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Brandon Baker
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A place where we discuss all things horror and dark literature! Basically the same as my regular content, but longer! I’ll also eventually have author+content creator discussions in addition to my usual book recommendations.

Episodes

  1. Oct 23

    I’m back!!

    Long time no see!! I’m back and excited to get back to it. Today’s episode is an update, but my plan to stay on a monthly/bi-monthly basis. Media mentioned below _________________________ Books: The Girl With A Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer The Lamb by Lucy Rose Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Movies/Shows: Whalefall Resident Evil Hope Pluribus Over The Garden Wall Widows Bay Catherine The Great Games: Control: Resonance Pokémon Go Pokopia New Kirby and Ocarina of Time Remake

  2. 11/25/2025

    Reading update + what else I’ve been into recently!

    Thank you again Kindle Unlimited for sponsoring this episode! Sign up for Kindle Unlimited today for access to over 5 million titles to help complete your Ten Before The End challenge! Books mentioned: The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling An Evil Premise by T Marie Vandelly Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark You Weren’t Meant To Be Human by Andrew Joseph White Insomnia and We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough Shows mentioned: Task Mare of East Town Welcome To Dark Games mentioned: Pokémon Legend ZA and Pokémon Legends Arceus Risk of Rain 2 Hades 2

  3. 09/12/2025

    What I’ve been reading, watching, gaming, etc

    Long time no see! Be warned I was sick as hell when recording and editing 😂 but I’m good now! Allergies kick my butt around now and spring time. Anyways, here’s everything I’ve been into since my last episode! Books mentioned: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey Crafting For Sinners by Jenny Kiefer Slewfoot by Brom House Of Beth by Kerry Cullen All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Library At Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw Gardening For Moths: a Regional Guide by Jim McCormick and Chelsea Gottfried Games mentioned: Bloodborne Hollow Knight: Silksong Elden Ring Nightreign Shows/Movies mentioned: The Guilded Age Peacemaker season 1 Weapons Barbarian

  4. 07/30/2025

    Conversation with @kurryreads!!

    Today, I had the pleasure of talking with my good friend and avid reader, Kerry! You can follow her everywhere @kurryreads, and check out her website www.kurryreads.com If you like my content or any of my recs, you’ll def love her stuff. We talk all things horror+thriller, how’s she able to read a book a day, what some of our fav tropes are, and of course, some of the books that freak us out! The audio is a bit jumpier this time- there was a weird ticking feedback I was getting on my end that was like ear piercing 😂 I’m assuming my mic wasn’t plugged in all the way or something?? But anyways, I edited them out, but again yeah it’s a bit jumpy. Can you tell I’m still new to this?? 😅 But yeah, love you all and I’ll follow up with a list of books mentioned below! Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Nestlings, When The Wolf Comes Home, Rest Stop, Nat Cassidy Cackle, Play Nice, So Thirsty, Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Maeve Fly by CJ Leede Theme Music and An Evil Premise by T Marie Vandelly Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zheng by Kylie Lee Baker The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry Dead Of Winter Darcy Coates When Devils Sing Xan Kaur Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Too Old For This by Samatha Downing The Possession of Alva Diaz by Isabel Canas Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa Model Home by Rivers Solomon Devil Saga by Stephen Graham Jones A Short Stay in Hell by Stephen L Peck We Spread by Ian Reid We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer The Ruins by Scott Smith Tj Newmans books Gone To See The Riverman by Kristofer Triana The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Earthlings by Sayaka Murata The Troop by Nick Cutter Crafting For Sinners and This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer Jar Of Hearts by Jennifer Hiller

  5. 07/25/2025

    Conversation with @grapiedeltaco!!

    Hello again! I’m joined with one of my friends and fellow content creator, Gracie! Find her everywhere at @grapiedeltaco and grapies_bookstagram on Insta! She is my first guest on the pod and we had such a good time (pretty much all I did was laugh I cut like 15 minutes of me laughing I swear 😂) Gracie is very well read and we talk webtoons, sentient romances, the tingleverse, goosebumps, books that resonated most and fav books of the year, and, of course, disturbing and scary horror books!! Beware slight spoilers for Maggie’s Grave by David Sodergren, A Short Stay In Hell by Steven L Peck, and Pearl by Josh Malerman. Books mentioned: To Whom is no Longer Concern Omniscient Reader The Mafia Nanny Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees Everything is okay Sky Daddy by Kate Folk Straight, Camp Damascus,My Butt is Comforted By The Realization That I’m Okay and Everything Will Be Alright by Chuck Tingle Pet, Bitter, Freshwater, You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty, and Little Rot by Awkaeke Emezi The Beast You’ve Made Of Me by Bethany Baptiste Aiden Thomas One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad A Short Stay In Hell and The Divine Farce Pounded by Produce by GM Fairy Finding Me by Viola Davis Taste My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci Actress Of A Certain Age by Jeff Hillier The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Juliet Takes A Breath by Gaby Rivera Percy Jackson Goosebumps and Fear Street Books Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke Intercepts by TJ Payne Maggies Grave and The Haar by David Sodergren Pearl by Josh Malerman Carl John Lees books

  6. 07/09/2025

    More Favorite Reads!

    Hello again! Today I’m talking about more of my favorite books. I recently made a video that was like the “quintessential baker.reads book list” with like 30 books. Today I mentioned 13 books, and kind of rambled a bit more than previous episodes. There are a few gaps (still getting the hang of editing) but I feel like I’m getting better and more comfortable, so I should have my first guest on my next episode! ***disclaimer, minor spoilers for A Short Stay In Hell*** Books listed in order: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The September House by Carissa Orlando The Gone World by Tom Sweterlisch Theme Music by T Marie Vandelly The Haar by David Sodergren A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L Peck Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed The Grant County Series/Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter The Troop by Nick Cutter Brother by Ania Ahlborn Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Just Like Home Sarah Gailey This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

  7. 06/30/2025

    Physical TBR + Stokercon Haul!

    Hello again! Today I’m finally going through my Stokercon haul (those I could find lol) as well as a few on my physical TBR I’ve had for a while. There are a few gaps and some feedback from me holding the books, and I say cool approx 100 times but hopefully I put a few new books on your radar! I’ll list them below: Books mentioned in order: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConghy The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Absolution by Jeff Vandermeer Slewfoot by Brom Never Whistle At Night Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C Van Alst Jr Crafting For Sinners by Jenny Kiefer The Unseen by Ania Ahlborn Spread Me by Sarah Gailey An Evil Premise by T Marie Vandelly Haunted Ecologies by Corey Farrenkopf House Of Beth by Kerry Cullen Girl In The Creek by Wendy N Wagner There Is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM

  8. 06/27/2025

    Some of my favorite horror books I’ve read this year!

    Hello again, here’s another intro-ish episode where I talk about some of my favorite horror books I’ve read this year! I’m still getting used to this whole podcast thing and realized literally as im uploading the video that I misspoke a few times, but oh well 😂 growing pains! We’ll get through it together! Let me know if there’s any specific recs or types of videos you’d like to listen to, and hopefully here soon I can get it together and have some author/content creator interviews! Books mentioned in order: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zhang by Kylie Lee Baker When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy A Touch Of Jen by Beth Morgan These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed All The Fiends Of Hell by Adam Neville

  9. 06/26/2025

    Introduction/Dark Thriller Recs

    Hello! Welcome to my new podcast! In this ep I’ll give a quick intro as to what you can expect on my channel, and then get into 4 of my favorite dark thriller books I’ve read this year so far. Books mentioned in order: Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land The Death Of Us by Abigail Dean The Trees by Percival Everett

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A place where we discuss all things horror and dark literature! Basically the same as my regular content, but longer! I’ll also eventually have author+content creator discussions in addition to my usual book recommendations.

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  • Creator
    Brandon Baker
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Brandon Baker
  • Show Website
    Baker.reads

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