#146 The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis w/ Art of Darkness

Surprise release! Clive Staples Lewis was a Christian apologist, Oxford don and spanking enthusiast. *The Screwtape Letters* is one of his many books, an epistolary novel published serially in the (now-defunct) Anglican weekly newspaper *The Guardian* during the Second World War. The letters are written by Uncle Screwtape, a demon administrator in the bureaucracy of Hell, and addressed to his young nephew Wormwood, an inexperienced tempter. Screwtape offers Wormwood advice on how to lead his 'patient' away from God, so that when he dies he can serve as food for demons. Hell as a gigantic, noisy bureaucracy in which subordinates are eaten by their superiors? Lovely stuff. Joining us for this episode are friends of the show Kevin and Matt from the wonderful Art of Darkness podcast (and There Will Be Books, Matt's other podcast, also wonderful!) For more info on Lewis' spanking enthusiasms, listen to the Art of Darkness episode on C.S. Lewis (https://artofdarkpod.com/c-s-lewis-a-jack-in-the-wardrobe)! **Art of Darkness:** https://artofdarkpod.com **Art of Darkness on X:** X.com/artofdarkpod **There Will Be Books:** X.com/Therewillbbooks **Kevin on X:** X.com/kautzmania **Matt's new book:** https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=az0Zsh8Ol7BjqsK8S6M4XHoJlnrHvYZSQMjh4VUlBZL  VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION Contact: jack.bcfh@gmail.com Jack has an upcoming novel called 'Audience Capture', out October 2026 through Bonfire Books! Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/bookclubfromhell Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell Jack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com Join our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured X: @bookclubhell666 Jack on X: @supersquat1 Capitalisimo on X: @thecapitalisimo Art by moog