Whiskey and the Weird

Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley
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Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), Holy Ghosts (S8), and NOW Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms (S9)!

  1. S9E4: The Curfew Tolls by Stephen Vincent Benet

    2D AGO

    S9E4: The Curfew Tolls by Stephen Vincent Benet

    Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is watching The Household (2025; dir. Luke Shaw); drinking Meier's Creek Backwoods Trail.Damien is watching Super Dark Times (2017; dir. Kevin Phillips) & Soft & Quiet (2022; dir. Beth de Araujo); drinking Hai Seas San Oaks Whiskey.Ryan is watching Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland); drinking Tullibardine 15. If you liked this week’s story, read  Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. Chess. Up next: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 3m
  2. S9E3: The Discovery of the Treasure Isles by Amelia B. Edwards

    MAY 18

    S9E3: The Discovery of the Treasure Isles by Amelia B. Edwards

    Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is reading Turtle Island by Sean Sherman; drinking Bodalen Bourbon by Far North Spirits.Damien is watching The Toxic Avenger (2025; dir. Macon Blair); drinking Mary Dowling Bourbon.Ryan is reading If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio; drinking Woodford Reserve Rye Old Fashioned. If you liked this week’s story, read  Robert E. Howard's Conan stories: Xuthal of the Dusk, The Iron Shadows of the Moon, and Queen of the Black Coast. Or Lady Eleanor Smith's No Ships Pass (featured in WatW: S1E4). Interested in reading Mrs Roliston's Travelling Adventures by Amelia B Edwards? Find it here: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/80e3bb63-79f3-4505-9c4c-be8cd3d02ff0/ Up next: "The Curfew Tolls" by Stephen Vincent Benet Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 6m
  3. S9E2: An Undistinguished Boy by Gerald Kersh

    MAY 10

    S9E2: An Undistinguished Boy by Gerald Kersh

    Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is watching Repeat (2021, dir. Richard Miller & Grant Archer); drinking Hudson Whiskey Do The Rye Thing.Damien is reading Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley & Haunted Forest Tour by Jeff Strand and James A. Moore; drinking a Natasha's Pulverized Paste (Elijah Craig whiskey sour with apple and ginger).Ryan is watching "Wayward" (Netflix, 2025); drinking the Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask. If you liked this week’s story, read The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick Up next: "The Discovery of the Treasure Isles" by Amelia B Edwards. Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 3m
  4. S9E1: Roads of Destiny by O. Henry

    MAY 3

    S9E1: Roads of Destiny by O. Henry

    Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is reading Salt Slow by Julia Armfield; drinking Uncle Nearest 1884.Damien is watching Marshmallow (2025; dir. Daniel DelPurgatorio); drinking Mary Dowling bourbon.Ryan is reading Yeehaw Junction by Kayli Scholz; drinking the Aberlour 12. If you liked this week’s story, read The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges. Up next: "An Undistinguished Boy" by Gerald Kersh. Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 15m
  5. Christmas Bonus: Smee by A. M. Burrage

    12/25/2025 ·  BONUS

    Christmas Bonus: Smee by A. M. Burrage

    Bar Talk (our recommendations): Jessica is watching Arctic Void (2022; dir. Darren R. Mann); drinking almond nog + Bright Lights, Big Bourbon. Damien is watching Good Boy (2025; dir. Ben Leonberg); drinking a Bhakta 1928. Ryan is watching Shrinking (Apple TV original series); drinking a Gingerbread fartini (vanilla vodka, Frangelico, Bailey's, gingerbread syrup). If you liked this week’s story, watch Head Count (2018; dir. Elle Callahan) Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9!  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 Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 10m
  6. S8E10: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James

    12/14/2025

    S8E10: The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral by M. R. James

    Bar Talk (our recommendations): Jessica is bingeing all 14 seasons of King of the Hill; drinking Burnside Bourbon. Damien is reading Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman; drinking a legit painkiller with Pussers Rum (orange, pineapple, cream of coconut, nutmeg). Ryan is reading  Ghostland by Edward Parnell; drinking a Lagavulin 16. If you liked this week’s story, read Gothic by Philip Fracassi. Up next: Damn the fates, it's Season 9! And a merry little bonus episode interlude... Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 8m
  7. S8E9: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens

    12/07/2025

    S8E9: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens

    Bar Talk (our recommendations): Jessica is reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; drinking Freeland Spirits Bourbon. Damien is watching Freaky Tales (2024; dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck); drinking a Hibiki Japanese Harmony. Ryan is reading  A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck; drinking a Highland Park 12. If you liked this week’s story, watch Black Box (2020; dir. Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour). Up next: "The Stalls of the Barchester Cathedral" by the inimitable M. R. James Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

    1h 5m
  8. S8E8: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton

    11/30/2025

    S8E8: The Duchess at Prayer by Edith Wharton

    Bar Talk (our recommendations): Jessica is reading The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King; drinking Free Spirits 'The Spirit of Bourbon'. Damien is reading Rejection: Fiction by Tony Tulathimutte; drinking a Boulevardier (Larceny bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth). Ryan is reading  Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse and Bad Manners, edited by Doug Murano and Michael Bailey; drinking a Glenlivet 14. If you liked this week’s story, read the interconnected short stories of the Dandridge Cycle by Caitlin R Kiernan. Up next: "The Face of the Monk" by Robert Hichens Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music!  Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

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Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), Holy Ghosts (S8), and NOW Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms (S9)!

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  • Creator
    Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021 - Present
  • Show Website
    Whiskey and the Weird

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