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Camela Thompson and Z.D. Gladstone look at the history of seances, primarily the Spiritualist surge in the United States. While they do discuss many fraudulent cases, both acknowledge they aren't sure where they stand on the topic, nor do they want to discourage people from their beliefs. No matter where people land, seances can add some great tension to a fictional plot, and there are a lot of great examples.

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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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Camela Thompson and Z.D. Gladstone discuss their own childhood favorites from early readers to YA. Paranormal has been a part of our culture since the beginning of time, and it is interesting to see the lengths that writers (for the big screen or books) go to make their interpretations kid friendly. The cohosts also take a look at what modern authors do to differentiate their material for their intended audiences.

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Amy Rakowczyk joined Z.D. Gladstone and Camela Thompson to discuss the impact of music in film. They look at classic horror themes and what makes an enjoyable movie experience.

Note: Camela Thompson mentioned a movie score in The Mirror. While she stands by her feelings about the movie, she acknowledges there isn't a music score. She had watched a lot of bad horror in a short amount of time and will update this post when she figures out which movie she was recalling (she has it narrowed down to Alien Uprising or Extraterrestrial).

Z.D. Gladstone and Camela Thompson cover a topic at the forefront of their minds: Writing! Both have several projects they are working on and were happy to have the chance to talk about their passion. Pet peeves as a reader, things to avoid as a writer, and successful examples of exceptions were all discussed.

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This week Camela Thompson is joined by Lance Thompson and Dr. Steve Matthewson to discuss horror movies. Their assignment was to watch Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, and Big Ass Spider. Because of the array of movies covered, they discuss many more films, the tropes in horror, and why we are drawn to fear.

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This week Father Les Carpenter, an Episcopalian priest, joins Z.D. Gladstone and Camela Thompson to discuss the presence of ghosts and demons in this world. He explains his belief that demonic influences look less like what Hollywood presents and more like corruption in power and negative social phenomenon. Racism was used as an example, and the cohosts found the argument very interesting. The haunting at Camela's house, why people seek to make spiritual connections, and his interesting opinion on Halloween were also topics of conversation.

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