Cats are put on blast (again), Damien has another poem for the gang, and childhood holiday traditions get told - including Jess' cold potato crepe obsession. Plus, a whole new old story! Ring in the Yule with Ryan, Jessica and Damien as we recap a haunting tale, "Whittington's Cat" by Lady Eleanor Smith from Haunters at the Hearth: Eerie Tales for Christmas Nights – a separate collection in the British Library Tales of the Weird series. Coming soon in 2023: our season four kickoff: "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching I Trapped The Devil (2019, dir. Josh Lobo); drinking egg nog with Koval millet whiskey.
Damien is reading We Spread by Iain Reid; drinking The Ardbeg 10 single malt scotch whisky.
Ryan is reading Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Christmas Kentucky Buck (bourbon. cranberry, ginger beer, lime).
If you liked this week’s story, check out Sleepwalkers (1992, dir. Mick Garris).
Up Next: Season Four kicks off with "The Lightning-Rod Man" by Herman Melville from the volume Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales from Stranger Climes, edited by Kevan Manwaring.
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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