Boxes & Books (Helluva Town, Cosmic Dark, Rune) (E310)

About this episode

In this episode, Free Thrall discusses unboxings, reading habits, and reviews the book Rune with guest Fox Loves Carrots.

Welcome to my first episode of 2026, wherein you will hear some audio unboxings, I talk about improving my reading habits, and my in-house book reviewer, Fox Loves Carrots (formerly known as Little Munchkin), returns to talk about Carlos Sanchez’s Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces. Featuring: Helluva Town - Cartoon Gangster RPG from Achron Games, Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley, The Wind’s Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin, A Dreamer’s Tales by Lord Dunsany, Bound In Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror edited by Lor Gislason. Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ This month Movie Monday is dark fantasy action comedy The Golden Child from 1986. Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy. That episode will air on January 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show. Also, be sure not to miss the new podcast I’m involved with, entitled With Wife and I. Isla and I take turns choosing movies to watch together, then share our thoughts with anyone who cares to listen. “Warning” by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via…

People in this episode

Host: freethrall

Guest: Fox Loves Carrots

Topics covered

• unboxing
• reading habits
• RPGs
• dark fantasy
• book review

Keywords

• Helluva Town
• Cosmic Dark
• The Wind’s Twelve Quarters
• A Dreamer’s Tales
• Bound In Flesh

Mentioned in this episode

Products: E310, Helluva Town, Cosmic Dark, The Wind’s Twelve Quarters, A Dreamer’s Tales, Bound In Flesh, Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces

Books & works: Helluva Town, Cosmic Dark, Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces, Helluva Town - Cartoon Gangster RPG, The Wind’s Twelve Quarters, A Dreamer’s Tales, Bound In Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror, The Golden Child, With Wife and I.

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