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• Read Riordan posted several articles, like this one about seven terrifying monsters from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint.
• And in case you were wondering, they also wrote about what the gods and demigods have planned for Halloween.
• Roseanne A. Brown also gave Rick Riordan some advice on hunting vampires.
• Did you see the Entertainment Weekly interview with Rick and the trio?
• We loved the story about Aryan walking like a goat!
• Let’s talk about Rick’s October 28 blog post.
• THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THEY ARE FILMING THE LOTUS HOTEL AND CASINO SCENES.
• The real-time commentary while Rick was on set was pretty cool.
• It’s so interesting to hear all the details of production.
• And it’s exciting that they’re looking to the end of the season now!
• How surprising is it that one episode could take a month or longer to finalize!?
• Rick also talks about his other film projects, including The Red Pyramid, Daughter of the Deep, and his pitch for “My Life as a Child Outlaw.”
• We’re really excited about the potential for that last one because they could do so many things with it!
• In terms of writing projects, you gotta start with Chalice of the Gods.
• How cool would it be for Walker to be one of the beta readers!?
• Did you see what everyone dressed up as for Halloween?

• The Procrustes myth is pretty straight forward, and if you remember what happened in the Lightning Thief, then you already know the important parts.
• But let’s talk about the Ancient Greek myth anyway.
• What do you call an old-time hotel?
• If your host looks like he’s out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, maybe turn around and find somewhere else to sleep for the night.
• Thankfully, Theseus was smart and chose the 10-foot bed after tricking Procrustes into the other one.
• This myth was pretty short, so we decided to find some fun facts.
• Maybe this story was based on a local serial killer?
• Make sure you add the word procrustean to your vocabulary!
• Isn’t it interesting that Thomas Jefferson used this as an argument for religious freedom?
• We hate math, but for those who don’t, you might also want to learn the term procrustean.
• And if you’re not a fan of spiders, don’t look up the genus Damastes.
• Did you know Procrustes was also supposed to show up in the Lightning Thief movie!?
• At least there’s a high chance we’ll see Procrustes this time around.
• Procrustes is not a clown, but you can picture him that way if you want to.
• All we want is for them to keep Crusty’s fashion sense in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV show.
• A six-foot bed isn’t that out of the ordinary, is it?

• This week, we’re discussing The Last Olympian chapter 9.
• We’re only about halfway through the book, but this already feels like the climax of the story. There’s so much left!
• We really miss Annabeth! She’s hardly been in the book so far.
• Daedalus’ laptop probably has special protections, right?
• Why didn’t Chiron want to go to Mount Olympus?
• How much do we blame Clarisse for not showing up when Percy called the campers to action?
• Was Percy’s moment to shine as the leader of the campers rushed? And was that on purpose?
• The Empire State Building security guard really tries to stay up on all the latest books, doesn’t he?
• What might he be reading in Chalice of the Gods?
• Could all those campers really fit inside the elevator in the Empire State Building?
• Who’s responsible for choosing the elevator music?
• Prophecy Count #26!
• What was so important about this particular vision/flashback?
• It’s hard not to feel bad for Annabeth and what she’s going through now that Luke has sided with Kronos.
• The Hermes we meet in Sea of Monsters feels so different from the one we see in Last Olympian.
• Forty demigods defending all of Manhattan? Yeah, sure, why not.
• Okay, Plan 23 must be risky.
• More vague advice from the gods? Must be a day ending in ‘y’!
• Morpheus is back, baby! It’s invasion time.

• Henry writes in to suggest the dog Rick was talking about meeting could be Cerberus.
• We all still want Luke to have Egyptian blood, but it’s just not meant to be.