I don’t think anyone would have been able to guess that ending. The first of a trilogy, Rachel’s pick follows an FBI agent who wakes up after a car accident in a strange town called Wayward Pines. A town that seems to be hiding a lot of secrets, ones that residents seem to be afraid to mention. Mona is an ex-cop who inherits a house in Wink, New Mexico. Stephanie’s pick is a mix of American Gods meets Welcome to Night Vale. Check it out here:Īmerican Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett Not quite as over-the-top as the Nicole Kidman movie, but interesting. Rachel picked this classic by the author of Rosemary’s Baby where a woman moves to a strange town where all the women are a little too happy to play the part of the perfect housewife. We pulled out this podcast favorite for this episode because is there anything more frightening than a quarantined town that is haunted by a 300 year-old witch curse? Didn’t think so! Check it out here: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (translated by Nancy Forest-Flier) If you haven’t read this yet, you must remedy that by picking it up here: Jackson’s commentary on group think is still powerful and chilling today. Rachel picked this classic American short story that has a history of being controversial. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson Photo credit: Amazon Come on over here! Let me shake your hand! You couldn’t have picked a better day to come back to Castle Rock.” Stephen King Needful Things
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