Strange and Beautiful Book Club

"Legend (1985)" - In which Tim Curry's Darkness has everyone sexually confused

Meg guest stars again and we discuss Legend, which she just watched for the first time, and also a lot of philosophical musings on the role of love in films. Truly the po

"Vampire's Anonymous" with Special Guest!

SBBC: Update 2026!

A quick update about our glorious return to a schedule! There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoying our work? Buy a cup of Hot Jala! https://ko-fi.com

"Drive (2011)" - The best vampire movie ever made(TM)

Rachel and Matt discuss the 2011 film, "Drive". Let me convince you that Drive is a better vampire movie than most actual vampire movies.  There's more from the Strange

"Chapterhouse: Dune" by Frank Herbert - and now there are space Jews? Seriously?

We did it. Frank did not defeat us but let me tell you IT WAS CLOSE. We will be back to regular posting now, I promise. That was ROUGH ROUGH ROUGH.  There's more from th

Drunk Episode: "Heretics of Dune" by Frank Herbert

YES I KNOW. We are still here. Like a lot of creators, we are struggling to keep making light hearted content in a world that feels a little too heavy lately. It's been t

"God Emperor of Dune" by Frank Herbert

We are back! Sorry, this is a little quick and dirty. Trying to hold it together and get caught up! Enjoy!  There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoyin

"Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert

We're back from break and ready to chat (apparently). Here we discuss the third book in the Dune series - "Children of Dune" There's more from the Strange and Beautiful

"Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert

We discuss the (for a second time) the second book in the Dune series! There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoying our work? Buy a cup of Hot Jala! ht

"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 2 and 3 - Final Part)

Post plague out break - we wrap up the rest of Dune just in time to chat about "Dune Messiah" There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoying our work? Bu

"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 1 - Dune)

"The Dark Tower 0: The Little Sisters of Eluria" by Stephen King

The shortest Dark Tower content yet and Stephen King still managed to work in a dick.  There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoying our work? Buy a cup

"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)

Rachel and Matt discuss the final installment of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Part 2 of 2 of our discussion.  There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Netwo

"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)

Matt and Rachel discuss the final novel (and in our opinion - the best) in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! En

"The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah" by Stephen King

*Fixed the Audio* Matt and Rachel discuss the second to last book in the Dark Tower series, "Song of Susannah" by Stephen King. Did anything actually happen in this book?

"The Dark Tower 4.5: A Wind Through the Keyhole" by Stephen King

FINALLY CAUGHT UP! We will be back on our regular schedule now so "Song of Susannah" will be out the first Friday in August! There's more from the Strange and Beautiful

"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)

Rachel and Matt discuss the remainder of Wolves of the Calla and a bunch of other related (and not related) stuff too. Hug your fluffy pets today for Pip, he will be miss

SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 7) - "Complementary Species"

We discuss Murderbot Season 1, Episode 7 - Complementary Species.  There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network! Enjoying our work? Buy a cup of Hot Jala! https:

SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 4, 5, and 6)

As some of you may have guessed, Pip crossed the rainbow bridge the weekend before last and it really threw me for a loop. Please enjoy this very lightly edited episode.

"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)

Slightly delayed but here it is and we got so excited to chat about this one that it just made sense to split it into parts so it won't be too too long. But don't worry,