Frontline Fifth

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke and John get some answers, but not enough for their liking, and everyone collaborates on their own Locked Tomb Alternate Universe. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah keep it short and sweet, contemplating just how many ghosts one person could possibly be haunted by. Join us next week to keep the lights on in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 44-47, but til then, stay safe my Ninth ne...

SAFE SECTION: John and Brooke have a lot of puzzle pieces but still don't know what puzzle they are working on, and we all examine each others heads in the game section. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah discuss awesome fan theories and new merch drops. Join us on August 18 to explore some alternate explanations in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 40-43 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and rememb...

​​SAFE SECTION: We ponder "none houses, left grief" for a very long time, Brooke admits to her competitive streak, John makes plans for the Bone Zone Media Group, Marie always cheats, and Hannah builds an acid jail so cruel she requested it be redacted, and everyone should watch the Mercymorn art critique animatic . SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah talk about more topics that have to be redacted...

SAFE SECTION: We celebrate Brooke's prescience, John exponentially expands the murder board, Hannah quotes Keats or Yeats or something, and Marie unconsciously gives up a lot about her reading habits.   SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie pick apart John's murder board and get into the timey wimey stuff. Join us next week to to start preparing for the Resurrection Beast in earnest in Harrow the Nint...

Ahem... see you tomorrow!

SAFE SECTION: The gang see an ancient distraction method play out, and make a...proclamation? SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie pick apart the babes rampant speculation, and get live updates from John Join us next week to meet some old friends in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 32-34, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, bec...

​​SAFE SECTION: Hannah reveals her ovine work environment, Brooke and Marie disagree over who is the genius and who is the imbecile, but either way agree they are once-in-a-lifetime, and John explains Superman while everyone agrees that the concept of distracting God is... odd and mattress stores are fronts for money laundering. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie decrypt a cryptic note. Join us nex...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke illustrates the utility of writing down your own thoughts, John praises the advantages of necromancy for cooking, and everyone discusses the merits of cannibalism. SPOILER SECTION: Marie kicks John off the pod and Hannah remains totally pro-cannibalism. Join us next week to wake up in Ianthe’s bed (meow) in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 27-29 but til then, stay safe my Ninth nec...

SAFE SECTION: Brooke finally gets frustrated about Meanwhile Back at Canaan House, John is the Saint of Vexation, and no one is able pronounce anything. SPOILER SECTION: After some truly beautiful on the fly theory crafting, Marie crashes out over still not being able to speak, while Hannah, as per usual, comes prepared with all of the notes to dissect the poem Annabel Lee. Join us next week to he...

SAFE SECTION: John drops video game lore, Brooke is in full gardening mode, Marie is easy to insult, and Hannah cheats. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah consider everyone's motives, and remain confused. Join us next week to become intimately familiar with the Saint of Duty in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 19-22, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter an...

​​SAFE SECTION: John calculates the half-life of uranium while Brooke contemplates joie de vivre and everyone makes sad soup. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah think hard about the timeline and whether Jod was right all along (spoiler, maybe not...) Join us next week to head back to the Mithreaeum in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 16, 17, and 18 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not...

See y’all tomorrow!

​​SAFE SECTION: Everyone gets a new vocal tick (phwoar!) and plans their funerals SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie get a phone call from John. Join us next week to sleepwalk through the Mithraeum  in Chapters 12-15 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, because, you know, ghosts. Content warning: This episode contains b...

SAFE SECTION: Brooke gains an unfortunate Google search history, John wants a hyperpotomous for Christmas, and the gang spend way too much time in esoteric baloney (anatomy, Plato's allegory of the cave, genetics). SPOILER SECTION: Hannah pronounces her favorite Lyctor theory while Marie points out her favorite foreshadowing lines. Join us next week to hear John and Brooke wake up aboard the Mithr...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke cooks up conspiracies, John writes himself a note, and everyone finds out that they should have joined the military. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie predict John's note to himself and the ending of Alecto.  Join us next week when John and Brooke meet their big sister in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 6, 7, and 8 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unloc...

SAFE SECTION: Brooke and John consider Ortus Nigenad while Hannah imagines her career as an interior decorator of the Houses, Marie spends some time vomiting in solidarity with Harrow, and everyone considers their afterlife.  SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie consider Ortus Nigenad and are haunted by The Body. Join us next week to hear Ianthe bring some class back  in Chapters 3, 4, and 5 but til...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke and John learn a lot from the Dramatis Personae, and then realize they know nothing by the end of the Parados. And of course, we all play that classic Third House game, FMKR. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie do a lot of gloating over how confused Brooke and John are.  Join us next week to to watch Harrow vomit a bunch in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 1 and 2 but til then, stay...

This episode contains full series spoilers through Nona the Ninth. SPOILER SECTION: This week SPECIAL GUESTS Sonia and Josh join Hannah and Marie to get new names, get truly disturbing with a dead body, and ultimately, talk some rampant speculation as we discuss the short story "As Yet Unsent." Join us after our break when we kick off our read of Harrow the Ninth with the Prologue and Parodos, but...

​​SAFE SECTION: John starts a cult and Brooke haunts her husband as the whole gang coos over teenage Cam and Pal.  SPOILER SECTION: Hannah starts a cult because one of the last glass ceilings is female cult leaders. Join us two weeks to read the Prologue and Parados of Harrow the Ninth (!) but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without perm...

This week we all spend some time with the extra materials, consider what it all might mean, add to our rampant conspiracies, and return to FMKR. Join us next week for TWO special episodes! Next week, we will be reading “The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex” (we choose not to), SAFE for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, and we will also be reading “As Yet Unsent” in a SPOILERIFIC episode with new...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time, and you wanted to know what Marie and Hannah were saying behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! Join us next week for our recap of Gideon the Ninth but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, because, you know, ghosts. Content warning: This episode con...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time, and you wanted to know what Marie and Hannah were saying behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! Join us next week to hear more sanitized SPOILERS gleaned from Hannah and Marie's discussions in Episodes 9-16 (safe for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth),  but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock...

​​SAFE SECTION: We all grapple with the implications of the Epilogue and sign up for lifetime subscriptions to each other's nerd facts. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah cackle over how little Brooke and John can know about what is in store for them in Harrow the Ninth. Join us next week to hear sanitized SPOILERS from Marie and Hannah's spoiler sections from Episodes 1-8 (safe for anyone who has...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke makes a lot of "wah" sounds, John cusses a lot about being "so close!", Marie is a homewrecker, and Hannah keeps us all on track, as per usual. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie spend a lot of time making a calendar and thinking about what comes next. Join us next week to hear the final conclusion of Gideon the Ninth  in Chapter 27 and the Epilogue, but til then, stay safe m...

It's a long one this week so this is the SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie spend waaaay too long examine Ianthe's inner psyche and blech! ew! Join us next week to hear the chaotic climax  in Chapters 35 and 36 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, because, you know, ghosts. Content warning: This episode contains bones,...