Tonight's tale is "an uncomplicated story told confusingly" according to one host, before being given their lowest rating ever. Brutal! Also, unbridled misogyny via typewriter, other haunted devices in contemporary horror, and approximately 42 regional accents... in the intro alone. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're transmitting our sixth book in the collection, ‘The Night Wire: And Other Tales of Weird Media,’ edited by Aaron Worth. In this episode, our featured story is: Poor Lucy Rivers by Bernard Capes.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman; drinking a Limestone Branch Yellowstone Toasted Bourbon.
Damien is reading Reprieve by James Han Mattson; drinking a Hemingway daiquiri (white rum, lime, Maraschino liqueur & grapefruit juice).
Ryan is playing Sunless Sea (VG - Failbetter Games, 2015); drinking a Fistful of Bourbon (again).
If you liked this week’s story, read "The Backwards Path to the Limbus" by Betty Rocksteady.
Up next: "The Wind in the Woods" by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor.
Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!
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