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!

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

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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

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.