268: Victorian mysteries with Veronica Speedwell: "Plague would be preferable."

Laura Marie and Jessica Marie — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:15:00 -0400

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Victorian mysteries with Veronica Speedwell: "Plague would be preferable."

The day has come! It's finally happened! After about a year or so of Laura Marie reading about Veronica Speedwell and her adventures, they have made it to the podcast! That's right, ACOFAE is covering its first proper (non-magic/fantasy) woman sleuth and Victorian mystery with A Curious Beginning, a Veronica Speedwell Mystery! Jessica Marie's first time exploring this genre (again without any fantasy element) brings a fantastic new perspective on a genre that sucked in Laura Marie and never let up. Veronica is a free spirit, and with the death of her aunt, she is free to travel and collect butterflies to her heart’s content. That is until two mysterious strangers and circumstances force her to London and into Stoker's orbit. A mystery that has murder, royalty, a traveling show, and more tropes than you can shake a stick at, A Curious Beginning has everything you could want in a mystery and more.

TW / CW: none to our awareness
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Spoilers: A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1)

Mentions: Raiders of the Arcana series by Jacquelyn Benson

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251. Dracula: "Dracula is so girly pop!"

Laura Marie and Jessica Marie — Mon, 25 May 2026 00:15:00 -0400

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Dracula: "Dracula is so girly pop!"

How does ACOFAE get Jessica Marie to watch a horror film? Tell her that is has Gary Oldman and Keanu Reeves in it will do the trick! ACOFAE is covering Dracula a couple different ways: Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 classic film AND the 1897 novel itself. Did you know Dracula begins in May? Jonathan Harker is on his way to Transylvania and his life is about to change in unexpected ways. Mina, his fiancé, and her best friend, Lucy, are in England and wait for Jonathan's return. What Dracula is and what he does becomes the stuff of legend and it all begins here. Laura Marie has read the book, Jessica Marie has watched the movie and together a discussion emerges about morality, purity, and how the addition of a love story changes the view of Dracula from villain to..something else.

"Good for Lucy."

TW / CW: discussions surrounding sexual assault
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Spoilers: Dracula

Mentions: Dracula, Nosferatu, Buffy, Dracula 2000, Underworld, What We Do in the Shadows, Kill Bill, Scream