Episode 48: The Sound of His Horn - What If the Nazis Won WWII?
The Sound of His Horn is a 1952 speculative fantasy novel by Sarban (pen name of English diplomat John William Wall). British POW Alan Querdillon is ...
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Every month (or so), Tenebrous Kate and Jack Guignol cover the weirdest, kinkiest, and most outrageous fiction we can unearth. The books discussed range from classics of gothic literature to startling works of new weird, from romantic potboilers to horror epics, from cult favorites to obscure pulp treasures. Join us for a smarter-than-average look at WAY-weirder-than-average books.
Episode 47: The Lustful Turk - What Did Victorians Fap To?
The Lustful Turk is an 1828 pornographic adventure that presents readers with a cornucopia of semi-consensual sexual scenarios, fully intended to be ...
Episode 46: Best of the First Half of 2020
Jack and Kate look at what they've read and watched in the first half of 2020 and make some recommendations in the world of books and beyond. The rul...
Episode 45: Sorcerer of the Wildeeps - Sword, Sorcery, and Surprising Poignancy
Kai Ashante Wilson's 2015 novel The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps establishes a new and vibrant fantasy world that draws inspiration from African culture....
Valley of Plenty 3: Land of Horny Magic
Welcome to the Valley of Plenty! In these green and gentle pastures, Jack explains the plots of stories from the Witcher series to Kate, who feels li...
Episode 44: Powers of Darkness - Icelandic Dracula Is Different Dracula
Bram Stoker's iconic creation Dracula has been translated into numerous languages, but as it turns out, some of these translations are more like adap...
Episode 43: Dead Until Dark - True (Horny) Blood
Charlaine Harris begins her blockbuster Southern Vampire Mysteries series with Dead Until Dark, a psychic girl meets undead boy romance set against t...
Valley of Plenty 2: The Bounds of Reason
Welcome to the Valley of Plenty! In these green and gentle pastures, Jack explains the plots of stories from the Witcher series to Kate, who feels li...
Mini Episode 19: Lammas Night - WWII Witchcraft
In this mini-episode, Kate occult-splains the 1983 novel Lammas Night by Katherine Kurtz to Jack. The book promises the tale of a coven of British wi...
Episode 42: Mephistophela - Lesbianism Was the Real Gateway to Hell All Along
Mephistophela by Catulle Mendès (1889) is one of the key works of decadent literature, describing the various paving stones on one woman's descent in...