Morbid Book Club: Victorian Psycho By Virginia Feito
6/26/20261 hr 25 min
Spoilers Ahead!!!For this month's BONUS EPISODE it's Book Club time, weirdos! This time we're joined by bestselling horror author Paul Tremblay for a conversation about one of our favorite recent reads: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito! We dive into everything that makes this deliciously deranged novel so unforgettable, from its razor-sharp dark humor and gloriously unhinged protagonist to the gothic atmosphere and jaw-dropping moments that had us audibly gasping. So grab your beverage of choice, settle in, and join us for a delightfully creepy conversation with one of horror's finest. And if you haven't read Victorian Psycho yet... consider this your sign, and join the bookclub discussion once you've devoured it!
Check out Paul Tremblay's newest book Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep by preordering now, or grabbing it at your local bookstore next Tuesday June 30th! And DEFINITELY check out his other incredible books that are available wherever books are sold!
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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First 90 secondsAsh Kelley· Host0:00
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Alaina Urquhart· Host0:44
I do have something to tell you. Today we have somebody very special on the pod, in the pod lab, the second pod lab.
Ash Kelley· Host0:51
Ash Kells Pod Lab.
Alaina Urquhart· Host0:52
Ash Kells Pod Lab.
Ash Kelley· Host0:53
Welcome to the pod lab. It's still a little bit under construction, but we're working on it.
Alaina Urquhart· Host0:56
It's pretty great. We have- Whoa. [laughs] Thanks, Mikey.
Ash Kelley· Host1:02
That was badass.
Alaina Urquhart· Host1:03
We have Paul Tremblay on the pod today. Uh, Paul is the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Head Full of Ghosts, The Pallbearers Club, uh, Cabin at the End of the World, and actually that one had, has already been adapted to a film. It's Knock at the Cabin, I believe it's called. Um, so go check that out. And Ca- uh, Head Full of Ghosts is gonna be adapted to a movie.
Ash Kelley· Host1:27
So cool.
Alaina Urquhart· Host1:27
So wait for that. Um, his newest