The Rifle
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Author Jeremy Robert Johnson (The Loop) joins us in the Abyss to discuss Jack Ketchum\'s wicked and potent short story, "The Rifle," as well as the connections between violence and mental illness. Our weekly round-up segment includes reviews of Nemesai by Brian Keene and John Urbancik,\\xa0Repo Virtual by Corey J. White, Villimey Mist\'s\\xa0Nocturnal Farm, HBO\'s comedy series\\xa0The Righteous Gemstones, Keith Rosson\'s\\xa0Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons, The Boatman\'s Daughter\\xa0by Andy Davidson, and Ronald Kelly\'s\\xa0Season\'s Creepings. (Recorded Dec. 13, 2020)\\xa0
The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here\\xa0under the terms of a Creative\\xa0Commons Attribution License 3.0.
Music:\\xa0https://www.purple-planet.com
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