https://simplecast.com Whiskey and the Weird Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), and now, Holy Ghosts (S8)! 2021 - Present en Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:45:11 +0000 https://whiskeyandtheweird.com Whiskey and the Weird https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ab3f2709-7203-463b-b3a2-a65da11e5e46/29187c0c-5622-4f9c-b444-a342e4d7f747/3000x3000/center-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://whiskeyandtheweird.com episodic Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), and now, Holy Ghosts (S8)! Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley false https://feeds.simplecast.com/8P8shC5a anthology, british library, fiction, horror, literature, short stories, tales of the weird, weird, weird horror Whiskey and the Weird whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com d2469480-aff4-4303-93d2-600c497b4897 Christmas Bonus: Smee by A. M. Burrage Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Arctic Void (2022; dir. Darren R. Mann); drinking almond nog + Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is watching Good Boy (2025; dir. Ben Leonberg); drinking a Bhakta 1928.
Ryan is watching Shrinking (Apple TV original series); drinking a Gingerbread fartini (vanilla vodka, Frangelico, Bailey's, gingerbread syrup).

If you liked this week’s story, watch Head Count (2018; dir. Elle Callahan)

Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9! 

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/christmas-bonus-smee-by-a-m-burrage-YhzSIQHH Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Arctic Void (2022; dir. Darren R. Mann); drinking almond nog + Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is watching Good Boy (2025; dir. Ben Leonberg); drinking a Bhakta 1928.
Ryan is watching Shrinking (Apple TV original series); drinking a Gingerbread fartini (vanilla vodka, Frangelico, Bailey's, gingerbread syrup).

If you liked this week’s story, watch Head Count (2018; dir. Elle Callahan)

Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9! 

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Christmas Bonus: Smee by A. M. Burrage Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:09:31 Gift hopes shattered, eggless nog, Svalbard seed vaults, and murderous staircases... All this plus another original poetic recap, this time for Smee by A.M. Barrage! Spike that cocoa and nestle in for a cozy tale of projecting knees, adults playing games, and absolutely zero pirates – it's a very Christmasy bonus from your pals at Whiskey and the Weird! Gift hopes shattered, eggless nog, Svalbard seed vaults, and murderous staircases... All this plus another original poetic recap, this time for Smee by A.M. Barrage! Spike that cocoa and nestle in for a cozy tale of projecting knees, adults playing games, and absolutely zero pirates – it's a very Christmasy bonus from your pals at Whiskey and the Weird! whisky, christmas, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, smee, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false bonus 8 fa248535-75f8-4d86-9d41-85c69ab874d7 S8E10: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is bingeing all 14 seasons of King of the Hill; drinking Burnside Bourbon.
Damien is reading Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman; drinking a legit painkiller with Pussers Rum (orange, pineapple, cream of coconut, nutmeg).
Ryan is reading  Ghostland by Edward Parnell; drinking a Lagavulin 16.

If you liked this week’s story, read Gothic by Philip Fracassi.

Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9! And a merry little bonus episode interlude...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e10-the-stalls-of-the-barchester-cathedral-by-m-r-james-NacAguIa Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is bingeing all 14 seasons of King of the Hill; drinking Burnside Bourbon.
Damien is reading Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman; drinking a legit painkiller with Pussers Rum (orange, pineapple, cream of coconut, nutmeg).
Ryan is reading  Ghostland by Edward Parnell; drinking a Lagavulin 16.

If you liked this week’s story, read Gothic by Philip Fracassi.

Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9! And a merry little bonus episode interlude...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E10: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:07:33 Tartar sauce, scooters vs pew-ters, arboreal poetry, and OLDIE-TIMEY PAGAN THINGS! The gang closes out season 8 with style and grace (and a trollop), that is, if they can survive the intro. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James Tartar sauce, scooters vs pew-ters, arboreal poetry, and OLDIE-TIMEY PAGAN THINGS! The gang closes out season 8 with style and grace (and a trollop), that is, if they can survive the intro. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James whisky, young adult, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, vespas, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, old timey pagan things, whiskey, humor, pop culture, m r james, mystery, weird fiction false full 10 8 cbea3509-5d56-44b2-ab6b-d270d2f3e55e S8E9: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; drinking Freeland Spirits Bourbon.
Damien is watching Freaky Tales (2024; dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck); drinking a Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading  A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck; drinking a Highland Park 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Black Box (2020; dir. Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour).

Up next: "The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral" by the inimitable M. R. James

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 7 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e9-the-face-of-the-monk-by-robert-hichens-vc5fsmRd Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; drinking Freeland Spirits Bourbon.
Damien is watching Freaky Tales (2024; dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck); drinking a Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading  A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck; drinking a Highland Park 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Black Box (2020; dir. Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour).

Up next: "The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral" by the inimitable M. R. James

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E9: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 01:04:36 Time warp! Updates from our future's past, multiple mustachios, and the gang gets deep on ourselves (but not as deep as how this author describes a monk's haircut). Dang bro, chill. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens. Time warp! Updates from our future's past, multiple mustachios, and the gang gets deep on ourselves (but not as deep as how this author describes a monk's haircut). Dang bro, chill. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, booktok, pop culture, m r james, mystery, weird fiction false full 9 8 99a0beb7-a272-4a21-97c9-eb1d22caa358 S8E8: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King; drinking Free Spirits 'The Spirit of Bourbon'.
Damien is reading Rejection: Fiction by Tony Tulathimutte; drinking a Boulevardier (Larceny bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth).
Ryan is reading  Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse and Bad Manners, edited by Doug Murano and Michael Bailey; drinking a Glenlivet 14.

If you liked this week’s story, read the interconnected short stories of the Dandridge Cycle by Caitlin R Kiernan.

Up next: "The Face of the Monk" by Robert Hichens

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/duchess-at-prayer-edith-wharton-cguF6yW_ Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King; drinking Free Spirits 'The Spirit of Bourbon'.
Damien is reading Rejection: Fiction by Tony Tulathimutte; drinking a Boulevardier (Larceny bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth).
Ryan is reading  Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse and Bad Manners, edited by Doug Murano and Michael Bailey; drinking a Glenlivet 14.

If you liked this week’s story, read the interconnected short stories of the Dandridge Cycle by Caitlin R Kiernan.

Up next: "The Face of the Monk" by Robert Hichens

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E8: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:59:46 The recommendations go far beyond Bar Talk, the gang concurs – relics are super rad, and doinkin' cousins? Only one podcast is brave enough to tackle all three! It's us, we're the podcast. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton. The recommendations go far beyond Bar Talk, the gang concurs – relics are super rad, and doinkin' cousins? Only one podcast is brave enough to tackle all three! It's us, we're the podcast. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton. whisky, horror lit, clay mcleod chapman, weird tales, short stories, edith wharton, horror, chuck palahniuk, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, caitlin r kiernan, weird fiction false full 8 8 4eb287c9-f0c2-42b7-9db1-52a8b4ef69ab S8E7: An Evicted Spirit by Marguerite Merington Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching They Cloned Tyrone (2023; dir Juel Taylor); drinking a Ghia Ginger Spritz.
Damien is watching Strange Darling (2024; dir. J.T. Mollner); drinking a Glenmorangie 12.
Ryan is play Blue Prince (VG; 2025) ; drinking a Glenlivet Caribbean Cask.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Presence (2024; dir. Steven Soderbergh)

Up next: "The Duchess at Prayer" by Edith Wharton

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e7-an-evicted-spirit-by-marguerite-merington-x-EEyz6Ggx Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching They Cloned Tyrone (2023; dir Juel Taylor); drinking a Ghia Ginger Spritz.
Damien is watching Strange Darling (2024; dir. J.T. Mollner); drinking a Glenmorangie 12.
Ryan is play Blue Prince (VG; 2025) ; drinking a Glenlivet Caribbean Cask.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Presence (2024; dir. Steven Soderbergh)

Up next: "The Duchess at Prayer" by Edith Wharton

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E7: An Evicted Spirit by Marguerite Merington Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:03:00 The gang waxes reminiscent on PEMDAS, Ed Begley Jr, the wonders of a semi-decent ice ball, and their fondest funerary experiences... wait, wut? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: An Evicted Spirit by Marguerite Merington. The gang waxes reminiscent on PEMDAS, Ed Begley Jr, the wonders of a semi-decent ice ball, and their fondest funerary experiences... wait, wut? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: An Evicted Spirit by Marguerite Merington. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, marguerite merington, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, funerals, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 7 8 4533ca49-b4c0-43c8-8428-d223753acbb7 S8E6: A Story Told in a Church by Ada Buisson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletchere; drinking a Blind Tiger's Bees Knees.
Damien is reading The Haar by David Sodergren; drinking a Larceny bourbon whiskey.
Ryan is watching "Adolescence" (Netflix); drinking and Old Forester 86.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Black Swan (2010; dir. Darren Aronofsky)

Up next: "An Evicted Spirit" by Marguerite Merington

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e6-a-story-told-in-a-church-by-ada-buisson-B3dCXoZe Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletchere; drinking a Blind Tiger's Bees Knees.
Damien is reading The Haar by David Sodergren; drinking a Larceny bourbon whiskey.
Ryan is watching "Adolescence" (Netflix); drinking and Old Forester 86.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Black Swan (2010; dir. Darren Aronofsky)

Up next: "An Evicted Spirit" by Marguerite Merington

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E6: A Story Told in a Church by Ada Buisson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:56:30 The gang discovers YA is a scam, there are too many songs about terrible American chain restaurants, and everybody has their own personal ghost encounter - OOOoooooOOOoooOOOooo! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: A Story Told in a Church by Ada Buisson. The gang discovers YA is a scam, there are too many songs about terrible American chain restaurants, and everybody has their own personal ghost encounter - OOOoooooOOOoooOOOooo! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: A Story Told in a Church by Ada Buisson. ada buisson, whisky, young adult, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, the cw, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, william hope hodgson, british library, applebees, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 6 8 351a6985-fbf6-4922-aeaa-c0b3ef06069a S8E5: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Where Furnaces Burn by Joel Lane; drinking a canned Spiritless Old Fashioned.
Damien is reading Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Redbreast 15 Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian; drinking the Lagavuhlin 16 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Forest (2016; dir. Jason Zada)

Up next: "A Story Told In Church" by Ada Buisson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 9 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e5-the-sextons-adventure-by-sheridan-le-fanu-x0IUn_wM Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Where Furnaces Burn by Joel Lane; drinking a canned Spiritless Old Fashioned.
Damien is reading Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Redbreast 15 Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian; drinking the Lagavuhlin 16 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Forest (2016; dir. Jason Zada)

Up next: "A Story Told In Church" by Ada Buisson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E5: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:02:27 Ten penny words are drunken misdirection, sideburns correlate to writing prowess, whiskey that burns in a whole new way, and a GHORSE! Find out what all this jargon means, and why we almost recommended Nic Cage's magnum opus, Ghost Rider, in this hppy-go-lucky episode! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu. Ten penny words are drunken misdirection, sideburns correlate to writing prowess, whiskey that burns in a whole new way, and a GHORSE! Find out what all this jargon means, and why we almost recommended Nic Cage's magnum opus, Ghost Rider, in this hppy-go-lucky episode! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu. publican, whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, ghost rider, comedy, what about bob, british library, whiskey, humor, nicolas cage, ghorse, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 5 8 75c0642b-8183-443c-9a70-a94cb85d3e04 S8E4: The Cathedral Crypt by John Wyndham Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo; drinking Heck's Gentle Persuasion Golden NA.
Damien is watching Daddy's Head (2024; dir. Benjamin Barfoot); drinking a Flying Naked (bourbon, Bénédictine, Aperol, lemon juice).
Ryan is reading Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds; drinking Highland Park 12 yr 'Viking Honour'.

If you liked this week’s story, read "Procession of the Black Sloth" by Laird Barron

Up next: "The Sexton's Adventuret" by Sheridan Le Fanu

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 2 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e4-the-cathedral-crypt-by-john-wyndham-_u9ZOAAv Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo; drinking Heck's Gentle Persuasion Golden NA.
Damien is watching Daddy's Head (2024; dir. Benjamin Barfoot); drinking a Flying Naked (bourbon, Bénédictine, Aperol, lemon juice).
Ryan is reading Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds; drinking Highland Park 12 yr 'Viking Honour'.

If you liked this week’s story, read "Procession of the Black Sloth" by Laird Barron

Up next: "The Sexton's Adventuret" by Sheridan Le Fanu

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E4: The Cathedral Crypt by John Wyndham Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:00:51 Ryan educates the crew on incense, thuribles, and thurifers, Jess hates on a completely innocent duo, and the crew gives this tale a modern casting, which is heavy on Ralph Ineson. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Cathedral Crypt by John Wyndham. Ryan educates the crew on incense, thuribles, and thurifers, Jess hates on a completely innocent duo, and the crew gives this tale a modern casting, which is heavy on Ralph Ineson. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Cathedral Crypt by John Wyndham. whisky, cathedral crypt, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, cask of amontillado, whiskey, humor, john wyndham, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 4 8 e8972e4a-9c53-4aa7-bef2-65924f54e353 Halloween Bonus: Lost in the Dark by John Langan Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023; dir. Stephen Cognetti); drinking Sloop Brewing Oktoberfest.
Damien is watching Bring Her Back (2025; dir. Phillipou Brothers); drinking a Painkiller with Pussers Rum (orange, pineapple, cream of coconut, nutmeg).
Ryan is reading "Lot No. 249" by Arthur Conan Doyle; drinking the Bowmore 15.

If you liked this week’s story, read Night Film by Marisha Pessl.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/halloween-bonus-lost-in-the-dark-by-john-langan-LpF4UAWJ Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023; dir. Stephen Cognetti); drinking Sloop Brewing Oktoberfest.
Damien is watching Bring Her Back (2025; dir. Phillipou Brothers); drinking a Painkiller with Pussers Rum (orange, pineapple, cream of coconut, nutmeg).
Ryan is reading "Lot No. 249" by Arthur Conan Doyle; drinking the Bowmore 15.

If you liked this week’s story, read Night Film by Marisha Pessl.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Halloween Bonus: Lost in the Dark by John Langan Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:19:29 Sppoky season is nigh at its end, so Jess, Ryan and Damien are here to hack and slash another contemporary piece of short fiction: Lost in the Dark by pod fave John Langan! What's the worst way you can describe a whiskey? Are cement mines real? How you pronounce the year 2001? These baffling conundra and other inane observations in our very bonusy episode of Whiskey and the Weird! Sppoky season is nigh at its end, so Jess, Ryan and Damien are here to hack and slash another contemporary piece of short fiction: Lost in the Dark by pod fave John Langan! What's the worst way you can describe a whiskey? Are cement mines real? How you pronounce the year 2001? These baffling conundra and other inane observations in our very bonusy episode of Whiskey and the Weird! whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, lost in the dark, john langan, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false bonus 8 4c00a3b2-74fa-429c-bb7f-c3b7db45383b S8E3: In The Confessional by Amelia B Edwards Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Taskmaster (2015 - current TV series); drinking St Agrestis Phony Mezcal Negroni.
Damien is watching Demoni/Demons (1985; dir. Lamberto Bava, produced and co-written by Dario Argento); drinking Corsair Triple Smoke.
Ryan is reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson; drinking a perfect Manhattan.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Traveller by R.H. Benson

Up next: "The Cathedral Crypt" by John Wyndham

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e3-in-the-confessional-by-amelia-b-edwards-5mpF5sLN Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Taskmaster (2015 - current TV series); drinking St Agrestis Phony Mezcal Negroni.
Damien is watching Demoni/Demons (1985; dir. Lamberto Bava, produced and co-written by Dario Argento); drinking Corsair Triple Smoke.
Ryan is reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson; drinking a perfect Manhattan.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Traveller by R.H. Benson

Up next: "The Cathedral Crypt" by John Wyndham

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E3: In The Confessional by Amelia B Edwards Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:04:01 There's too much time on the walls, Ryan's stuck in a time loop, and how many times can Damien and Jess absolutely misuse churchy terms? (Spoiler: A lot.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: In The Confessional by Amelia B. Edwards There's too much time on the walls, Ryan's stuck in a time loop, and how many times can Damien and Jess absolutely misuse churchy terms? (Spoiler: A lot.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: In The Confessional by Amelia B. Edwards whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 3 8 8ef9a814-00fd-4171-87a1-376ebd7601c5 S8E2: The Parson's Oath by Ellen Price (Wood) Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Red Rooms (2024; dir Pascal Plante); drinking The Best Day Brewing's NA Kolsch.
Damien is watching The Coffee Table (2022; dir. Caye Casas); drinking Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.
Ryan is reading The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy; drinking Glenlivet Double Oaked.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Mandy (2018; dir. Panos Cosmatos)

Up next: "In The Confessional" by Amelia B Edwards.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e2-the-parsons-oath-by-ellen-price-wood-_bf64D2w Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Red Rooms (2024; dir Pascal Plante); drinking The Best Day Brewing's NA Kolsch.
Damien is watching The Coffee Table (2022; dir. Caye Casas); drinking Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.
Ryan is reading The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy; drinking Glenlivet Double Oaked.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Mandy (2018; dir. Panos Cosmatos)

Up next: "In The Confessional" by Amelia B Edwards.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E2: The Parson's Oath by Ellen Price (Wood) Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:07:18 Ryan undergoes a Clancification, Jess describes the highly volatile world of NA beers, and Damien is anxious to talk beans! LONG LIVE BEANS! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Parson's Oath by Ellen Price/Ellen Wood/Mrs. Henry Wood. Ryan undergoes a Clancification, Jess describes the highly volatile world of NA beers, and Damien is anxious to talk beans! LONG LIVE BEANS! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Parson's Oath by Ellen Price/Ellen Wood/Mrs. Henry Wood. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, religion, pop culture, lifetime movies, mystery, weird fiction false full 2 8 9b158734-4a13-4b03-a5d9-e100590e72d8 S8E1: Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard; drinking Labatt's NA.
Damien is reading Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir; drinking the Lagavulin 16yr.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Oddity (2024; dir. Damian McCarthy)

Up next: "The Parson's Oath" by Mrs. Henry Wood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s8e1-man-size-in-marble-by-edith-nesbit-oM8mrKQQ Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard; drinking Labatt's NA.
Damien is reading Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir; drinking the Lagavulin 16yr.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Oddity (2024; dir. Damian McCarthy)

Up next: "The Parson's Oath" by Mrs. Henry Wood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S8E1: Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:12:35 Extended leave: terminated! Jess, Ryan and Damien return with an explanation of the AWOL (it's lovely, trust us), a beloved classic by Edith Nesbit, and Jess' most wretchedly despised literary couple to date. Plus, Ryan tries to take out his congregation by organ. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit. Extended leave: terminated! Jess, Ryan and Damien return with an explanation of the AWOL (it's lovely, trust us), a beloved classic by Edith Nesbit, and Jess' most wretchedly despised literary couple to date. Plus, Ryan tries to take out his congregation by organ. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, edith nesbit, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, religion, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 1 8 8e73dde9-9f46-4c48-8204-9c0fe7f66b99 S7E10: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Militia House by John Milas; drinking Rogue Spirits Morimoto Whiskey.
Damien is watching Sting (2024; dir. Kiah Roache-Turner); drinking the Glenmorangie 12 Single Malt.
Ryan is watching Heretic (2024; dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods); drinking the Isle of Jura 10.

If you liked this week’s story, check out *deep breath* Scavengers Reign, Leech, In the Earth, Everything by Jeff VanDerMeer, Dreamcatcher, The Girl with the Gifts, Mold!, Come into my Cellar, the first story in the  Creepshow movie, one episode of Hannibal, What Moves the Dead, The Hungry Earth, Mexican Gothic, The Last of Us show + game, ETCETERA ETCETERA ETCETERA. Whew.

Up next: We're hoping to chat with editor Daisy Butcher, before kicking off Season Eight of Whiskey and the Weird! Our next volume might have you on your knees...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:55:15 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e10-the-voice-in-the-night-by-william-hope-hodgson-8mb9XeeJ Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Militia House by John Milas; drinking Rogue Spirits Morimoto Whiskey.
Damien is watching Sting (2024; dir. Kiah Roache-Turner); drinking the Glenmorangie 12 Single Malt.
Ryan is watching Heretic (2024; dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods); drinking the Isle of Jura 10.

If you liked this week’s story, check out *deep breath* Scavengers Reign, Leech, In the Earth, Everything by Jeff VanDerMeer, Dreamcatcher, The Girl with the Gifts, Mold!, Come into my Cellar, the first story in the  Creepshow movie, one episode of Hannibal, What Moves the Dead, The Hungry Earth, Mexican Gothic, The Last of Us show + game, ETCETERA ETCETERA ETCETERA. Whew.

Up next: We're hoping to chat with editor Daisy Butcher, before kicking off Season Eight of Whiskey and the Weird! Our next volume might have you on your knees...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E10: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:09:15 Ryan's going HAM on a Coke Freestyle, Jess and Damien battle over whether mushrooms plant, and the gang rewrites the ending for the big screen. Join us as we cover our fourth WHH story – and this time, Billy Hope Hodge is getting a psych eval! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson. Ryan's going HAM on a Coke Freestyle, Jess and Damien battle over whether mushrooms plant, and the gang rewrites the ending for the big screen. Join us as we cover our fourth WHH story – and this time, Billy Hope Hodge is getting a psych eval! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson. mycological horror, whisky, horror lit, mycology, mushrooms, weird tales, short stories, horror, tales of the weird, comedy, william hope hodgson, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 10 7 ef0dd600-6739-4b04-bd79-8c8d2e8af03c S7E9: The Woman of the Wood by A. Merritt Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The September House by Carissa Orlando; drinking pFriem Japanese lager.
Damien is reading Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; drinking Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Ryan is reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds; drinking Blair Athol 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992; dir. Bill Kroyer).

Up next: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e9-the-woman-of-the-wood-by-a-merritt-59UwXwFa Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The September House by Carissa Orlando; drinking pFriem Japanese lager.
Damien is reading Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; drinking Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Ryan is reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds; drinking Blair Athol 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992; dir. Bill Kroyer).

Up next: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E9: The Woman of the Wood by A. Merritt Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:56:07 We're back, and we brought arboreal seduction, LOTR and Ferngully throwbacks, Japanese lagers and s'mores! JK, no s'mores. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Woman of the Wood by Abraham Merritt. We're back, and we brought arboreal seduction, LOTR and Ferngully throwbacks, Japanese lagers and s'mores! JK, no s'mores. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Woman of the Wood by Abraham Merritt. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, tree puns, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, a merritt, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 9 7 5388171a-01e9-43c3-9c6b-dacd662ac89b Christmas Bonus: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Prometheus (2012; dir. Ridley Scott) and Snowpiercer (2013; dir. Bong Joon-ho); drinking Great Jones rye whiskey and Planet Oat oat nog.
Damien is watching Scare Me (2020; dir. Josh Ruben); drinking Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon on the cheap.
Ryan is reading The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica; drinking Grand Marnier.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Reach by Stephen King (in 1985's collection, Skeleton Crew).

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt. We promise.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:32:32 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/christmas-bonus-the-old-nurses-story-by-elizabeth-gaskell-ro5pnf_U Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Prometheus (2012; dir. Ridley Scott) and Snowpiercer (2013; dir. Bong Joon-ho); drinking Great Jones rye whiskey and Planet Oat oat nog.
Damien is watching Scare Me (2020; dir. Josh Ruben); drinking Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon on the cheap.
Ryan is reading The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica; drinking Grand Marnier.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Reach by Stephen King (in 1985's collection, Skeleton Crew).

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt. We promise.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Christmas Bonus: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 00:59:06 Jess does a thin nog like a psycho, Ryan reads an ARC by Agustina Bazterrica, and Damien spits bars about everyone's favorite tale of frozen kid vengeance: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell! Oh, and every female character has a name. A literal first. In seven seasons. Spike that cocoa and nestle in for a cozy tale of sin and salvation – it's a very Christmasy bonus from your pals at Whiskey and the Weird! Jess does a thin nog like a psycho, Ryan reads an ARC by Agustina Bazterrica, and Damien spits bars about everyone's favorite tale of frozen kid vengeance: The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell! Oh, and every female character has a name. A literal first. In seven seasons. Spike that cocoa and nestle in for a cozy tale of sin and salvation – it's a very Christmasy bonus from your pals at Whiskey and the Weird! ghost story, whisky, christmas, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, tales of the weird, comedy, elizabeth gaskell, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false bonus 7 82026b34-4033-42c1-897f-496182624c3f Halloween Bonus: Rangel by Matthew M. Bartlett Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Milk & Serial (2024; dir. Curry Barker); drinking Hot Apple Cider with Noble Oak Double Oak BOurbon.
Damien is watching Possum (2018; dir. Matthew Holness); drinking Redbreast 15.
Ryan is reading Not A Speck of Light: Stories by Laird Barron; drinking 2XO Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Lord of Misrule (2023; dir. William Brent Bell).

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:05:43 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/halloween-bonus-rangel-by-matthew-m-bartlett-Z8JcYR1O Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Milk & Serial (2024; dir. Curry Barker); drinking Hot Apple Cider with Noble Oak Double Oak BOurbon.
Damien is watching Possum (2018; dir. Matthew Holness); drinking Redbreast 15.
Ryan is reading Not A Speck of Light: Stories by Laird Barron; drinking 2XO Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Lord of Misrule (2023; dir. William Brent Bell).

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Halloween Bonus: Rangel by Matthew M. Bartlett Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:14:55 Back from hurricane hiatus, Jess, Ryan and Damien dissect a contemporary piece of short fiction: Rangel by Matthew M. Bartlett! Is it Rangel or Rangle? Which pens are the worst, and why is it ballpoint? How did we get to talking about Jersey Mike's? This baffling conundra and other inane observations in our very bonusy episode of Whiskey and the Weird! Back from hurricane hiatus, Jess, Ryan and Damien dissect a contemporary piece of short fiction: Rangel by Matthew M. Bartlett! Is it Rangel or Rangle? Which pens are the worst, and why is it ballpoint? How did we get to talking about Jersey Mike's? This baffling conundra and other inane observations in our very bonusy episode of Whiskey and the Weird! whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, halloween, paganism, tales of the weird, parades, comedy, british library, oafs, whiskey, humor, matthew m bartlett, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false bonus 7 0b831290-90c1-46c6-9ce7-2c1ee8c91c0e S7E8: The Ash Tree by M. R. James Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Humane (2024; dir Caitlin Cronenberg; drinking Resurgent Botanical Whiskey.
Damien is reading Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova; drinking the non-alc High Rhode by Kin Euphorics.
Ryan is reading the many gory works from Matthew M. Bartlett; drinking the Caol Ila 12 Year Old scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:57:34 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e8-the-ash-tree-by-m-r-james-y8hOSzQc Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Humane (2024; dir Caitlin Cronenberg; drinking Resurgent Botanical Whiskey.
Damien is reading Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova; drinking the non-alc High Rhode by Kin Euphorics.
Ryan is reading the many gory works from Matthew M. Bartlett; drinking the Caol Ila 12 Year Old scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

Up next: The Woman of the Woods by Abraham Merritt

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S7E8: The Ash Tree by M. R. James Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:06:02 All crones are witches, but not all witches are crones, the worst time to die is during the invention of the gramophone, spiders are the best, Ryan's punching above his scotch weightclass. These assertions and more, in this Jamesian episode of WatW! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Ash Tree by M. R. James All crones are witches, but not all witches are crones, the worst time to die is during the invention of the gramophone, spiders are the best, Ryan's punching above his scotch weightclass. These assertions and more, in this Jamesian episode of WatW! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Ash Tree by M. R. James whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, biblical apocalypse, tales of the weird, witches, comedy, british library, spiders, whiskey, humor, pop culture, m r james, mystery, occult, mr james, weird fiction false full 8 7 5f9c94e5-6ea9-43fa-9b8c-0c53a414fad9 S7E7: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Negative Space by B. R. Yeager; drinking Standard Proof Wildflower Rye, infused with honeysuckle for some reason.
Damien is reading The House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias; drinking a Shipwreck: bourbon, dark rum, lime, simple, mint.
Ryan is reading The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan; drinking Campbeltown Journey blended scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett.

Up next: The Ash Tree by M. R. James

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e7-the-guardian-of-mystery-island-by-edmond-nolcini-_SdXy5to Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Negative Space by B. R. Yeager; drinking Standard Proof Wildflower Rye, infused with honeysuckle for some reason.
Damien is reading The House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias; drinking a Shipwreck: bourbon, dark rum, lime, simple, mint.
Ryan is reading The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan; drinking Campbeltown Journey blended scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett.

Up next: The Ash Tree by M. R. James

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E7: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:55:34 Old ship guys and devil dogs, botanical... dragons?! and Ryan "sinks in to a deep fantasy" only to face his cohosts' torment. Plus, TREMORS! Spoiler: the gang loves this tale, and we hope you do too. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini Old ship guys and devil dogs, botanical... dragons?! and Ryan "sinks in to a deep fantasy" only to face his cohosts' torment. Plus, TREMORS! Spoiler: the gang loves this tale, and we hope you do too. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini edmond nolcini, whisky, cosmic horror, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, weird horror, pop culture, shirley jackson, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 7 7 09dc0ba1-ad94-4479-ab63-c49bdc7306ef S7E6: The Moaning Lily by Emma Vane Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Gunslinger by Stephen King; drinking a PBR shandy, baby.
Damien is reading Chlorine by Jade Song; drinking Maine Beer Company's Dinner DIPA.
Ryan is watching Exhuma (2024; dir. Jang Jae-hyun); drinking the Balvenie 14 yr, Caribbean Cask finish.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Apostle (2018; dir. Gareth Evans).

Up next: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 15 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e6-the-moaning-lily-by-emma-vane-se199aow Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Gunslinger by Stephen King; drinking a PBR shandy, baby.
Damien is reading Chlorine by Jade Song; drinking Maine Beer Company's Dinner DIPA.
Ryan is watching Exhuma (2024; dir. Jang Jae-hyun); drinking the Balvenie 14 yr, Caribbean Cask finish.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Apostle (2018; dir. Gareth Evans).

Up next: The Guardian of Mystery Island by Edmond Nolcini

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E6: The Moaning Lily by Emma Vane Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:57:54 Jess argues against an article she didn't read, Ryan argues against non-Scotch gifts, and Damien argues against everything Jess and Ryan say. It's a contentious day in the studio, as we talk sexy flowers and human-botanical grafting! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Moaning Lily by Emma Vane Jess argues against an article she didn't read, Ryan argues against non-Scotch gifts, and Damien argues against everything Jess and Ryan say. It's a contentious day in the studio, as we talk sexy flowers and human-botanical grafting! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Moaning Lily by Emma Vane whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, feminism, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, moaning lily, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 6 7 213a8e0a-0e8e-4b55-8e86-a16d5f641fc4 S7E5: The Green Death by H. C. McNeile Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Monolith (2022; dir. Matt Vesely); drinking a cucumber brine martini with Freeland Spirits gin.
Damien is reading I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking Suntory World Whisky Ao.
Ryan is reading The Great State of West Florida by Kent Wascom; drinking the Edradour 10 yr.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022; dir. Halina Reijn).

Up next: "The Moaning Lily" by Emma Vane

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e5-the-green-death-by-h-c-mcneile-KyN2HJCH Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Monolith (2022; dir. Matt Vesely); drinking a cucumber brine martini with Freeland Spirits gin.
Damien is reading I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking Suntory World Whisky Ao.
Ryan is reading The Great State of West Florida by Kent Wascom; drinking the Edradour 10 yr.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022; dir. Halina Reijn).

Up next: "The Moaning Lily" by Emma Vane

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E5: The Green Death by H. C. McNeile Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 00:59:26 Filter hacking DoesTheDogDie dot com, rom com bombs and Stand stans, OG trolling and wet kisses! These, plus the age old question: how solvable should murder mysteries be? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Green Death by H. C. McNeile. Filter hacking DoesTheDogDie dot com, rom com bombs and Stand stans, OG trolling and wet kisses! These, plus the age old question: how solvable should murder mysteries be? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Green Death by H. C. McNeile. whisky, hc mcniele, scifi, horror lit, evil roots, weird tales, short stories, cocktails, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, botanical horror, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 5 7 f88d3eb1-7c1c-41fa-8ba8-04ad44f18fb4 S7E4: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H. G. Wells Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Saga vol 1-11 by Brian K Vaughan; drinking Meier's Creek Mo Money Mo Kolsch.
Damien is watching Channel Zero: Candle Cove (2016; SyFy); drinking Boulevardiers (bourbon, campari, sweet vermouth).
Ryan is watching Eric (Netflix limited series, 2024); drinking the Talisker 10.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Ruins by Scott Smith.

Up next: "The Green Death" by H C. McNeile

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e4-the-flowering-of-the-strange-orchid-by-h-g-wells-J8mtbHc5 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Saga vol 1-11 by Brian K Vaughan; drinking Meier's Creek Mo Money Mo Kolsch.
Damien is watching Channel Zero: Candle Cove (2016; SyFy); drinking Boulevardiers (bourbon, campari, sweet vermouth).
Ryan is watching Eric (Netflix limited series, 2024); drinking the Talisker 10.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Ruins by Scott Smith.

Up next: "The Green Death" by H C. McNeile

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E4: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H. G. Wells Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:51:50 Flowering bulb lotteries, plants with agency, humans never learning and... incel protagonists?! All by the War of the Worlds guy! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H. G. Wells. Flowering bulb lotteries, plants with agency, humans never learning and... incel protagonists?! All by the War of the Worlds guy! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H. G. Wells. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, hg wells, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, botanical horror, british library, whiskey, humor, killer plants, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 4 7 053b32c6-c037-47fd-b423-b6d109f0fbc2 S7E3: Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant by Howard R Garis Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Battlestar Galactica (2004; SyFy); drinking Great Jones Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Lost by Jack Ketchum; drinking Guinness Nitro Draught but talking about Forged.
Ryan is watching The Devil All The Time (2020; dir. Antonio Campos); drinking The Auchentoshun 12.

If you liked this week’s story, read Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

Up next: "The Flowering of the Strange Orchard" by H. G. Wells

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e3-professor-jonkins-cannibal-plant-by-howard-r-garis-890ebk3H Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Battlestar Galactica (2004; SyFy); drinking Great Jones Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Lost by Jack Ketchum; drinking Guinness Nitro Draught but talking about Forged.
Ryan is watching The Devil All The Time (2020; dir. Antonio Campos); drinking The Auchentoshun 12.

If you liked this week’s story, read Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

Up next: "The Flowering of the Strange Orchard" by H. G. Wells

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E3: Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant by Howard R Garis Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 00:52:43 Jess hates fruit people, the nuances of dismemberment insurance, and the enduring charm of everyone's favorite rheumatism-riddled rabbit, old Uncle Wiggly! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant by Howard R Garis Jess hates fruit people, the nuances of dismemberment insurance, and the enduring charm of everyone's favorite rheumatism-riddled rabbit, old Uncle Wiggly! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant by Howard R Garis hr garis, whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, howard r garis, tales of the weird, weird science, comedy, british library, jonkin, whiskey, humor, pop culture, pitcher plant, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 3 7 d1aff81c-594f-48b2-9a9d-a76d2c9364b1 S7E2: The Giant Wistaria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Stopmotion (2023: dir Robert Morgan); drinking a G&T with Freeland Spirits Foraged Botanicals Gin.
Damien is watching When Evil Lurks (2023; dir. Demián Rugna); drinking Puncher's Chance Bourbon.
Ryan is watching Rust Creek (2018; dir. Jen McGowan); drinking a very terrible Strawberry Basil Bourbon Smash.

If you liked this week’s story, read - or watch! - Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

Up next: "Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant" by Howard R Garis.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e2-the-giant-wistaria-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman-fdJgNTeE Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Stopmotion (2023: dir Robert Morgan); drinking a G&T with Freeland Spirits Foraged Botanicals Gin.
Damien is watching When Evil Lurks (2023; dir. Demián Rugna); drinking Puncher's Chance Bourbon.
Ryan is watching Rust Creek (2018; dir. Jen McGowan); drinking a very terrible Strawberry Basil Bourbon Smash.

If you liked this week’s story, read - or watch! - Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

Up next: "Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant" by Howard R Garis.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E2: The Giant Wistaria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:04:41 Gin made from weeds, ill-produced shrub, wiry meat puppets, interchangeable bros, and you won't believe what readily-available product still has sexual suppressant in it... Actually, you probably will. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Giant Wistaria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Gin made from weeds, ill-produced shrub, wiry meat puppets, interchangeable bros, and you won't believe what readily-available product still has sexual suppressant in it... Actually, you probably will. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The Giant Wistaria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ghost story, whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, charlotte perkins gilman, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, weird fiction false full 2 7 1b62a0f6-37bb-486f-91f2-bf6adda38ce7 S7E1: The American's Tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Leech by Hiron Ennes; drinking Westward Whiskey Single Malt.
Damien is reading The Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlmann; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke; drinking a mint julep.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Eyes of My Mother (2016; dir. Nicolas Pesce)

Up next: "The Giant Wistaria" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s7e1-the-americans-tale-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-JgMJJ7_I Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Leech by Hiron Ennes; drinking Westward Whiskey Single Malt.
Damien is reading The Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlmann; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke; drinking a mint julep.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Eyes of My Mother (2016; dir. Nicolas Pesce)

Up next: "The Giant Wistaria" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S7E1: The American's Tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:59:45 Lucky sevens, baby! And what better way to celebrate our new season than with giant man-eating plants? Damien demos Salami Whips, Ryan tries (and fails) to defend John Carter, and Jess throws side eye to quicksand. Ahhhh, we missed you. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The American's Tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lucky sevens, baby! And what better way to celebrate our new season than with giant man-eating plants? Damien demos Salami Whips, Ryan tries (and fails) to defend John Carter, and Jess throws side eye to quicksand. Ahhhh, we missed you. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pollinating plots from our seventh book in the collection, ‘Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic,’ edited by Daisy Butcher (yes, really!). In this episode, our featured story is: The American's Tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, botany, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, arthur conan doyle, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 1 7 432b150f-289d-4420-84c7-e03d136375e0 S6E11: Season 6 Wrap - Meet the Editor, Aaron Worth Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Monica by Daniel Clowes; drinking Town Branch (again) in a hot toddy.
Damien is reading Daphne by Josh Malerman; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony blended whisky.
Ryan is watching The Creator (2023; dir. Gareth Edwards); drinking Aberfeldy 16.
Aaron is reading various Golden Age of Detection tales featuring Reggie Fortune by H.C Bailey; drinking black tea.

Up next: Season 7! Or maybe a bonus episode?! Follow us on Instagram for an exclusive heads up.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Aaron Worth, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e11-season-6-wrap-meet-the-editor-aaron-worth-kJscw3h8 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Monica by Daniel Clowes; drinking Town Branch (again) in a hot toddy.
Damien is reading Daphne by Josh Malerman; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony blended whisky.
Ryan is watching The Creator (2023; dir. Gareth Edwards); drinking Aberfeldy 16.
Aaron is reading various Golden Age of Detection tales featuring Reggie Fortune by H.C Bailey; drinking black tea.

Up next: Season 7! Or maybe a bonus episode?! Follow us on Instagram for an exclusive heads up.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E11: Season 6 Wrap - Meet the Editor, Aaron Worth Aaron Worth, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:56:09 We wrap up our season covering The Night Wire and Other Tales of Weird Media by interviewing the volume's editor, Aaron Worth. S5 throwbacks, library hacking, and mountains of cocaine – this one's got 'em all! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. We wrap up our season covering The Night Wire and Other Tales of Weird Media by interviewing the volume's editor, Aaron Worth. S5 throwbacks, library hacking, and mountains of cocaine – this one's got 'em all! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. weird media, whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, thomas carnacki, aaron worth, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, carnacki, whiskey, interview, humor, detective stories, hp lovecraft, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 11 6 6004571b-1a3b-4e0b-9238-066edb234502 S6E10: The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; drinking Town Branch Kentucky straight bourbon.
Damien is reading Fever House by Keith Rosson; drinking a Last Word (gin, chartreuse, lime, Luxardo).
Ryan is reading The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams; drinking The Caol Ila 12.

If you liked this week’s story, listen to the Welcome To Night Vale podcast by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor.

Up next: our interview with the volume's editor, Aaron Worth!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e10-the-night-wire-by-hf-arnold-dJkizrHu Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; drinking Town Branch Kentucky straight bourbon.
Damien is reading Fever House by Keith Rosson; drinking a Last Word (gin, chartreuse, lime, Luxardo).
Ryan is reading The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams; drinking The Caol Ila 12.

If you liked this week’s story, listen to the Welcome To Night Vale podcast by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor.

Up next: our interview with the volume's editor, Aaron Worth!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S6E10: The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:58:02 Ryan haunts a fishfinder, Jess still tries to make it about capitalism, and why a creeping mist is always the creepingest. Plus, a parallel dimension or just Canada? It's our last story this season, and it's totally titular! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold. Ryan haunts a fishfinder, Jess still tries to make it about capitalism, and why a creeping mist is always the creepingest. Plus, a parallel dimension or just Canada? It's our last story this season, and it's totally titular! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, biblical apocalypse, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, hf arnold, pop culture, mystery, occult, mist monsters, weird fiction false full 10 6 5143ec87-b199-4dff-882a-8e256c98a9f9 S6E9: Uncle Phil on TV by J.B. Priestley Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to SAVED! (2023 album) by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter; drinking Springbrook Farms Adirondack High Rye.
Damien is reading The Far Reaches series (various authors) on Amazon Kindle Unlimited/Audible; drinking FEW American Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio; drinking the Talisker 10.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Stay Tuned (1992; dir. Peter Hyams) starring the late, great John Ritter.

Up next: "The Night Wire" by H.F. Arnold.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e9-uncle-phil-on-tv-by-jb-priestley-2Z2LIdaI Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to SAVED! (2023 album) by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter; drinking Springbrook Farms Adirondack High Rye.
Damien is reading The Far Reaches series (various authors) on Amazon Kindle Unlimited/Audible; drinking FEW American Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio; drinking the Talisker 10.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Stay Tuned (1992; dir. Peter Hyams) starring the late, great John Ritter.

Up next: "The Night Wire" by H.F. Arnold.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S6E9: Uncle Phil on TV by J.B. Priestley Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:59:04 It's our first album recommendation in Bar Talk (and it's a doozy), TV shows we'd haunt, the ill-fated history of family supper, and best of all – John Ritter gets a shout! Know who doesn't? Will Smith. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Uncle Phil on TV by J.B. Priestley. It's our first album recommendation in Bar Talk (and it's a doozy), TV shows we'd haunt, the ill-fated history of family supper, and best of all – John Ritter gets a shout! Know who doesn't? Will Smith. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Uncle Phil on TV by J.B. Priestley. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, television, short stories, science fiction, technology, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 9 6 902edbad-18ee-459c-904c-7d652e7e1361 S6E8: The Eidoloscope by Robert Duncan Milne Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Guest in the House by Emily Caroll; drinking Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson; drinking Glenfiddich 12.
Ryan is watching the original John Wick; drinking the Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch DEVS (TV series; Alex Garland, 2020).

Up next: "Uncle Phil on TV" by JB Priestley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e8-the-eidoloscope-by-robert-duncan-milne-qzOFr2sa Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Guest in the House by Emily Caroll; drinking Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson; drinking Glenfiddich 12.
Ryan is watching the original John Wick; drinking the Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch DEVS (TV series; Alex Garland, 2020).

Up next: "Uncle Phil on TV" by JB Priestley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E8: The Eidoloscope by Robert Duncan Milne Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:59:04 Predicting the future of technology, films with a high body count, the surveillance state, and the world's smallest water decanter (aka a glass, Ryan; stop playing) - it's all in this week's ep covering a Christopher Nolan wannabe! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Eidoloscope by Robert Duncan Milne. Predicting the future of technology, films with a high body count, the surveillance state, and the world's smallest water decanter (aka a glass, Ryan; stop playing) - it's all in this week's ep covering a Christopher Nolan wannabe! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Eidoloscope by Robert Duncan Milne. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, surveillance state, science fiction, john wick, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mystery, occult, crime scene investigation, weird fiction false full 8 6 1bc96acd-4e7c-48b5-9418-1ac390adec69 S6E7: The Wind in the Woods by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is playing Wingspan (board game); drinking Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading Spin A Black Yarn by Josh Malerman; drinking Navigator Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Ryan is reading "The Engine at Heartspring's Center" by Roger Zelazny; drinking the Balvenie 15 Carribean cask.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Grip of It by Jac Jemc.

Up next: "The Eidoloscope" by Robert Duncan Milne.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e7-the-wind-in-the-woods-by-bessie-kyffin-taylor-Pd0Cu5jb Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is playing Wingspan (board game); drinking Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading Spin A Black Yarn by Josh Malerman; drinking Navigator Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Ryan is reading "The Engine at Heartspring's Center" by Roger Zelazny; drinking the Balvenie 15 Carribean cask.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Grip of It by Jac Jemc.

Up next: "The Eidoloscope" by Robert Duncan Milne.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E7: The Wind in the Woods by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:04:55 Jess goes gamer with bird solitaire, gets a new ice cube tray, and suffers from ham rage! Ryan and Damien are here, too, but it's really the Jess Show. Plus, lead poisoning?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Wind in the Woods by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor. Jess goes gamer with bird solitaire, gets a new ice cube tray, and suffers from ham rage! Ryan and Damien are here, too, but it's really the Jess Show. Plus, lead poisoning?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Wind in the Woods by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, cocktails, sandwich hater, science fiction, scotch, tales of the weird, haunted woods, bourbon, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, nature horror, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 7 6 e310f65c-2ca3-452f-b644-85d9dd52899d S6E6: Poor Lucy Rivers by Bernard Capes Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman; drinking a Limestone Branch Yellowstone Toasted Bourbon.
Damien is reading Reprieve by James Han Mattson; drinking a Hemingway daiquiri (white rum, lime, Maraschino liqueur & grapefruit juice).
Ryan is playing Sunless Sea (VG - Failbetter Games, 2015); drinking a Fistful of Bourbon (again).

If you liked this week’s story, read "The Backwards Path to the Limbus" by Betty Rocksteady.

Up next: "The Wind in the Woods" by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 4 Feb 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e6-poor-lucy-rivers-by-bernard-capes-IfgIJt_5 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman; drinking a Limestone Branch Yellowstone Toasted Bourbon.
Damien is reading Reprieve by James Han Mattson; drinking a Hemingway daiquiri (white rum, lime, Maraschino liqueur & grapefruit juice).
Ryan is playing Sunless Sea (VG - Failbetter Games, 2015); drinking a Fistful of Bourbon (again).

If you liked this week’s story, read "The Backwards Path to the Limbus" by Betty Rocksteady.

Up next: "The Wind in the Woods" by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E6: Poor Lucy Rivers by Bernard Capes Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:56:12 Tonight's tale is "an uncomplicated story told confusingly" according to one host, before being given their lowest rating ever. Brutal! Also, unbridled misogyny via typewriter, other haunted devices in contemporary horror, and approximately 42 regional accents... in the intro alone. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Poor Lucy Rivers by Bernard Capes. Tonight's tale is "an uncomplicated story told confusingly" according to one host, before being given their lowest rating ever. Brutal! Also, unbridled misogyny via typewriter, other haunted devices in contemporary horror, and approximately 42 regional accents... in the intro alone. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Poor Lucy Rivers by Bernard Capes. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, haunting, short stories, science fiction, ghosts, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, haunted objects, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 6 6 bf07efe1-3a58-4100-b1c4-8957f227943d S6E5: Signals by Stefan Grabinski Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin; drinking a Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon.
Damien is reading Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward; drinking a Ardbeg Islay Single Malt.
Ryan is reading Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt; drinking a Fistful of Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch the entirety of the Final Destination franchise.

Up next: "Poor Lucy Rivers" by Bernard Capes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e5-signals-by-stefan-grabinski-fnDIJZaA Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin; drinking a Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon.
Damien is reading Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward; drinking a Ardbeg Islay Single Malt.
Ryan is reading Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt; drinking a Fistful of Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch the entirety of the Final Destination franchise.

Up next: "Poor Lucy Rivers" by Bernard Capes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E5: Signals by Stefan Grabinski Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:05:43 What gets lost in translation, whether or not this story is The Signalman retold, when will there be a band named The Motion Demon, and why trains are easily the most terrifying mode of transportation. Plus, a more acceptable Faces of Death! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Signals by Stefan Grabinski. What gets lost in translation, whether or not this story is The Signalman retold, when will there be a band named The Motion Demon, and why trains are easily the most terrifying mode of transportation. Plus, a more acceptable Faces of Death! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Signals by Stefan Grabinski. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, polish literature, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 5 6 ff887246-7b98-49fb-8762-7f74afcc8774 S6E4: Wireless by Rudyard Kipling Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney; drinking a No Wrong Answers dry hopped lager from Meier's Creek.
Damien is reading Blood Meridian by Cormac Macarthy; drinking a Middle Aged Adult Human DIPA from Trillium Brewing.
Ryan is reading Come With Me by Ronald Malfi; drinking a Cassis Manhattan.

If you liked this week’s story, search for "Ghost Files" on YouTube.

Up next: "Signals" by Stefan Grabinski.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e4-wireless-by-rudyard-kipling-fneaKrpr Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney; drinking a No Wrong Answers dry hopped lager from Meier's Creek.
Damien is reading Blood Meridian by Cormac Macarthy; drinking a Middle Aged Adult Human DIPA from Trillium Brewing.
Ryan is reading Come With Me by Ronald Malfi; drinking a Cassis Manhattan.

If you liked this week’s story, search for "Ghost Files" on YouTube.

Up next: "Signals" by Stefan Grabinski.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E4: Wireless by Rudyard Kipling Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:57:04 Doing random drugs in a pharmacy, reminiscing over Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and gushing over Cormac McCarthy. Plus, the smooth, healing flavor of Asthma Cigarettes! Yes, they were a thing. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Wireless by Rudyard Kipling. Doing random drugs in a pharmacy, reminiscing over Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and gushing over Cormac McCarthy. Plus, the smooth, healing flavor of Asthma Cigarettes! Yes, they were a thing. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Wireless by Rudyard Kipling. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, rudyard kipling, science fiction, tales of the weird, literature, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, craft beer, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 4 6 47a66b9c-7a8a-475c-b9ef-f8c726a04b56 S6E3: Benlian by Oliver Onions Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Scavengers Reign (TV Series; 2023 - ); drinking a Noble Oak Double Oak Hot Toddy.
Damien is watching The Dead Center (2018; dir. Billy Senese); drinking Walcott Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Ryan is reading Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand; drinking the showdoggedly named Old Particular's Probably Orkney's Finest 12 yr old Highland Single Cask.

If you liked this week’s story, read "In The Pines" by Karl Edward Wagner... if you can find it.

Up next: "Wireless" by Rudyard Kipling.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e3-benlian-by-oliver-onions-r_4t3GT5 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Scavengers Reign (TV Series; 2023 - ); drinking a Noble Oak Double Oak Hot Toddy.
Damien is watching The Dead Center (2018; dir. Billy Senese); drinking Walcott Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Ryan is reading Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand; drinking the showdoggedly named Old Particular's Probably Orkney's Finest 12 yr old Highland Single Cask.

If you liked this week’s story, read "In The Pines" by Karl Edward Wagner... if you can find it.

Up next: "Wireless" by Rudyard Kipling.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E3: Benlian by Oliver Onions Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:03:21 It's all sculpting and chill in this episode, in which a guy named Onions delights (mostly) and confuses (somewhat) the whole gang with a very dark, punctuation-filled riff on Pygmalion (possibly). Loads of pun(ions), madness in artistry, and at last count, a baker's dozen eye rolls from Jess! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Benlian by Oliver Onions. It's all sculpting and chill in this episode, in which a guy named Onions delights (mostly) and confuses (somewhat) the whole gang with a very dark, punctuation-filled riff on Pygmalion (possibly). Loads of pun(ions), madness in artistry, and at last count, a baker's dozen eye rolls from Jess! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Benlian by Oliver Onions. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, karl edward wagner, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, oliver onions, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 3 6 0e1a0fba-ec28-4f79-befa-8bb81b5e701d S6E2: Röntgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield; drinking a Swedish?! whiskey: Mackmyra Svensk Ek
Damien is reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt; drinking the Noble Oak Double Oak.
Ryan is reading The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorenson; drinking Glenlivet 14 year old Cognac finish.

If you liked this week’s story, watch the campy classic They Live (1988; dir. John Carpenter).

Up next: "Benlian" by Oliver Onions.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 7 Jan 2024 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e2-rontgens-curse-by-charles-crosthwaite-3taC0Tt_ Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield; drinking a Swedish?! whiskey: Mackmyra Svensk Ek
Damien is reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt; drinking the Noble Oak Double Oak.
Ryan is reading The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorenson; drinking Glenlivet 14 year old Cognac finish.

If you liked this week’s story, watch the campy classic They Live (1988; dir. John Carpenter).

Up next: "Benlian" by Oliver Onions.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E2: Röntgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:07:12 We can't figure out how to make X-ray vision in to a life of crime, Ryan walks out when he hears what Jess is drinking, and Colonoscopy: The Musical! These nuggets and more in this week's WatW. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Röntgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite. We can't figure out how to make X-ray vision in to a life of crime, Ryan walks out when he hears what Jess is drinking, and Colonoscopy: The Musical! These nuggets and more in this week's WatW. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Röntgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite. whisky, john carpenter, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, xray vision, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction, they live false full 2 6 d58c46ee-3ffc-486d-b286-bd06057cb61e S6E1: The Statement of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones); drinking a Noble Oak double oak whiskey + Wegman's apple cider.
Damien is watching A Haunting in Venice (2023; dir. Kenneth Branagh); drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is watching Deadwax (Shudder Series, 2018); drinking Evan Williams 100 Bottled-in-Bond.

If you liked this week’s story, read "The Anatomy Lesson" (short story) in Rapture of the Deep and Other Lovecraftian Tales by Cody Goodfellow.

Up next: Rontgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2023 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6e1-the-statement-of-randolph-carter-by-hp-lovecraft-3ebFytIt Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones); drinking a Noble Oak double oak whiskey + Wegman's apple cider.
Damien is watching A Haunting in Venice (2023; dir. Kenneth Branagh); drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is watching Deadwax (Shudder Series, 2018); drinking Evan Williams 100 Bottled-in-Bond.

If you liked this week’s story, read "The Anatomy Lesson" (short story) in Rapture of the Deep and Other Lovecraftian Tales by Cody Goodfellow.

Up next: Rontgen's Curse by Charles Crosthwaite.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S6E1: The Statement of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:52:22 Season six, y'all! We open with what Jess calls "The CW Lovecraft," a story based on H.P.'s dreams (which, along with everyone else's, Damien criticizes), and ponder over what was discovered in those subterranean depths. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Statement of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft. Season six, y'all! We open with what Jess calls "The CW Lovecraft," a story based on H.P.'s dreams (which, along with everyone else's, Damien criticizes), and ponder over what was discovered in those subterranean depths. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: The Statement of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, lovecraftian, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, randolph carter, hp lovecraft, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 1 6 16b48d96-949a-4b43-916e-317c25a416c8 S6EB: The Crown Derby Plate by Marjorie Bowen Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Day of the Beast (1995, dir Alex de la Iglesia); drinking Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon... with eggnog.
Damien is watching Nocturnal Animals (2016; dir. Tom Ford); drinking Spiced Honey Iced Toddy w/ Wolcott Bourbon.
Ryan is playing Dave the Diver (VG; Mintrocket 2022); drinking a Hot Bourbon Apple Cider.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Ghosts UK (TV series; 2019-present).

Up Next: Season 6 kicks off with "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P. Lovecraft from the volume The Night Wire, and Other Tales of Weird Media, edited by Aaron Worth.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s6eb-the-crown-derby-plate-by-marjorie-bowen-o9FMlnxa Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Day of the Beast (1995, dir Alex de la Iglesia); drinking Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon... with eggnog.
Damien is watching Nocturnal Animals (2016; dir. Tom Ford); drinking Spiced Honey Iced Toddy w/ Wolcott Bourbon.
Ryan is playing Dave the Diver (VG; Mintrocket 2022); drinking a Hot Bourbon Apple Cider.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Ghosts UK (TV series; 2019-present).

Up Next: Season 6 kicks off with "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P. Lovecraft from the volume The Night Wire, and Other Tales of Weird Media, edited by Aaron Worth.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> S6EB: The Crown Derby Plate by Marjorie Bowen Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:04:07 Ho ho hold the phone – the gang brings you a pre-season bonus ep chock full of favorite yuletide songs, bespoke poetry, and an out-of-volume tale that will tickle your funny bone. Because holidays. Before season 6 comes this festive treat - dive in! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! Before we receive our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ enjoy this bonus episode with our featured story: The Crown Derby Plate by Marjorie Bowen, as read from Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season, edited by Tanya Kirk. Ho ho hold the phone – the gang brings you a pre-season bonus ep chock full of favorite yuletide songs, bespoke poetry, and an out-of-volume tale that will tickle your funny bone. Because holidays. Before season 6 comes this festive treat - dive in! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! Before we receive our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ enjoy this bonus episode with our featured story: The Crown Derby Plate by Marjorie Bowen, as read from Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season, edited by Tanya Kirk. whisky, christmas, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, ghost stories, british library, whiskey, humor, marjorie bowen, pop culture, mystery, occult, holidays, weird fiction false bonus 6 6da3fdf0-58bf-47cf-a2c6-45c722e441de Halloween Bonus! The Ghost of a Flea by Priya Sharma Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Hell House, LLC (2015, dir Stephen Cognetti); drinking Blue Point Mother Pumpkin Ale.
Damien is about to read Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk; drinking a Bloody Mary with Middlebar Mary mix and Reyka vodka.
Ryan is reading Come Closer by Sara Gran; drinking a Ghoul's Blood cocktail (don't ask).

If you liked this week’s story, read the rest of Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, edited by Ellen Datlow.

Up next: Season Six! Tune in to hear which volume we're covering...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!

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]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/halloween-bonus-the-ghost-of-a-flea-by-priya-sharma-05XfMLDz Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Hell House, LLC (2015, dir Stephen Cognetti); drinking Blue Point Mother Pumpkin Ale.
Damien is about to read Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk; drinking a Bloody Mary with Middlebar Mary mix and Reyka vodka.
Ryan is reading Come Closer by Sara Gran; drinking a Ghoul's Blood cocktail (don't ask).

If you liked this week’s story, read the rest of Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, edited by Ellen Datlow.

Up next: Season Six! Tune in to hear which volume we're covering...

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!

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]]> Halloween Bonus! The Ghost of a Flea by Priya Sharma Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:19:39 It's Halloween! Ryan drinks ghoul's blood, we jump forward in time and cover a modern horror short, and Jess sports better facial hair than Damien and Ryan combined. Plus, slashers, candy debates and Friday the 13th: The Series?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this bonus episode, our featured story is: The Ghost of a Flea by Priya Sharma, as read from Ellen Datlow's anthology Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous. It's Halloween! Ryan drinks ghoul's blood, we jump forward in time and cover a modern horror short, and Jess sports better facial hair than Damien and Ryan combined. Plus, slashers, candy debates and Friday the 13th: The Series?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this bonus episode, our featured story is: The Ghost of a Flea by Priya Sharma, as read from Ellen Datlow's anthology Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous. whisky, spooky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, demon, halloween, science fiction, slasher, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, priya sharma, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false bonus 5 c6eeac1a-1c76-4898-94a7-86164fe7d1fe S5E10: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer; drinking Noble Oak Double Oak.
Damien is watching The House of the Devil (2009, dir. Ti West); drinking a Last Word (gin, green chartreuse, lime, luxardo).
Ryan is watching Satan's Slaves (2017; dir. Joko Anwar); drinking Blair Athol 12 yr scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Lake Mungo (2008; dir. Joel Anderson).

Up next: Halloween bonus story! Read "The Ghost of a Flea" by Priya Sharma found in Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, edited by Ellen Datlow. Then... Season 6!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e10-the-searcher-of-the-end-house-by-william-hope-hodgson-leg5bg7R Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer; drinking Noble Oak Double Oak.
Damien is watching The House of the Devil (2009, dir. Ti West); drinking a Last Word (gin, green chartreuse, lime, luxardo).
Ryan is watching Satan's Slaves (2017; dir. Joko Anwar); drinking Blair Athol 12 yr scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Lake Mungo (2008; dir. Joel Anderson).

Up next: Halloween bonus story! Read "The Ghost of a Flea" by Priya Sharma found in Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, edited by Ellen Datlow. Then... Season 6!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E10: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 00:58:00 Ryan and Damien compare Satanic Panic films, Jess rewrites the story's ending for the better, and does Carnacki inspire Marvel post-credit scenes? Probs. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson. Ryan and Damien compare Satanic Panic films, Jess rewrites the story's ending for the better, and does Carnacki inspire Marvel post-credit scenes? Probs. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, thomas carnacki, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, william hope hodgson, british library, carnacki, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 10 5 e3dfdac6-45e4-43a8-8ede-0a0251727955 S5E9: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey; drinking King's County Peated Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F Sullivan; drinking a spicy ancho marg (zarpado, ancho reyes, simple, lime).
Ryan is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry; drinking Remy Martin VSOP.

If you liked this week’s story, watch – or call! – Ghostbusters (1984; dir. Ivan Reitman).

Up next: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e9-red-gauntlets-of-czerni-by-seabury-quinn-m7Sz9i7I Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey; drinking King's County Peated Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F Sullivan; drinking a spicy ancho marg (zarpado, ancho reyes, simple, lime).
Ryan is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry; drinking Remy Martin VSOP.

If you liked this week’s story, watch – or call! – Ghostbusters (1984; dir. Ivan Reitman).

Up next: The Searcher of the End House by William Hope Hodgson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E9: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:11:37 We're all haunted suburban dads this week, as we geek out over more body horror than we're used to, compare Seabury Quinn and Neil Gaiman's sex-changing, soft-core scifi, and try to calm a very special, old and pale Ryan down for having to go off-book to find a Jules de Grandin story. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, we're going off-book with an out-of-volume story featuring the famed Jules de Grandin: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn. We're all haunted suburban dads this week, as we geek out over more body horror than we're used to, compare Seabury Quinn and Neil Gaiman's sex-changing, soft-core scifi, and try to calm a very special, old and pale Ryan down for having to go off-book to find a Jules de Grandin story. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, we're going off-book with an out-of-volume story featuring the famed Jules de Grandin: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, seabury quinn, jules de grandin, science fiction, tales of the weird, ghostbusters, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, neil gaiman, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 9 5 5a658684-9df1-4e9b-9744-5560a6d382f8 S5E8: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Last Sentinel (2023; dir. Tanel Toom); drinking a PBR Shandy.
Damien is reading They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca; drinking a Fog Cutter (light rum, cognac, gin, lemon, orange, orgeat, sherry float).
Ryan is listening to The Cromcast; drinking Laphroaig Select.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Fog (1980; dir. John Carpenter). Do NOT watch The Fog (2005; dir. Rupert Wainwright) which is terrible.

Up next: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn. This one's out of volume, find it in A Rival From the Grave: The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, Volume Four or here.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 8 Oct 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e8-forgotten-harbour-by-gordon-hillman-ygh81pwc Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Last Sentinel (2023; dir. Tanel Toom); drinking a PBR Shandy.
Damien is reading They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca; drinking a Fog Cutter (light rum, cognac, gin, lemon, orange, orgeat, sherry float).
Ryan is listening to The Cromcast; drinking Laphroaig Select.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Fog (1980; dir. John Carpenter). Do NOT watch The Fog (2005; dir. Rupert Wainwright) which is terrible.

Up next: Red Gauntlets of Czerni by Seabury Quinn. This one's out of volume, find it in A Rival From the Grave: The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, Volume Four or here.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E8: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:05:14 We fall in love with a different Gordon Hillman (because this author is a literal murderer), discuss a collection that checks almost every literary taboo box, and get "mediumly confused" by arguably the zaniest opening to the Michael Bay-est short story ever. And melons. Lots of melon talk. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman. We fall in love with a different Gordon Hillman (because this author is a literal murderer), discuss a collection that checks almost every literary taboo box, and get "mediumly confused" by arguably the zaniest opening to the Michael Bay-est short story ever. And melons. Lots of melon talk. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, lighthouse, pop culture, mystery, occult, cranshawe, weird fiction false full 8 5 4ab76cfc-9724-4d23-9fed-27ed24f5dc9e S5E7: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune  Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang; drinking FEW Whiskey & TJ's Ginger Beer.
Damien is reading Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica; drinking a Salty Dog (gin, grapefruit, salt).
Ryan is reading Jackal, Jackal by Tobi Ogundiran; drinking The Bowmore 12 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, read the American Gods spinoff short Black Dog by Neil Gaiman.

Up next: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 1 Oct 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e7-the-death-hound-by-dion-fortune-_x6tWCwU  Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang; drinking FEW Whiskey & TJ's Ginger Beer.
Damien is reading Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica; drinking a Salty Dog (gin, grapefruit, salt).
Ryan is reading Jackal, Jackal by Tobi Ogundiran; drinking The Bowmore 12 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, read the American Gods spinoff short Black Dog by Neil Gaiman.

Up next: Forgotten Harbour by Gordon Hillman.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E7: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:59:24 This week, we cover an author who believes in Atlantis and astral jellyfish, discuss whether or not advertising is a form of psychic invasion, and go deep on character names. The post-credit easter egg in this one is *chef's kiss* Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune. This week, we cover an author who believes in Atlantis and astral jellyfish, discuss whether or not advertising is a form of psychic invasion, and go deep on character names. The post-credit easter egg in this one is *chef's kiss* Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, dr. taverner, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 7 5 146b124a-13c7-4167-bff8-c9e2bcc20460 S5E6: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Where I End by Sophie White; drinking Meier's Creek Morning Sun.
Damien is reading The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay; drinking Glenlivet Nadurra.
Ryan is playing Dredge (2023 video game); drinking Angel's Envy Port Wine aged whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Reefer Madness (1936; dir. Louis J. Gasnier).

Up next: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e6-a-psychical-invasion-by-algernon-blackwood-OB6hGj_b Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Where I End by Sophie White; drinking Meier's Creek Morning Sun.
Damien is reading The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay; drinking Glenlivet Nadurra.
Ryan is playing Dredge (2023 video game); drinking Angel's Envy Port Wine aged whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Reefer Madness (1936; dir. Louis J. Gasnier).

Up next: The Death Hound by Dion Fortune.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E6: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:07:57 Channel your inner C&C Music Factory and get ready for some good vibrations! The trio talks Lovecraftian fishing games, animals sidekicks in media, green-imbuing superpowers, and string theory. Oh, and Ryan is pretty litty y'all. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood. Channel your inner C&C Music Factory and get ready for some good vibrations! The trio talks Lovecraftian fishing games, animals sidekicks in media, green-imbuing superpowers, and string theory. Oh, and Ryan is pretty litty y'all. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, algernon blackwood, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 6 5 a66a0c13-4418-47a1-a85a-b7daac8e0960 S5E5: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib; drinking Beacon Small Batch Bourbon.
Damien is reading Maeve Fly by CJ Leede; drinking a terrible spicy paloma (Ancho Reyes, Xicaru mezcal, lime juice and Squirt).
Ryan is reading Butcher's Crossing by John Williams; drinking Yellowstone Whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Possession (2012; dir. Ole Bornedal).

Up next: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 17 Sep 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e5-the-case-of-the-fortunate-youth-by-moray-dalton-H42TjpLr Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib; drinking Beacon Small Batch Bourbon.
Damien is reading Maeve Fly by CJ Leede; drinking a terrible spicy paloma (Ancho Reyes, Xicaru mezcal, lime juice and Squirt).
Ryan is reading Butcher's Crossing by John Williams; drinking Yellowstone Whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Possession (2012; dir. Ole Bornedal).

Up next: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E5: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 01:03:39 In our first case with The Case in the title, we question the validity of demon death cults, the existence of pudding at the possibly Mandela-effected Wendy's buffet, and the use of Squirt in a cocktail. Plus, Ryan's reeeeeally into westerns now. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton. In our first case with The Case in the title, we question the validity of demon death cults, the existence of pudding at the possibly Mandela-effected Wendy's buffet, and the use of Squirt in a cocktail. Plus, Ryan's reeeeeally into westerns now. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, mandela effect, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, cosmo thor, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 5 5 6171da75-e2da-440a-ad48-08f0d329cd1d S5E4: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P Ottone; drinking Bull Run Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Relic (Pendergrast #1) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; drinking a Tom Collins (Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, lemon, sugar, soda).
Ryan is reading The Dark Descent anthology edited by David Harwell; drinking Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Pyramid (2014; dir. Grégory Levasseur).

Up next: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e4-the-valley-of-the-veils-of-death-by-bertram-atkey-iZAH0wT9 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P Ottone; drinking Bull Run Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Relic (Pendergrast #1) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; drinking a Tom Collins (Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, lemon, sugar, soda).
Ryan is reading The Dark Descent anthology edited by David Harwell; drinking Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Pyramid (2014; dir. Grégory Levasseur).

Up next: The Case of the Fortunate Youth by Moray Dalton.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E4: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:07:28 Lisa, this episode is tearing us apart! The gang is highly divided about getting Mesmer-ized, but one thing's for sure: it's giving serious Indiana Jones. Plus, we chat content warnings, cinematic decapitations, and what we'd do with found treasure that's most definitely cursed. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey. Lisa, this episode is tearing us apart! The gang is highly divided about getting Mesmer-ized, but one thing's for sure: it's giving serious Indiana Jones. Plus, we chat content warnings, cinematic decapitations, and what we'd do with found treasure that's most definitely cursed. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey. mesmer milann, spooky season, whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, indiana jones, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, skeletons, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 4 5 56a440be-f97a-4036-bfdc-b10dea00cb71 S5E3: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Ascension by Nicholas Binge; drinking Roknar Rye.
Damien is reading The Button Box trilogy by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar; drinking High West Campfire blend.
Ryan is watching Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie (and pining over Pine); drinking Edradour 10.

If you liked this week’s story, read Killing Mister Watson by Peter Matthiessen.

Up next: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 3 Sep 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e3-in-death-as-in-life-by-joseph-payne-brennan-Vru15jAG Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Ascension by Nicholas Binge; drinking Roknar Rye.
Damien is reading The Button Box trilogy by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar; drinking High West Campfire blend.
Ryan is watching Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie (and pining over Pine); drinking Edradour 10.

If you liked this week’s story, read Killing Mister Watson by Peter Matthiessen.

Up next: The Valley of the Veils of Death by Bertram Atkey.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E3: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:03:52 Jess confesses which prolific author's oeuvre she's read all but 5 books of, Damien coins "reverse nostalgia" and our story's leads drink more than we do! Plus, a whooooooole lot of squelching. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan. Jess confesses which prolific author's oeuvre she's read all but 5 books of, Damien coins "reverse nostalgia" and our story's leads drink more than we do! Plus, a whooooooole lot of squelching. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, lucius leffing, whiskey, humor, detective stories, stephen king, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 3 5 3f0feff5-05f3-4fce-9eb8-5dbf3c4e777f S5E2: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Bone Mother by David Demchuk; drinking Bright Lights, Big Bourbon by Hudson Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Dead Djinn Universe preamble (A Dead Djinn in Cairo, The Angel of Khan El-Khalili, and The Haunting of Tram Car 015) by P. Djeli Clark; drinking Wheel Horse bourbon whiskey.
Ryan is reading John the Balladeer stories by Manly Wade Wellman (forthcoming volume from Valancourt Press, Fall 2023); drinking Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Netflix's Cabinet of Curiosities, S1E8: The Murmuring (dir. Jennifer Kent).

Up next: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e2-the-fear-by-alice-claude-askew-NCCx_xDU Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Bone Mother by David Demchuk; drinking Bright Lights, Big Bourbon by Hudson Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Dead Djinn Universe preamble (A Dead Djinn in Cairo, The Angel of Khan El-Khalili, and The Haunting of Tram Car 015) by P. Djeli Clark; drinking Wheel Horse bourbon whiskey.
Ryan is reading John the Balladeer stories by Manly Wade Wellman (forthcoming volume from Valancourt Press, Fall 2023); drinking Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Netflix's Cabinet of Curiosities, S1E8: The Murmuring (dir. Jennifer Kent).

Up next: In Death as in Life by Joseph Payne Brennan.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E2: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:05:21 What do you need from a ghost? Hot takes abound, plus feminist observations from a bald dude, dead djinns, and Jess pretty much destroying the idea of dual-authorship. Which is totally deserved, btw. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew. What do you need from a ghost? Hot takes abound, plus feminist observations from a bald dude, dead djinns, and Jess pretty much destroying the idea of dual-authorship. Which is totally deserved, btw. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, aylmer vance, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 2 5 512fb196-9ee3-4724-a4c9-fd03c4d3bb0f S5E1: The Story of the Moor Road by Kate & Hesketh Prichard Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Linghun by Ai Jiang; drinking FEW Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4) by Jason Pargin aka David Wong; drinking Oban 14 Scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson; drinking Glen Scotia 12 Campbeltown Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, read The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs, illustrated by Edward Gorey.

Up next: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s5e1-the-story-of-the-moor-road-by-kate-hesketh-prichard-nhHnTtL7 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Linghun by Ai Jiang; drinking FEW Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4) by Jason Pargin aka David Wong; drinking Oban 14 Scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson; drinking Glen Scotia 12 Campbeltown Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, read The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs, illustrated by Edward Gorey.

Up next: The Fear by Alice & Claude Askew.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S5E1: The Story of the Moor Road by Kate & Hesketh Prichard Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:58:18 The gang kicks off season five with the OG OD (that's occult detective, boomer) story! Join the ride as we sip and speculate, share our recommendations, and stack rank famed psychic investigators through the ages. On name, mostly. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Story of the Moor Road by Kate & Hesketh Prichard. The gang kicks off season five with the OG OD (that's occult detective, boomer) story! Join the ride as we sip and speculate, share our recommendations, and stack rank famed psychic investigators through the ages. On name, mostly. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fifth book in the collection, ‘The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Story of the Moor Road by Kate & Hesketh Prichard. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, flaxman low, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, detective stories, pop culture, mystery, occult, weird fiction false full 1 5 8d30e62d-3449-4a98-a10b-5394a4734664 S4E11: Meet The Editor - Kevan Manwaring Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Kevan is reading The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram; drinking the Ardbeg.
Jessica is reading All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes; drinking New Deal Distillery Bootstrap Whiskey.
Damien is reading Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud; drinking Auchentoshan 12yr single malt.

If you liked this week’s interview, read ecofiction, tell stories in the Bardic tradition, and acknowledge the neurochemical storm in every person's brain. Also, check out Kevan Manwaring's other works in Panorama Journal and his latest collection, Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold.

Up next: Season 5! Join us as we investigate... The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection, edited by Mike Ashley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e11-meet-the-editor-kevan-manwaring-Scm_CWT9 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Kevan is reading The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram; drinking the Ardbeg.
Jessica is reading All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes; drinking New Deal Distillery Bootstrap Whiskey.
Damien is reading Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
Ryan is reading The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud; drinking Auchentoshan 12yr single malt.

If you liked this week’s interview, read ecofiction, tell stories in the Bardic tradition, and acknowledge the neurochemical storm in every person's brain. Also, check out Kevan Manwaring's other works in Panorama Journal and his latest collection, Ballad Tales: An Anthology of British Ballads Retold.

Up next: Season 5! Join us as we investigate... The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection, edited by Mike Ashley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E11: Meet The Editor - Kevan Manwaring Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:03:28 Chat with the editor of this season's volume and discover why Hurricane Kevan would rain octopi, the global endurance of storytelling, and an intensely honest dive into Does It Weather? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, we interview the volume's editor, Dr. Kevan Manwaring. Chat with the editor of this season's volume and discover why Hurricane Kevan would rain octopi, the global endurance of storytelling, and an intensely honest dive into Does It Weather? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, we interview the volume's editor, Dr. Kevan Manwaring. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, short fiction, storytelling, bardic tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, ecofiction, whiskey, interview, humor, kevan manwaring, pop culture, editor, weird fiction false full 11 4 9f0ec5b8-1620-4b4f-a774-b4c25a9fc3c8 S4E10: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan; drinking Yellow Bird Tennesssee Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, et al; drinking many GinGin Mules with Reed's Strongest Ginger Beer and Berkshire Mountain's Greylock Gin.
Ryan is reading Breckendridge Elkins stories by Robert E. Howard; drinking Angel's Envy Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, read Prey (2002) by dead author Michael Crichton. Or watch the Hitchcock film, but it's nothing like the story. Trust us.

Up next: An interview with this volume's editor, Dr. Kevan Manwaring!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e10-the-birds-by-daphne-du-maurier-1Nno5_oH Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan; drinking Yellow Bird Tennesssee Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, et al; drinking many GinGin Mules with Reed's Strongest Ginger Beer and Berkshire Mountain's Greylock Gin.
Ryan is reading Breckendridge Elkins stories by Robert E. Howard; drinking Angel's Envy Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, read Prey (2002) by dead author Michael Crichton. Or watch the Hitchcock film, but it's nothing like the story. Trust us.

Up next: An interview with this volume's editor, Dr. Kevan Manwaring!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E10: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:57:21 The final story episode of the season comes with terrible, awful, no-good bird battalions, possible plagiarism, pilfered pizza, and a pretty pickled podhost (the last 5 mins are real a treat). Plus, we announce next season's volume! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Birds by Daphne du Maurier. The final story episode of the season comes with terrible, awful, no-good bird battalions, possible plagiarism, pilfered pizza, and a pretty pickled podhost (the last 5 mins are real a treat). Plus, we announce next season's volume! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Birds by Daphne du Maurier. whisky, daphne du maurier, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, hitchcock, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, birds, when animals attack, pop culture, weird fiction false full 10 4 8b99d2c5-8fdd-454d-b36f-1771d61b4c82 S4E9: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to Spooko (an Australian podcast); drinking Apocalypse IPA by 10Barren Brewing.
Damien is reading Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall; drinking Xicaru Reposado Mezcal.
Ryan is reading stuff edited by Marvin Kaye; drinking Old Forester "Statesman" Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch a MICHAEL SHANNON/JEFF NICHOLS DOUBLE FEATURE! Take Shelter (2011; dir. Jeff Nichols) + Midnight Express (2016; dir. Jeff NIchols).

Up next: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e9-the-boy-who-predicted-earthquakes-by-margaret-st-clair-ig_hi51d Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to Spooko (an Australian podcast); drinking Apocalypse IPA by 10Barren Brewing.
Damien is reading Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall; drinking Xicaru Reposado Mezcal.
Ryan is reading stuff edited by Marvin Kaye; drinking Old Forester "Statesman" Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch a MICHAEL SHANNON/JEFF NICHOLS DOUBLE FEATURE! Take Shelter (2011; dir. Jeff Nichols) + Midnight Express (2016; dir. Jeff NIchols).

Up next: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E9: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:00:15 World wariness and western capitalism makes the chat a bit heavy, but then we gush about Clint Howard, terrible neckties, Michael Shannon, Australia and failed apocalyptic prophecies. It's all about balance, y'know? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair. World wariness and western capitalism makes the chat a bit heavy, but then we gush about Clint Howard, terrible neckties, Michael Shannon, Australia and failed apocalyptic prophecies. It's all about balance, y'know? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, climate change, tales of the weird, comedy, prophecies, british library, apocalypse, bad ties, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 9 4 835569e8-20a3-4987-aa8c-1a8eda5efa18 S4E8: Through The Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep by Adam Soto; drinking a Maple Cardamom Old Fashioned with last week's Yellowstone Bourbon.
Damien is reading Devil House by John Darnielle; drinking a pickleback! Jameson Irish whiskey + Grillo's spicy dill pickle brine.
Ryan is reading The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher; drinking Gramling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Perfect Storm (2000; dir. Wolfgang Petersen).

Up next: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 9 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e8-through-the-vortex-of-a-cyclone-by-william-hope-hodgson-eyvEk1PX Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep by Adam Soto; drinking a Maple Cardamom Old Fashioned with last week's Yellowstone Bourbon.
Damien is reading Devil House by John Darnielle; drinking a pickleback! Jameson Irish whiskey + Grillo's spicy dill pickle brine.
Ryan is reading The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher; drinking Gramling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, watch The Perfect Storm (2000; dir. Wolfgang Petersen).

Up next: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E8: Through The Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:04:47 Hurricanes are weather... but are they weird? Damien sells us on picklebacks, Ryan sells us on Tarpon Springs Distillers, and Jess sells us on never leaving the house. Oh, and the reviews for this one are all over the fist, er, scale! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Through The Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson. Hurricanes are weather... but are they weird? Damien sells us on picklebacks, Ryan sells us on Tarpon Springs Distillers, and Jess sells us on never leaving the house. Oh, and the reviews for this one are all over the fist, er, scale! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Through The Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, hurricanes, survival at sea, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, william hope hodgson, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 8 4 4a6ac2f0-aa5f-47b8-8a9e-74613c3fb00f S4E7: May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Saltblood by T.C. Parker; drinking "Yellowstone Select" Kentucky Bourbon by Limestone Branch Distillery.
Damien is watching The West Wing (TV series); drinking the Arrrrdbeg 10.
Ryan is watching Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (Netflix); drinking a whiskey sour with Knob Creek Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch In The Earth (2021; dir. Ben Wheatley).

Up next: Through the Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 2 Apr 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e7-may-day-eve-by-algernon-blackwood-ej2NLq_j Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Saltblood by T.C. Parker; drinking "Yellowstone Select" Kentucky Bourbon by Limestone Branch Distillery.
Damien is watching The West Wing (TV series); drinking the Arrrrdbeg 10.
Ryan is watching Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (Netflix); drinking a whiskey sour with Knob Creek Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, watch In The Earth (2021; dir. Ben Wheatley).

Up next: Through the Vortex of a Cyclone by William Hope Hodgson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E7: May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 01:04:01 Mist is weather (to 2 of 3 hosts), comparisons to the HPL- and Gaimaniverses abound, and MAN BABIES!!! Yeah, we're scared, too. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood. Mist is weather (to 2 of 3 hosts), comparisons to the HPL- and Gaimaniverses abound, and MAN BABIES!!! Yeah, we're scared, too. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, algernon blackwood, tales of the weird, comedy, fairy tale, british library, whiskey, humor, neil gaiman, pop culture, weird fiction false full 7 4 7fa0ccbe-17b7-4106-a47e-1141094f8d6c S4E6: The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Closet by James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O'Halloran, and Tom Napolitano; drinking New Boot Goofin' by Meier's Creek.
Damien is reading Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy; drinking High West Campfire.
Ryan is watching A Wounded Fawn (2022; dir. Travis Stevens); drinking Laphroaig Select 10 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni.

Up next: May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e6-the-horror-horn-by-ef-benson-H92bUNoG Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Closet by James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O'Halloran, and Tom Napolitano; drinking New Boot Goofin' by Meier's Creek.
Damien is reading Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy; drinking High West Campfire.
Ryan is watching A Wounded Fawn (2022; dir. Travis Stevens); drinking Laphroaig Select 10 yr old.

If you liked this week’s story, read The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni.

Up next: May Day Eve by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E6: The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:00:00 Yes, there is a more metal title than Monsoons of Death! Benson's back after debuting with Caterpillars in S2, Western "discovery" gets put on blast, and Damien gets to deep dive on cryptids (finally) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson. Yes, there is a more metal title than Monsoons of Death! Benson's back after debuting with Caterpillars in S2, Western "discovery" gets put on blast, and Damien gets to deep dive on cryptids (finally) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, cryptids, ef benson, pop culture, bigfoot, weird fiction false full 6 4 630222ff-5f5e-4966-b50c-b95add2b9488 S4E5: Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt; drinking a maple cardamom Old Fashioned with Bull Run bourbon.
Damien is reading A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney; drinking Quarter Horse rye whiskey.
Ryan is watching Who Invited Them? (2022; dir. Duncan Birmingham); drinking the Bowmore 12 yr. Scotch.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Pitch Black (2000; dir. David Twohy)/read the novelization by Frank Lauria, or read The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling.

Up next: The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e5-monsoons-of-death-by-gerald-vance-_nQ50_ET Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt; drinking a maple cardamom Old Fashioned with Bull Run bourbon.
Damien is reading A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney; drinking Quarter Horse rye whiskey.
Ryan is watching Who Invited Them? (2022; dir. Duncan Birmingham); drinking the Bowmore 12 yr. Scotch.

If you liked this week’s story, watch Pitch Black (2000; dir. David Twohy)/read the novelization by Frank Lauria, or read The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling.

Up next: The Horror-Horn by E.F. Benson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E5: Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:58:54 Could there beeee a more metal title?! \m/ We pick apart this creature feature and determine who the REAL monsters are (people, always people); Jess attempts a seven-syllable word while tipsy, Ryan dotes over orators, and Damien weathers. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance. Could there beeee a more metal title?! \m/ We pick apart this creature feature and determine who the REAL monsters are (people, always people); Jess attempts a seven-syllable word while tipsy, Ryan dotes over orators, and Damien weathers. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, ef benson, pop culture, creatures, weird fiction false full 5 4 79e39b45-9e7c-45e7-b53b-9fbe7c8c1914 S4E4: A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Razorblades: Vol 1 by James Tynion IV + Steve Foxe; drinking Roknar Rye w/ TJ's Ginger Beer.
Damien is watching Emily the Criminal (2022, dir. John Patton Ford); drinking High West Campfire.
Ryan is admiring the art of Francois Baranger in his Lovecraft books; drinking Loch Lomond 12 yr. Scotch.

If you liked this week’s story, go back and listen to S2E6: Leiningen vs the Ants by Carl Stephenson.

Up next: Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e4-a-mild-attack-of-locusts-by-doris-lessing-j6AthIa2 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Razorblades: Vol 1 by James Tynion IV + Steve Foxe; drinking Roknar Rye w/ TJ's Ginger Beer.
Damien is watching Emily the Criminal (2022, dir. John Patton Ford); drinking High West Campfire.
Ryan is admiring the art of Francois Baranger in his Lovecraft books; drinking Loch Lomond 12 yr. Scotch.

If you liked this week’s story, go back and listen to S2E6: Leiningen vs the Ants by Carl Stephenson.

Up next: Monsoons of Death by Gerald Vance.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E4: A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:58:12 Damien fawns over Aubrey Plaza's serious work, Jess fills a jar with whiskey, and Ryan & D battle over how stories should be rated, but otherwise everything's mild. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing. Damien fawns over Aubrey Plaza's serious work, Jess fills a jar with whiskey, and Ryan & D battle over how stories should be rated, but otherwise everything's mild. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, doris lessing, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 4 4 de2a1cba-d972-4f62-8c83-6f422364f8a6 S4E3: Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading And Then I Woke Up by Malcom Devlin; drinking a Hot Toddy with Bull Run bourbon and barrel-aged honey.
Damien is reading Brother by Ania Ahlborn; drinking a Dark & Stormy (Kraken rum, TJ's ginger beer, lime).
Ryan is reading The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang; drinking The Wiseman Rye whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, read and watch The Boys by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (Prime Video).

Up next: A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 5 Mar 2023 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/summer-snow-storm-by-adam-chase-HxiB1l_C Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading And Then I Woke Up by Malcom Devlin; drinking a Hot Toddy with Bull Run bourbon and barrel-aged honey.
Damien is reading Brother by Ania Ahlborn; drinking a Dark & Stormy (Kraken rum, TJ's ginger beer, lime).
Ryan is reading The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang; drinking The Wiseman Rye whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, read and watch The Boys by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (Prime Video).

Up next: A Mild Attack of Locusts by Doris Lessing.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E3: Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:54:05 It's official: Jess would use her powers for evil. Listen in as we discuss this precursor to The Boys, a book or two on cannibalism, and the most devious thing Ryan would do if he could control the weather. (Spoiler: it's literally raining on a parade.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase. It's official: Jess would use her powers for evil. Listen in as we discuss this precursor to The Boys, a book or two on cannibalism, and the most devious thing Ryan would do if he could control the weather. (Spoiler: it's literally raining on a parade.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, superheroes, xmen, the boys, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 3 4 5c1bcb32-e006-4ee7-b253-80a76d8e8d72 S4E2: The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda; drinking Glenlivet 12 Year.
Damien is watching Pearl (2022; dir. Ti West); drinking a whole bunch of Mai Tais.
Ryan is reading Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn; drinking a brown sugar Old Fashioned.

If you liked this week’s story, play Frostpunk (2018 video game; 11 Bit Studios).

Up next: Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e2-the-great-snow-by-richard-jefferies-sU7E232f Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda; drinking Glenlivet 12 Year.
Damien is watching Pearl (2022; dir. Ti West); drinking a whole bunch of Mai Tais.
Ryan is reading Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn; drinking a brown sugar Old Fashioned.

If you liked this week’s story, play Frostpunk (2018 video game; 11 Bit Studios).

Up next: Summer Snow Storm by Adam Chase.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E2: The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:10:38 Is it a story or a trailer? Plus, our warm and cozy hosts discuss their most bone-chilling moments, eating Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as the hardest video game Ryan's ever played. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies. Is it a story or a trailer? Plus, our warm and cozy hosts discuss their most bone-chilling moments, eating Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as the hardest video game Ryan's ever played. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, apocalypse, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 2 4 89902240-9a17-4284-b6fb-47b900a022b5 S4E1: The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching You Won't Be Alone (2022, dir. Goran Stolevski); drinking Burnside Oregon Oaked Rye.
Damien is reading The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman; drinking Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter Scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading In A Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner; drinking Shackleton Scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Bleeding House (2011; dir. Philip Gelatt) or Revival by Stephen King.

Up next: The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies

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]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2023 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s4e1-the-lightning-rod-man-by-herman-melville-YkvP7bmd Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching You Won't Be Alone (2022, dir. Goran Stolevski); drinking Burnside Oregon Oaked Rye.
Damien is reading The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman; drinking Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter Scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading In A Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner; drinking Shackleton Scotch whisky.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Bleeding House (2011; dir. Philip Gelatt) or Revival by Stephen King.

Up next: The Great Snow by Richard Jefferies

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S4E1: The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:58:52 The gang kicks off season four with a much shorter work by the Moby Dick guy, exposing the highly sus insurance industry, and sharing Jessica's greatest fear: people randomly showing up at her house. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series, ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville The gang kicks off season four with a much shorter work by the Moby Dick guy, exposing the highly sus insurance industry, and sharing Jessica's greatest fear: people randomly showing up at her house. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our fourth book in the series, ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, weather, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 1 4 2b51821d-9b58-4f59-a175-1addc48fd465 S3EB: Whittington's Cat by Lady Eleanor Smith Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching I Trapped The Devil (2019, dir. Josh Lobo); drinking egg nog with Koval millet whiskey.
Damien is reading We Spread by Iain Reid; drinking The Ardbeg 10 single malt scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Christmas Kentucky Buck (bourbon. cranberry, ginger beer, lime).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Sleepwalkers (1992, dir. Mick Garris).

Up Next: Season Four kicks off with "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:30:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3eb-whittingtons-cat-by-lady-eleanor-smith-sBaTD9_z Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching I Trapped The Devil (2019, dir. Josh Lobo); drinking egg nog with Koval millet whiskey.
Damien is reading We Spread by Iain Reid; drinking The Ardbeg 10 single malt scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Christmas Kentucky Buck (bourbon. cranberry, ginger beer, lime).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Sleepwalkers (1992, dir. Mick Garris).

Up Next: Season Four kicks off with "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring.

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Summary Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> S3EB: Whittington's Cat by Lady Eleanor Smith Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:57:32 Cats are put on blast (again), Damien has another poem for the gang, and childhood holiday traditions get told - including Jess' cold potato crepe obsession. Plus, a whole new old story! Ring in the Yule with Ryan, Jessica and Damien as we recap a haunting tale, "Whittington's Cat" by Lady Eleanor Smith from Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights – a separate collection in the British Library Tales of the Weird series. Coming soon in 2023: our season four kickoff: "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring. Cats are put on blast (again), Damien has another poem for the gang, and childhood holiday traditions get told - including Jess' cold potato crepe obsession. Plus, a whole new old story! Ring in the Yule with Ryan, Jessica and Damien as we recap a haunting tale, "Whittington's Cat" by Lady Eleanor Smith from Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights – a separate collection in the British Library Tales of the Weird series. Coming soon in 2023: our season four kickoff: "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring. ghost story, demonology, whisky, christmas, horror lit, weird tales, eleanor smith, pantomime, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false bonus 3 c8aa1d45-531a-45e0-bf42-331bb4918e53 S3E11: Meet the Editor - Xavier Aldana Reyes Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Xavi is watching Wreck (2022; TV series); drinking Teeling single malt whiskey
Jessica is watching Barbarian (2022, dir Zach Cregger); drinking Roknar rye whiskey with warm apple cider.
Damien is watching Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities; drinking Hibiki 12 year.
Ryan is reading "What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror Fiction, Film, and Philosophy" by Matt Cardin; drinking Bunnahabhain 12 yr old.

If you liked this volume, check out the six other anthologies and collections edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes.

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]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e11-meet-the-editor-xavier-aldana-reyes-JKHXHYLO Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Xavi is watching Wreck (2022; TV series); drinking Teeling single malt whiskey
Jessica is watching Barbarian (2022, dir Zach Cregger); drinking Roknar rye whiskey with warm apple cider.
Damien is watching Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities; drinking Hibiki 12 year.
Ryan is reading "What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror Fiction, Film, and Philosophy" by Matt Cardin; drinking Bunnahabhain 12 yr old.

If you liked this volume, check out the six other anthologies and collections edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E11: Meet the Editor - Xavier Aldana Reyes Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:59:58 Our season wrap-up with the volume's editor includes Ryan's hatred of Nathaniel Hawthorne, an unfinished Stephen King novel, where fear and science meet, and why Xavier considers himself a sociopath. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, we chat with the volume's editor: Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes Our season wrap-up with the volume's editor includes Ryan's hatred of Nathaniel Hawthorne, an unfinished Stephen King novel, where fear and science meet, and why Xavier considers himself a sociopath. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, we chat with the volume's editor: Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, interview, humor, season finale, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 11 3 65549d49-d939-4c30-a858-3a0e4d34f39f S3E10: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Follow Me To Ground by Sue Rainsford; drinking Koval Millet Whiskey.
Damien is reading Jessica's recos – The Nice House on the Lake (James Tynion IV; Álvaro Martínez Bueno) and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Ram V, Filipe Andrade); drinking Last Word (gin, green Chartreuse, Luxardo, lime juice).
Ryan is listening to the podcast Voluminous; drinking Old Particular Probably Orkney's Finest 12 yr old Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Banshee Chapter (2013; dir. Blair Erickson).

Up next: An interview with the editor of Promethean Horrors: Xavier Aldana Reyes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e10-from-beyond-by-hp-lovecraft-e8OsD6sW Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Follow Me To Ground by Sue Rainsford; drinking Koval Millet Whiskey.
Damien is reading Jessica's recos – The Nice House on the Lake (James Tynion IV; Álvaro Martínez Bueno) and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Ram V, Filipe Andrade); drinking Last Word (gin, green Chartreuse, Luxardo, lime juice).
Ryan is listening to the podcast Voluminous; drinking Old Particular Probably Orkney's Finest 12 yr old Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Banshee Chapter (2013; dir. Blair Erickson).

Up next: An interview with the editor of Promethean Horrors: Xavier Aldana Reyes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E10: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:16:23 It's an HP Lovecraft. Ryan's head exploded. What more do we have to say? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft. It's an HP Lovecraft. Ryan's head exploded. What more do we have to say? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, hp lovecraft, parallel universe, great old ones, pop culture, mad science, transdimernsional, weird fiction, lovecraft false full 10 3 b65a92fd-5419-4b52-ab4d-b1408aca7793 S3E9: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to everything via the Libby app; drinking Bull Run Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading Upgrade by Blake Crouch; drinking Whistlepig Small Batch Rye 10 Year.
Ryan is reading Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman; drinking 16 yr old Lagavulin Double Matured Distiller's Edition.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Knick (TV series; dir. Steven Soderbergh).

Up next: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 6 Nov 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e9-the-body-snatcher-by-robert-louis-stevenson-4YnU7_T5 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to everything via the Libby app; drinking Bull Run Straight Bourbon.
Damien is reading Upgrade by Blake Crouch; drinking Whistlepig Small Batch Rye 10 Year.
Ryan is reading Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman; drinking 16 yr old Lagavulin Double Matured Distiller's Edition.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Knick (TV series; dir. Steven Soderbergh).

Up next: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E9: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:03:13 Learn what out at the elbows means, why Damien compares this classic to Taken, and lions driving horses?! RLS IN THE POD! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson. Learn what out at the elbows means, why Damien compares this classic to Taken, and lions driving horses?! RLS IN THE POD! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, horror, science fiction, robert louis stevenson, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, body snatcher, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 9 3 7a631a42-ce55-4a40-9064-b6bb572123d9 Halloween Bonus: All Souls' by Edith Wharton Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015, dir. Oz Perkins); drinking warm apple cider with 1911 Established bourbon.
Damien is watching After Midnight (2019; dir. Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella); drinking High West Campfire blended whiskey.
Ryan is reading Haunted Nights (editor: Ellen Datlow); drinking an Autumnal Manhattan (Basil Hayden's Bourbon, maple syrup, sweet vermouth, black walnut bitters, nutmeg, amarena cherry).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Dark Matter by Michelle Paver.

Up next: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/halloween-bonus-all-souls-by-edith-wharton-ouEpElRR Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015, dir. Oz Perkins); drinking warm apple cider with 1911 Established bourbon.
Damien is watching After Midnight (2019; dir. Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella); drinking High West Campfire blended whiskey.
Ryan is reading Haunted Nights (editor: Ellen Datlow); drinking an Autumnal Manhattan (Basil Hayden's Bourbon, maple syrup, sweet vermouth, black walnut bitters, nutmeg, amarena cherry).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Dark Matter by Michelle Paver.

Up next: The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Halloween Bonus: All Souls' by Edith Wharton Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:21:09 Bonus! Halloween calls for fond childhood memories of trick or treating/vomiting fake blood, what's required to summon a spirit, and Jess and Damien coming to blows over this tale's validity as a ghost story. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! In this bonus episode, we leave the Tales of the Weird for our featured story: All Souls' by Edith Wharton. Bonus! Halloween calls for fond childhood memories of trick or treating/vomiting fake blood, what's required to summon a spirit, and Jess and Damien coming to blows over this tale's validity as a ghost story. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! In this bonus episode, we leave the Tales of the Weird for our featured story: All Souls' by Edith Wharton. ghost story, whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, halloween, scary not scary, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false bonus 3 059738aa-39a0-4b25-8350-e95d8351ae20 S3E8: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching After Yang (2022, dir. Kogonada); drinking Hudson's Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is re-reading White Noise by Don DeLillo; drinking a Corpse Reviver 2 (equal parts gin, lemon juice, Cocchi Americano and orange liqueur).
Ryan is playing Wildermyth (2019, Windows); drinking Blair Athol 12 matured in Flam Wine Barrels.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King, The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016; dir. André Øvredal), and/or Stir of Echoes (1999; dir. David Koepp). Hit us up on IG @whiskeyandtheweird with which is the best IfTTT!

Up next: our bonus Halloween episode featuring All Souls' by Edith Wharton.

Special thank you to Dr. Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e8-the-facts-in-the-case-of-m-valdemar-by-edgar-allan-poe-DWA_vse9 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching After Yang (2022, dir. Kogonada); drinking Hudson's Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is re-reading White Noise by Don DeLillo; drinking a Corpse Reviver 2 (equal parts gin, lemon juice, Cocchi Americano and orange liqueur).
Ryan is playing Wildermyth (2019, Windows); drinking Blair Athol 12 matured in Flam Wine Barrels.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King, The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016; dir. André Øvredal), and/or Stir of Echoes (1999; dir. David Koepp). Hit us up on IG @whiskeyandtheweird with which is the best IfTTT!

Up next: our bonus Halloween episode featuring All Souls' by Edith Wharton.

Special thank you to Dr. Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E8: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:56:46 Pour a drink and tune in for what truly separates life from death, how easy it is to mix up Raiders and Last Crusade, and what may be the grossest Poe story ever. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe. Pour a drink and tune in for what truly separates life from death, how easy it is to mix up Raiders and Last Crusade, and what may be the grossest Poe story ever. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, kevin bacon, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 8 3 b01b7005-70ea-4ce3-beb6-d58cedecfee5 S3E7: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels; drinking Shipyard Pumpkin Ale.
Damien is reading The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs; drinking Sebago Lake Rum and Coke Zero.
Ryan is watching The Dead Center (2018, dir. Billy Senese); drinking Glenlivet 15yr French Oak Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Limitless (2011; dir. Neil Burger) or its source material: The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn.

Up next: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdermar by Edgar Allen Poe

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e7-the-five-senses-by-e-nesbit-l2Mc2GOA Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels; drinking Shipyard Pumpkin Ale.
Damien is reading The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs; drinking Sebago Lake Rum and Coke Zero.
Ryan is watching The Dead Center (2018, dir. Billy Senese); drinking Glenlivet 15yr French Oak Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Limitless (2011; dir. Neil Burger) or its source material: The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn.

Up next: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdermar by Edgar Allen Poe

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E7: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 01:04:24 Learn what Damien considers the truffle oil of terror, how a guy named Hubert Bland sired like a million kids, the fascinating history of the Brown Dog affair, and why this tale's rating ranged from 2 to 4 fingers of whiskey. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit. Learn what Damien considers the truffle oil of terror, how a guy named Hubert Bland sired like a million kids, the fascinating history of the Brown Dog affair, and why this tale's rating ranged from 2 to 4 fingers of whiskey. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, nesbit, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, uncanny, whiskey, humor, limitless, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 7 3 e9e52ca5-ff38-4aba-8fb1-b312e788aaed S3E6: The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Surrender by Ray Loriga; drinking Blackfly Bourbon on ice.
Damien is watching Prey (2022, dir. Dan Trachtenberg); drinking Johnnie Walker Black 12 Year.
Ryan is listening to the Elder Sign podcast (Clay Temple Media); drinking Knob Creek bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Antiviral (2013, dir. Brandon Cronenberg).

Up next: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 9 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e6-the-mortal-immortal-by-mary-shelley-hNDPS3bK Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Surrender by Ray Loriga; drinking Blackfly Bourbon on ice.
Damien is watching Prey (2022, dir. Dan Trachtenberg); drinking Johnnie Walker Black 12 Year.
Ryan is listening to the Elder Sign podcast (Clay Temple Media); drinking Knob Creek bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Antiviral (2013, dir. Brandon Cronenberg).

Up next: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E6: The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:56:26 Stuff you didn't know about Mary Shelley, our split opinions on immortality, why this story should've featured Gerard Way, and the lengths we went to for high school love – plus, a Cronenspawn reco! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley. Stuff you didn't know about Mary Shelley, our split opinions on immortality, why this story should've featured Gerard Way, and the lengths we went to for high school love – plus, a Cronenspawn reco! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, high school, immortality, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, goth, mary shelley, my chemical romance, british library, uncanny, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 6 3 f5df9aa6-73ae-4730-869e-2f339d390cec S3E5: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Reservation Dogs (2021; TV series); drinking Hochstadter's Slow & Low canned old fashioneds.
Damien is watching NOPE (2022, dir. Jordan Peele); drinking Mastic Tears mastiha liqueur.
Ryan is reading The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, four-volume set; drinking the Glenlivet 12yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out 'Cinereous' in Furnace by Livia Llewellyn + Aaron Mahnke's Lore podcast.

Up next: The Mortal Immortal: A Tale by Mary Shelley

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 2 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e5-the-secret-of-the-scaffold-by-auguste-villiers-de-lisle-adam-AYsaSALd Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Reservation Dogs (2021; TV series); drinking Hochstadter's Slow & Low canned old fashioneds.
Damien is watching NOPE (2022, dir. Jordan Peele); drinking Mastic Tears mastiha liqueur.
Ryan is reading The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, four-volume set; drinking the Glenlivet 12yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out 'Cinereous' in Furnace by Livia Llewellyn + Aaron Mahnke's Lore podcast.

Up next: The Mortal Immortal: A Tale by Mary Shelley

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E5: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:01:13 We go dark on executions through the ages (and our top picks in film and books), chat canned cocktails and capital punishment, and say hey, like, so much. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam We go dark on executions through the ages (and our top picks in film and books), chat canned cocktails and capital punishment, and say hey, like, so much. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam whisky, executions, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, science of death, weird fiction false full 5 3 42cd3fef-d3d2-467a-ae71-ca3ac391a90c S3E4: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Red Riding Quartet by David Peace; drinking a PBR & Lemonade Shandy.
Damien is reading Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law by Mary Roach; drinking Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur + Fever Tree Indian tonic.
Ryan is watching Aterrados (2017, dir. Demián Rugna); drinking Michter's straight bourbon whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Cherry 2000 (1987; dir. Steve De Jarnatt). Yes, really.

Up next: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e4-the-sandman-by-eta-hoffman-hZQJHkum Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Red Riding Quartet by David Peace; drinking a PBR & Lemonade Shandy.
Damien is reading Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law by Mary Roach; drinking Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur + Fever Tree Indian tonic.
Ryan is watching Aterrados (2017, dir. Demián Rugna); drinking Michter's straight bourbon whiskey.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Cherry 2000 (1987; dir. Steve De Jarnatt). Yes, really.

Up next: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E4: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 01:14:00 The gang explores an incredibly influential tale in the weird canon, the uncanny valley (including why eyes are more phallic than you realize), the wonder of Cherry 2000, and... Ryan is hammered, according the post-credits scene. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman. The gang explores an incredibly influential tale in the weird canon, the uncanny valley (including why eyes are more phallic than you realize), the wonder of Cherry 2000, and... Ryan is hammered, according the post-credits scene. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, the sandman, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, uncanny, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 4 3 c10c9cd2-1cad-47df-85f4-6d7214c1708a S3E3: The Blue Laboratory by L.T. Meade Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Men (2022, dir. Alex Garland); drinking Beak & Skiff 1911 Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins; drinking a Monte Carlo (rye whiskey, Benedictine, bitters).
Ryan is watching Impetigore (2019, dir. Joko Anwar); drinking a Cthulu Takes Manhattan. It's got blue cream soda in it. Don't ask.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Pallbearer's Club by Paul Tremblay.

Up next: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e3-the-blue-laboratory-by-lt-meade-EINUZ6DM Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Men (2022, dir. Alex Garland); drinking Beak & Skiff 1911 Bourbon.
Damien is reading The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins; drinking a Monte Carlo (rye whiskey, Benedictine, bitters).
Ryan is watching Impetigore (2019, dir. Joko Anwar); drinking a Cthulu Takes Manhattan. It's got blue cream soda in it. Don't ask.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Pallbearer's Club by Paul Tremblay.

Up next: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E3: The Blue Laboratory by L.T. Meade Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith, Jessica Berg 00:57:23 Jess finds vacuums perplexing, Ryan drinks something blue, and eyelids get peeled back (interpret as you will). Plus, we decode the unwritten rule of Russian governess firearm provisions. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'The Blue Laboratory' by L.T. Meade. Jess finds vacuums perplexing, Ryan drinks something blue, and eyelids get peeled back (interpret as you will). Plus, we decode the unwritten rule of Russian governess firearm provisions. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'The Blue Laboratory' by L.T. Meade. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, paul tremblay, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 3 3 36ddba78-01ab-4602-8bb4-f64a6c6d2ae4 S3E2: Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022, dir. Jane Schoebrun); drinking Noble Oak Double Oak Rye.
Damien is reading Age of Cage by Keith Phipps; drinking a Solstice Spritz (Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice + St. Germain + lemon juice).
Ryan is reading Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff; drinking Edradour 10 Year.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado.

Up next: The Blue Laboratory by L T Meade

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e2-rappaccinis-daughter-by-nathaniel-hawthorne-zpnU0Ixy Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022, dir. Jane Schoebrun); drinking Noble Oak Double Oak Rye.
Damien is reading Age of Cage by Keith Phipps; drinking a Solstice Spritz (Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice + St. Germain + lemon juice).
Ryan is reading Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff; drinking Edradour 10 Year.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado.

Up next: The Blue Laboratory by L T Meade

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E2: Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 01:03:12 Nic Cage, the Garden of Eden, sleeping through Dante studies, and some very clear evidence of very potent whiskey in the second ep of our third season! (Note: Ryan took eight tries to pronounce 'peculiarities.' Just saying.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nic Cage, the Garden of Eden, sleeping through Dante studies, and some very clear evidence of very potent whiskey in the second ep of our third season! (Note: Ryan took eight tries to pronounce 'peculiarities.' Just saying.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, nicolas cage, hawthorne, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 2 3 1f91d3aa-d690-4317-acb3-62a6225b9842 S3E1: The Fly by George Langelaan Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; drinking Rogue Spirits Dead Guy Whiskey.
Damien is watching The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020, dir. Jim Cummings); drinking Basil Hayden's American Bourbon.
Ryan is watching The Cellar (2022, dir. Brendan Muldowney); drinking Larceny Wheated Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Fold by Peter Clines.

Up next: Rappacini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Special thank you to Dr. Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 4 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s3e1-the-fly-by-george-langelaan-mhL4YdGk Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; drinking Rogue Spirits Dead Guy Whiskey.
Damien is watching The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020, dir. Jim Cummings); drinking Basil Hayden's American Bourbon.
Ryan is watching The Cellar (2022, dir. Brendan Muldowney); drinking Larceny Wheated Bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Fold by Peter Clines.

Up next: Rappacini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Special thank you to Dr. Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S3E1: The Fly by George Langelaan Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:20:16 Season Three kicks off with a bang! I mean, a squish. Two squishes, actually. A very big squish and a very small squish. Also, a cat-fly. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'The Fly' by George Langelaan. Season Three kicks off with a bang! I mean, a squish. Two squishes, actually. A very big squish and a very small squish. Also, a cat-fly. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'The Fly' by George Langelaan. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, science fiction, tales of the weird, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, mad science, weird fiction false full 1 3 ea33383d-581a-478d-9a59-85e96fc05cb1 S2E13: Season 2 Wrap + Meet The Editors Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching You Are Not My Mother (2021; dir. Kate Nolan); drinking Westward Singly Malt.
Damien is reading the Roger Rabbit trilogy by Gary K. Wolf; drinking a boilermaker with Jameson Irish whiskey and Maine Beer's Lunch IPA.
Ryan is reading Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline; drinking the Bowmore 12.
Daisy is reading The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid; drinking orange-flavored gin. Mysterious!
Janette is watching I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020; dir. Charlie Kaufman); drinking The Glenlivet (and memories of the absinthe bar attached to the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities).

What was that thing about If Insects Were Bigger? https://vintagenewsdaily.com/in-1909-the-strand-magazine-imagined-what-would-happen-if-giant-insects-attacked-london/

If you liked this week’s interview (and Crawling Horrors), follow the volume's editors @daisy2205 and @janetteleaf1.

Up next: Season 3... Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 1 May 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Daisy Butcher, Janette Leaf) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e13-season-2-wrap-meet-the-editors-_j9RstgN Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching You Are Not My Mother (2021; dir. Kate Nolan); drinking Westward Singly Malt.
Damien is reading the Roger Rabbit trilogy by Gary K. Wolf; drinking a boilermaker with Jameson Irish whiskey and Maine Beer's Lunch IPA.
Ryan is reading Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline; drinking the Bowmore 12.
Daisy is reading The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid; drinking orange-flavored gin. Mysterious!
Janette is watching I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020; dir. Charlie Kaufman); drinking The Glenlivet (and memories of the absinthe bar attached to the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities).

What was that thing about If Insects Were Bigger? https://vintagenewsdaily.com/in-1909-the-strand-magazine-imagined-what-would-happen-if-giant-insects-attacked-london/

If you liked this week’s interview (and Crawling Horrors), follow the volume's editors @daisy2205 and @janetteleaf1.

Up next: Season 3... Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S2E13: Season 2 Wrap + Meet The Editors Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Daisy Butcher, Janette Leaf 01:17:00 Curiosity museums, weird as a mood, 80s Saturday morning cartoons, ant strips on fruit trees, and werewolf conventions... it's interview time with editors Daisy Butcher and Dr. Janette Leaf! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, we wrap season 2 with a special guest interview featuring the volume's editors, Daisy Butcher and Dr. Janette Leaf. Curiosity museums, weird as a mood, 80s Saturday morning cartoons, ant strips on fruit trees, and werewolf conventions... it's interview time with editors Daisy Butcher and Dr. Janette Leaf! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, we wrap season 2 with a special guest interview featuring the volume's editors, Daisy Butcher and Dr. Janette Leaf. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, janette leaf, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, interview, humor, daisy butcher, pop culture, weird fiction false full 13 2 f80f69b1-5ae8-4400-b454-3a3a5b7c0fd9 S2E12: The Miracle of the Lily by Clare Winger Harris Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Sound of Violence (2021; dir. Alex Noyer); drinking Freeland Spirits bourbon.
Damien is heeding Jessica's recos – watching The Empty Man (2020, dir. David Prior) and reading The House Next Door by Ann River Siddons; drinking Devil's River bourbon.
Ryan is watching Martyrs (2008, dir. Pascal Laugier); drinking Miller Lite. Really.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton.

Up next: Season 2 wrap up featuring an interview with Crawling Horror editors Jeanette Leaf and Daisy Butcher!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e12-the-miracle-of-the-lily-by-clare-winger-harris-2XmV2_RL Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Sound of Violence (2021; dir. Alex Noyer); drinking Freeland Spirits bourbon.
Damien is heeding Jessica's recos – watching The Empty Man (2020, dir. David Prior) and reading The House Next Door by Ann River Siddons; drinking Devil's River bourbon.
Ryan is watching Martyrs (2008, dir. Pascal Laugier); drinking Miller Lite. Really.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton.

Up next: Season 2 wrap up featuring an interview with Crawling Horror editors Jeanette Leaf and Daisy Butcher!

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S2E12: The Miracle of the Lily by Clare Winger Harris Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:05:32 Ryan's movie rec required an intermission, Damien's hitting the nips, and the episode is overrun with Philip K. Dick. Plus, Jess' doggo Gus gets lots of love! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Miracle of the Lily' by Clare Winger Harris. Ryan's movie rec required an intermission, Damien's hitting the nips, and the episode is overrun with Philip K. Dick. Plus, Jess' doggo Gus gets lots of love! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Miracle of the Lily' by Clare Winger Harris. whisky, scifi, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, dystopian lit, science fiction, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, blade runner, pop culture, philip k dick, weird fiction false full 12 2 506dca5e-89d6-4eec-a2fd-89be199969a5 S2E11: The Captivity of the Professor by A. Lincoln Green Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Empty Man (2020, dir David Prior); drinking Hudson Whiskey's Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is enthralled by wabi-sabi and kintsugi; drinking Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading "In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi" by Molly Tanzer; drinking Old Forrester 100 Rye.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Peacemaker (2022 series; dir James Gunn).

Up next: ‘The Miracle of the Lily' by Clare Winger Harris.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e11-the-captivity-of-the-professor-by-a-lincoln-green-Zmvy_hCp Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Empty Man (2020, dir David Prior); drinking Hudson Whiskey's Bright Lights, Big Bourbon.
Damien is enthralled by wabi-sabi and kintsugi; drinking Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading "In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi" by Molly Tanzer; drinking Old Forrester 100 Rye.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Peacemaker (2022 series; dir James Gunn).

Up next: ‘The Miracle of the Lily' by Clare Winger Harris.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S2E11: The Captivity of the Professor by A. Lincoln Green Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:57:43 Ant overlords laughing by wiggling their butts, decoding a paradox gun, wabi-sabi in the whiskey glass, and a high-proof Ryan eventually gets the tagline right. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Captivity of the Professor' by A. Lincoln Green Ant overlords laughing by wiggling their butts, decoding a paradox gun, wabi-sabi in the whiskey glass, and a high-proof Ryan eventually gets the tagline right. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Captivity of the Professor' by A. Lincoln Green whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, mind control, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 11 2 f7e59c9e-8caf-4921-b576-b685d8fdca0d S2E10: Beyond the Star Curtain by Garth Bentley Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Song for the Unravelling World by Brian Evenson; drinking Elysian Space Dust IPA.
Damien is watching V/H/S/2 (2013); drinking Relativity American Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Threshold - Volume 1: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny (compiled by NESFA); drinking Buffalo Trace bourbon in a tipped glass.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Love and Monsters (2020, dir. Michael Matthews).

Up next: ‘The Captivity of the Professor' by A. Lincoln Green.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 10 Apr 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e10-beyond-the-star-curtain-by-garth-bentley-JcaB14Hq Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Song for the Unravelling World by Brian Evenson; drinking Elysian Space Dust IPA.
Damien is watching V/H/S/2 (2013); drinking Relativity American Whiskey.
Ryan is reading Threshold - Volume 1: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny (compiled by NESFA); drinking Buffalo Trace bourbon in a tipped glass.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Love and Monsters (2020, dir. Michael Matthews).

Up next: ‘The Captivity of the Professor' by A. Lincoln Green.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E10: Beyond the Star Curtain by Garth Bentley Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:00:24 Fanfic happens in the office breakroom, at least half a dozen decapitations, and the most horrifying thing of all: Ryan tries to convince the others John Carter was a good movie! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Beyond the Star Curtain' by Garth Bentley. Fanfic happens in the office breakroom, at least half a dozen decapitations, and the most horrifying thing of all: Ryan tries to convince the others John Carter was a good movie! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Beyond the Star Curtain' by Garth Bentley. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, tales of the weird, insects, sci fi, comedy, british library, fantasy, whiskey, humor, pop culture, sword and planet, weird fiction false full 10 2 871a8951-ae14-42b9-86f1-7cb2955c22df S2E9: 'An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching From (2022 TV series, Epix); drinking Bull Run Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Damien is watching Severance (2022 TV series, AppleTV+); drinking a Bee Sting: Scotch, Barenjager, Fernet Branca, tangerine juice, egg white, bitters.
Ryan is watching Fresh (2022, dir. Mimi Cave); drinking Laphroaig Triple Wood.

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘Here There Be Tygers' by Stephen King.

Up next: ‘Beyond the Star Curtain' by Garth Bentley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 3 Apr 2022 20:05:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e9-an-egyptian-hornet-by-algernon-blackwood-RKeoos5J Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching From (2022 TV series, Epix); drinking Bull Run Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Damien is watching Severance (2022 TV series, AppleTV+); drinking a Bee Sting: Scotch, Barenjager, Fernet Branca, tangerine juice, egg white, bitters.
Ryan is watching Fresh (2022, dir. Mimi Cave); drinking Laphroaig Triple Wood.

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘Here There Be Tygers' by Stephen King.

Up next: ‘Beyond the Star Curtain' by Garth Bentley.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S2E9: 'An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:07:35 Awkward speculation on the clergy with a priest, a whole lot of Stephen King short story stanning, and arguably the best Easter egg outtake we've ever snipped. Plus, it's an Algernon Blackwood! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood. Awkward speculation on the clergy with a priest, a whole lot of Stephen King short story stanning, and arguably the best Easter egg outtake we've ever snipped. Plus, it's an Algernon Blackwood! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, algernon blackwood, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, hornets, stephen king, pop culture, weird fiction false full 9 2 09b2e1e1-8a13-4b21-af18-9a761fce4d3f S2E8: The Blue Beetle: A Confession by A. G. Gray, Jun. Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno & Jordie Bellaire; drinking Meier's Creek Honey Kölsch.
Damien is reading Severance by Ling Ma; drinking The Glenlivet Nadurra.
Ryan is watching Hellbender (2021, dir. Adams/Adams/Poser); drinking Glenmorangie, 10 yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the Borne series by Jeff VanderMeer.

Up next: ‘An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e8-the-blue-beetle-a-confession-by-a-g-gray-jun-f84X5ciY Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno & Jordie Bellaire; drinking Meier's Creek Honey Kölsch.
Damien is reading Severance by Ling Ma; drinking The Glenlivet Nadurra.
Ryan is watching Hellbender (2021, dir. Adams/Adams/Poser); drinking Glenmorangie, 10 yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the Borne series by Jeff VanderMeer.

Up next: ‘An Egyptian Hornet' by Algernon Blackwood.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E8: The Blue Beetle: A Confession by A. G. Gray, Jun. Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:51:26 Jess thinks this one is Flubber, Damien thinks it's Dracula's origin story, Ryan thinks it's element #5. See why they're all correct. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Blue Beetle: A Confession" by A. G. Gray, Jun. Jess thinks this one is Flubber, Damien thinks it's Dracula's origin story, Ryan thinks it's element #5. See why they're all correct. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Blue Beetle: A Confession" by A. G. Gray, Jun. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, tales of the weird, insects, weird science, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 8 2 a3c5ef16-e60c-4a73-baa7-3e6331815d25 S2E7: The Mummy's Soul by Anonymous Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Feast (2021, dir. Lee Haven Jones); drinking Savage & Cooke Burning Chair bourbon.
Damien is watching My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2021, dir. Jonathan Cuartas); drinking sorrel (aka bissap) with Sebago Lake rum and Topo Chico.
Ryan is reading 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B. Edwards; drinking Bunnahabhain 12 year old.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the graphic novel Moon Knight #1 (2016, Lemire / Smallwood / Thomas) and Imprisoned With The Pharaohs by Harry Houdini and H.P. Lovecraft (seriously).

Up next: ‘The Blue Beetle: A Confession' by A.G. Gray Jun.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e7-the-mummys-soul-by-anonymous-aEXMyMQj Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Feast (2021, dir. Lee Haven Jones); drinking Savage & Cooke Burning Chair bourbon.
Damien is watching My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2021, dir. Jonathan Cuartas); drinking sorrel (aka bissap) with Sebago Lake rum and Topo Chico.
Ryan is reading 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B. Edwards; drinking Bunnahabhain 12 year old.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the graphic novel Moon Knight #1 (2016, Lemire / Smallwood / Thomas) and Imprisoned With The Pharaohs by Harry Houdini and H.P. Lovecraft (seriously).

Up next: ‘The Blue Beetle: A Confession' by A.G. Gray Jun.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E7: The Mummy's Soul by Anonymous Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:06:30 Discover why cursed bugs are elasticy, how the concept of death has changed through the millenia, and how much Ryan likes colons. Also, resurrection is as easy as mixing two household chemicals. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Mummy's Soul' by Anonymous. Discover why cursed bugs are elasticy, how the concept of death has changed through the millenia, and how much Ryan likes colons. Also, resurrection is as easy as mixing two household chemicals. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Mummy's Soul' by Anonymous. whisky, mummies, horror lit, weird tales, death, ancient egypt, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, egyptology, pop culture, weird fiction false full 7 2 9a0e28e9-db0a-41cd-b470-b86899cf2571 S2E6: Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Raised by Wolves (HBOMax); drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Hole by Hye-young Pyun; drinking a BBQ Old Fashioned (Redemption rye, blueberry aigre-doux, black lemon bitters, smoked glass).
Ryan is reading DRACULA: The New Annotated Edition ed. by Leslie Klinger; drinking the Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Starship Troopers (1997, dir. Paul Verhoeven).

Up next: ‘The Mummy's Soul' by Anonymous.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e6-leiningen-versus-the-ants-by-carl-stephenson-zX9i70XX Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Raised by Wolves (HBOMax); drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading The Hole by Hye-young Pyun; drinking a BBQ Old Fashioned (Redemption rye, blueberry aigre-doux, black lemon bitters, smoked glass).
Ryan is reading DRACULA: The New Annotated Edition ed. by Leslie Klinger; drinking the Bowmore 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Starship Troopers (1997, dir. Paul Verhoeven).

Up next: ‘The Mummy's Soul' by Anonymous.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E6: Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 01:02:01 Billions of man-eating ants! Machismo! Pop-up video! Defining what's scary! Drunken outtakes! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Leiningen Versus the Ants' by Carl Stephenson. Billions of man-eating ants! Machismo! Pop-up video! Defining what's scary! Drunken outtakes! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Leiningen Versus the Ants' by Carl Stephenson. whisky, horror lit, weird tales, man versus nature, ants, tales of the weird, insects, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 6 2 9cab1beb-0e21-4b80-bf21-f13ce559a0be S2E5: 'After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; drinking Power's Gold Label Irish Whiskey.
Damien is watching The Deep House (2021, dir. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury); drinking Redemption High Rye Bourbon.
Ryan is reading – and crying over – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russellr; drinking a Manhattan (Old Forrester 100 Rye, "Tender is the Night" Vermouth, Fee Bros. Bitters, twist of lemon).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971, dir. Seth Holt & Michael Carreras).

Up next: ‘Leiningen Versus the Ants' by Carl Stephenson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 6 Mar 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e5-after-three-thousand-years-by-jane-g-austin-TuWi3clv Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; drinking Power's Gold Label Irish Whiskey.
Damien is watching The Deep House (2021, dir. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury); drinking Redemption High Rye Bourbon.
Ryan is reading – and crying over – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russellr; drinking a Manhattan (Old Forrester 100 Rye, "Tender is the Night" Vermouth, Fee Bros. Bitters, twist of lemon).

If you liked this week’s story, check out Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971, dir. Seth Holt & Michael Carreras).

Up next: ‘Leiningen Versus the Ants' by Carl Stephenson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E5: 'After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:51:23 Ryan's pretty hellbent on having a zombie in the original Thanksgiving story. When does treasure hunting become pillaging? Also, an underwater haunted house flick. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin. Ryan's pretty hellbent on having a zombie in the original Thanksgiving story. When does treasure hunting become pillaging? Also, an underwater haunted house flick. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin. whisky, mummies, horror lit, weird tales, ancient egypt, tales of the weird, curses, comedy, british library, whiskey, humor, egyptology, pop culture, weird fiction false full 5 2 fcc3326d-4cd5-49bb-8351-2ffc09f8b400 S2E4: Caterpillars by E.F. Benson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2001, dir. William Eubank); drinking Cardinal Spirits Straight Rye.
Damien is reading Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry; drinking a negroni (equal parts gin, vermouth rosso, and campari).
Ryan is reading Old Style Tales website and book series by M. Grant Kellermeyer; drinking Blair Athol 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Slither (2006, dir. James Gunn).

Up next: ‘After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e4-caterpillars-by-ef-benson-VYZTeQzO Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2001, dir. William Eubank); drinking Cardinal Spirits Straight Rye.
Damien is reading Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry; drinking a negroni (equal parts gin, vermouth rosso, and campari).
Ryan is reading Old Style Tales website and book series by M. Grant Kellermeyer; drinking Blair Athol 12.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Slither (2006, dir. James Gunn).

Up next: ‘After Three Thousand Years' by Jane G. Austin.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E4: Caterpillars by E.F. Benson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:49:19 There's trouble in paradise in this ooey, gooey tale of Mediterranean horrors that leaves our hosts divided. Plus, sphincter mouths. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Caterpillars' by E.F. Benson. There's trouble in paradise in this ooey, gooey tale of Mediterranean horrors that leaves our hosts divided. Plus, sphincter mouths. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'Caterpillars' by E.F. Benson. whisky, horror lit, short stories, cocktails, tales of the weird, insects, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 4 2 a9441fd2-4793-4a20-9d1b-e4b2f18993ad S2E3: 'The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith; still drinking Natterjack.
Damien is watching Saint Maud (2019, dir. Rose Glass); drinking Chicken Cock straight bourbon.
Ryan is watching The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971, dir. Piers Haggard); drinking Tomintoul 16.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Host (2006, dir. Bong Joon-ho).

Up next: ‘Caterpillars' by E.F. Benson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/the-wicked-flea-by-ju-giesy-w_fq4xYv Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith; still drinking Natterjack.
Damien is watching Saint Maud (2019, dir. Rose Glass); drinking Chicken Cock straight bourbon.
Ryan is watching The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971, dir. Piers Haggard); drinking Tomintoul 16.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Host (2006, dir. Bong Joon-ho).

Up next: ‘Caterpillars' by E.F. Benson.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E3: 'The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:51:14 Tim Burton gets a shout, and a mutant flea gets shot. Plus, what makes weird weird? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy. Tim Burton gets a shout, and a mutant flea gets shot. Plus, what makes weird weird? Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy. whisky, horror lit, short stories, cocktails, j.u. giesy, tales of the weird, insects, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 3 2 e6f8a11d-9d73-4721-bb19-005aa95a856c S2E2: 'The Moth' by H.G. Wells Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Kettering Incident (2016 TV series); drinking Freeland Spirits bourbon.
Damien is reading The Every by Dave Eggers; drinking Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
Ryan is watching No One Gets Out Alive (2021, dir. Santiago Menghini); drinking Glenfiddich 15 Unique Solera Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Encounter (2021, dir. Michael Pearce).

Up next: ‘The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:03:07 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e2-the-moth-by-hg-wells-LaG7BDO9 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Kettering Incident (2016 TV series); drinking Freeland Spirits bourbon.
Damien is reading The Every by Dave Eggers; drinking Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
Ryan is watching No One Gets Out Alive (2021, dir. Santiago Menghini); drinking Glenfiddich 15 Unique Solera Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Encounter (2021, dir. Michael Pearce).

Up next: ‘The Wicked Flea' by J.U. Giesy

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S2E2: 'The Moth' by H.G. Wells Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:59:33 Is Ryan drunk on this one? Why are we talking about Nic Cage so much? Also, MOAR MOTHS! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Moth' by H.G. Wells. Is Ryan drunk on this one? Why are we talking about Nic Cage so much? Also, MOAR MOTHS! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Moth' by H.G. Wells. horror lit, weird tales, short stories, hg wells, moths, insect horror, tales of the weird, british library, whiskey, humor, pop culture, weird fiction false full 2 2 120b8c7c-1e43-4b57-b6cb-50f31a5ffe3b S2E1: The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan; drinking Natterjack Irish Whiskey, featuring a big ugly toad.
Damien is reading The Damnation Game by Clive Barker; drinking High West Prairie Bourbon.
Ryan is watching Better Call Saul (created by Vince Gilligan); drinking Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Barrel Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Technicolor by John Langan.

Up next: 'The Moth' by HG Wells (another nobody)

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> Sun, 6 Feb 2022 22:20:46 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s2e1-the-sphinx-by-edgar-allan-poe-AHR252sI Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan; drinking Natterjack Irish Whiskey, featuring a big ugly toad.
Damien is reading The Damnation Game by Clive Barker; drinking High West Prairie Bourbon.
Ryan is watching Better Call Saul (created by Vince Gilligan); drinking Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Barrel Reserve.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Technicolor by John Langan.

Up next: 'The Moth' by HG Wells (another nobody)

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S2E1: The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg 00:46:10 We're kicking season two off with a very obscure author and a very short tale of plague-induced kaiju madness. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Sphinx' by Edgar Allan Poe. We're kicking season two off with a very obscure author and a very short tale of plague-induced kaiju madness. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Sphinx' by Edgar Allan Poe. cosmic horror, horror lit, weird tales, short stories, poe, tales of the weird, insects, crawling horror, whiskey, humor, british library tales of the weird false full 1 2 04cd1363-c493-4821-950e-69d8ebb35533 S1E10: Season 1 Wrap Up Tonight's whisk(e)ys:
Jessica is drinking Hudson Bright Lights, Big Bourbon whiskey. (Ball jar, big cube, splash of water.)
Damien is drinking Suntory Hibiki 12 yr whisky. (Match pewter base double rocks glass, ice ball, let rest.)
Ryan is drinking Bowmore Islay 15 year Darkest scotch. (Tulip glass, neat, splash of water.)

Like this season? Our contemporary weird writer shout outs:
Jessica: Kelly Link, Lyudmila Petruşevskaya
Damien: Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud
Ryan: A.C. Wise, Daniel Mills

Up next: Season 2: CRAWLING HORROR: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird! Our first episode will arrive in January 2022.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 2 Jan 2022 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/season-1-wrap-up-fw4OWg8f Tonight's whisk(e)ys:
Jessica is drinking Hudson Bright Lights, Big Bourbon whiskey. (Ball jar, big cube, splash of water.)
Damien is drinking Suntory Hibiki 12 yr whisky. (Match pewter base double rocks glass, ice ball, let rest.)
Ryan is drinking Bowmore Islay 15 year Darkest scotch. (Tulip glass, neat, splash of water.)

Like this season? Our contemporary weird writer shout outs:
Jessica: Kelly Link, Lyudmila Petruşevskaya
Damien: Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, John Langan, Nathan Ballingrud
Ryan: A.C. Wise, Daniel Mills

Up next: Season 2: CRAWLING HORROR: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird! Our first episode will arrive in January 2022.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E10: Season 1 Wrap Up Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 01:04:45 Find out who worked in a cat thrift store, go global with whisk(e)y, argue whether ocean fiction counts as sci-fi, relive the childhood joy of lizard earrings, and listen to Damien's love note to Nathan Ballingrud. Our season 1 recap covers these and more conversational gems, so pour one and tune in! Find out who worked in a cat thrift store, go global with whisk(e)y, argue whether ocean fiction counts as sci-fi, relive the childhood joy of lizard earrings, and listen to Damien's love note to Nathan Ballingrud. Our season 1 recap covers these and more conversational gems, so pour one and tune in! short stories, tales of the weird, literature, recap, british library, whiskey, humor, weird fiction false full 10 1 1309381d-7df6-4e8b-af25-77d5ce5eb1c8 S1E9: 'The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Last Night in Soho (2021, dir. Edgar Wright); drinking Freeland Spirits Bourbon.
Damien is reading Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune; drinking a Woodford Reserve hot toddy.
Ryan is watching Midnight Mass (Netflix); drinking Ardbeg Single Malt – again.

If you liked this week’s story, check out: 
"Ghost Story by Peter Straub," preaches Ryan.
"The Guardian (1990, dir. William Friedkin)," Damien demands.
"Triangle (2009, dir. Christopher Smith)," assures Jess.

Up next: We've got a season one wrap-up episode for you before starting production on on S2 covering... CRAWLING HORROR! Get out the bug spray, y'all.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 26 Dec 2021 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e9-the-floating-forest-by-herman-scheffauer-71VvlTx3 Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Last Night in Soho (2021, dir. Edgar Wright); drinking Freeland Spirits Bourbon.
Damien is reading Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune; drinking a Woodford Reserve hot toddy.
Ryan is watching Midnight Mass (Netflix); drinking Ardbeg Single Malt – again.

If you liked this week’s story, check out: 
"Ghost Story by Peter Straub," preaches Ryan.
"The Guardian (1990, dir. William Friedkin)," Damien demands.
"Triangle (2009, dir. Christopher Smith)," assures Jess.

Up next: We've got a season one wrap-up episode for you before starting production on on S2 covering... CRAWLING HORROR! Get out the bug spray, y'all.

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E9: 'The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:54:47 With tragedy and horrors almost too bold to bear, this beautifully told tale is our hosts' highest rated of the season. TW: suicide, death of an infant are discussed in depth. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ In this episode, our season one finale, our featured tale is: 'Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer. With tragedy and horrors almost too bold to bear, this beautifully told tale is our hosts' highest rated of the season. TW: suicide, death of an infant are discussed in depth. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ In this episode, our season one finale, our featured tale is: 'Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer. whisky, cosmic horror, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, whiskey, humor, british library tales of the weird, short story, weird fiction false full 9 1 2cac6290-0e5d-48da-82b2-960f578b76a5 S1: Christmas Bonus - 'The Real and the Counterfeit' by Louisa Baldwin Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Lodge (2019, dir. Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala); drinking spiked eggnog with Cardinal Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey.
Damien is watching Jack Frost (1997, dir. Michael Cooney); drinking Schnoggin Noggins: Kahlua, vodka, eggnog, milk, cola.
Ryan is reading the Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume One, edited by Tara Moore; drinking some random Christmas cocktail with Evan Williams Small Batch, cranberry, ginger ale, orange juice, and sweet vermouth.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the full collection - Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season, edited by Tanya Kirk.

Up next: Season 1 finale ‘The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Recap Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

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]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:37:19 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1-christmas-bonus-the-real-and-the-counterfeit-by-louisa-baldwin-qlNTM6Xa Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Lodge (2019, dir. Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala); drinking spiked eggnog with Cardinal Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey.
Damien is watching Jack Frost (1997, dir. Michael Cooney); drinking Schnoggin Noggins: Kahlua, vodka, eggnog, milk, cola.
Ryan is reading the Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume One, edited by Tara Moore; drinking some random Christmas cocktail with Evan Williams Small Batch, cranberry, ginger ale, orange juice, and sweet vermouth.

If you liked this week’s story, check out the full collection - Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season, edited by Tanya Kirk.

Up next: Season 1 finale ‘The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer

Special music licensed for non-commercial use through Creative Commons:
Intro/Outro: This is Christmas by Scott Holmes
Recap Poem: Christmas Meditation by Dee Yan-Key

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1: Christmas Bonus - 'The Real and the Counterfeit' by Louisa Baldwin Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:52:27 Jess crushes spiked eggnog, Damien reads original poetry, and the whole gang dissects the spirit behind the Spirit of Christmas. Plus, a whole new old story! Ring in the Yule with Ryan, Jessica and Damien as we recap a haunting tale from Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season – a separate collection in the British Library Tales of the Weird series. Next week, we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming with our season one finale: 'The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer. Jess crushes spiked eggnog, Damien reads original poetry, and the whole gang dissects the spirit behind the Spirit of Christmas. Plus, a whole new old story! Ring in the Yule with Ryan, Jessica and Damien as we recap a haunting tale from Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season – a separate collection in the British Library Tales of the Weird series. Next week, we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming with our season one finale: 'The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer. ghost story, christmas, winter, cocktails, ghosts, tales of the weird, british library, whiskey, humor, fiction, short story, holiday, weird fiction false bonus 1 11f65802-3f3c-4403-b0f0-bb0b217eb878 S1E8: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to the Too Scary; Didn't Watch podcast; drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is watching Psycho Goreman (2020, dir. Steven Kostanski); drinking High West Campfire Whiskey.
Ryan is reading the Dark Forces anthology, edited by Kirby McCauley; drinking Ardbeg Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro).

Up next: ‘The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:30:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e8-devereuxs-last-smoke-by-izola-forrester-cXuYByQv Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to the Too Scary; Didn't Watch podcast; drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is watching Psycho Goreman (2020, dir. Steven Kostanski); drinking High West Campfire Whiskey.
Ryan is reading the Dark Forces anthology, edited by Kirby McCauley; drinking Ardbeg Single Malt.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro).

Up next: ‘The Floating Forest' by Herman Scheffauer

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E8: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:47:00 We know smoking kills, but what if you're already dead? This tale proves weird things really do happen often on cruise ships. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester. We know smoking kills, but what if you're already dead? This tale proves weird things really do happen often on cruise ships. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester. whisky, cosmic horror, short stories, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, whiskey, humor, british library tales of the weird, weird fiction false full 8 1 1d42f92f-3ab1-42e6-8317-b29d5ae26a17 S1E7: 'The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching OCULUS (2013, dir. Mike Flanagan); drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Lion's Tail (bourbon, allspice dram, lime juice, bitters).
Ryan is reading The Valencourt Book of World Horror Stories Vol. 1; drinking Dewars - again.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Scar by China Miéville.

Up next: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 22:05:52 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e7-the-mystery-of-the-water-logged-ship-by-william-hope-hodgson-Yv8LFWrV Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching OCULUS (2013, dir. Mike Flanagan); drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.
Damien is reading My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Lion's Tail (bourbon, allspice dram, lime juice, bitters).
Ryan is reading The Valencourt Book of World Horror Stories Vol. 1; drinking Dewars - again.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Scar by China Miéville.

Up next: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola Forrester

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E7: 'The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:48:58 Okay, anything we say here will be a spoiler, so just know more people have read this story than have seen WATERWORLD. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson. Okay, anything we say here will be a spoiler, so just know more people have read this story than have seen WATERWORLD. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson. whisky, cosmic horror, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, whiskey, humor, british library tales of the weird, weird fiction false full 7 1 afd66bd0-269c-4631-9e3a-0dfc2564156d S1E6: 'Sargasso' by Ward Muir Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The House Next Door by Anne River Siddons; drinking Rogue Brewing's Batsquatch IPA.
Damien is watching POSSESSOR (2020, dir. Brandon Cronenberg); drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony whisky.
Ryan is watching THE MEDIUM (2021, dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun); drinking Dewars on the rocks.

If you liked this week’s story, check out THE BURROWERS (2008, dir. J.T. Petty).

Up next: ‘The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:45:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e6-sargasso-by-ward-muir-Z8q4UGya Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The House Next Door by Anne River Siddons; drinking Rogue Brewing's Batsquatch IPA.
Damien is watching POSSESSOR (2020, dir. Brandon Cronenberg); drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony whisky.
Ryan is watching THE MEDIUM (2021, dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun); drinking Dewars on the rocks.

If you liked this week’s story, check out THE BURROWERS (2008, dir. J.T. Petty).

Up next: ‘The Mystery of the Water-Logged Ship' by William Hope Hodgson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E6: 'Sargasso' by Ward Muir Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:48:01 When it comes to the oceanic life, there's nothing less frightening than seaweed, right? RIGHT?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'Sargasso' by Ward Muir. When it comes to the oceanic life, there's nothing less frightening than seaweed, right? RIGHT?! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'Sargasso' by Ward Muir. cosmic horror, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, whiskey, humor, british library tales of the weird, weird, weird fiction false full 6 1 0dc7150e-459c-4d0a-97ef-ce4b5c9446a1 S1E5: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Night House (2020, dir. David Bruckner); drinking Fistful of Bourbon blended whiskey.
Damien is reading 'New Teeth: Stories' by Simon Rich; drinking Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading 'When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson' edited by Ellen Datlow; drinking The Glenmorangie 10yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Underwater (2020, dir. William Eubank) and 'The Deep' by Nick Cutter.

Up next: ‘Sargasso’ by Ward Muir

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:15:00 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e5-from-the-darkness-and-the-depths-by-morgan-robertson-No3jzBRo Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching The Night House (2020, dir. David Bruckner); drinking Fistful of Bourbon blended whiskey.
Damien is reading 'New Teeth: Stories' by Simon Rich; drinking Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey.
Ryan is reading 'When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson' edited by Ellen Datlow; drinking The Glenmorangie 10yr.

If you liked this week’s story, check out Underwater (2020, dir. William Eubank) and 'The Deep' by Nick Cutter.

Up next: ‘Sargasso’ by Ward Muir

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E5: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley 00:50:20 Your ship just got rolled by a tidal wave. Things can't get any worse, right? Enter: an invisible Kraken. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson. Your ship just got rolled by a tidal wave. Things can't get any worse, right? Enter: an invisible Kraken. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson. cosmic horror, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, humor, british library tales of the weird, weird fiction false full 5 1 e642d784-09da-44e8-b1a5-b527aaca3af4 S1E4: 'No Ships Pass' by Lady Eleanor Smith Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading 'Where The Wild Ladies Are' by Aoko Matsuda; drinking Roadsmary's Baby pumpkin ale by Two Roads Brewery.
Damien is reading 'Tender Is the Flesh' by Augustina Bazterrica; drinking a Roman Holiday cocktail.
Ryan is playing Subnautica; drinking Hudson Whiskey NY.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Invitation, the 2015 sleeper hit film directed by Karyn Kusama (free on Tubi).

Up next: ‘From the Depths and the Darkness’ by Morgan Robertson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:50:11 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e4-no-ships-pass-by-lady-eleanor-smith-xyEIEdwP Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading 'Where The Wild Ladies Are' by Aoko Matsuda; drinking Roadsmary's Baby pumpkin ale by Two Roads Brewery.
Damien is reading 'Tender Is the Flesh' by Augustina Bazterrica; drinking a Roman Holiday cocktail.
Ryan is playing Subnautica; drinking Hudson Whiskey NY.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Invitation, the 2015 sleeper hit film directed by Karyn Kusama (free on Tubi).

Up next: ‘From the Depths and the Darkness’ by Morgan Robertson

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E4: 'No Ships Pass' by Lady Eleanor Smith Ryan Whitley, Jessica Berg, Damien Smith 00:44:10 Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'No Ships Pass' by Lady Eleanor Smith. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'No Ships Pass' by Lady Eleanor Smith. short stories, horror, tales of the weird, literature, humor, british library tales of the weird, short story false full 4 1 3a180c05-4083-4faf-8ec4-707df2f11897 S1E3: 'The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Eyes Without A Face (1960, dir. Georges Franju); drinking Atomic Pumpkin by New Belgium.
Damien is reading 'Based On A True Story' written and narrated by Norm MacDonald; drinking Bulleit bourbon with Woodford Reserve barrel aged orange bitters.
Ryan is reading 'A Night in Lonesome October' by Roger Zelazny; drinking Evan Williams Small Batch bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Canal, the 2014 Irish film directed by Ivan Kavanagh (free on Tubi). Damien insists you also watch What Lies Beneath (2000, dir. Robert Zemeckis) just because.

Up next: ‘No Ships Pass’ by Lady Eleanor Smith

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:43:31 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e3-the-black-bell-buoy-by-rupert-chesterton-YdS0sipD Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching Eyes Without A Face (1960, dir. Georges Franju); drinking Atomic Pumpkin by New Belgium.
Damien is reading 'Based On A True Story' written and narrated by Norm MacDonald; drinking Bulleit bourbon with Woodford Reserve barrel aged orange bitters.
Ryan is reading 'A Night in Lonesome October' by Roger Zelazny; drinking Evan Williams Small Batch bourbon.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Canal, the 2014 Irish film directed by Ivan Kavanagh (free on Tubi). Damien insists you also watch What Lies Beneath (2000, dir. Robert Zemeckis) just because.

Up next: ‘No Ships Pass’ by Lady Eleanor Smith

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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]]> S1E3: 'The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:41:53 Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton. short stories, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, british library tales of the weird, short story false full 3 1 af38fe94-fc71-4995-ba47-dbeb191c4105 S1E2: 'The Ship of Silence' by Albert R. Wetjen Bar Talk (our recommendations): 
Jessica is watching Old by M. Night Shyamalan; drinking Little Wolf APA by Zero Gravity. 
Damien is watching Brand New Cherry Flavor and Squid Game (Netflix); drinking Whistlepig Farmstock Rye. 
Ryan is reading 'The Harbormaster' by Robert W. Chambers; drinking Woodford Reserve Wheated. 

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘The Birds’ by Daphne du Maurier. 

Up next: ‘The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton 

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:36:42 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/s1e2-the-ship-of-silence-by-albert-r-wetjen-fQ9N7jJJ Bar Talk (our recommendations): 
Jessica is watching Old by M. Night Shyamalan; drinking Little Wolf APA by Zero Gravity. 
Damien is watching Brand New Cherry Flavor and Squid Game (Netflix); drinking Whistlepig Farmstock Rye. 
Ryan is reading 'The Harbormaster' by Robert W. Chambers; drinking Woodford Reserve Wheated. 

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘The Birds’ by Daphne du Maurier. 

Up next: ‘The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton 

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

]]> S1E2: 'The Ship of Silence' by Albert R. Wetjen Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley 00:46:28 Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Ship of Silence' by Albert R Wetjen. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea.’ Today's featured tale: 'The Ship of Silence' by Albert R Wetjen. short stories, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, humor, british library tales of the weird, short story false full 2 1 f86430b9-253e-4f42-8eb0-e4d8674d1f09 S1E1: ‘From the Depths’ by F Britten Austin Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Ryan is reading ‘There Is No Death, There Are No Dead: Tales of Spiritualism Horror’ edited by Aaron J. French and Jess Landry; drinking The Bowmore 12 Yr Old.
Jessica is reading ‘I Hold a Wolf by the Ears’ by Laura Van Den Berg; drinking Far North Spirits rye whiskey.
Damien is watching Malignant (2021, dir. James Wan); drinking Kaiyo Whisky aged in Mizunara oak.

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘His House,’ the 2020 movie directed by Remi Weeks (available on Netflix)

Next episode: ‘The Ship of Silence’ by Albert R Wetjen

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for the Whiskey and the Weird music!  

Like, rate, and follow—and check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com.

]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:47:09 +0000 whiskeyandtheweird@gmail.com (Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith) https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/episodes/season-1-episode-1-from-the-depths-by-f-britten-austin-fTtiP8hx Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Ryan is reading ‘There Is No Death, There Are No Dead: Tales of Spiritualism Horror’ edited by Aaron J. French and Jess Landry; drinking The Bowmore 12 Yr Old.
Jessica is reading ‘I Hold a Wolf by the Ears’ by Laura Van Den Berg; drinking Far North Spirits rye whiskey.
Damien is watching Malignant (2021, dir. James Wan); drinking Kaiyo Whisky aged in Mizunara oak.

If you liked this week’s story, check out ‘His House,’ the 2020 movie directed by Remi Weeks (available on Netflix)

Next episode: ‘The Ship of Silence’ by Albert R Wetjen

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for the Whiskey and the Weird music!  

Like, rate, and follow—and check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com.

]]> S1E1: ‘From the Depths’ by F Britten Austin Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley, Damien Smith 00:54:11 Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! First up, the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea’ and we’re starting with the story ‘From the Depths’ by F Britten Austin. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a brand-new podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! First up, the first book in the series ‘From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea’ and we’re starting with the story ‘From the Depths’ by F Britten Austin. short stories, the sea, horror, tales of the weird, literature, british library tales of the weird, short story false full 1 1