#167 – Leech by Hiron Ennes (with AW Rene)

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Tune in as author AW Rene returns to the podcast for a discussion on Leech by Hiron Ennes, the 2022 novel that blends together Gothic horror, sci-fi, body horror, and post-apocalyptic fiction to create an ambitious and atmospheric tale about a doctor’s mission to investigate and eliminate a mysterious parasite that’s beginning to spread through a far-off and wintry chateau. Talking points for this episode include the challenging prose, how this book gradually unveils its narrator’s unconventional POV, and questions that the hosts have about mysterious worldbuilding facets like wheatrock and the ventigeaux.

TW: body horror, medical content/experimentation, gore, toxic relationship, sexual abuse, rape, child abuse (in the past and implied), gender dysphoria, epidemic, animal death (minor and mentioned), pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage (in the past), arson, suicide (in the past), alcohol, and alcoholism

Spoilers start at 12:50

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