Strange and Beautiful Book Club
Long time partners, Rachel and Matt, bring their unique blend of wit and weirdness to the worlds of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. From quirky movie reviews to lively book discussions, they keep you entertained and informed with their mature humor and infectious enthusiasm. Join them as they chase their little nerd hearts through the genres they love.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Love At First Bite (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 2 of 8
The second of 8 vampire movies released in 1979 which I'm going to tentatively call the "year of the disco vampire". This movie was fun, punchy, packed with pop culture references and some really dat…
Dracula (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 1 of 8
The first in our Anniversary exploration of the vampire movies of 1979 (all 8 of them). First up is the 1979 adaptation of the Dracula theater play staring Frank Langella. Which we loved, obviously. …
Spoiler Free Book Recommendation - "Our Vitreous Womb" by Haldane B. Doyle
We attempt and mostly succeed at a spoiler free discussion to sell you, dear Listener, on reading the four novellas that make up "Our Vitreous Womb" by Haldane B Doyle
Interview with Mike Kuciak - Blast Furnace Media - "Death Metal" and "From the Shadows"
Had a super great time chatting with Mike Kuciak from Blast Furnace Media about his two currently available horror movies, "From the Shadows" and "Death Metal".
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Monthly Book Club - "Certain Dark Things" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops i…
Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert
The next installment in our long form Dune series. In this episode we discuss the sequel to Dune, Dune: Messiah. If you've heard it's no bueno and to just stop at Dune, don't listen to that noise. Fr…
"Underwater (2020)" - Come for Kristin Stewart...stay for cosmic horror
"Underwater (2020)" - A crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facilit…
"The Signal (2014)" - Second installment in our William Eubank trilogy.
"On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
- Dir…
"Love (2011)" - Scifi movie funded entirely by an Indie Alt-Rock band? Yes, Please.
We discuss another fun Indie or "TFA" movie funded entirely by the band Angels and Airwaves. This movie rocked ;).
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The Dark (2018) - "An Indie monster horror movie with so much heart."
And Indie gem streaming on Amazon. It deserves so much love for doing our favorite thing in the world. Taking our expectations and turning them into something we didn't even know we needed but are gr…
"Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a
We discuss the surprisingly masterful book by Exurb1a called "Geometry for Ocelots".
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Syfy (Then 'SciFI' ) took on this audacious mini series adaptation in 2000 and, in our opinion, absolutely nailed it. Broken into three 1.5+ hour segments that mirror the three parts of the book but …
Bonus Sneak Peak - Monthly Book Club - "Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a
We got so excited about this book that we talked about it when we were only 25% into it! If you haven't started yet, get on it. This book is a WILD RIDE. Spoilers for the first 25% of the book and fo…
Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Syfy (Then 'SciFI' ) took on this audacious mini series adaptation in 2000 and, in our opinion, absolutely nailed it. Broken into three 1.5+ hour segments that mirror the three parts of the book but …
Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
Syfy (Then 'SciFI' ) took on this audacious mini series adaptation in 2000 and, in our opinion, absolutely nailed it. Broken into three 1.5+ hour segments that mirror the three parts of the book but …
Dune DEEP CUT - "David Lynch's Dune" - The Alan Smithee Cut
We discuss the epic length, dubious quality (but we love it anyway) first attempt at a big screen Dune adaptation. How about you? Do you love this movie or just love to hate it? I'm sure you can stil…
Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 1 of 2
Our review of Double Dead, the first book in the Double Dead / Bad Blood duology. Our August book club episode! Enjoy!
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Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 2 of 2
Our review of BAD BLOOD, the first book in the Double Dead / Bad Blood duology. Our August book club episode! Enjoy!
(Stay tuned after the episode for "Minecraft with Amos")
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)" - The Definition of Audacity
We discuss the documentary about the Dune adaptation that could have been and it's lasting impact on sci-fi movies as a whole.
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 3 of 3
Dune by Frank Herbert - Part 3 of 3 of our breakdown of the book that started it all!
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