HeyJaredFantasy for the Ages
Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well.
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I Was NOT Ready For Obsession | Movie Review (opens the original)
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What happens when wanting something—or someone—stops being desire and becomes something much darker?In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim dives into Obsession (2026), a twisted genre film that takes a familiar idea and pushes it into increasingly disturbing territory. What starts out strange gets stranger, as obsession, desperation, and some seriously questionable choices collide in a story that refuses to stay comfortable.But does all that weirdness actually add up to a good movie? Jim b
I Still Don’t Understand Why Nobody Reads This Series (opens the original)
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Pilgrim’s Storm Brooding by Damien Black is the third book in The Broken Stone Chronicle—and three books in, I’m still asking the same question: Why is nobody talking about this series?! The first book was really good. The second was a huge step forward. So could Damien Black possibly keep that momentum going with a massive third installment, or was this where the series would finally plateau—or worse, fall apart? In this spoiler-lite review, I dig into Pilgrim’s Storm Brooding and talk about: •
Stephen King’s The Stand: 10 Questions We HAVE to Talk About (opens the original)
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Zach has finally read Stephen King’s THE STAND—and now we have some things to talk about. Jim and Zach are joined by Eric Haan for a full-spoiler conversation about one of King’s biggest, most ambitious, and most beloved novels. This isn’t a traditional review. Instead, we’re digging into the questions, characters, bizarre moments, and huge ideas that make THE STAND so much fun to discuss after you’ve finished it. Could Harold Lauder have been saved? Why did Nick have to die? Is Tom Cullen secre
The Last House Review: Great Premise, Ridiculous Movie (opens the original)
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What happens when your home becomes an inescapable prison—and the thing trapping you appears to be solid water? In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Netflix’s 2026 sci-fi horror thriller The Last House, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The movie offers an intriguing survival premise, tense family dynamics, mysterious creatures, strong performances, and some impressive effects. It also features wildly inconsistent rules, questionable survival solutions, and an ending that left Jim with
I Thought I Knew Zombie Horror… Then I Read The Rising (opens the original)
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You think you know zombie apocalypse stories? The Rising by Brian Keene might have a few surprises waiting for you. In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into the 2003 Bram Stoker Award-winning novel that helped kick off the modern zombie-fiction resurgence—and somehow escaped his attention for more than two decades. These aren’t your typical shambling, mindless undead. Keene’s zombies can think, communicate, strategize, and use the knowledge they possessed while alive. And that’s only the begi
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