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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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

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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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