The Plot Twist

Follow the podcast on Instagram! Credits: Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns Follow my Instagram page here! Logo & Cover Art: Jacquie Del Pio Check out Jacquie's Behance Profile Works Mentioned, Sources, and Other Links: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - Speak Memory by Vladimir Nabokov The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison ABC article on American Psycho The Guardian's article on American Psycho American Psycho: A History of Controversy The Bluest Eye: Brown Eyes in a Blue-Eyed World YouTube video: Toni Morrison Talks About Her Motivation For Writing - Why I Wrote The Bluest Eye - An Interview With Toni Morrison Christine Schwalm v Maryland Case Verdict American Experience Article about The Bluest Eye Vladimir Nabokov, The Art of Fiction No. 40 Cover Girl: The Difficulty of Illustrating Lolita Persists, 60 years on Nabokov in Montreux: 1965 Interview Thank you for listening! :)

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sexual references and discussions of sensitive topics such as racism, sexism, pedophilia and homophobia. Follow the podcast on Instagram! Credits: Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns My Instagram page! Logo & Cover Art: Jacquie Del Pio Visit Jacquie's Behance profile here! Sources and Other Links: Article from The Guardian ("Gender Queer"). Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 (American Library Association)Article from The New Yorker15 of the Most Famous Banned Books in US History Buy Maia Kobabe's book, Gender Queer, here! Check out IO Performance's website here!

Follow the podcast on Instagram! Credits: Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns Logo & Cover Art by Jacquie Del Pio - Visit Jacquie's Behance profile here Works Mentioned: YouTube Series: Marble Hornets, created by Troy Wagner and Joseph DeLage (YouTube, 2009) This House Has People In It, created by Alan Resnick (Adult Swim, 2016) Local 58, created by Kris Straub (YouTube, 2015) The Mandela Catalogue, created by Alex Kister (YouTube, 2021) Gemini Home Entertainment, created by Remy Abode (YouTube, 2019) My Dad's Tapes, creator unknown (YouTube, 2011) Films: The Blair Witch Project, directed by Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick (1999) A.I., directed by Steven Spielberg (2001) Cloverfield, directed by Matt Reeves (2008) Other Cool People: Wendigoon Night Mind Nexpo The Film Theorists Thank you so much for listening!!

Hello, and welcome to the second episode of The Plot Twist! In this episode, I talk about the best books I read in 2023! My reading journey last year was... varied to say the least! I flip-flopped from classic works of gothic horror to reflective pieces of Japanese literature, and even to Nordic poetry. Maybe you'll find your next read tucked away in this little treasure trove. (Well, I hope you do, because then I've done my job). I hope you enjoy listening! Please follow The Plot Twist's Instagram page here! CREDITS: Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns Logo & cover art by Jacquie Del Pio - Visit Jacquie's Behance profile here WORKS MENTIONED: Main List: The Outsider by Albert Camus No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney - Seamus' performance of Beowulf My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Honourable Mentions: Shy by Max Porter Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Secret Rendezvous by Kobo Abe A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Hello, and welcome to the first episode of The Plot Twist, the podcast about everything storytelling! Join me as I dive into a brief exploration of why we read and write, and why those two things are still so important to us today. There are also many mentions of John Green and Sylvia Plath, so I had a lot of fun making this one! I hope you enjoy listening. Please follow The Plot Twist's Instagram page! CREDITS: Writer/Host/Editor: Oliver Johns Logo & cover art by Jacquie Del Pio Visit Jacquie's Behance profile here WORKS MENTIONED: Crash Course - How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1. Beowulf - Translated by Seamus Heaney The Odyssey by Homer Tales of Times Past - The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Ariel by Sylvia Plath Letter in November by Sylvia Plath Mr. Burns and Other Plays by Anne Washburn The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe