Erowid.org is the Internet's most comprehensive and fun encyclopaedia of recreational drugs. If you aren't ordering research chemicals from a shady online Russian pharmacy and using them to commune with tree demons at a bush doof, then you aren't really living.

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Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

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Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

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We look back on 2024.

NB: during the Patreon shoutouts, I can't remember if I gave a shoutout to Robert/Fake Gamer Boy. Shout out to Robert! Also shout out to Trent, our grouchiest OG.

We're going to be taking a break for a few weeks, new episodes again from mid-January 2025.

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

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Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Carl Schmitt was a German legal philosopher who is probably most famous for joining the Nazi Party in 1933. He's also extremely influential in legal and political philosophy, and only growing more so, on both the illiberal left and right. He remains one of the most interesting critics of liberalism, and we were lucky enough to have Dr Jon Wittrock of the University of Malmö join us for this episode, leading us through the foundations of Schmitt's thought.

Turns out, there's a lot more to Schmitt than chuds spamming 'friend-enemy distinction' on X.

Jon's page at the University of Malmö: https://mau.se/en/persons/jon.wittrock/

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

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Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Many of you probably know Brad Kelly as one half of the Art of Darkness podcast. Here, we talk about his 'psy-fi' novel 'House of Sleep', as well as tarot, the spookiness of literary communication, psychedelics, outsider art, and much more. I had a great time talking to Brad, and hope he comes on again soon.

Brad's Recommendations

God’s Dog - Andrew Edwards

Incurable Graphomania - Anna Krivolapova

The Black Album - Matt Pegas

The White Goddess- Robert Graves

Brad's Website: https://www.bradkellyesque.com/

House of Sleep: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SLCHQCS

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured

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Jack on X: @supersquat1

Levi on X: @optimismlevi

In the socio-sexual hierarchy of men (sorry, males), the sigma is a lone wolf, capable of being a dominant alpha, but choosing a life of mystery, solitude and 'tasteful rebellion'. The Sigma Male Bible (2021) teaches readers how to become this rarest of males.

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured

X: @bookclubhell666

Jack on X: @supersquat1

Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Cairo Smith is an author and filmmaker. We got to talk about his latest short story collection Quarterlives, the literary new wave, didacticism in fiction, and much more.

Quarterlives: https://www.amazon.com/Quarterlives-Cairo-Smith-ebook/dp/B0DJPZDH91?ref_=ast_author_dp
Futurist Letters: https://www.futuristletters.com/
X: @cairoasmith
Cairo's Website: https://cairosmith.com/

Cairo's Recommendations
Arbogast: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09C7WR25F?ingress=0&visitId=d9c3d12b-6586-44fb-b1a0-2fcf0b4f0e9a&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3, https://substack.com/@arbogast1
Slater Ross: https://authorslater.weebly.com/
Sid Winnarchist: https://www.futuristletters.com/p/one-twenty-third

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured

X: @bookclubhell666

Jack on X: @supersquat1

Levi on X: @optimismlevi

For this episode, we were joined by the reigning Empress of Internet Anthropology, Katherine Dee!

Pro-ana, or pro-anorexia, is a largely-online subculture based on the experience of anorexia nervosa. At times promoting this illness, at times offering a refuge for those struggling with eating disorders, the broader eating disorder subcultures offer us a way to explore our relationship with food, control, body image and more.

Katherine Dee

X: @default_friend

Substack: https://default.blog/

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured

X: @bookclubhell666

Jack on X: @supersquat1

Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Postliberal Book Reviews writes, surprisingly, book reviews from a Catholic, post-Vatican II, postliberal perspective. Being less flippant, he writes very thoughtful reviews of both fictional and non-fictional works, and everyone here should check out his Substack page.

Travis' Recommendations

The Neighbour - Caleb Caudell

Nutcrankr - Dan Baltic

Incel - ARX-Han

Lost Causes - Richard Nichols

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Jack has published a novel called Tower!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet

The first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com

Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell

Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com

Levi's website: www.levioutloud.com

www.thebookclubfromhell.com

Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured

X: @bookclubhell666

Jack on X: @supersquat1

Levi on X: @optimismlevi