Warning: Adult language.

Camela Thompson and Z.D. Gladstone review the August Shadows on the Sound book club selection: Every Day by David Levithan. 'A' is a being who moves from one person to another each day. What does this have in common with mythology? A lot, as it turns out.

September's book club choice is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Read along and let us know what you think!

Warning: Intended for audiences over the age of 18. There is explicit language.

Camela Thompson and Z.D. Gladstone are joined by Carly to discuss Death Note. This anime series features the Shinigami, an eccentric genius, and a crazed megalomaniac intent on becoming a god of vengeance. We not only look at the mythology behind the series, but delve into where it began and some of its offshoots. 

Z.D. Gladstone and Camela Thompson look at the many undead creatures of the world and the tools needed to kill them. While they stick to the more traditional stories, video games are bound to come up.

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This week's episode has less to do with the paranormal and more to do with the themes we often see in paranormal, fantasy, and Sci Fi writing, movies, and comic books. Our special guest, Michael G. Munz. joined Camela Thompson and Z.D. Gladstone to discuss Fridging and Red Shirts. They look at the definitions, illustrate with several examples, and explain the drawbacks and benefits to both.

Fridging is a technique writers use to motivate a protagonist. A person or group of people close to the protagonist are brutalized in a public manner, meant to motivate the protagonist into action.

The term "red shirt" comes from Star Trek. A minor character with little or zero tie to the protagonist is killed to alert the audience to a presence of a malevolent force. They are often killed in a way that hints at the capabilities of the killer (is it a monster? how does he/she kill? etc.).

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