Talk Nerdy to Me Productions
Baba Yaga's Draglesque Review
October, 24, 2026 || Bank Square Books
Meet The Team
B. Wylde
Producer
Host
Playlist
1. Pagemistress-Ragana (Lithuania):
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Florence Welch
“Tresspasser” by Grace Potter
2. Desdemonna Bella Donna-Boo Hag (Appalachia):
"Killah" by Lady Gaga
3. Venus Deville-"The Bog Wife" by Kay Chronister:
"It Will Come Back" by Hozier
4. Siren Black-"The Deep" by Rivers Solomon:
"The Returner" by Allison Russell,
"The Deep" by Clipings,
"No Children" by The Mountain Goats.
"Syrena" by Kiki Rockwell,
"SirenCore" by Banshee
5. Squirt Mae-Kelpie (Scotland):
"De Selby" Hozier
Gallery
Meet Our Cast
Pagemistress
Executive Producer & Merch Design
Saratonin the Polemancer
Producer
Hawthorne High Heels
Tip Kitten
Pagemistress
Stage Manager
6. Rocco Rosé-Manananggal (Philippines):
"Dance Macabre" by Ghost
7. FANFARE-Mothman (Americana):
Clip from “The Search for the Mysterious Mothman” by Buzzfeed Unsolved,
“Howl” by Florence and the Machine"
8. Salty Lix-Siren (Greek):
“Lay Me Down" by Jayli Wolf
9. Saratonin the Polemancer-Krampus (Germany):
"Krampus" by Lil Revive
10. Weird Gal Dontyankabitch-Baba Yaga (Slavic):
"Whispers in the Echo Chamber" by Chelsea Wolfe
Recommended Reading
As this show was held in a bookstore, we had our performers recommend some of their favorite horror novels for patrons to buy.
If any of these sound interesting to you, please support an indie bookstore or your local library to check them out!
Pagemistress
It’s a fun book to read for being both hilarious and gory at times and an easy read for people who like funny and outlandish concepts. Essentially set in a place that is NOT an IKEA called Orsk, a small group of coworkers have to battle the evil forces that try to turn the Orsk into a panopticon of torture. It’s also delightfully funny with lines like “Did you vandalize a Brooka?” And a lot of fun multimedia elements!
Desdemonna Bella Donna
Book 1 of a 2 book series from the 2000s following a young girl who moves to Louisiana and finds she is able to see ghosts. Easy to read and a fun introduction into the genre.
Venus DeVille
My favorite horror book right now is bloom by Delilah s Dawson! Bloom is so incredibly fun and easy to read. It’s a sapphic horror with a dark cottagecore twist. It is a book you can devour in one sitting with a little romance (sort of), a little intrigue, and some gross stuff!
Siren Black
Read this one recently and love the way that the story and dread unfolds as the mysterious awful pattern comes to light. Feels incredibly real and relevant to experiences black women often face in this county.
Squirt Mae
I love House of Hunger— it is a beautiful erotic horror romp that puts a wonderful spin on both the Bluebeard tale and vampire novels. It manages to be compelling, unsettling, and deeply heartbreaking all at once.
Rocco Rosé
Two very different answers, but:
“First: The short story horror works of Edgar Allen Poe, especially The Tell-Tale Heart. His short stories are such classic, haunting literally that still sticks in my mind and has ever since I first read them.
Second: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, which technically is a sci-fi thriller, the book I think is actually much scarier than the movie. There is much more gore and suspense. If people have only seen the movie I highly recommend the book!”
FANFARE
It had me genuinely paranoid while indulging my love of Mothman.
Salty Lix
Anything by Joe Hill. I found The Fireman by Joe Hill particularly frightening post pandemic. Although “Holly” by Stephen King is haunting as well.
Saratonin the Polemancer
It’s a dark book that gives lore to the figure of Krampus and explores the dual nature of people. Good and bad exist simultaneously within the pages. If ever you would sympathize with a devil, it would be in this book.
Weird Gal Dontyankabitch
I read it almost 10 years ago and I still think about it. The messages, the characters, the creatures... it's brilliant.
B. Wylde
It's a mind screw in the best way. I can't really say more because it's got a lot of twists.
Hawthorne High Heels
“This book is a slow burn, but worth the build up. If you have
ever experienced immersive theater, this one is for you! Based off of the interactive experience Sleep No More that was located in NYC for a while!”