find Wildling Press on Instagram (@wildlingpress), TikTok (@wildlingpress), Twitter (@wildlingpress) and their website (https://www.wildlingpress.com/about-wildling.html). Find Sam's Socials on this link: https://linktr.ee/samuelobrien Find the Podcast's Socials on this link: http://linktr.ee/contentncapable Plugs and Mentions Plug: Sam plugged The Candymakers by Wendy Mass. Christina plugged The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. Grace plugged Great British Bake Off and We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. Check out the other shows on the Movie Night Crew Network!
Video game documentarian and podcaster Ian Ferguson joins the panel to assist in the slaying of that vile creature that haunts this very night, Gamer Dracula. Original music by Kurt Feldman. Mashtlevania by Max Hully. Castle Gamer Dracula: What's the best way to orient a video game player in a space and provide direction? (02:46) What's the worst NPC in a video game? (07:49) How do you create good interior design for locations in video games? (13:10) What are the worst attempted comebacks in video games? (18:29) Improv Zone: Monster Mash (23:50) Dirtbag Triple Dive - Dusty: DeLorean of Video Games? Spencer: Do you watch the credits? MoxBagel: Shareware boom today? (28:38) Which two unrelated video games would you Frankenstein together? (34:25) How do video games evoke horror in a way other media cannot? (39:24) What competitive game could you beat Death at? (44:32) What are the greatest boss battles in video games? (48:00) FRIGHTENING ROUND: 13 Spooky Game Names (53:26) Recommendations and Outro (57:35) If you don't discuss this episode in the forums, it'll haunt you for all your days! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Hirokazu Yasuhara Ninja Gaiden Black Kim Swift Quantum Conundrum Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Killer7 D Beedle Exile Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories NieR Yakuza 3 Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Grandia Demolition Man Whiplash Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn Duke Nukem Forever NBA Playgrounds Bubsy Ulililia Strider (The Metroidvania one) Strider 2 Final Fight: “Streetwise” Final Fight Revenge Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Shinobi (the PS2 one) Golden Axe: Beast Rider Shadowrun (the 2007 one) Valis games Power Glove Arkham City Get in the Car, Loser! A Short Hike Sam & Max: Hit the Road DooM (the 2016 one) DooM Eternal Final Lap Twin World Court Tennis Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon Racing Lagoon Sigma Star Saga Undertale Cooking Mama Miltank Stardew Valley Oddworld series Crossed Swords Sonic Adventure Resident Evil 2 Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 3 Crypt of Medea Alien Vs Predator Metal Gear Solid WarioWare Fire Pro Wrestling The World Famous Vincent Puyo Puyo Asuka 120% Gunsport Builder's Block, AKA Landmaker Elite Beat Agents Leigh Alexander The End Psycho Mantis Splatoon Zelda II NieR: Automata Rayxanber III R-Type Recommendations: Brandon: The Void (2016), Demon Wind (1990), Death Spa (1988), Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection Frank: Watch kids get excited when picking out pumpkins from a pumpkin patch, buy some Halloween stuff for your house Ian: Empire of Ants by Susan Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson, Extra Napkins, Completely Unnecessary Podcast, Mon Amour Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. Mashtlevania by Max Hully.
Shirley Jackson, born December 14, 1916, is most well known for her short story, The Lottery. However, she also wrote the quintessential haunted house book, The Haunting of Hill House, and psychological thriller, We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Although she may be the mother of monsters, she also wrote for woman's housekeeping magazines, had four children, and a strenuous relationship with her mother and husband. This rebellious spirit criticized her misogynist, heteropatriarchal society through her writing and was often shunned because of it. She died August 8th, 1965, of heart failure after several years of suffering with agoraphobia, mental illness, and an alcohol dependency.
FInd yourself asking: What is Psychological Horror? Riss and Liza are here to help! Come listen to our ideas on what psych horror is, and some common technical aspects in writing psych horror. Riss reviews Iain Reid's psych horror masterpiece, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" while Liza reviews the classic "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by the great Sherley Jackson.
We lean hard into spooky season this week with a couple of classics! Caitlyn and Robin talk about Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House & We Have Always Lived in the Castle. All of these books are backlist titles and should be easy to find in your library or in paperback. Books mentioned in this episode: The Haunting of Hill House & We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Who Killed these Girls? by Beverly Lowry The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
This episode is a two in one deal. Both Robin and Zoey tell the hauntings of two schools in Louisiana. Robin covers the Nicholls State University with it's pop-up Paranormal class and Zoey covers the spooky dorms of Louisiana State University.But before we get into that, Robin shares her Something Spooky - a book by Shirley Jackson called "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" and a book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia called "Mexican Gothic." She gives both five out of five ghosts!.Zoey's birthday is coming up, and she opens presents from Robin on air and demands birthday tweets as well (ahem August 19th ahem).Stick around for the a mini-ghost-adventure Robin takes Zoey on within her own apartment, trying to reach out to the possible specter that lives there.CW: Suicide. Both brief mentions are preceded by an in-show warning.Sources: https://hauntedhospitality.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/ep-22-haunted-college-tour-part-3-nicholls-state-university-and-louisiana-state-university/
Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with prolific horror author, Paul Tremblay, to chat about his latest novel, SURVIVOR SONG, his other books, and the horror genre in general! Enjoy! Survivor Song (Libro.fm) The Cabin at the End of the World (Libro.fm) A Head Full of Ghosts (Libro.fm) Growing Things and Other Stories (Libro.fm) Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Libro.fm) The Little Sleep (Libro.fm) (January 26, 2021) No Sleep Till Wonderland (April 20, 2021) Paul Tremblay Follow Paul Tremblay on Twitter: @PaulGTremblay Follow Paul Tremblay on Instagram: @PaulGTremblay Other Books Mentioned During This Episode: The Stand by Stephen King (Libro.fm) The Throat by Peter Straub (Libro.fm) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm) The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm) Clive Barker's Books of Blood by Clive Barker Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (Libro.fm) The Return by Rachel Harrison (Libro.fm) Laird Barron (Libro.fm) Stephen Graham Jones (Libro.fm) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Need by Helen Phillips (Libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com
In terms of sheer hostility to human life, this remote and little-known range is second to none. One unlucky climber finds out why a third of all who summit The Mountain do not return to tell the tale. Credits: Narrated by Marissa Chin Written and produced by Doryen Chin Sensitivity Reader: Auden Granger "Deep Horrors" "Deep Noise" "Departure Ghostpocalypse" "Echoes of Time v2" "Medusa" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Spirit of the Dead" by Aakash Gandhi The Beacon Jar - Copyright 2018 Doryen Chin Transcript and Content Warnings under the cut: ----more---- [content warning: gaslighting, descriptions of corpses, descriptions of mental illness] Note: The audio you will hear is slightly altered from the text below, but the transcript is accurate for most purposes. MOUNTAIN Written by Doryen Chin My name is Agatha Bembridge, and it is by pure, dumb, terrible luck that I am alive. So that no one will go seeking to verify my account for themselves, I will keep the name of The Mountain a secret. Some of my peers may be able to guess its identity by deduction through any clues I unintentionally provide. But, it is my sincere hope that my reputation and this warning alone will be enough to give them pause. The two-week hike up to Base Camp was as slow and arduous as I'd heard, even after eighteen months of training and planning. I was traveling with a handful of guides who were native to the region, as well as a wealthy European couple making their second attempt at the summit. We had to stop several times along the way to visit various temples and villages, so that our guides could pray for safe passage into these barren lands. On the evening of the twelfth day, we arrived. Normally, the first night at Base Camp is spent in relatively good spirits. Just getting here is a small miracle in its own right, and it's rightly celebrated by most who make the trip in one piece. However on the night of our arrival, we were greeted by ashen, solemn faces. News from a party descending the summit had just come in. One of their climbers had died. The party leader, Helen Schwarzschild, had lost her son, William, shortly after they began their downward climb from the peak. We sat in relative silence, our dinners growing cold on our plates as the remaining survivors emerged from the darkness. The fact is, nearly a third of all climbers who reach the summit of The Mountain do not return. In terms of difficulty, there are several more challenging peaks in the world. But in terms of sheer hostility to human life, this remote and little-known range is second to none. The thing which makes the mountain so deadly is a subject of contention, however. You see, most deaths which occur on The Mountain aren't the result of a bad fall, or an avalanche, or an injury of any kind. Though, that does happen on occasion. No, most people who die on The Mountain, simply stop climbing, sit down, and never get back up again. They call it, “Mountain Sickness.” According to Captain Schwarzschild, the manner of her son's demise was congruous with the others. He was tied to her life line when he perished, and she had to cut him loose with her own knife. There's a saying, popular among many mountaineers and alpinists familiar with the perils of high-altitude climbing. “Those who die on The Mountain, stay on The Mountain.” Despite the best efforts of the local government, most who perish near the summit must remain there indefinitely. Too costly to find, or too inaccessible to reach. But, the attempt must be made. The European couple offered to cover the cost of the extra climbing and retrieval gear for the guides, as well as any incidentals incurred along the way. At first, the grieving mother was reluctant to accept their charity, insisting that the insurance would cover it. But it didn't. The only indignity it spared her that day was the “littering” fee imposed by the local government, for leaving the boy's corpse on the mountainside. In the morning, it was decided that our local guides would accompany us up the mountain to assess the possibility of retrieving the boy's body, and, if it was feasible, bring him back down. After a light breakfast, while the weight of the evening's tragedy still hung on our hearts, we were given the go by the Weather Team to set out on the first leg of our expedition. Due to the extreme altitude, we could not actually attempt to summit the peak for several more days. The first week of our climb would be spent between Camp One and Camp Two as our bodies acclimatized to the low oxygen environment. Like many of the world's highest peaks, Camp One on The Mountain lies nearly a thousand meters above Base Camp, on a narrow ledge accessible only by ascending a treacherous ice fall. For those who don't know, an ice fall is basically a river of solid ice, running down the mountain like a glacier at a rate of about six feet per day. It can calve without warning, sending boulders of ice the size of houses, weighing twelve-hundred tons each, crashing down on you. If you're lucky, you die instantly. We reached the ice fall as the sun was beginning to rise over the eastern range, and began our ascent once we had checked in with the Weather Team. There are no fixed ropes on the ice fall. It's a six-hundred-meter free-climb over ever-shifting terrain, across crevasses up to thirty feet wide and immeasurably deep. In order to cross, several steel ladders must be lashed together and laid over the chasm. Then a guide may carefully traverse this makeshift “bridge” and anchor a rope to the other side. Our guides had done it so many times, they simply walked across. The ladder jostled and creaked under their feet as they did so. Watching them, I could not help but imagine how easy it would be to slip into that crushing abyss. Unable to climb out again. Unable to be rescued. Sliding helplessly down razor sharp ice walls and disappearing into darkness. I actually don't remember crossing that first time. I know I must have. I just remember being afraid and then, around mid-afternoon, we arrived at Camp One. Memory is a strange thing. We don't get to choose what sticks. Forced to remember things we wish we could forget, yet somehow always forgetting where we put our keys. While the rest of the team prepared Camp One, the guides continued to climb to Camp Two to see if they could spot William's remains from that clearer vantage. Several hours later, just after the sun had disappeared below the western horizon, they returned. We had dinner waiting for them, and as they sat down to eat, one of the Europeans asked the question nobody else wanted to ask. Had they seen him? The head guide, who I'll call Tam (though that was not his name), shook his head and explained that high winds had ruined visibility on the upper mountain. They would have to continue up with us to Camp Three and then decide if it was worth it for them to carry the cumbersome rescue supplies any further. Under that pall of uncertainty, we tucked into our tents to sleep. I was awakened in the middle of the night by the sudden howling of frozen wind. Bewildered, I clicked on my flashlight and found myself staring out the open entry of my tent. The outer flap whipped around like a flag against the darkness. My sleep-dull mind struggled to comprehend what I was seeing until I realized, with mounting shock, someone had zipped open my tent while I was sleeping. My heart pounding, I scrambled to the front of my tent and reached outside to pull the flap closed again. Idiot. It was like dunking my hand in a freezing river. The bitter wind burned as I fumbled with the zipper. Once I had finally re-sealed the tent I collapsed, cradling it. I must have sat there for ages, replaying the evening over and over in my head. I knew that I had secured my tent. Someone must have opened it, either on purpose or by accident, and left the flap open, exposing me to hypothermia, frostbite, or worse. I got on the radio and demanded to know if anyone else was awake, if anyone else had heard anything. After a minute, one of the Europeans came on and asked if I needed help, if they should contact Base Camp. I told them what happened, and to their credit, they took the situation seriously. Within an hour, they had awakened the entire team, and the guides, and demanded an explanation. As we sat shivering in our own tents, huddled over our radios, some folks became understandably defensive. No one would admit to leaving their tents after dark, and all happened to have a credible witness to their whereabouts. Then the questions were turned on me. Was anything missing? Was I touched inappropriately? Was there any evidence that anyone had actually been in the tent? I explained that no, nothing was missing, the only thing that was violated was my privacy and safety from the cold. One of the other members of the team suggested that perhaps I hadn't properly secured my tent that night, and it was my fault that it came open. We didn't speak much after that. The following morning was tense and uncomfortable, our optimism dampened by interrupted sleep and accusations of impropriety. In light of... what happened later, I struggled over whether I should have apologized. In the end, I came to the conclusion that no matter the true perpetrator of the infraction, I was well justified in my actions and behavior. It's bad enough to be endangered in such a way, much less to have my own competency questioned rather than the intentions of others. I simply wish that the others gave my experience as much credit as they did their own professions of innocence. It was made clear, not in words but in actions and the silences, that I would from now on be treated only with kid gloves and polite tolerance. That is, except for the European couple, who seemed to genuinely sympathize, and offered to let me share their tent. I regret that I declined. Though if it might've done any good in the end, I really can't say. We spent the next week, climbing back and forth between Camps One and Two, until we were given the all-clear to proceed to Camp Three. As they had done before, our guides - who were still committed to retrieving the remains of young William Schwarzschild, climbed on ahead of us on the first day to see if they could determine his location. Again, they failed. As a means of boosting morale, the European couple broke out the special food they had been saving for Summit Day, and shared it among the rest of the camp. We spent the evening singing songs and telling old climbing stories until we had nearly forgotten the emotional challenges we had faced so far on our journey. For that brief moment, the mountain was just a mountain, and we were all just good friends. To say that the climb from Camp Three to Camp Four is challenging is less of an understatement and more of an outright lie. There is only one passable route, and only one climber at a time can negotiate it safely. It involves twenty feet of inverted free-climb, and the fixed ropes have a tendency to bunch and tangle there, which slows progress to a crawl. It is understood that the most experienced climbers always go up first. This, of course, meant the guides, followed by the European couple, then me, then the rest of the team. Dangling by your hands from frozen rock, with only half an inch of slack nylon between you and certain death, is an enlightening experience. You're so high up that the sky seems to be all around you in almost every direction. It's easy to get confused, lose track of “up and down.” At one point my brain panicked and insisted that I was falling into that blue-black abyss, and that I should turn around and climb back to safety. A nano-second later, my training kicked in and I froze in place, clutching my life line in a death grip, realizing that I had just nearly let myself fall. My heart pounding in my ears, I slowly and deliberately ascended the remainder of the climb to Camp Four. With all climbers present and safely inside Camp Four, we proudly radio'd to Base Camp that we had completed the first half of our expedition to the summit. From there on out, the summit attempt was broken into smaller teams. For obvious reasons, I had already decided to partner with the European couple, and when it came time to break into teams I made my preference known. This was when the friendly facade of the group finally began to crack, because it would mean that the most experienced climbers were all grouped together, while the lesser experienced ones would be left to fend for themselves. The guides tried to explain that they would do their best to spread themselves evenly between all teams, but for one climber in particular, this was not a satisfactory solution. This was the same man who had suggested that it was my own fault that my tent had come open on our first night on the mountain. It was eventually decided that he would be partnered with the European couple, and that I would help lead one of the lower experience teams. Finally, under a tense peace, we turned in for the evening. I couldn't sleep. Between the stress of the climb, the worsening social friction, and the decreasing prospects of retrieving the boy's remains, my mind was a whirlwind of doubt. I was lonely and desperate for company, perhaps that's why at around 1:30 in the morning I found myself clutching my radio in my lap. The channel open. Just listening to the static. I had just nearly began to drift off when the radio emitted a sharp, piercing squeal. I was so startled I reflexively threw it across my tent where it landed behind my pack with a soft thud. The squeal continued, now muffled, and I don't know if it was just my mind playing tricks on me or not, but, I swear it sounded like someone screaming. Feeling immediately foolish, I nevertheless couldn't bring myself to retrieve it. In the back of my mind, I suppose part of me hoped that someone else would hear it and respond, but no one did. It got louder and louder until I couldn't stand it and had to cover my ears and squeeze my eyes shut. The screeching went on for over a minute and then, without any drama whatsoever, it stopped. Cautiously, I opened my eyes and leaned forward, afraid that it might start up again any moment, but it didn't. When I finally worked up the courage to crawl over to it, I found that it was dead and would not turn on again. I pulled open the battery compartment and checked the internals, but everything seemed to be fine. No sign of a blown fuse, no melted plastic. Aside from a faint whiff of ozone, there seemed to be absolutely no sign at all of anything wrong with it. The adrenaline wore off pretty quickly after that, and in the ensuing lethargy I finally found sleep. In the morning, I quietly asked one of the Europeans if their radios were working okay. They said that as far as they knew, they were working fine. I asked if they had heard anything or been woken up by any loud noises, but they again said they'd experienced nothing of the sort. When I saw the barely hidden worried look they gave to their partner, I stopped pressing and just asked if they had any extra batteries I might borrow. They kindly obliged, and when I told them not to mention it to the other climbers, they silently agreed. With clearance from the Weather Team, we were given the go-ahead to ascend to Camp Five, which would be the staging point for our summit attempts. Each team would go up and come down in turns while the rest of us waited behind in order to keep the lanes clear. Everything above Camp Five exists entirely within the Death Zone, where the oxygen content of the atmosphere is around 30% of that at sea level. Most folks bring their own oxygen regulators, which can be heavy and cumbersome. Many more “adventurous” climbers choose to do without. I was halfway up the nearly vertical rock face when out of the corner of my eye, I saw him. I knew exactly what he looked like. That young man's face was burned into my memory ever since my first night at Base Camp. And now there he was. Crouched in the snow, eighty feet above me was William Schwarzschild. I screamed. I couldn't help it. I had seen the bodies of fallen climbers before. It's an occupational hazard. But something about seeing him there, out in the open like that. It turned me inside out. Hearing my scream, the other climbers halted to check if I was alright. My arm tight around my support rope, I pointed with my free hand toward William's body. However, it would seem that due to the awkward angle of the slope, surrounded as it was by jutting crags and uneven ice, I was the only person in the entire team who had a clear line of sight to the corpse. And, since I was the last one up, there was no-one behind me to corroborate. Tam, the head guide, agreed to climb down and check for himself once I had pulled myself up to Camp Five. Not wanting to wait behind and miss their summit window, the first two teams embarked on their run while my team and I waited for Tam to verify what I had seen. After nearly an hour had gone by, I began to worry. The other two members of my team sat huddled together by their tent, whispering to each other while I waited at the edge of the ridge for Tam to return. The first team had already summited the peak and were on their way back down by the time he finally appeared again. He explained that he had taken a long time because about a quarter of the way down, his ropes had gotten tangled and he had to stop to sort them out. By the time he had reached the point where I was able to spot William's body, the sun's position had shifted and made it difficult to discern it from the surrounding rock and snow. He said he had no way of being sure whether it really was William's body, and if it was, it was much further from Camp Five than he had expected it to be. According to Mrs. Schwarzschild, William died close to the camp, and therefore his body should have been much more accessible. He explained that if it truly was William's body, the likelihood of retrieving him was, he was sorry to say, slim to none. We waited patiently for the first two teams to return from their summit attempt. When the first team arrived the guides that came with them conferred with Tam and confirmed his assessment of the situation. It simply was not worth the risk to attempt to retrieve William's body from the place where it had come to rest. As the second team trickled into the camp, Tam radioed down to Base Camp to relay the news and offer his apologies. The mother was inconsolable. She flew into a rage and demanded that Tam and his team perform another, more thorough search. She was absolutely adamant that William had perished not fifty feet from Camp Five, and could not have moved or fallen in the intervening days since. Somehow my name was dragged into the ensuing dispute, as I was the first person who spotted the body, and she got it into her head that it was my testimony alone that informed the decision not to attempt the retrieval. Ultimately she handed off the radio and refused to continue talking to us after insisting that she'd put together her own rescue team and bring him down herself. By the time the situation had been thoroughly deliberated, and my team was preparing to make our summit attempt, we got word from Base Camp that a weather system was moving in and the mountain would be impassable within a few hours. Sure enough, a thick haze had enveloped the entire eastern face and the winds were growing fiercer by the minute. We decided to hunker down and make our summit attempt in the morning while the other two teams were descending back to Camp Four. We each took our dinners alone in our tents, listening to the wind moan and scream through the camp. I read while I ate, grateful for the dog-eared copy of We Have Always Lived in the Castle that I always kept in my bag. Knowing I would need to be well-rested for my summit run in the morning, I took a sleep-aid with dinner and kept my lantern as dim as I could read by. I went to bed not long after I finished dinner and fell fast asleep. From deep within the well of sleep, I slowly became aware of the sound of a deliberate, rhythmic scraping, somewhere nearby. Do you know what somnambulance is? It's the scientific word for walking in your sleep, and a known but rare side-effect of the particular sleep-aid which I had taken that night with my dinner. A sleep-aid that I have personally used for years, without any problems, complications, or issues whatsoever. I don't remember exactly why I woke up, only that I when I did, I found myself inexplicably outside in the dark, about thirty feet away from the safety of the camp. It was such a surreal feeling that at first, I thought I must have been dreaming. Then I became aware of my hands, tightly gripping a fixed rope. After a moment's examination, I realized that somehow I had gotten dressed, laced my boots, strapped on my headlamp, left my tent, and was preparing to rappel down the mountainside when I awoke. Or at least, that's what I thought. But then, that sound came back to me. The odd, rhythmic scraping. I turned to look and found myself facing the edge of the ridge, beyond which was the 90 degree rock face between camps Four and Five, not twenty feet away. Then I felt it. A gentle tug on the rope in my hand. I stared down, watching it. With every little soft scrape in the distance, the rope tugged a little at my clenched hands. I immediately dropped the rope and fell against the icy slope. The scrapes were growing louder, nearer. Suddenly the rope became taut and creaked liked it was supporting something heavy. I couldn't look away. I just sat there, watching and listening as the rope creaked and twisted. Something was climbing the rope, that was the only explanation. And all I knew in that moment was that whoever it was... whatever it was... I did not want to see it. Panic knotted my gut, and I began to fearfully pat myself all over, searching my pockets and belt, until finally, as the taste of bile rose in my mouth, I produced my pocket knife. The thing was barely a few feet from the edge of the ridge as I once again took hold of the rope in my trembling hands and began to saw through it. I squeezed my eyes closed tight against the freezing wind and the fear of even catching a single glimpse of what was coming, and worked through the sturdy cord for what felt like an eternity until finally, with a soft snap, it gave. The rope slipped from my hands and slithered quickly over the edge and disappeared into the endless void beyond. Sitting there in the snow and wind and darkness, thousands and thousands of feet above the rest of the world, I listened hard for the sound of impact. For a scream. For anything. But there was nothing. Only the wind. I struggled to push myself out of bed the following morning, the possible ramifications of what I'd done weighed heavy on my mind. What if I'd made a mistake? What if it wasn't... Then I remembered. The two teams who had made the summit yesterday were descending this morning. Whatever I had cut loose in the night would be discovered within the hour. I hastily threw on my gear and joined my team outside, wanting to appear as calm and unassuming as possible. My teammates were already agitated, and asked me why I wasn't responding to my radio. I told them that I had unintentionally slept-in and that my radio had been on the fritz for the last few days. As we knelt down to discuss our plan of attack, Tam the guide came over and quietly asked if he could speak with me alone for a moment. My blood ran cold, but I did not let my anxiety show. I nodded and stood to join him. Walking away, I could feel the eyes of my teammates burning a hole in my back as they stared. Once we were alone, Tam gave a wary glance back at the camp and I could see the exhaustion in his face. Something was bothering him. He looked back and me and he held my gaze and told me that, I shouldn't blame myself. It wasn't my fault. I must have looked confused, because he asked, hadn't I heard? And I responded, hadn't I heard what? His expression turned grim, and said, he thought I knew. Apparently, sometime in the night, Helen Schwartzschild, William's mother, had disappeared from Basecamp. I was gutted. The world turned under me and Tam caught me as I fell. I was sick in the snow, and began to weep openly, in ugly coughing sobs. Everyone nearby immediately went silent and turned to watch my humiliating breakdown. After several minutes, I realized that someone had brought me toilet paper and tea. As I blew the snot from my nose, Tam sat beside me and told me that, it would be okay if I didn't want to attempt the summit today. I could go back down with the first two teams and he would lead my team for me. I wanted to. God. I wish I had. But I didn't. I shook my head, “no” and told him that I had come this far already. I told him that I owed it to William and to Helen and myself to keep moving forward. In reality, it was cowardice that made me do it. In the end, I simply did not want to face whatever was waiting at the bottom of that fall. If only I'd known. We began our summit attempt before the first two teams had even finished packing their gear. I took lead, and Tam brought up the rear. There are a few different routes which one can take to reach the summit from Camp Five. Each has their own benefits and drawbacks, though only one is significantly more challenging than the rest. More challenging, but not necessarily more dangerous. This was the route I had logged in my flight plan, and I saw no convincing reason why I should've changed my mind so late in the game. So that was the one we took. Perhaps it was pride, or perhaps it was just the simple fact that it's difficult to dwell on other things, while your life is hanging on the strength of your fingers and toes, as you cling to a steep wall of wind-blasted ice and stone a over a mile high. As we approached the peak, breathing heavy into our O2 regulators, I began to feel a sharp pain in my chest. It spread slowly and made me shiver in a way that had nothing to do with the frozen air around me. I could see the summit. And beyond it was... absolutely nothing for miles and miles. That sensation akin to vertigo gripped me again, and I fought to maintain my grasp on perceiving up from down as gravity itself seemed to become confused. I heard a muffled voice call out and realized that it was Tam. I turned and saw him behind me, and he was scared. Seeing his fear, I took a deep breath from my regulator and gave him a thumbs up. We were almost there. Have you ever been so exhausted, so relentlessly tired, that your body somehow takes over for you? Puts you on autopilot? That's how it felt, scaling those last few dozen feet toward the final precipice at the top of the mountain. At precisely 1:37 PM, I set foot on the summit of The Mountain. Being the first up, I helped the others one by one as they joined me at the summit. Remarkably, it was Tam's first time. I only found that out after he had joined me there. There was cheers and shouts and celebration from everyone, and for a moment I forgot my fear. I forgot the cold sharp pain that continued to grow under my ribs. Everyone posed for a few photos and I guess I must have as well, though I don't remember it. No, the next thing I remember is the call. Tam's radio chirped and he answered it, still cheesing from the rush of his achievement. As he shouted back and forth into the radio, I felt that the hairs on the very back of my neck had begun to prickle and stand up. Who was he talking to? I couldn't make it out over the roar of wind in my ears as it rushed over my parka. I saw him look at me. He nodded and shouted into the radio, then leaned over to ask me something. I looked at him, saw that his lips were moving, but I couldn't make out a single word. I just frowned and shook my head. I've forgotten so much. They say that happens when your brain is exposed to a low-oxygen environment for too long. You get gaps in your memory, develop behavioral problems. Over time, through therapy, they can reverse most of it. Of all the things I've forgotten from the expedition, I wish I could forget what happened next. Within moments, the others had begun to descend from the summit, and Tam helped me to follow him. But after a few feet I stopped. For the first time since reaching the summit, I did the one thing I dreaded more than anything since we set out that morning. But I had do. There was no avoiding it. I looked down. And there, beyond Tam, beyond the other climbers of my team, on a bare outcropping of rock amongst the sea of snow and ice, she stood. Unable to look away, I croaked, “Mrs. Schwarzschild.” Tam, who was reaching out to take my hand, froze as I spoke, and said, “Aggie, it's not your fault.” “What?” I asked, blinking hard against the blinding sun and the tears stinging my eyes. “There was nothing you could have done.” He said. As I stared at Mrs. Schwarzschild, I saw that her skin was rough and taut. Her hair was tangled and matted with ice. Chapped lips framed her mouth which hung dully open. Tam seized my hand and coaxed me forward, but I froze. “She's there.” I said. He looked around at the other climbers, exasperated. “Aggie, they found her body. Didn't you hear?” That did it. I looked at him as he indicated his radio. “She froze to death on the ice-fall, a few hundred feet from Basecamp.” My heart dropped as I turned back to where I had seen her and saw that somehow, while I had averted my gaze, she had halved the distance between us and now stood only a hundred feet below us. Not only her. Over her shoulder, crouched in the snow as I had first seen him, was William. But they were not alone. All over the mountainside I perceived them. Dozens. Hundreds. Twisted, desiccated corpses with yawning mouths and sun-yellowed teeth. Staring helplessly out of shrunken, dried sockets. But they weren't truly dead. They were still here. All of them, trapped here. Trapped inside. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't move. My body was dying. The terrible icy pain in my chest had spread throughout my entire body and I was paralyzed. Tam watched me sink to my knees and reflexively reached out to catch me, and in doing so he lost his own balance and tumbled down onto the icy slope below us. The slack ran out on his lifeline and I was immediately yanked down behind him, and somehow, in the rush of falling, I felt my hand take hold of my pick. My training, the countless hours of purposefully sliding and falling took over, and it was pure instinct that dug my pick into the rapidly passing ice and slowed our fall enough for Tam to regain control. It's been almost a year since it happened. a take medication for the nightmares, and these days I don't dream at all. But the thing I long for most is solitude. I cannot remember the last time that I was alone. Unable to visit me in my dreams, I am forced to endure them in broad daylight. They say that what dies on the mountain, stays on the mountain. God. I wish that was true.
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