Season 7 Episode 7: Our Nerdiest Thing - The Blair Witch And Spooky Book Recs

Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss The Blair Witch Project and our spooky book recs!

Join us as we chat about:

• The marketing behind the phenomenon of the Blair Witch Project

• Our thoughts on the movie itself, with Whitney and Mindy watching it for the first time in 2026, while Deb watched it in the theater in 1999

• Our spooky book recs

• Our Nerdiest Things of the Week that include Steve Zahn, Family Feud, and Reno 911

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Book Release News for October 20th and 27th:

1. Romantasy:

   1. A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas

2. Fantasy

   1. The Tarot Trials by Katee Robert

   2. To Dream in Darkness by Ann Liang

3. Paranormal Romance:

   1. With Hearts of Flame By Briar Boleyn

4. Romance

   1. Wild Wicked Mate by Laurie Gilmore

   2. A Married Little Christmas by Abby Jimenez 

   3. The Keeper by Ana Huang 

5. Horror

   1. Scorpion Deep by CG Drews

6. Sci Fi

   1. Mortal Things by Marie Lu

Show links:

1. ⁠A Court of Splintered Harmony⁠

2. ⁠A Tale of Trial and Torment⁠

3. ⁠The Blair Witch Project⁠

4. ⁠The Clearing podcast⁠

5. ⁠Riley Sager⁠

6. ⁠The Children ⁠

7. ⁠The Turn of the Screw Henry James⁠

8. ⁠Ninth House Leigh Bardugo⁠

9. ⁠If It Makes You Happy Julie Olivia⁠

10. ⁠Well, Actually⁠

11. ⁠Love on the Brain⁠

12. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project⁠

13. ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reels/DQCXWKCERGE/⁠

14. ⁠A Court of Splintered Harmony ⁠

15. ⁠The Tarot Trials⁠

16. ⁠To Dream in Darkness⁠

17. ⁠With Hearts of Flame⁠

18. ⁠Wild Wicked Mate⁠

19. ⁠A Married Little Christmas ⁠

20. ⁠The Keeper ⁠

21. ⁠Scorpion Deep⁠

22. ⁠Mortal Things⁠

23. ⁠ On the Wings of Blood ⁠

24. ⁠Send Help⁠

25. ⁠For Whom the Bell Tolls⁠

26. ⁠When the last light goes out⁠

27. ⁠Sundial ⁠

28. ⁠Sugarcane⁠

29. ⁠Slasher Girls and Monster Boys⁠

30. ⁠House of Rayne ⁠

31. ⁠The Coven⁠

Listen in on Thursday to our book club episode, where we are covering Daggermouth by HM Wolfe!

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Season 7 Episode 7: Our Nerdiest Thing - The Blair Witch and Spooky Book Recs

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