My brother James recently got me hooked on this show called Supernatural. The show follows brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, who travel across the country in a black 1967 Chevy Impala, investigating and combating paranormal events and other unexplained occurrences, many of them based on urban legends and folklore, as well as classic supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. When Sam Winchester was an infant and his brother Dean was only four years old, their mother, Mary, was murdered on November 2, 1983 (hey, my birthday!) by a mysterious entity late one night in their home. Searching for answers, their father became obsessed with the supernatural as well as finding and destroying the thing that killed his wife. In the process, he trained his sons to recognize and defend themselves against paranormal entities.

At a young age, both Sam and Dean became resourceful sleuths and experienced fighters assisting their father in his quest to destroy dangerous creatures and find the demon that had killed their mother. However, Sam rebelled against the lifestyle his father chose for him, eventually having a falling out with his father and leaving to live a “normal” life. He attended Stanford University on a full scholarship and lived with his girlfriend, Jessica Moore, in an apartment near campus. Dean, after two years of estrangement, appears one night on Sam’s doorstep during the autumn of his senior year, bearing the news that their father has gone missing while on a “hunting trip”. Sam reluctantly agrees to help Dean in the search.

To anyone remotely interested in this sort of thing, I highly recommend checking it out. Especially if you have brothers of your own. I get a kick out of the chemistry between the two, as they tend to argue, play pranks on one another, and ultimately go to extremes for each other, as most brothers would do. Not only do their travels keep things interesting, but I also love the show’s choice in music, as it’s a direct reflection of Dean’s love for classic rock. The car is just as much a star of the show as Dean and Sam, and if you’re cruising in a ride like this, classic rock is the only way to go.