The Two Mikes

The Two Mikes
Ever wanted to talk with someone about a book you just read? You could just join a book group and talk about it, drink a little, veer off on tangents, work back around to the book again, and finally wrap it up by picking the next book.

But what happens when the book you just read is about about hungry zombies or a haunted house, and your Eat, Pray, Love–reading friends aren’t really into reading it, much less discussing its finer points? That’s what we’re here for. We Two Mikes will be your virtual book group for discussing new and interesting and old and half-forgotten horror books.

If you want to follow along with us, look at the next forbidden book on the table and start reading.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Episode 86: Adam Nevill's Last Days


The Mikes read a book based on its cover and find the cover has NOTHING to do with the book. We discuss indirect narrative and binge-reading until you're scared and wind up giving the book a meh-plus.

It's Cocktail Time!

Strong Belgian

Take a Belgian sour or fruit beer
add one or two glugs of orange vodka

Enjoy!



Closing Music: "See the Flesh Fry" by the All Saved Freak Band

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Episode 85 Scowler by Daniel Kraus



The Mikes head to the rolling hills of Iowa to see what horror is down on the farm in Daniel Kraus's YA book Scowler.  It sure enough ain't no visit to Green Acres where kids are brutalized, stuffed animals seek revenge and meteors fall out of the sky.  Keep Manhattan and just give me that countryside.

It sure is Cocktail Time!

White Special Drink

1 egg white ( very fresh)
1 1/2  shots of good Gin
1/2 shot of  Domaine de Canton
1/2 Shot of Creme de Violette
A squeeze of lime or  a scraping of vanilla bean one or the other, your choice. 

Put into a shaker with lots of ice.  Shake well to get the egg frothy.  Strain into martini glass and garnish with an orange peel. Chin Chin.


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Monday, May 27, 2013

Episode 84: Kim Newman's Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha


The Mikes join the party in Rome 1959, with Dracula and all the gang. Then Dario Argento shows up and the blood starts to splatter. We dig into this third (and final, for now) Anno Dracula book by Kim Newman. 

It's Cocktail Time!

Tea. Make yourself a cup.

Special closing music: "Tic Ti, Tic Ta," by Claudio Villa
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Episode 83: Kim Newman's Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron





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The Two Mikes take to the sky and dogfight with Kim Newman's Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron. They loved the first book in series and what the hell—they really dug the second. Who knows, maybe they will even want to read the third . . .


IT'S COCKTAIL TIME!

The Fly Boy

2 shots good British gin
2 T fresh lemon juice
1 T Kirsch
1  dash bitters
1 dash Creme de Viollete
2 dashes Creme de Cassis

Shake with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a maraschino cherry. Chin, chin.
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