• Revisiting the Perennially Creepy House of Leaves

    Mark Z. Danielewski Guests on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

    With both of the guys out of the running for the SuperRooster bet, they decide to jointly choose a ~spooky~ author for a backlist episode: Mark Z. Danielewski. A descent into House of Leaves ensues, with much talk of ergodic literature, dreams, home-buying, and more. We promise no jump-scares in this one!

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    What’d you buy?

    Drew: Night Worms (October package): The Cipher by Kathe Koja // The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson // coffee, stickers, bookmarks!

    Christopher: The Codex Seraphinianus // XX by Rian Hughes // Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

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    This Episode’s Recommendations:

    Drew: The Fisherman by John Langan // The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

    Christopher: classic horror cinema for scaredy-cats, particularly Rosemary’s Baby, Carrie, and Psycho

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    This week’s themed cocktail:

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    So Many Damn Books
    So Many Damn Books
    A blessing, a curse, a podcast. est. 2014. Christopher (@cdhermelin) invites folks to the Damn Library to talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through their never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in hand. Recorded at the Damn Library in Brooklyn, NY.





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