Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley

Whiskey and the Weird

Arts EN ↓ 105 episodes

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), Holy Ghosts (S8), and NOW Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms (S9)!

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Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley

Episodes

S1E5: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson 31.10.2021 50:20

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 sto...

S1E4: 'No Ships Pass' by Lady Eleanor Smith 17.10.2021 44:10

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 dire...

S1E3: 'The Black Bell Buoy' by Rupert Chesterton 17.10.2021 41:53

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 bou...

S1E2: 'The Ship of Silence' by Albert R. Wetjen 17.10.2021 46:28

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. U...

S1E1: ‘From the Depths’ by F Britten Austin 10.10.2021 54:11

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. I...