What began in blood must also end in blood. It&apos;s been an emotional roller coaster getting to this point, but the boys are proud to present the final episode in their series on Grady Hendrix&apos;s "The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires."Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/WABPod)

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Part 3

The horrors continue as Ben and Nate drink deep of all that Grady Hendrix has to offer in his surprisingly brutal book about middle aged women fighting vampires.  As the story progresses though, even Ben begins to wonder if they haven&apos;t bitten off more than they can chew. 

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Part 2

Ben and Nate check out one of last year&apos;s most talked about horror novels. It turns out to be a bit more intense than either of them were bargaining for. Get ready for things to get dark! 

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Updated to be clear this was an AF that totally fooled everyone. You all believed I had a source in the publishing industry. Hahaha you fools! I can’t even read or write!Today we have a special episode just for you. Nate is kind of a big deal in the editing world and he got his hands on a few select pages of a Dune re-write that they&apos;re doing RIGHT NOW. You heard that right. A Dune re-write. As in the first Dune book by Frank Herbert being re-written! Ben thinks maybe someone is just messing with Nate but nobody listens to Ben anyway. Listen for yourself and you can be the judge. Just remember: you heard it here first folks!

April Fools 2021: Breaking News! Dune: The Cline(s) Cut

Hang on to your microsofts, Console Cowboys, because we&apos;re jacking in to William Gibson&apos;s genre defining sci-fi classic Neuromancer! This is one Cyberpunk that doesn&apos;t disappoint. 

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Konnichiwa all you Otakus out there. I hope you&apos;re ready for the final installment of the epic sci-fi hit: Ready Player One! Join Ben and Nate for the dramatic conclusion we were all waiting for, in theory. At last Wade has a plan he executed 3 weeks ago that will come in at a crucial moment to turn the tide of this battle. But will it be enough? Will Wade win the 400 billion dollars, or will he realize that the true prize was the friends we got along the way? Both. It&apos;s both. He gets the girl and the money. What do we get? We get to watch our lives crumble away as we&apos;re bankrupted by the very rich twenty-something we helped put into power. If there&apos;s a metaphor in here, you can bet Ernest Cline drove right past it in his DeLorean! Be sure to check out our blog where Ben tells you why he hates this book in exquisite detail and listen until the very end for an ultra super secret Easter egg hunting clue. Good luck hunters!

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Part III

Ben and Nate are back to talk about part two of Ready Player One! I hope you have your notepads out and at the ready because there will be an Easter egg you can find in part 3 worth $140,000 to a lucky listener! All you need is to study our lives in such intricate detail that you give up your own life to do so. Then our real master plan will be complete and we'll steal your bodies and begin the cycle again. Nah I'm just kidding, it's just more useless knowledge without any commentary or examination and you wasted your life for nothing! Be sure to check out our blog so you can read all the ways and reasons Ben hates this book. Should be a blast!

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Part II

Ben and Nate dust off a 2010s classic that gives us a view of 20 years from now through the lens of 40 years ago, from a guy who maybe spends a little too much time immersed in the cesspool we call pop culture.  It's Ready Player One! Do you remember Atari? Do you remember Dungeons and Dragons? Do you remember Neuromancer? Do you remember untreated severe depression and extreme isolation? We sure do! We sure do for over 300 pages! Join Nate as he tries to keep Ben's rage from exploding as we explore Part I of this epic quest for a stupid video game contest (Wade's words not mine). If this book has anything interesting to say about the pop culture it's studying, this should be a blast! I can't wait!

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Part I

Have you ever wondered what might happen if you allowed an Oculus Rift to raise your children? If you guessed that you'd be eaten by ethereal lions, then you're correct. This week we cover a short story by science fiction legend, Ray Bradbury!

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

The exciting conclusion to our series on Stephanie Meyer&apos;s Midnight Sun. We will attempt to answer some of the Twilight Saga&apos;s most difficult questions. Why did anyone ever believe Alice&apos;s alibi? What judge would ever award Renee full custody of a child? Should Stephanie Meyer consider writing a novel from the perspective of the bag of footballs that serves as a Bella decoy? 

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Part 3

The trial of Edward Cullen begins in earnest. Ben struggles to defend the problematic behavior of everyone&apos;s favorite crystalline vampire from Nates relentless accusations. Even with help from his future self, though, Ben has his work cut out for him. 

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Part 2

In 2020, a year which many considered to be...not good, Stephanie Meyer delivered unto Twilight fans a gift more than 12 years in the making: Midnight Sun. Join us as we dive back into the series that made Young Adult Paranormal Romance its own section in Barnes and Noble.  

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer

This is a mostly spoiler-free discussion of Ben's first, and last, foray into the expanded Dune universe. A warning will be given before we enter spoiler territory for anyone wanting to read the novel. 

Hunters of Dune is Disappointing

This week Nate looks back at a book he read in high school and absolutely nobody else did. Then the discussion shifts gears into school reading in general when Ben shares that he was assigned To Kill A Mockingbird 3 years in a row! Be sure to listen to this episode, because there will be an assigned paper at the end and there are no Sparknotes.

The Chocolate War & School Assigned Reading

Some authors are inspired by mythology, some by music, some by the great masters of literature who preceded them. Ben and Nate are inspired by Danny Phantom and Full Metal Alchemist. The cringe concludes in Part 2 of our Edenverse re-examination.

Edenverse by Ben Edward & Nathaniel Creed Part 2

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