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BCSC 106: Twin Peaks - The Final Dossier On the FINAL episode of Book Club Shmook Club, we're tackling one final book. Fittingly, it's: TWIN PEAKS - The Final Dossier by Mark Frost! Written to seemingly tie up loose ends from the original series and the recent 3rd season of the hit mystery show Twin Peaks, The Final Dossier seeks to give long-time fans some closure. Will Book Club Shmook Club do the same? Or will we end on a gigantic cliffhanger?? Nah, just playing, starting NEXT FRIDAY, November 17th, our new podcast GUIDE TO THE UNKNOWN begins! Come join us for a new weekly series, singularly focused on monsters and mysteries! Find everything you need to know on the Thank you so much for taking the time to enjoy our show, and thank you for being a part of the club! This has been a really fun project, and while we sorry to go, we're so excited to show you what we're doing next. The fun continues in Guide to the Unknown, but for Book Club Shmook Club, this meeting is adjourned. Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5908588
BCSC 105.5 BONUS: Half of a Finale This week on the Book Club Shmook Club extracurricular show: Its the end...kinda! Next week we will do our final ever BCSC, but this is the last extracurricular (off book) episode! To commemorate the occaision, we're taking a look back at Book Club Shmook Club, and sharing our favorite (and least favorite) episodes! Join us for (almost) one-last-time! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5905844
BCSC 105: The Blair Witch Dossiers This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're digging around in the Black Hills woods outside of Burkitsville, Maryland! Why? Well, we're looking for the Blair Witch! This week it's 2 books in one as we tackle the two dossiers produced around the release of The Blair Witch Project and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2! Found footage in book format! Conflicting theories as to what happened! Deeper lore! Creepy, creepy stuff! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5874827
BCSC 104: Afterlife With Archie & Chilling Adventures of Sabrina This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, the final 3 episodes begin! This time we're reading a couple of horror/comedy comic books based on the 70-year-old Archie comics! Afterlife With Archie is a zombie story where the kids of Riverdale eat each other and rise from the grave to wreak havok! Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a trippy dark magic story about Sabrina's doomed existence as a young witch/traditional teenager! These two books are perfect for Friday the 13th spooky reading! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5836223
BCSC 103: Magpie Murders This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, a SHOCKING announcement! The countdown begins... And then a pretty solid mystery novel: Magpie Murders! Plenty of Hercule Poirot talk, and lots of dissection of this novel's dissection of the mystery genre! It's another meta-book! Surprise! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5785512
BCSC 102: The Final Girls This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're reading a slasher/thriller/mystery/drama called THE FINAL GIRLS! What happens after the credits roll on your favorite slasher movie? Where do those final girls go? Is it here? Is it this? FIND OUT! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5738645
BCSC 101: Four Twin Peaks Books This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, we're reading the original 4 books set in the mysterious world of Twin Peaks! Welcome to Twin Peaks: Access Guide to the Town "Diane..." The Twin Peaks Tapes of Dale Cooper The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes As huge fans of David Lynch and Mark Frost's creation, we have a LOT to say about each of these books. In addition to our general recommendations, we're also digging into how much (or how little) each book contributes to our overall enjoyment of the Twin Peaks megaverse! Now enjoy this mega-show! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5696761
BCSC 100: Meddling Kids This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB, it's EPISODE 100! We're reading Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero! It's basically a grown up homage to Scooby Doo! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , ,, and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5647355
BCSC 99: Stephen King's IT This week BOOK CLUB SHMOOK CLUB RETURNS, and we're being haunted by Pennywise the Dancing Clown, because it's FINALLY TIME for BCSC to cover Stephen King's IT! One of the most iconic, beloved horror books of all time, huh? Well check this out: We don't like it very much... This episode features a super cool extra: a poem written by writer/blogger C.W.S. all about IT! If you'd like to check out more of her writing, you should head over to ! She writes it! Book Club Shmook Club is available on , , , , and everywhere podcasts are streamed! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5606477
BCSC 98: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're digging into one of Agatha Christie's most famous and most innovative novels: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD! Detective Hercule Poirot's mustaches are twitching, and it's not just because there is some nice hot cocoa nearby! Murder is afoot! Also we don't make a single Dan Akyroyd joke! Shocking, I know! ALSO we lay out plans for the future of Shmook! First a month-long hiatus...THEN a TON of weird books on the horizon! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5494955
BCSC 97: And Then There Were None This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're FINALLY reading an Agatha Christie book! After 4 years, it's about time, don't you think! We've chosen one of the greatest mystery novels of all time: And Then There Were None! Does the mystery hold up in the modern era? YES! Is it ALSO pretty preposterous and unintentionally funny sometimes? YES! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5447677
BCSC 96: RIPPER: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Patricia Cornwell's recent book Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert! Did Patricia Cornwell discover the true identity of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper? She definitely seems to think so! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5411950
BCSC 95: The Secret History of Twin Peaks This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Mark Frost's The Secret History of Twin Peaks! We've been waiting for this day for a long time! Mysteries revealed?? YES! There are some actual answers in this book! There are even more questions though! Roswell, aliens, bigfoot, L. Ron Hubbard...they're all involved! Where is Agent Cooper? Well, we'll have to wait for Season 3 to know for sure, but this book is a wonderful teaser! Hey, we've ALSO been waiting a long time to make this announcement: is FINALLY AVAILABLE! for some ! [email protected]! "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Vicious" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5370579
BCSC 94: Everything Is Illuminated This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel Everything is Illuminated! For the first time ever, we're posting a show with a warning! In this episode we get a little heavy in the second half. Everything Is Illuminated is a book that covers a lot of topics that aren't always the easiest things to discuss, like the holocaust, suicide, and losing family/friends. This is officially the first show where both Kris and Willy cry! How about that! I hope that doesn't stop you guys from enjoying this episode, as we had a great time discussing this incredibly complex, confusing, fascinating book! ENJOY! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5325379
BCSC 93: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four! Sorry: 1984. A bleak vision of a world where the citizens are kept prisoner, under the ever-watching eye of the government, and where even the very nature of the truth is completely lost. I have no idea why so many people are flocking to buy this book all of a sudden. ENJOY! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5282142
BCSC 92: The Casual Vacancy This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the novel The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling! Not only is it the first book by Rowling after she finished the Harry Potter series, it's currently the only Rowling book we haven't yet covered! Making a sharp turn away from the kid-friendly HP series, The Casual Vacancy is dark, serious, and definitely not for kids. Having said that, there isn't a single book of J.K. Rowling's that we haven't loved, so surely The Casual Vacancy isn't any different! ...is it? [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5238177
BCSC EXTRA: Big Little Lies Book Vs. Show Surprise! We're here mid-week with a completely extra episode of BCSC, because Kristen watched HBO's adaptation of Big Little Lies! We're talking about the changes made to the story, and since Will hasn't seen the show at all, he's hearing each alteration for the first time! We'll still see you Friday for a regular episode of Book Club Shmook Club about The Casual Vacancy, but , Kristen wanted to share her thoughts! ENJOY! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5238129
BCSC 91: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell! A lot of people don't realize that the Bette Davis/Joan Crawford horror classic was based on a novel, and neither did we! So we're comparing the two versions, and coming to a very startling conclusion: They're both amazing! Also Kristen knows a good amount about Ryan Murphey's show Feud, which is based on the making of this movie! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5196009
BCSC 90: PENPAL This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading incredibly scary creepypasta-turned-novel PENPAL by Dathan Auerbach (AKA 1000Vultures)! Originally posted as a , PENPAL is the story of a man reflecting on his carefree childhood, and coming to the slow realization that something was very wrong...He's been stalked by an unknown person for decades! This book is a highly unique, incredibly clever book that we're very excited to discuss! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5156486
BCSC 89: Psycho House This week on Book Club Shmook Club, we're reading the final chapter of Robert Bloch's Psycho trilogy: Psycho House! It's been 30 years since Norman Bates was put away for his crimes. He's long dead, the motel was burned down, but now a new threat is growing in Fairvale. Someone has rebuilt the Bates Motel! Not only that, a murder has been committed! Is someone attempting to follow in Norman's footsteps? Shockingly there isn't much information about this book online. It appears it's been lost to time, but the Shmooks have found it, and who better to pass the final judgement on this odd entry in the Psycho franchise!? [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5113439
BCSC 88: Big Little Lies This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading Liane Moriarty's novel Big Little Lies! Big Little Lies is part murder mystery, part examination of the secret lives of suburbanites, but totally in a class of it's own. It's simultaneously serious and light-hearted, and it doesn't shy away from discussing serious subject matter in a way that feels completely approachable. But did Kristen and Will like it? FIND OUT! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5050747
BCSC 87: The Princess Diarist This week on Book Club Shmook Clubs, we're reading the late Carrie Fisher's book The Princess Diarist! When Carrie Fisher found out that Star Wars was coming back, and she would be reprising the iconic role of Princess Leia, she decided to look to her old diaries to remember what it was like when she first got the part 40 years ago. What follows is a brutally honest look back on landing the part, falling in love with her co-star Harrison Ford, and a frequently funny analysis of how becoming Princess Leia changed her life. [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/5022377
BCSC 86: The Stranger Beside Me Mini-Review This week on #BCSC, we're a few days late as a result of a total collapse of our hard drive! Sadly, the full show we recorded about The Stranger Beside Me is lost, but we didn't want to leave you guys in the lurch, so please accept this mini-review as a replacement! In an effort to salve all your wounds, we're even including a sneak peak at our upcoming true-crime show GUILTY PARTY! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4981614
BCSC 85: Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new here at Shmook! Let us know what you think! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4934395
BCSC 84: The Woman in Cabin 10 This week on #BCSC, we're investigating the mystery book The Woman in Cabin 10! It's, well...It's kind of fun to listen to, but not exactly great. A classic Agatha-Christe-esque mystery story that is fun while it lasts, but it won't blow you away. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it, the more annoyed you get! The first 10 minutes are SPOILER-FREE, but everything after is SPOILERY! We're trying out something new here at Shmook! Let us know what you think! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4893021
BCSC 83: Legion (Sequel to The Exorcist) Part Two This week on #BCSC, we're finally defeating the demon that is LEGION by William Peter Blatty! Unfortunately, what started out as a strange curiosity, ended in disappointment as this book just never truly starts. Well, actually it turns out that any scene with the character The Gemini Killer is pretty great. Oh, and it least it gave us the movie The Exorcist III! It's the best version of this weak story, and at times it's truly terrifying! Brad Dourif is amazing! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4859147
PotterWatch 8: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 8 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're here to talk about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Wait a minute, that means this is the last episode of our mini-series! We're here! That's right, we've seen the movie, and we finally know the answers to all the questions: What's this about? How does it tie into Harry Potter? How horribly did Johnny Depp ruin this thing!? That last question is a trick: this movie can't be ruined. It's amazing. Find out how amazing and enjoy the show! (Don't worry, we go spoiler-free at first!) See you in a few years! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on , or picking up another bonus show from our [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4842559
BCSC 82: Legion (Sequel to The Exorcist) Part One This week on #BCSC, we just couldn't stay away, we HAD to court the dark arts once more. We're reading LEGION, William Peter Blatty's sequel to THE EXORCIST! If you have any reservations about reading a scary book, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! This book isn't scary in the slightest! As a matter of fact it's not even really anything! It's...good? I guess? It's definitely weird. It's more about how weird evolution is than it is about murder and demons and stuff! Bizarre! But we kinda like it! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4813353
PotterWatch 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts One and Two Episode 4 of our new podcast mini-series PotterWatch is online RIGHT NOW! This mini-series is a labor of love made possible by backers! Kristen and Will of Book Club Shmook Club are going to watch and discuss each of the Harry Potter movies every other week, starting TODAY, leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them! Episode 7 of PotterWatch (the Book Club Shmook Club spin-off all about the Harry Potter movies) is online, and we're talking about The Deathly Hallows! Part One AND Part Two! That's it! The Harry Potter franchise ends here...With a one-two punch in the gut of sad, desperate, beautiful film-making. Horcruxes, Hallows, death, struggle, goblins, this show has it all! We even talk about Dobby's wardrobe choices! Oh, and we leave you with some thoughts leading up to the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, coming out in a couple weeks. Starring Johnny Depp? We get into it at the way way end. This is it, we say goodbye to our old friends and look forward to new ones! Enjoy the show! Enjoy this bonus show, and consider backing us on , or picking up another bonus show from our [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4795162
BCSC 81: The Exorcist Part Two This week on #BCSC, we're destroying the demon Pazuzu in the 2nd half of The Exorcist! Or did he defeat us? We may never truly know. Oh, also we watched the original movie! The horror classic! It kinda stinks! [email protected]! /episode/index/show/shmookclub/id/4782198
