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Episode 25 - Queen of the Damned

2h 15m · Did You Read The Book? · 01 Jul 16:00

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Please be advised.

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we geek out over yet more sexy vampire stories, wonderfully detailed lore, and have a good laugh/cry over the adaptation of The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice.

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Podcast production by Erin Palmer

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