Listen "The Garden of Darkness"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode Ren Wednesday and Adam Whybray talk about the post-apocalyptic Young Adult novel The Garden of Darkness by Gillian Murray Kendall from 2014.
We discuss what makes a horror, look at the early modern influences on the book,
and despair of our own chances in a post-apocalyptic setting.
Plus we discover the natural source of morale.*
Content notes, there are a few: Discussion of an adult character preying on children, including in a sexually-loaded way, discussion of eugenics and mention of Nazis in relation to the same character.
Also apologies also for the slightly poorer sound quality than usual on this episode, we had some mic volume issues!
A full transcript of this episode is available at: https://stillscared.podigee.io/27-gardenofdarkness
* It's toucans.
We discuss what makes a horror, look at the early modern influences on the book,
and despair of our own chances in a post-apocalyptic setting.
Plus we discover the natural source of morale.*
Content notes, there are a few: Discussion of an adult character preying on children, including in a sexually-loaded way, discussion of eugenics and mention of Nazis in relation to the same character.
Also apologies also for the slightly poorer sound quality than usual on this episode, we had some mic volume issues!
A full transcript of this episode is available at: https://stillscared.podigee.io/27-gardenofdarkness
* It's toucans.
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