Dead Letter Society
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Dead Letter Society is a horror book club podcast where your spooky host Marn invites friends into her library of terror to discuss the novels, short stories, creepypastas, and interactive fiction that scares them.
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S1E7 - Especially Heinous ft. Ben Roswell
November 19, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis week, on the season finale of Dead Letter Society, Marn and fellow writer Ben Roswell commune in the Library of Terrors to talk about Carmen Maria Machado's novella Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU. Topics of discussion include: ghosts, doppelgangers, desensitization to violence via crime dramas, horrible interns, roasted vegetables, and the secret heartbeat underneath New York City. This is an episode that gets into some fairly heavy topics, and we do (as per usual) ...
S1E6 - The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals ft. Andrew Sherman
October 29, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis week on a very special Halloween episode, Marn and her ARGonauts co-host Andrew were SUPPOSED to talk about a book, but they got a little sidetracked. Topics of discussion include: musicals, and the guys who don't like them. You can watch The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals for free on Starkid's Youtube channel! You can find Marn on Twitter at @corpserevivers, Andrew at @CohostSherms, and the podcast @deadletterpod. You should also check out Andrew's excellent comedy podcast, The Podcast ...
S1E5 - Halfway, To The Lamppost ft. Ty Galiz-Rowe
October 15, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThis week, Marn and fellow Orange Groves host Ty commune in the Library of Terrors to talk about Kaitlin Tremblay's Twine game Halfway, To The Lamppost. Topics of discussion include: why interactive fiction makes for great horror, too much scary information vs. just enough, creepypasta curation, book clubs within book clubs, and of course, fucked up guys who look at you. You can find Marn on Twitter at @corpserevivers, Ty at @ty_grrrrrrrr, and the podcast @deadletterpod. You should also che...
S1E4 - Horrorstör ft. Danny
September 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis week, Marn and fellow internet author/ghost fan Danny sit down to scream about Grady Hendrix's Horrorstör, a horror "comedy" about ORSK, a store that definitely isn't IKEA but definitely is haunted by the ghosts of tormented prisoners. Topics of discussion include: how we use horror as a framework to talk about capitalism, why IKEA specifically is scary, good graphic design, Pride 2: The Sequel to Pride, and being scared of the dark. You can find Marn on Twitter at @corpserevivers, Dan...
S1E3 - The Hunger ft. Calhoun Crimin
September 03, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 49.7 MBThis week, fantasy web serial author Calhoun Crimin joins Marn to talk about Alma Katsu's The Hunger, a historical fiction novel that tells the story of the Donner Party with a supernatural twist added on top. Topics of discussion include: fact vs. fiction, why Marn is afraid of hypothermia, the Oregon Trail, getting lost in the tall grass, and (of course) cannibalism. More seriously, we spend most of this episode talking about cannibalism and starvation, and the effect it had on the survi...
S1E2 - Wilder Girls ft. Theo of LGBTimeMachine
August 20, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 39.5 MBHost of LGBTimeMachine Theo joins Marn in the library this week to talk about Rory Power's Wilder Girls, a Young Adult horror novel about an all-girls' boarding school on an isolated island, where things can only go extremely well when a strange endemic breaks out and the Navy comes a-callin'. Topics of discussion include: how Wilder Girls handles its LGBTQ characters, how it DOESN'T handle character development, sneaky exposition, gross parasites, and why we need more YA horror in our lives...
S1E1 - Stephen King's IT ft. Alyssa K.
August 06, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBMarn brings her girlfriend and frequent collaborator Alyssa on to discuss Stephen King's 1000-page monster of a novel, the many things that have already been said about it, and why they still find value in it despite all the mess. Topics of discussion include: queer readings of the text, bad dads, clowns with guns, repeating cycles of trauma, Jewish horror, fun narrative tricks, and why the new movies get it all so wrong. You can find Marn on Twitter at @corpserevivers, Alyssa at @imajoyk, ...
Coming Soon: Dead Letter Society Season 1
July 22, 2020 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.22 MBEpisode Notes COMING SOON: Dead Letter Society, a horror book club podcast! Find us on Twitter @deadletterpod, or just find Marn on twitter @corpserevivers! Our theme music is Misery by Double Dragon and our lovely cover art is by Alyssa K.