Season Three opens with a delightful little yarn by the one and only Harlan Ellison. Grab a beer and snuggle with your favorite AI chatbot girlfriend while you listen!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you feel it'll do you some good.

Story Info

• Title: "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
• Author: Harlan Ellison
• Originally Published: If, March 1967

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Three Floyds Brewing, Oceans of Time
• Paul's choice: Evil Twin Brewing, No Hero

In this episode

• Introducing an up-and-coming director named Stanley Kubrick!
• The Exorcist, and other comedies!
• Highbrow humor!

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Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

We're back and not a moment too soon with the sequel to The Events at Poroth Farm by T.E.D. Klein, the scariest cat horror story since Garfield met the ghost pirates! It's an action-packed cap to Season Two and we couldn't be more out of ideas!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you feel it'll do you some good.

Also, be sure to check out Part I!

Story Info

• Title: "The Events at Poroth Farm"
• Author: T.E.D. Klein
• Originally Published: From Beyond the Dark Gateway , December 1972

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Busch Light (don't judge, it's for the farmers)
• Paul's choice: Long Island Farm Brewery, Field Haze

In this episode

• A recap to end them all!
• Accent shaming!
• Alec does Alec!
• Jacob's Ladder and other family favorites!

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• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
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Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, it's a cat-lovers nightmare as we settle down for a bug-infested summer with "The Events at Poroth Farm", by T.E.D. Klein.

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if that chills your wort.

Story Info

• Title: "The Events at Poroth Farm"
• Author: T.E.D. Klein
• Originally Published: From Beyond the Dark Gateway , December 1972

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Short's Brewing, Psychedelic Cat Grass
• Paul's choice: Finback Brewery, Cats Are People Too

In this episode

• Don't call him Ted!
• Shameless antiarachnidism!
• Never malt your own barley, and other homespun advice for the lovelorn!

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• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re getting rodential with a little known up-and-coming writer by the name of Stephen King. We expect great things from this kid!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if it'll blow your skirt up.

Story Info

• Title: "Graveyard Shift"
• Author: Stephen King
• Originally Published: Cavalier, October 1970

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Narragansett Brewing Co, The Famous Narragansett Lager
• Paul's choice: Left Hand Brewing Co, Wake up Dead

In this episode

• Creepy basements!
• Paul misinforms the public!
• Alec gets attacked by a bat!

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Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re rockin’ with Richard Matheson’s kooky, kwazy dystopian world of happy fun times!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that.

Story Info

• Title: "Dance of the Dead"
• Author: Richard Matheson
• Originally Published: Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, 1955

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: 3 Floyds Brewing, Zombie Dust
• Paul's choice: False Hope Brewing, Negative Outlook

In this episode

• More impressions!
• Alec’s war story!
• We talk shit about Stephen King!

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• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse
• Dig his stuff on YouTube
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re diggin’ on Dog. That’s right, it’s Ray Bradbury again, wagging a tail—er, uh—weaving a tale of terror.

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that.

Story Info

• Title: "The Emissary"
• Author: Ray Bradbury
• Originally Published: Dark Carnival, 1947 (re-published as The October Country)
• Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7R

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: New Holland Brewing, The Poet
• Paul's choice: Hair of the Dog Brewery, Fred

In this episode

• Feline shenanigans!
• Ray Bradbury issues a restraining order against Alec!
• Steve Martin, Gilbert Gottfried, Lemmy, and other horror fiction luminaries!

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Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse
• Dig his stuff on YouTube
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

In this bonus mini-ep, we dive into our dusty dictionaries to dig on some of our favorite words that have fallen out of fashion. Paleologisms, if you will. (And we know you will.) Some words are due for a comeback, and today they’re getting their shot!

Theme song: “Afterparty”, by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption

Edited by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure

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This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re gettin diggy wit it once again with "Free Dirt"—Bradbury style, baby!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that.

Story Info

• Title: "Free Dirt"
• Author: Ray Bradbury
• Originally Published: Quicker Than the Eye, 1996
• Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7R

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Founders Brewing Co., Mortal Bloom
• Paul's choice: Flying Dog, Dogtoberfest

What We Talk About

• Paul nails his beer AND his lines!
• Alec tries his hand at a Bradbury impression!
• Autumn love!

Links & Follow Us

• Website: shbeercast.com
• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Editing by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure