Oct 21, 2026 · 27 min · 11 segments
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Yeah.
Well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man.
On Patreon, we had three votes for the book, one for the movie, and two listeners who couldn't decide.
Our first comment was from Eric, who said, "It's cool that you compared that one line about pain to Clive Barker and Hellraiser, because I often get this book confused with a Clive Barker children's novel." I'm not sure a Clive Barker children's novel are words-
That's crazy
... that go together.
Yeah, I would not have expected that.
Um, called The Thief of Always, which is about a supernatural entity that traps children and steals their youth-
Oh
...
so it can stay immortal.
Okay.
Yeah, it gives, like, kind of a similar vibe.
Similar idea.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure.
Clive Barker is also someone who, like Ray Bradbury, I prefer their short stories because the atmosphere and the prose is always there and compelling, but in longer works, things can kind of drag.
Mm.
I feel that way about a lot of, like, older authors, actually.
Like more classic authors.
Yeah, like classic authors and, like, a lot of, like, mid-century-ish-
Yeah
... authors as well.
Like, I tend to prefer them in short bursts-
Mm-hmm
Yeah.
Well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man.
On Patreon, we had three votes for the book, one for the movie, and two listeners who couldn't decide.
Our first comment was from Eric, who said, "It's cool that you compared that one line about pain to Clive Barker and Hellraiser, because I often get this book confused with a Clive Barker children's novel." I'm not sure a Clive Barker children's novel are words-
That's crazy
... that go together.
Yeah, I would not have expected that.
Um, called The Thief of Always, which is about a supernatural entity that traps children and steals their youth-
Oh
...
so it can stay immortal.
Okay.
Yeah, it gives, like, kind of a similar vibe.
Similar idea.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure.
Clive Barker is also someone who, like Ray Bradbury, I prefer their short stories because the atmosphere and the prose is always there and compelling, but in longer works, things can kind of drag.
Mm.
I feel that way about a lot of, like, older authors, actually.
Like more classic authors.
Yeah, like classic authors and, like, a lot of, like, mid-century-ish-
Yeah
... authors as well.
Like, I tend to prefer them in short bursts-
Mm-hmm
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