Nightmare Alley and Bill Gresham

Poetry Thursday will be back next week!  Today, we have our normal show, which was displaced by the Pop-Up Pop Rings of Power Teaser Reaction Tuesday.

Here's an article Connor wrote for "A Pilgrim in Narnia" that compares the themes of Nightmare Alley with those of Lewis' work.

Connor Salter joins Chris to discuss Bill Gresham, Joy's first husband, and the movie Nightmare Alley, based on Gresham's bestselling book.

Among other things, we discuss

• The plot of the film
• Possible meanings of the film
• Noir films and the search for God
• Community among carnival performers
• Bill Gresham's life (and death)
• Bill's and Joy's involvement with Dianetics

A few other works that get mentioned include:

• Monster Midway
• The Greater Trumps

And you can find Connor's stuff here, as well as at Fellowship & Fairydust.

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Next week: What are "the right books" Eustace didn't read, and how can your kids find them in an increasingly bizarre middle grade marketplace?  Ideas for kids' summer reading in the spirit of the Inklings.