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Podcast by Tenebrous Kate and Jack Guignol covering the weirdest, kinkiest, and most outrageous fiction we can unearth. https://badbooksbadpeople.libsyn.com/

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Episode 91: The Ninja - Miyamoto Musashi’s Penthouse Letters — Bad Books for Bad People The Ninja is a 1980 novel by prolific genre author Eric Van Lustbader, which would kick off not only an eight-book epic series but play a vital role in the ninja boom of the 1980s. Jack and Kate wan...

In case you missed it, we're back with an episode full of drugged-up ninjas, endless musings on the "Eastern Mind," and many questionable romantic and sexual decisions. badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

09.02.2026 15:14 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeep, that's the Lustbader experience!

09.02.2026 01:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 91: The Ninja - Miyamoto Musashi’s Penthouse Letters — Bad Books for Bad People The Ninja is a 1980 novel by prolific genre author Eric Van Lustbader, which would kick off not only an eight-book epic series but play a vital role in the ninja boom of the 1980s. Jack and Kate wan...

Hey nerds, we know you're not watching the big game so why don't you settle in and let us tell you all about sex ninjas in THE NINJA. Murder, musings on "the Oriental Mind," and absolutely unhinged cunnilingus techniques.

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08.02.2026 23:35 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 1

In case you missed it over the weekend, we're back with a new episode to tell you what's good

05.01.2026 15:57 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 90: Best of 2025 — Bad Books for Bad People Jack and Kate look at what they've read and watched in the year that was 2025 and make some recommendations in the world of books and beyond. The rules of engagement are simple: the hosts each choose ...

We're back with our annual Best of the Year episode! Join us to find out what we enjoyed in 2025. We've got monster squads, sleazy tunes, spooky good-time tv, and more! badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

04.01.2026 15:33 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 3

We recorded out Best of 2025 episode this morning, so get ready!

03.01.2026 17:51 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is, in fact, a wild ride. (We loved it)

08.12.2025 15:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 89: Bloodstone - But What If Conan Was an Asshole? — Bad Books for Bad People Karl Edward Wagner’s 1975 sword and sorcery epic Bloodstone is the first full-length outing for Kane, mighty-thewed protagonist of a series of short stories and novels. Jack and Kate navigate a ...

The latest episode of Bad Books for Bad People is live! Jack and Kate explore Karl Edward Wagner's Bloodstone, a sword and sorcery novel that dares to ask the question: "what if Conan was an asshole?" For fans of: mighty thews, boob armor, monster girlfriends badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

08.12.2025 15:39 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2

Reposting for the morning crowd! Halloween approaches, so join us for this novel of vampires, satanists, and the two kind of husbands available in France--the gay ones and the ones with crippling gambling addictions.

26.10.2025 14:57 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 88: Hotel Transylvania - Lestat Would NEVER — Bad Books for Bad People Hotel Transylvania (1978) is the first of 25 novels and two short story collections in Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s epic vampire series centering around the adventures of the Comte de Saint-Germain. St...

We're back just in time to usher in the Halloween season with a new episode on Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Hotel Transylvania, the first book in her long-running series about a Short King vampire who loves good manners and hates satanists. badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

25.10.2025 16:02 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1

Thank you to the most recent @badbooksbadppl.bsky.social ep for giving me; Gay, European, or Vampire- the 3 genders

25.10.2025 09:47 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Once more for the night crowd. We love the night crowd.

22.09.2025 23:02 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 87: Three Hearts and Three Lions - Scary Rubbery Trolls — Bad Books for Bad People Poul Anderson’s 1961 novel Three Hearts and Three Lions is one of the cornerstone influences on Dungeons and Dragons: a medieval-inflected romp through creature encounters and chivalric romance,...

We're back with some olde timey Appendix N fantasy for you! Gather the party for Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

22.09.2025 13:48 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2

Reminder for the day crew: we're coming in HOT

28.07.2025 20:26 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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Episode 86: The Unworthy - Is It Nunsploitation? — Bad Books for Bad People Agustina Bazterrica’s 2023 novel The Unworthy explores the relationship of its unnamed narrator with the repressive post-apocalyptic cult in which she finds herself. Jack and Kate embark on a ha...

We're back with a new episode that ponders the big philosophical questions, like "Is Augustina Bazterrica's post-apocalyptic novel The Unworthy nunsploitation?" badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

27.07.2025 23:39 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2

In case you missed it, we're back with an episode on Smoke City: get ready for a down and out artist, ghosts, and Joan of Arc's executioner

07.07.2025 14:51 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 85: Smoke City - Everybody’s Got Their Own Apocalypse — Bad Books for Bad People Keith Rosson’s 2019 novel Smoke City is a supernatural character study that somehow makes the road trip adventure shared by a loose-cannon pop artist, a reluctant immortal, and a would-be ghost ...

We're back with a new episode on Keith Rosson's Smoke City! Road-trippin' to a funeral and in search of the reincarnated spirit of Joan of Arc. Listen in to hear all about hot dog burritos, redemption, and a jazz records as legal tender badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

06.07.2025 16:22 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2

In case you missed it, we're back with a sick double-header.

15.05.2025 19:20 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 84: The Cherry Pit and The Bargain — Bad Books for Bad People It’s time for Jack and Kate to explore their vintage paperback piles and trade tales from the yellowed pages of the past. Jack wades through the sweltering psychosexual Southern Gothickry of Donald Ha...

A new episode of Bad Books for Bad People is out! Jack talks about a novel with racist cops, racist Boston transplants, racist madwomen, and a dog who isn't racist, then Kate talks about Nazis vs. Dracula with a side order of squat, hirsute, sex-crazed women badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

14.05.2025 23:10 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2

Our own Jack Guignol has made his sleazy grindhouse RPG free for all!

30.04.2025 15:24 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 83: Rogue Moon - Sweaty Sci-Fi — Bad Books for Bad People Algis Budrys’s 1960 novel Rogue Moon is a masterpiece of Sweaty Sci-Fi, a freshly-patented subgenre that will be revealed during the course of this episode. Jack and Kate take a trip to the dark...

Bad Books for Bad People is back and we're gettin' sweaty over science fiction this month as we take on Algis Budrys's Rogue Moon! Masculinity, moon mazes, fast dames in a variety of swimwear, and more! badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

10.04.2025 22:40 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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Episode 82: Best of 2024 — Bad Books for Bad People Jack and Kate look at what they've read and watched in the year that was 2024 and make some recommendations in the world of books and beyond. The rules of engagement are simple: the hosts each choose ...

We're back from an unintentional hiatus to skim the cream from the top and tell you all about the BEST things we encountered in 2024! Expect murder, metal, and spooky mecca for weirdos badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

03.03.2025 14:24 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
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Episode 81: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? - Wait'll We Tell You — Bad Books for Bad People Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? is a 2021 graphic novel that pairs historical true crime author Harold Schechter and Eric Powell, writer and illustrator of the monster punch-up comic The Go...

Need to get away from your family and fill your ears with violent depravity? Bad Books for Bad People is here for you because we're sneaking down the chimney with a gift bag made of human skin in our new episode! badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

24.12.2024 16:16 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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Episode 81: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? - Wait'll We Tell You — Bad Books for Bad People Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? is a 2021 graphic novel that pairs historical true crime author Harold Schechter and Eric Powell, writer and illustrator of the monster punch-up comic The Go...

We're back with an episode on a graphic novel detailing Ed Gein's crimes--just in time for the holidays. badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

24.12.2024 01:30 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Ooooh that's a great deal

17.12.2024 15:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We've covered a good number of books published by @valancourtbooks.bsky.social over the years, and if you want to stock up now's the time: they're having a Small Press Sunday/Cyber Monday sale with 99 cent shipping on orders over $39 !

01.12.2024 14:59 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 80: Hoodtown - Heels, Homicide, and Horny Times — Bad Books for Bad People Christa Faust’s 2004 novel Hoodtown takes the reader to an alternate universe Los Angeles, where crime drama is brewing in an underground culture populated by masked wrestlers. Skulls will be crac...

In case you missed it, Bad Books for Bad People is back with a wrasslin' murder mystery courtesy of Christa Faust's Hoodtown! badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

15.10.2024 17:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Episode 80: Hoodtown - Heels, Homicide, and Horny Times — Bad Books for Bad People Christa Faust’s 2004 novel Hoodtown takes the reader to an alternate universe Los Angeles, where crime drama is brewing in an underground culture populated by masked wrestlers. Skulls will be crac...

Bag Books for Bad People is gonna put you in a hammer lock, you turkey necks, before we dive off the top rope into Christa Faust's Hoodtown! badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

14.10.2024 19:15 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 3
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Episode 79: The Shadow on the Glass - Lovecraftiana Meets Victoriana (and Gets Cheeky) — Bad Books for Bad People

We don't usually cover new fiction on the podcast, but if it's Jonathan L. Howard doing a Call of Cthulhu riff, we make an exception badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

17.09.2024 12:52 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2

You're too kind!

19.08.2024 13:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0