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Episode 188: paramore_decode.mp3

Twilight (the movie)

I have a confession to make: I've been listening to the soundtrack all week. 

Now that we've finished reading Twilight and Midnight Sun, it's time to talk about the crown jewel of the franchise: the movie! This film launched several acting careers and catapul...

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Episode 187: History of Dance (Vampire)

Twilight/Midnight Sun epilogues (which are really chapters)

We did it! We made it all the way through the first Twilight novel and its companion, and we have over two hours of discussion about what a weird ending it all has. First, though, we touch briefly on the (developing; I'm sure we'll...

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Episode 186: Here's What You're Gonna Do

Twilight chapter 'An Impasse'/Midnight Sun chapters 'Chores', 'Three Conversations', 'Inevitability'

We've got a mystery on our hands! We open this week's episode with a discussion of the theory circulating on book blogs that a newly released novel--teased as being written under a pseudonym...

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Episode 185: And Just Let Her Die!?

Twilight chapter 'The Angel'/Midnight Sun chapter 'Blood'

Our chapters were very, very short this week, and we got a little rowdy. We chat about current events (respectfully), character birthdays that happen to fall on unfortunate dates (respectfully), Edward's horny blood drinking (respect...

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Episode 184: NOSferatu

Twilight chapters 'Phone Call' and 'Hide-and-Seek'/Midnight Sun chapter 'Race'

On this week's episode we've got an exciting follow-up to last episode's amazing K-pop-related discovery, but first we have to catch up with the thousand page monstrosity that's been analyzed in more detail since...

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Episode 183: Edward Bias

Twilight chapter 'Impatience'/Midnight Sun chapter 'Ambush'

We've got big news this week--literally, as early reviews have revealed that Jo's new book clocks in at over one thousand pages (Twilight talk starts at 30 mins in if you fancy skipping this). We've also got two wildly different ch...

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Scheduling update/future plans update!

Hey all! I just wanted to give everyone an update on where we're at with show planning, since we've recently moved the recording schedule and still haven't had the bandwidth to do bonus stuff. 

Our lives have been very busy recently, but with our Twilight/Midnight Sun adventure ending ...

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Episode 182: Shutter Island

Twilight/Midnight Sun chapter 'Goodbyes'

The classic Song of Throne and Games button gets a workout this week as we discuss dudes' heads exploding on the new one of those shows, along with the rumor that a Wizarding World HBO show is in the works (again). We've also got quite a chapter to d...

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Episode 181: Vampire Talent Trees

Twilight/Midnight Sun chapters 'The Hunt'

We ease into our new evening schedule with a check-in on the Peacock Box before discussing a truly electrifying chapter of our vampire romance novel(s). 75% of the way through the book, conflict is here! ...In the form of some French guys we've neve...

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Episode 180: Net Zero Vibes

Twilight/Midnight Sun chapter 'The Game'

The Money Fandom is out of control this week and we check in with the aftermath of the latest round of WB/Discovery news and lament how close we might have come to Fantastic Beasts meeting a dark fate. Then we have a packed chapter to discuss: Billy ...

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Episode 179: The Peacock Box

Twilight/Midnight Sun chapter: Carlisle

It's another no news week so far for us (knock on wood) so we spend our time at the anchor's desk goofing off and talking about private planes, Star Trek: Voyager, pricing errors, and movie lengths. Our chapters this week were incredibly short (Twilig...

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Episode 178: Morning Show Fandom

Bella visits the Vampire Family.

After a recent run of Shriekcast After Dark recordings, we record a little earlier to beat the heat! We chat about morning television and blockbuster adventure movies based on YA movies before moving on to discuss our chapters. Edward has decided it's time t...

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Episode 177: You Smell of Frieza

Twilight chapter 14/Midnight Sun chapter 18

We convene a Late Recording to deliver a rowdy episode about a rowdy pair of chapters! Bella has invited Edward into her house, but what's going to happen when there's only one bed!? It turns out that they won't, naturally, but things will View Post

Episode 176: Songs About Posting

Twilight chapter 13/Midnight Sun chapter 17

We've had a week (knock on wood) with precious little Potter or Twilight news, so we start this week's episode with another Maximum Ride check-in as a sort of Common-Room-Lite treat! Then we're off to the meadow to discuss Confessions, wh...

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Episode 175: The Shirt

It's a big one this week! After catching up with some updates on last week's news stories and checking in with Maximum Ride, we have four (!!!) chapters of Twilight and Midnight Sun combined to get to. Not much is happening, but there's a lot going on, not least of which is Edward's ward...

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Episode 174: Debussy to this?

Twilight chapter 11/Midnight Sun chapters 12-13

Here we are! Safe from the heat with a late night recording, we cover the surprisingly ample amount of news from the past week and dig through a combined three (!) chapters of Vampire Content! This week, Edward and Bella have long, deep conver...

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Episode 173: Movie-shaped

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Well, here we are. After actual years of filming delays, author controversies, and a theatrical release we didn't feel like spending money on, we've finally watched the third and hopefully final entry in the Fantastic Beasts series. Thankfully, fo...

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Episode 172: The 2004 Getting Up on the Cross Olympics

Twilight chapter 11/Midnight Sun chapter 12

Well, well, well! The money fandom is in shambles as two franchises race to the bottom of the box office. This week's chapters are the closest together these two books have been yet, so we have a fun time analyzing both characters' contributions t...

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Episode 171: Kraalnor

Twilight chapter 10/Midnight Sun chapter 11 (Theory)

Well, the new Fantastic Beasts movie is on HBO Max now, so I guess we have to watch it... soon. This week, however, we have a strange pairing of Twilight chapters set almost entirely in a car going 80-100mph. We chat about Bella's confess...

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Episode 170: Two Cokes

Twilight & Midnight Sun joint chapter (Port Angeles)

Well, well, well! Harry Potter is back in the news thanks to a maddeningly vague line in a Wall Street Journal profile of the new Warner/Discovery media boss. Since we can't glean anything of substance from that, we dig a little deepe...

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Episode 169: A Bird in the Hand...?

Twilight chapter 8/Midnight Sun chapter 9.

This week features Bella storming off to her room to listen to Linkin Park (really!), getting so mad at Mansfield Park she slams her book shut, and Edward using vampire telepathy to read peoples' horny thoughts--and that's the easy stuff. There's a...

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Episode 168: The Dobby Quiz

Twilight chapter 6/Midnight Sun chapter 7

We're back with another pair of split chapters this week! Bella is off to the beach with her school friends and learns some disturbing facts about the Cullens; Edward, meanwhile, is at home with his weird family composing tunes and hunting mountain ...

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Quick update!

Hey gang! I mentioned this on twitter but just wanted to make sure to give everyone a heads up--we had to move things around this week and recorded this evening instead of our current usual Sunday. I'll be editing the episode tomorrow, and I'll get it up as soon as I can! I'd like to thank everyo...

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Episode 167: Ms. Cope

Twilight chapter 5/Midnight Sun chapter 5

We're back! After a week's break, it's time to check back in with the money fandom again, now that the new Fantastic Beasts has been in theaters for nearly a month. More importantly, we've got a new pair of Twilight/Midnight Sun chapters to discuss!...

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Episode 166: Meteor Safety

Twilight Chapter 4/Midnight Sun Chapters 4-5.

We check in once more with the money fandom to see how Fantastic Beast's U.S. box offices numbers look before diving into a triple (!) helping of vampire drama. This week, Bella is free from the hospital and already back to gruffly monologuing a...

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Episode 165: The Money Fandom

Twilight Chapter 3/Midnight Sun Chapter 3

The money fandom is dying! We tally up Fantastic Beast 3's international box office numbers. How is it faring in the Season of Morbius? Speaking of vampires, we have some juicy character stuff to explore this week. How long will Edward's roguish cha...

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Episode 164: Boyfriend Points

Twilight Chapter 2; Midnight Sun Chapter 2

After a brief check-in with the advent calendar of bad PR events marring the countdown to the new Fantastic Beasts film release, we head back to Forks WA to hear more of Bella's adventures! This week... well, not much actually happens, but...

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Episode 163: A Fun Surprise

This week's episode is a fun surprise. :)

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Episode 162: Remember New Coke? 😂

It's a big news week for the Shriekcast! 

We've got a loooong discussion of the State of Play gameplay reveal for HP Skyrim (or, from the looks of things, HP Fable) this week to make up for the fact that we are now free agents when it comes to reading! We have a lot to discuss, from ou...

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Common Room Returns 2: A Time To Dunk

We're back in the Common Room! This time, we're here to chat about John Grisham's novel "Sooley", where he takes you to the basketball court instead of a court of law (the marketing REALLY likes this aspect of it). We check in with how Goodreads reviewers felt about this change of scenery, and th...

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