1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Hey, folks erin here. When I think about the listeners 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: who love my deep dive shows, unobscured and grim and 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: mild presents, I think of people who really love to 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: take their time, people who love the little details and 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: digging just a little farther into the soil to find 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: the bigger story. For years, you let me do that 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: on this show, taking you on a multi episode journey 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: on a big, major topic. From the Salem witch Trials 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: and the fascinating world of sideshow performers to Jack the 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: Ripper and pirate lore. You have been supportive, encouraging, and 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: dare I say, hungry for more good historical knowledge. So 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: what do you say we do it again? I've put 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: together a massive exploration of a topic that I dearly, 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: dearly love, one that goes all the way back to 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: the beginning of lore and then ties in a ton 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: of ideas and stories that I've learned along the way. 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: It's about Mercy Brown, the young woman at the center 18 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: of the New England vampire panic, and how her community 19 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: got to the point where they felt it was okay 20 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: to exume her corpse, cut out her heart, and use 21 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: its ashes as medicine for her dying brother. You know, 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 1: normal stuff, right. The result is a brand new book 23 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: called Exhumed, and the best way to think of it 24 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: is this. Where Unobscured or Grim and Mild Presents typically 25 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: spent about ten episodes on a single topic, Exhumed is 26 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: twice that length. In hardcover and ebook, that's twenty whole chapters. 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: But in the audiobook version narrated by me, of course, 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: you can think of it as twenty episodes. Now. Granted, 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: it is not a podcast, but it is the beginning 30 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: of a new adventure for us, all because you'll be 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: able to buy it once ad free and soak it 32 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: in at your own pace. Plus being in bookstores around 33 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: the country, it means we've got a chance to grow 34 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: our community of fans of weird history, and that's never 35 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: a bad thing. Exzoomed officially arrives on August fourth, but 36 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: you can pre order it right now. To make that 37 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: process easy, I set up a web page which I 38 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: will link to in the description for this ep episode. 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: It's Aaronmankey dot com slash Exhumed, and it will have 40 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: two special links along with the gorgeous cover art. One 41 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: link will help you find a store to pre order 42 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: your copy in whatever format you want, and if you 43 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: buy the hardcover, the second link is where you can 44 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: submit your receipts and get a free Exhumed tote bag. 45 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: There will, of course be a book tour, and while 46 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: I can't travel to every place on my wish list, 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: I do hope to see many of you on the 48 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: road this August, and if you're in the Boston area, 49 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: follow my social accounts for a very fun announcement regarding 50 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: the release day. Folks, your support is so incredibly important 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: to me. You are my people and I wrote this 52 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: book for you. So if you're able, please pre order 53 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: your copy of Ezoom today, Tell your friends, share the 54 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: news with other history lovers in your life, and let's 55 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: make this release a huge success. Again, that's Aaronmankey dot 56 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: com slash Exhumed. Thanks folks, and as always, stay spooky.