Whiskey and the Weird

S1E5: 'From the Darkness and the Depths' by Morgan Robertson

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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! 

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