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Think you know ChatGPT's custom GPTs? 🤔 Probably not. Last week, we tackled the basics and what's new with OpenAI's refreshed GPTs. For this AI Working Wednesdays episode, we're getting into some advanced techniques to hep you win back time. ↳ using the crazy powerful o3 model to your GPT's advantage ↳ context stacking ↳ custom actions to connect to third party sites Yeah.... don't sleep on this one shorties. Ep 563: ChatGPT's New Custom GPT's: Advanced techniques to win back time Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: Custom GPTs: Advanced Techniques Overview OpenAI's Context Stacking Strategy O3 Model's Thinking Capabilities Building Efficient Custom GPTs Custom Actions and API Integration Zapier Integration for Dynamic Data ChatGPT's Context Window Management Creating Evergreen Podcast Content Timestamps: 00:00 Custom GPTs: Evolution and Insights 03:23 "Mastering GPT Context Stacking" 09:31 "Context Stacking in Chat GPT" 11:20 GPT Context Switching Advantage 15:33 Customizable GPT Usage Explained 19:51 Evergreen Episode Update Strategy 21:44 Optimizing AI for Continued Learning 23:48 "O-Series Models: Advanced AI Capabilities" 28:41 Building GPTs for Episode Research 30:03 GPT Model Customization and Sharing 33:18 Securing API Keys in GPTs 36:55 Zapier Enhances GPT Email Capabilities 42:12 "Use Chrome Extensions for Tokens" 43:48 "AI at Work Wednesdays Survey" Keywords: OpenAI's custom GPTs, advanced techniques, save time, context stacking, o three model, ChatGPT updates, logic and reasoning, plan ahead capabilities, agentic tools, custom actions, third party data, API, building GPTs, leveraging AI, context window, transformer model, generative AI, organization usage, fine tuning performance, productivity enhancement, AI agents, AI tools integration, custom configuration, everyday applications, tech strategies, new rendition, midweek break, AI experts, smarter AI usage, AI-powered planning, AI transformations. Ep 563: Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Square keeps up so you don't have to slow down. Get everything you need to run and grow your business—without any long-term commitments. And why wait? Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at square.com/go/jordan. Run your business smarter with Square. Get started today.…
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Random light review of The Devil’s Replacement by Michael D. A. Clarke Synopsis: The Devil is ready to retire from ruling Hell. Before settling down with his sex crazed girlfriend, he must first seek a worthy replacement. Through a series of gripping and connected short horror stories, we meet a variety of candidates potentially ready to take the reins. From the twisted ringmaster of a circus that contains a dark secret, to an unstable superhuman saviour who begins to question whether society deserves to be punished rather than protected, each individual has their own unique, thrilling, twisted and often hilarious story to tell. Only one of them will ultimately get the job. Place your bets. The Devil’s Replacement is a real treat for any horror fan. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.
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Random light review of The Devil’s Replacement by Michael D. A. Clarke Synopsis: The Devil is ready to retire from ruling Hell. Before settling down with his sex crazed girlfriend, he must first seek a worthy replacement. Through a series of gripping and connected short horror stories, we meet a variety of candidates potentially ready to take the reins. From the twisted ringmaster of a circus that contains a dark secret, to an unstable superhuman saviour who begins to question whether society deserves to be punished rather than protected, each individual has their own unique, thrilling, twisted and often hilarious story to tell. Only one of them will ultimately get the job. Place your bets. The Devil’s Replacement is a real treat for any horror fan. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.
Every single one of these sounds amazing! What books would you use to theme a restaurant? Ever considered an Alice in Wonderland mash up us with Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas? Come listen to the Crones crazy visions of food heaven …. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
This takes several unexpected turns! Join us for sh#ts andgiggles as we reimagine some classics into reality TV!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Join your two favourite Crones as they face another Book vsMovie battle! This episode is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson vs the BBC Dramatisation Which one is better? Will they agree? Come listen and find out Book Stats: Synopsis : What if you had the chance to live yourlife again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born anddies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? Infact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through theturbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, she finds warmth even in life’s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here is Kate Atkinson at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves. Movie Stats: Synopsis : Award-winning playwright Bash Doran, knownfor "The Looming Tower" and "Traitors," has created anadaptation of Kate Atkinson's celebrated novel "Life After Life." The series tells the story of Ursula Todd, who dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night, however, she is reborn and survives. Time and time again, living and dying in different circumstances, Ursula is reborn into new, alternative lives. The story follows Ursula as she navigates each life through a critical era that spans two world wars, an encounter with Hitler and other major life events. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Annette and Chell tackle the deliciously wicked challenge ofturning villains into even more dastardly versions of themselves. Join the Crones as they explore creative ways to make literary antagonists even more compelling, horrifying, or downright iconic. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
From a free-spirited pipe-smoking character in Mapp andLucia, to a nosy neighbour misinterpreting spooky sounds in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart—the hilarious possibilities are endless! Annette and Chell share personal picks, wild suggestions, and plenty of cheeky banter. Expect a mix of comedy, literary reflections, and clever twists on classic stories. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #BookishFun #LiteraryLaughs #BackgroundCharacters #ClassicReads #StephenKingFan #BookLovers #EdgarAllanPoe #DraculaVibes #ReadyPlayerOne #MurderSheWrote #HobbitLife…
Dive into the eerie world of Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives as we unravel the chilling tale of suburban perfection gone wry. This podcast explores the stark contrasts between the original 1972 novel and its cinematic adaptations—the suspenseful 1975 film and the satirical 2004 remake. Join us with special guest Tab, for thought-provoking discussions on feminism, societal norms, and the impact of storytelling across mediums. And of course, find out which one we think is better!! Book Stats: Synopsis: Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, moves with her family to the idyllic suburban town of Stepford, Connecticut. At first, the town seems perfect, but Joanna soon notices something unsettling about the women of Stepford—they are impossibly beautiful, submissive, andobsessed with housework. As her friends begin to transform into docile housewives, Joanna uncovers a horrifying secret: the men of Stepford have sinister plans to replace their wives with lifelike robots. The novel is a chilling exploration of gender roles and societal expectations. Movie Stats: Synopsis: Joanna Eberhart, a young wife and aspiring photographer, moves with her family to the idyllic suburban town of Stepford, Connecticut. At first, the town seems perfect, but Joanna soon notices something unsettling about the women of Stepford—they are impossibly beautiful,submissive, and obsessed with housework. As her friends begin to transform into docile housewives, Joanna uncovers a horrifying secret: the men of Stepford have sinister plans to replace their wives with lifelike robots. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #StepfordWives #BookVsMovie #IraLevin #FeminismInFiction #SciFiThriller #ClassicCinema #1970sMovies #SuburbanHorror #PodcastLife #StorytellingEvolution…
It seems we have read a mix of horror, thriller and spicy!! Some chatter about what’s on the top of our TBRs too. Some of the books mentioned: Contract Bound by Elle May Batshit by Kritika Kapoor Stolen Tongues by Fleix Blackwell Asylum Confessions : Killer Families by Jack Steen The Bookshop from Hell by David Haynes Consort of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates The Haunted Forrest by Jeff Strand Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The Lamb by Lucy Rose The hardback cloth covered editions we discussed, are part of the Puffin Clothbound Classics Collection SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #BookHag…
Join us for a Ramble where we make life hard for ourselves and try to pick out favourite storing woman in literature!! Chell falls down a rabbit hole and Annette pulls it out ofthe bag! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #bookhag…
Join Annette and Chell as they discuss Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco, exploring both the book and its 1976 move adaptation. Which one is better? Book Stats: Printed Pages (Paperback): 226 / Publisher: Valancourt Books; Reprint edition (22 Sept. 2023) Audible duration: 7 hours and 45 minutes / Narrator: RC Bray Synopsis: Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in Upstate New York for the entire summer for only $900, it’s an offer that’s too good to refuse. There’s only one catch: Behind a strange and intricately carved door in a distant wing of the house lives elderly Mrs. Allardyce, and the Rolfes will be responsible for preparing her meals. But Mrs. Allardyce never seems to emerge from her room, and it soon becomes clear that something weird and terrifying is happening in the house. As the suspense builds toward a revelation of what really lies behind that locked door, the Rolfes will discover that their cheap vacation rentalcomes at a terrible cost.... Movie Stats: Released: 1976 / Duration: 1 h 37 min Starring: Oliver Reed, Karen Black, Bette Davis Director: Dan Curtis Synopsis: A family moves into a large old mansion in thecountryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its newresidents. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm#Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok#bookbitch #Burnt Offerings…
Join us along with special guest Tab as we discuss truecrime novels and recommend our most gripping reads (full list below). What are your true crime recommendations? Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters by PeterVronsky The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History by Kevin Sullivan The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories by Kevin Sullivan Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer Anne Rule I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Halfway Heaven : Diary of a Harvard Murder by MelanieThernstrom Hell Hath No Fury: True Stories of Women Who Kill by Wensley Clarkson The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, andOvercoming (An Insider's Look at the True Crime Story of the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader) by Kerri Rawson Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia by John Gilmore Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? (graphic novel) by Eric Powell and Harold Schechter Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #True Crime…
It’s a ramble, Annette wanted to see what happens when they talk about books made into musicals. Listen along as Chell shares her sense of deception …… SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Its Book vs Movie Time!!! Join Annette and Chell as they discuss Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King, the book and its adaptation. Will there be a winner? Book Stats: Printed Pages (Paperback): 320 / Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Audible duration : 9hrs & 15 mins / Narrator: Frances Sternhagen Synopsis : The sheets . . . had to be hung perfectly. She'd go to that window, year in and year out and yell at me: 'Six pins, now, Dolores! You mind me, now . . . I'm counting, and my eyes are just as good now as they ever were! When Vera Donovan is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, the police want to question her housekeeper Dolores Claiborne. And Dolores does have a confession to make. But it's not what the police are expecting to hear as they listen to her life story - a story which hearkens back to her abusive marriage and the suspicious death of her husband in the small Maine community of Little Tall Island. Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell. And you'd better pay attention or else. Movie Stats: Released : 1995 / Duration : 2hr 12 min Starring : Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason leigh Director : Taylor Hackford Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh star as an estranged mother and daughter who must confront their darkest memories when one of them is accused of murder... for the second time... in the riveting adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling novel. This movie, directed by Taylor Hackford, is a gripping drama that delves into themes of family secrets, abuse, and resilience SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations # Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Quick one from Annette and Chell to say Happy New Year and share our theme of the year, 2025 is the year of The Book vs the Movie!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Merry Christmas!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch…
Join Annette and Chell as they share their favourite Book, Movie / TV, Podcast finds this year….all whilst the battle with sound quality continues…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Christmas Approaches ….. what bookish gifts are on the list for this year? SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Halloween is normally our month for spooky reads, buts what’s happening this year! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Annette and Chell discuss their latest read The Toll House by Carly Reagon SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations # Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Join Annette and Chell as they discuss which literary haunted house they would or wouldn’t stay in….. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations # Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Come see whet we thought! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book…
Being a big fan of The Watchers this was a sequel we were waiting for. Your never sure how a sequel is going to measure up but we are glad to say this measured up big time. This is the kind of sequel a book like The Watchers deserves! It picks up where The Watchers left off and hits the ground running, with a well written increasing tension leading to a climax that left us a little breathless. The characters have continued to evolve, including the Golden Conjure! (Annette is so happy) The only negative thing we have to say regarding this, is how long do we have to wait for another one? Because make no mistake, we want want more! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #amshine #thewatchers #stayinthelight #Book…
Its time for a stock check! Chell and Annette discuss what’s in their personal to be read piles and try to encourage the other add to theirs! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: mailto:twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict…
Its the final summer shuffle! We discuss Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke and The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #sourcandy…
The school year is ending and for many its their last year! So Chell and Annette discuss their favourite books featuring or based in a school in honour of our school leavers….. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict…
We pack a lot in this episode sharing the books that kept us on our toes! Included are: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt@ thomasoldeheuvelt Sharp Objects and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn @ thegillianflynn Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane @ Dennis_lehane The Watchers by AM Shine @ nocturn_al_shine The Collector by John Fowles Penpal by Dathan Auerbach The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie We Were Liars by E. Lockhart @elockhartbooks The Eye Collector by Sebastian Fitzek SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict…
In summer's light, we gather here, to shuffle stories, far and near. With every page, a new delight, books ignite our hearts in flight. Its another summer shuffle!! Find out what we read and if we liked it! Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. Sherman's Collection by Ron Ripley The haunting is often the imagination of the haunted...or is it? For Charles Gottesman, old Mr. Sherman’s death sparks one of the wildest, weirdest adventures he’s ever had.... Upon Mr. Sherman’s death, Charles learns the rich old gentleman gave away all his money, leaving only his Victorian mansion and the huge library in the house. His will clearly stipulates the new owner must keep the library intact. Of course, with Mr. Sherman being dead, how would he know or even care about the library? It isn’t until Charles buys the house and discovers someone has stolen items from the library that he understands the significance of keeping the library intact. Mr. Sherman’s letter to the new owner shares the secret of the library - every item in the library is haunted! But how can Charles ever imagine just how deadly the library keeper’s job is…or the blood bath that will follow if he fails to “protect and serve” according to Mr. Sherman’s will? SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict…
If the Crones had the same jobs as the main characters in the books they last read, would they love or hate them…. This is possibly Chells fav episode! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Its that time of year where we each get to read whatever we want from our personal TBR piles and then tell the other one if its worth adding to their pile! In this episode we talk Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Trembley and Goblin by Josh Malerman and of course the inevitable digression…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Ramble time!! Join us as we talk about the books that scared us the most..... SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
We review a short Things have gotten worse since we last spoke by Eric LaRocca….. Synopsis: Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes? SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Time for a ramble ……. The Crones share what their last lines for literature villains would say…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Two devasted Crones discuss Penpal by Dathan Auerbach! Book Stats: Paperback – pages 252 No Sleep Recording of Penpal: https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s1/bonus-penpal-i Authors Webpage: https://1000vultures.com/ Synopsis: In an attempt to make sense of his own mysterious and unsettling childhood memories, a man begins to reconstruct his past. As the games and adventures of his youth become engulfed by a larger story, he finds that it forms a tapestry of unbelievable horror that he never could have expected. Each chapter completes a different piece of the puzzle for both you and the narrator, and by the end of it all, you will wish that you could forget what he never knew. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Ready to Ramble? Find out who The Crones would love to narrate the audio versions of their boring lives….. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Time for another review! This episode The Crones review an Annette pick, This Thing Between Us A Novel by Gus Moreno and it goes down a storm! Book Stats: Paperback – 272 pages Audible duration – 5 hours and 56 minutes Authors Webpage: https://www.gusmoreno.com/ Synopsis: It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t interest Thiago, but Vera thought it would be a bit of fun for them amidst all the strange occurrences happening in the condo. It made things worse. The cold spots and scratching in the walls were weird enough, but peculiar packages started showing up at the house—who ordered industrial lye? Then there was the eerie music at odd hours, Thiago waking up to Itza projecting light shows in an empty room. It was funny and strange right up until Vera was killed, and Thiago’s world became unbearable. Pundits and politicians all looking to turn his wife’s death into a symbol for their own agendas. A barrage of texts from her well-meaning friends about letting go and moving on. Waking to the sound of Itza talking softly to someone in the living room . . . The only thing left to do was get far away from Chicago. Away from everything and everyone. A secluded cabin in Colorado seemed like the perfect place to hole up with his crushing grief. But soon Thiago realizes there is no escape—not from his guilt, not from his simmering rage, and not from the evil hunting him, feeding on his grief, determined to make its way into this world. A bold, original horror novel about grief, loneliness and the oppressive intimacy of technology, This Thing Between Us marks the arrival of a spectacular new talent. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Annette and Chell talk about the sequels and prequels they never got but desperately wanted and Annette makes Chell’s day! Some of the books mentioned are: The Watchers by A.M. Shine Kingdom of Shadows by Barabra Erskine Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer by Kat Winters and Keith Komos Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia by John Gilmore Horrorstore by Grady Hendrix Gruesome Fairytales – Hansel and Gretel by Annalee Adams SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Annette and Chell review The dark between the trees by Fiona Barnett, a slow burn creepy tale of 5 women who go into the woods …. What could go wrong? Synopsis: 1643: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood... unwise though that may seem. For Moresby Wood is known to be an unnatural place, the realm of witchcraft and shadows, where the devil is said to go walking by moonlight... Seventeen men enter the wood. Only two are ever seen again, and the stories they tell of what happened make no sense. Stories of shifting landscapes, of trees that appear and disappear at will... and of something else. Something dark. Something hungry. Today: five women are headed into Moresby Wood to discover, once and for all, what happened to that unfortunate group of soldiers. Led by Dr Alice Christopher, an historian who has devoted her entire academic career to uncovering the secrets of Moresby Wood. Armed with metal detectors, GPS units, mobile phones and the most recent map of the area (which is nearly 50 years old), Dr Christopher’s group enters the wood ready for anything. Stats: Publication date: Oct 2023 Print Length: 356 pages Audible: 8 hours and 18 minutes SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Chell and Annette answer the question: If you could dress the other one up as a literary character for a day, who would it be? The real question is will they be kind or take the opportunity to torment the other one! Come listen to find out. ***For our international listeners please note that the term ‘fag’ is used in the UK as slang to describe cigarettes similar to the term ‘smoke’. ** SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Its the end of the year! Come join the Crones share their favourite personal finds, out of the podcast, of the year. Theres books, podcasts and box sets from the year. So, if you need to zone out from the festivities come join us, we may tempt you to add something to you pending ‘to be’ piles. Merry Christmas from the Crones and see you in 2024. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
This episode we are talking about the fabulous podcast 12 Ghosts starring the amazing Malcolm McDowell. As if that wasn’t enough, we are fortunate enough to be joined by the extremely talented Tab from podcasts Test Pattern and Stiletto Banshees, as well as the lovely Tiff, also from Stiletto Banshees. As usual we digress, bouncing around into random unrelated topics but, credit where credit is due, Tab and Tiff manage to keep track and match the chaos! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Let’s talk narrators! Who’s your favourite narrator and why? As usual this goes off topic but, one thing you have to check out is the reading of Poe’s The Raven by the fabulous Christopher Walken, that we found on YouTube (we are not linked or affiliated with the channel in any way). To listen to the version, we sampled in the episode go to: https://youtu.be/R7G_fZYv8Mg?si=6B7qhIQtBgWvWD03 And the crones email address (that we couldn’t remember) is: twocronespodcast@gmail.com SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
It’s a book review this episode. Annette and Chell review The Return by Rachel Harrison. Is this a debut novel with a kick or a meek flick? Listen as The Crones decide if this is a sinner or winner……. Synopsis: Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return-except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one-day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her. Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong-she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who-or what-is she? An eerie storm of a debut that fuses thriller and horror into a brilliant depiction of women’s friendships - the rivalries, jealousies, anxieties and love. Authors website: https://www.rachel-harrison.com/ SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
The spooky season is upon us, Annette and Chell talk about what they like to read and listen to this time of year and what they would like to read over the coming weeks. Some of Annettes favourites are old school 90s classics 13 Tales of Horror a point horror anthology, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and a super hard recommendation for The September House by Carissa Orlando which sounds spooky as F@~k. In her to be read pile is Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror curated by Jordan Peele (director of Get Out) and All Hallows by Christopher Golden full of 1980s nostalgia Stranger Thing’s vibes. Chell is totally unprepared but inspired by Annettes lists recommends a NIGHTLIGHT an ‘award winning horror fiction podcast featuring creepy tales written by Black authors from all over the world’ (https://nightlightpod.com/), her to be read pile includes The Case Against Saten by Ray Russell, written 10 years before the exorcist and rumoured to have inspired it. Currently reading Fearsome Fairies: Haunting Tales of the Fae (British Library Hardback Classics) which as a beautiful hard cover and reads a little extract from Bats in the Library by Brian Lies. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
The Crones review Baba Lanka Pure Occult Horror by S.E. England (aka Sarah England). Annette finally gets a satisfying revenge scene and Chell develops a new author fixation! Come join us as we work though this British horror… SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble…
Random light review of The Devil’s Replacement by Michael D. A. Clarke Synopsis: The Devil is ready to retire from ruling Hell. Before settling down with his sex crazed girlfriend, he must first seek a worthy replacement. Through a series of gripping and connected short horror stories, we meet a variety of candidates potentially ready to take the reins. From the twisted ringmaster of a circus that contains a dark secret, to an unstable superhuman saviour who begins to question whether society deserves to be punished rather than protected, each individual has their own unique, thrilling, twisted and often hilarious story to tell. Only one of them will ultimately get the job. Place your bets. The Devil’s Replacement is a real treat for any horror fan. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.…
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