The gang explores an incredibly influential tale in the weird canon, the uncanny valley (including why eyes are more phallic than you realize), the wonder of Cherry 2000, and... Ryan is hammered, according the post-credits scene. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Red Riding Quartet by David Peace; drinking a PBR & Lemonade Shandy.
Damien is reading Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law by Mary Roach; drinking Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur + Fever Tree Indian tonic.
Ryan is watching Aterrados (2017, dir. Demián Rugna); drinking Michter's straight bourbon whiskey.
If you liked this week’s story, check out Cherry 2000 (1987; dir. Steve De Jarnatt). Yes, really.
Up next: The Secret of the Scaffold by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
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