Episode 14: Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper--and The Frankengenre

Saucy Jack is at it again, and this time he's taking a step beyond the 19th century. Robert Bloch immerses us in a world of science fiction, supernatural creatures, and fantasy on his quest to find out the true identity of one of the most famous killers in modern history--which, coincidentally, works well into our topic, the Frankengenre known as Weird Fiction. Ann and Jeff VanderMeer tell us what constitutes the genre, and we break down one of Robert Bloch's most popular earlier works to understand how this genre came to be, what constitutes it, and how we can take a crack at it if we wanted to. Join Crow and Fern as they take a peep into the adventures of two totally un-ship-able best friends as they follow Jack the RipRip through Chicago, and then a more cautious peep into the world of Juliette who really should have just gotten into fanfiction and spared us the horrors of the second story.  Intro music: Beeckmans: Hymne for Theremin, Oboe, String Quartet and Piano (2018) - The Alba Septet (Listen to the whole thing on Youtube, you'll thank us later). Outro music: Magic Hour by Three Chain Links Social Media Accounts: Instagram: crowandfernsguide TikTok: crow_and_ferns_guide Twitter: @Crow_and_fern Email: [email protected] Reference:  The Weird: An Introduction https://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/05/the-weird-an-introduction/