Backlist: Bob is back, and he's bring a SECRET (specifically, The Fear Street Saga #2: THE SECRET, published in September 1993). It's another hundred and fifty pages of ghosts, Goodes, spooky interludes, and skeletons fucking EVERYWHERE. Oh, and rest assured: the allosexuals are NOT okay. Chill:  Back with some familiar faces! Cyna is drinking a Fier But If You Rearrange the Letters It Spells Fire (fireball whiskey + pumpkin spice apple cider), and Ollie is back with a Power Through Evil (Angry Orchard Peach Mango Hard Cider + lemon juice). Pics! Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 8 Episode 3: THE FEAR STREET SAGA wraps up with #3: THE BURNING! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! Vaccinate and mask up, y'all. (1h 52m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of gore, misogyny, murder, suicide, emotional manipulation and gaslighting.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

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Episode 2 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Secret

Backlist: SURPRISE BABY, IT BOB! That's right, hot on the heels of those movies that came out three months ago, we're diving headfirst into the deep end of Bobert Stine's bibliography with book one of the iconic FEAR STREET SAGA: THE BETRAYAL (published August 1st 1993). This book has it all, folks: murder, evil wizards, exclusively heterosexual teenage romance, guys who pretend to be different, younger guys, and so. many. hysterical women. What more could a nostalgic reader ask for??? HEADS UP: SPOILERS INSIDE for all three Fear Street movies.   Chill:  Drinks were weirdly hard to find this month, but we did our best. Cyna is drinking a Fier Inferno (fireball whiskey + maraschino cherry juice + orange juice), and Ollie came in with a Power Through Evil (Angry Orchard Peach Mango Hard Cider + lemon juice). Pics! Cyna - Ollie.   Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.   Next time:  Season 8 Episode 2: THE FEAR STREET SAGA: THE SECRET! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public!   Vaccinate and mask up, y'all.   (2h 01m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of gore, misogyny, murder, suicide, emotional manipulation and gaslighting.)   Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 1 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Betrayal

Backlist: We've reached the end of the Modern Faerie Tales with IRONSIDE (published 2007). Has Holly Black saved the best for last? Maybe. More importantly OMIGOD KAYE IS BACK! AND ROIBEN. AND CORNY! Hey, is that Luis???? Sweet! Wait, where's Val?  Chill: We're drowning our final book blues in a Dead Queen (red wine, bourbon, lemon juice, and pomegranate liqueur) and an Ironside (cold absinthe and watermelon mint sparkling water) Pics: Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  We've had it too good for too long. Vaccinate and mask up, y'all. (1h 53m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of physical and emotional abuse, violence, death.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 3 - Holly Black: Ironside

Backlist: Hey look, it's another Holly Black book that manages to be GREAT despite some pretty big flaws, huge shock. This month's entry is VALIANT, published in June 2005, featuring a Clever Human Girl who must save a Soft Faerie Boy. This is what we're here for. Please forgive our audio issues. We've been cursed by a witch, but we're working out a deal. Chill: Our big takeaway from the book is that Nevermore is great and everyone should do it. To that end, we've created two liquid interpretations: Nevermore, a reskinned Gold Margerita (gold tequila, sour mix, triple sec, lime juice + edible glitter) and Glamour Riot (absinthe and Seagram's Ginger Ale over ice + edible glitter) Pics: Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 7 Episode 2: IRONSIDE! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! STAY VIGILANT OUT THERE, FRIENDS. (2h 18m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of rape and sexual assault, child sexual assault, racism, homelessness, violence, drug use, homophobia, abuse, and animal death.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 2 - Holly Black: Valiant

Backlist: We're welcoming the fae with open arms as we discuss Holly Black's debut Modern Fairy Tale TITHE (published, appropriately, in October 2002). You can tell we liked it because the episode is short. Chill: Ollie has created the perfectly-named Glass Swamp (1 part absinthe + 3 parts Diet Ginger Ale + 3 rose petals)  and Cyna has personalized one of the million Green Pixies on the internet into a Kaye Fierch (sour apple schnapps, vodka, triple sec, Sprite, and lemon juice) Pics! Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 7 Episode 2: VALIANT! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! Stay safe y'all! (1h 18m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of rape and sexual assault, racism, internalized misogyny and victim-blaming, homophobia, abuse and abusive relationships.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 1 - Holly Black: Tithe

The fae have ARRIVED! Welcome to season seven, everyone, in which we are introducing longtime Stan of the Fae Ollie to the wicked world of Holly Black! Cyna could not be more thrilled. HOPEFULLY THIS AIR OF OPTIMISM IS JUSTIFIED. Please join us as we familiarize ourselves with Holly Black's road to publication in preparation for The Modern Faerie Tales!  Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.  No booze was consumed in the making of this episode - we'll see you in Episode 1: Holly Black: Tithe! This episode was co-edited by Annie. Welcome to the team! Thanks for sticking with us folks, and stay safe! Chat with us on twitter @BacklistPodcast!

Author Intro: Holly Black

Backlist: And now, the finale! We discuss the FINAL BOOK in the Kiesha'ra series, WYVERNHAIL (published September 2007), by who else? Amelia Atwater-Rhodes! Just SO MANY FEELINGS about the series and Hai and this Extremely Necessary final book. Chill: Cyna attempted to drink a Tears of the Prophet (Absolut Mandarin, pomegranate juice) and ended up with a Sad Prophet instead (triple sec, vodka, pomegranate juice, pineapple juice). Ollie is knocking back a shm'ecl'la'hai (absinthe + Ginger Ale Bold). PICS: Cyna - Ollie. As mentioned: The PG-13 cover Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Author Intro for season 7! PREPEARE THINESELVES. Stay safe y'all and get vaccinated! (1h 50m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of rape and sexual assault, racism, internalized racism, self-hate, and white supremacy.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 5 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 5: Wyvernhail

Backlist: Hope you all like them beefy, because this one is a long'un. We are chatting about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' WOLFCRY (published September 2006), a book that has become the very definition of "mixed feelings". Join us as we spend two and a half hours sorting them out, won't you? Chill: Cyna has Frankenstein'd up a Wolf Shapeshifter (tequila, midori, pinapple juice, and Sprite), and Ollie is drinking a Sakkri'a'she (ginger ale + absinthe, but with the absinthe ON TOP). As usual, we got some sweet pics Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 6 Episode 5: WYVERNHAIL! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! Stay safe y'all and get vaccinated! (2h 34m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, discussion of rape and sexual assault, genocide, suicide, classism, colonialism, racism and white supremacy, eugenics, ableism.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 4 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 4: Wolfcry

Backlist: It's time for volume three, baby! We're back to discuss FALCONDANCE by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in September 2005), a pretty good book with one BIG asterisk. A Big. Asterisk. We'll see how it goes. Chill: Cyna is knocking back a White Falcon (horchata, coffee liquor, and vodka), and Ollie is back to The Good Shit (ginger ale + absinthe). As usual, we got some sweet pics Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 6 Episode 4: WOLFCRY! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! Stay safe y'all. (2h 09m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit and generally extremely filthy language, classism, emotional and physical abuse, ritual scarification, torture, colonialism, racism and white supremacy, eugenics, ableism.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 3 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 3: Falcondance

Backlist: It's round two and the gloves are off! We're discussing SNAKECHARM by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in September 2004), and we SHAN'T APOLOGIZE for how much we dislike this book. WHO ARE ALL THESE FALCONS AND CAN THEY PLEASE GET THEIR TAILFEATHERS OUT OF OUR SNAKE BOOK, PLEASE???   Chill: Cyna is honoring a true cobra hero with her CobraStyle Cocktail (tequila, orange juice, grenadine, and lime), and Ollie has constructed a cool green absinthe concoction (iced mint tea + turbinado sugar + absinthe). Take a look at our sweet drinks! Cyna - Ollie.   As Mentioned: @RaevenlyWrites has been doing a knock-out job exploring the events of Hawksong and Danica and Zane's relationship in greater depth! Check out their fic The Ties That Bind on AO3!   Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.   Next time:  Season 6 Episode 3: FALCONDANCE! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public!   Keep staying safe everyone, there's light at the end of the tunnel

Episode 2 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 2: Snakecharm

Backlist: Season six is off to a turbulent start! This is take two of our discussion of HAWKSONG by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in July 2003), thanks to a recording error. Will an extra read and an extra week to reflect soften our hearts towards this, the so-called (by us, we called it that) "best" of the Kiesha'ra series? Spoiler Alert: no. No, it actually did the opposite. Sorry. Chill: Tangentially related drinks this time - Cyna is drinking a Golden Dream (orange juice, triple sec, vanilla vodka, and cream), and Ollie is drinking an Undeath in-- er, a Hawk's Keep (Absente absinthe - not on fire - and cold ginger ale). Take a look at our pretty pics!   Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time:  Season 6 Episode 2: SNAKECHARM! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! Happy holidays to everyone who celebrates, and we'll see you in the new year! (1h 19m. Content Warning: Profanity, alcohol consumption, sexually explicit language, war, violence and death, classism, traumabonding as romance, sketchy consent.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Episode 1 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 1: Hawksong

Welcome to season six, folks, in which Cyna and Ollie are revisiting on of our earliest and most formative authors - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes! This season, we're taking a deep dive into what may be Atwater-Rhodes' most popular series - The Kiesha'ra. This will almost certainly end well! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.  No booze was consumed in the making of this episode - regularly scheduled alcohol to resume in Episode 1: The Kiesha'ra Vol 1: Hawksong! Thanks for sticking with us, follks, and stay safe! Come check in with us on twitter @BacklistPodcast!

Season Intro: The Kiesha'ra

Special Backlist: We've been at this drinking game for 2 whole years! Can you believe it? I mean, we can. Definitely feels longer! And at long last, we're re-reading the Season 1 Ep3 book whose original audio was buggered up (Ollie apologizes forever), but it's totally fine: we learned a lot from that read which made this time extra interesting. Get ready for Annette Curtis Klaus' BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, published August 1997! Chill: Drinking! Cyna is drinking a Blood Orange Chocolate martini (crème de cacao, blood orange cocktail mix, orange juice, orange-flavored vodka). Ollie is drinking an absinthe cocktail, this time an Undeath in the Afternoon (Absente absinthe and ginger ale). Check our drink set ups on twitter since they're extra pretty: Cyna - Ollie We'll be watching the B&C movie on Saturday the 28th, where we'll live tweet it; we'll post the exact time and hashtag on @BacklistPodcast twitter so watch for updates there. You can watch along with us with your own copy (or DM for link details). Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time: Season 6 begins in December, and we'll post an announcement to Chillest tier patrons first. Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive the intro episode before it goes public!   (1h 21m. Content Warning: Vulgar language, drinking alcohol, and dramatic readings from the hosts; Horror, body horror, physical and emotional violence, threats of violence, detailed gore, gun violence, dead dogs, human and animal corpses, murder, trial by combat/violent rituals that lead to death, bullying, girl hate, breaking and entering, destruction of property, toxic masculinity, adult werewolves sexualizing teenage werewolves, outdated opinions on women, misogyny, horny teenagers, sexual situations, rejection of self, shitty privileged boys who think over-highly of themselves, gaslighting, kidnapping, casual nudity, suicidal ideation, suicidal preparation, attempted *attempted* suicide, consent issues around women's bodies including sexual grabbing, sexual harassment, pedestal-putting and fetishizing of humans, not being able to fight "your nature", and softness treated as weakness from the novel.) Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Anniversary Special - Annette Curtis Klaus: Blood and Chocolate

Special Backlist: Time for a spooky Halloween Special! We're reading our first book written by a guy?! Christopher Pike's THE LAST VAMPIRE, published May 1994!Chill: Drinking! Ollie is drinking an absinthe cocktail they love, the Shattered Mirror (Absente absinthe, simple syrup, lime juice). Cyna is drinking a mixed drink she calls a Sita (ginger ale, raspberry liqueur, grenadine, lemon juice, clear vodka + red food coloring). Check out our drink set ups on twitter: Ollie - CynaBonus content: Sita's Vampire the Masquerade overpowered (OP) character sheet. How many experience points does this lady have!?Suleikha Snyder's thoughts on The Last Vampire and Racial Representation.Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.Starting at 1:23:44 until 1:38:50 - MAJOR CONTENT WARNINGS! Neither of us are experts but we needed to talk about historical myths around Aryan mythology, mentions of Nazi Germany, propaganda, racism, colorism, appropriation of advancement in a "history to the colonizer" type revision to perpetuate false information that is or can be harmful, discrediting, and dehumanizing to Indian and Hindu cultures, and controversy surrounding those topics. Critical consumption of media herein.Next time: 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT - BLOOD & CHOCOLATE! At long last! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public!  We'll also watch the B&C movie and live tweet it; we'll post the date and hashtag ahead of time on @BacklistPodcast twitter.Season 6 begins in December, and we'll announce to Chillest tier patrons first.(1h 43m. Content Warning: Vulgar language, drinking alcohol, discussions of bad parents and kids stealing shit from libraries, teenage runaways and , homelessness, mentions of Nazi Germany and propaganda, and dramatic readings from the hosts; Extremely over-powered, sexually confident, and self-assured bisexual (probably hetero-romantic) vampire heroine, kidnapping, murder, physical violence, gun violence, horror, whitewashing of Hindu religion and mythology, whiteness as goodness, sex and sexual situations, nudity, reborn true love, teen character with HIV/AIDS, 1990s technology, flashbacks, demons, desecration of a pregnant corpse, insubstantial roles for other women, compressed timeline that requires suspension of disbelief, author self-insert character, cliffhanger ending, male gaze writing, stilted dialogue, Aryan mythology, racism, and colorism from the novel.)Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend!

Halloween Special - Christopher Pike: The Last Vampire

 Backlist: It's finally the finale! Season 5 concludes with LJ Smith's THE SECRET CIRCLE: THE POWER, published November 1992!   Chill: Drinking! Ollie is drinking an absinthe cocktail they love the Shattered Mirror (Absente absinthe, sugar water, lime juice). Cyna is drinking a cloudy dishwater drink we're calling The Power because it sure isn't a Silver Cord (purple box jello, lemonade concentrate, pineapple juice, almond flavoring, ginger ale, shitty cheap vodka). Check out our set ups on twitter: Ollie - Cyna   And all those covers at: ljscovers.insanitysandwich.com - The Secret Circle covers    Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward.   List of ACTUALLY queer teen witch books at the end, starting at about 1:04:00!   Next time: SPOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Chiller and Chillest tier patrons will receive this episode before it goes public! And in November we have a special 2 Year Anniversary event!   Season 6 will begin in December, and we'll announce to Chillest tier patrons first.   (1h 12m. Content Warning: Vulgar language, drinking alcohol, and dramatic readings from the hosts; Misleading and spoiler-filled blurbs, entitled privileged jerks and unexamined class warfare, magic removing of autonomy, terrible plot seeds, bullshit soulmates, having cake and eating it too from the author, no consequences/tension can last forever, prophetic dreams, misogyny, weird family dynamics, classism, not enough potential for The Gay, mean girls, zero parental oversight, privileged jerks and unexamined privilege, non-Wiccan witchcraft, dark magic, fetishizing of whiteness as goodness, lack of communication, violence, death, horror, and shoehorned romance from the novel.)   Psst! Want to get B&C delivered to your inbox days before it goes live to the public? Become our patron at the $2 or higher level and you are in! Already our patron? Then you know what we're talking about! Enjoy, friend! 

Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Secret Circle: The Power

Friends Ollie and Cyna review nostalgic YA authors' entire backlist one book at a time. With booze.

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Backlist and Chill

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