EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 52 MIN
American Rapture (2024), CJ Leede | Horror Book Club Review | S02E27
from Spooky Frog Horrifying Books Podcast · host spookyfrogpodcast
Hosts Samantha and Jeffy dig into CJ Leede’s American Rapture, a disturbing coming‑of‑age horror that mixes evangelical purity culture, puberty, body horror and a biblical apocalypse set in small‑town Wisconsin. They discuss pandemic parallels, House on the Rock and local Wisconsin details, trade travel and food tangents, give trigger warnings for graphic violence and emotional trauma, and recommend similar indie horror titles and films.
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Hosts Samantha and Jeffy dig into CJ Leede’s American Rapture, a disturbing coming‑of‑age horror that mixes evangelical purity culture, puberty, body horror and a biblical apocalypse set in small‑town Wisconsin. They discuss pandemic parallels, House on the Rock and local Wisconsin details, trade travel and food tangents, give trigger warnings for graphic violence and emotional trauma, and recommend similar indie horror titles and films.
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