We're kicking season two off with a very obscure author and a very short tale of plague-induced kaiju madness. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird Series! This season, we're exploring our second book in the series ‘Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird.’ In this episode, our featured tale is: 'The Sphinx' by Edgar Allan Poe.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan; drinking Natterjack Irish Whiskey, featuring a big ugly toad.
Damien is reading The Damnation Game by Clive Barker; drinking High West Prairie Bourbon.
Ryan is watching Better Call Saul (created by Vince Gilligan); drinking Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Barrel Reserve.
If you liked this week’s story, check out Technicolor by John Langan.
Up next: 'The Moth' by HG Wells (another nobody)
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