'Salem's Lot, by Stephen King, and Auchentoshan 12, Part 2

What this episode covers

Ethan and special guests Risha and Erin of the Vampires and Mermaids podcast, and also Michael, discuss ‘Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King, while drinking Auchentoshan 12. In this episode: Sometimes sharp places are filled with dark objects (shoutout to Gillian Flynn) Also, bamboozlement At some point the plot is discussed, eventually A deep and very important dive into ranking the scariness of bugs This book is existentialist Dracula, including: Kierkegaard, symbology, and Lutheran vs Catholic theology ex opera operato nihil est sacrementum extra usus Iconoclasm TULIP: if you know you know Luther on the Titanic, a fanfiction challenge …and other things Stephen King was definitely thinking about when he wrote this book. We all grow up and get old Vampires and Mermaids is already classier than this show, until anyone drinks one-handed Revisionist vampire novels, a Bingo Card Special Ethan does lose a second time, but by the end that loss gets lost, soooo… Mark: the best boy Canines! Michael both loses and, worse, gets his historical analogy backwards An extra-unlistenable Poe race Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.