The Ballad of Black Tom

FEB 17, 202666 MIN
Dusk to Dawn: Reading Horror and Weird Fiction

The Ballad of Black Tom

FEB 17, 202666 MIN

Description

Discussing The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleNew York bluesman Charles Thomas Tester gets caught up in the arcane while hustling wealthy white people to help support his father. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tommy Tester opens a door to a deeper realm of magic and earns the attention of things best left sleeping.Next Up:You Weren't Meant to Be Human – Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Watchers – A.M. ShineVictorian Psycho – Virginia FeitoBooks Mentioned in this Episode:The Horror at Red Hook; Dagon; The Shadow Over Innsmouth; The Call of Cthulhu – H.P. LovecraftWolves of Winter – Dan JonesOld Wounds – Logan-Ashley KisnerThe Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon – Stephen KingThe Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History – Elizabeth KolbertTao Te Ching – Lou Tzu, translated by Ursula K. Le GuinJames – Percival EverettThe Surprisingly Dreary Life of H.P LovecraftFind Us:Dusk to Dawn LinktreeInstagram: dusk.to.dawn.podcastEmail Us: [email protected] Support the showThanks for listening! Tell your (disturbed) friends about us!