Violating your earholes while pairing pints with classic horror, GenX style. Paul and Alec drink in the work of literary masters amidst collapsing scenery and pop culture digressions. Open all hours. www.shbeercast.com
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This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re rockin’ with Richard Matheson’s kooky, kwazy dystopian world of happy fun times! Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that. Story Info Title: "Dance of the Dead" Author: Richard Matheson Originally Published: Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, 1955 Beer Pairing Alec's choice…
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This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re diggin’ on Dog. That’s right, it’s Ray Bradbury again, wagging a tail—er, uh—weaving a tale of terror. Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that. Story Info Title: "The Emissary" Author: Ray Bradbury Originally Published: Dark Carnival, 1947 (re-published as The October Count…
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In this bonus mini-ep, we dive into our dusty dictionaries to dig on some of our favorite words that have fallen out of fashion. Paleologisms, if you will. (And we know you will.) Some words are due for a comeback, and today they’re getting their shot! Theme song: “Afterparty”, by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption Edited by …
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This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re gettin diggy wit it once again with "Free Dirt"—Bradbury style, baby! Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're precious like that. Story Info Title: "Free Dirt" Author: Ray Bradbury Originally Published: Quicker Than the Eye, 1996 Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7R Beer Pairing Alec's choice:…
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This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re cracking open “Free Dirt” by Charles Beaumont and pairing it with two beers that go down smoother than a buttered gerbil. This is Part 1 of a two-parter! Sort of. We’ll explain when you get here. Till then, you can expect our usual mix of literary over-analysis, pop culture nerdery, and tangents about …
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Ep. 12. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
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Today we look at Poe’s masterpiece of mesmeric, macabre, malodorous morbidity while masticating malt from murky mugs! Also, Irish antics! Swooning students! And how we nearly inhaled ourselves into early graves! The Beers * Paul’s choice: Aurora Brewing Company, Fresh to Death * Alec’s choice: Dragonmead Brewery, Final Absolution The Book * The Com…
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Welcome to the afterparty! In this follow-up to Episode 10, we bring you the darkest music we could think of in a moment’s notice without pre-thought, forethought, or intuition of any kind. Nevertheless, you’ll love what we chose: * S. Prokofiev, Montagues and Capulets * Johnny Cash, Hurt * The Beach Boys, ‘Til I Die * The Talking Heads, The Overlo…
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Grandpa Lovecraft is back with another delightful tale. Fill yer tub with ice and crack open a cold one. Doctor’s orders. We’re gettin shiv’ry wittit. Also, Surströmming! Paul gets another bad taste in his mouth! And Alec becomes a keyboard warrior! The Beers Paul’s choice: Freigeist Bierkultur, Smoke and Ice Sixpoint Brewery, The Crisp Alec’s choi…
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We kick off Season Two with everyone's favorite racist uncle, H.P. Lovecraft! Join us as we witness our poor narrator endure the worst soundtrack since Moulin Rouge. Get a front row seat to Erich Zann's All-Star Celebrity Hootenanny! Also, the plausibility of ghosts! Keith Emerson's Moog! And Paul offends 15,448 people in a single rant! The Beer * …
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TRAILER: It's The Short Horror Beer Cast... Season TWO!
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Greetings, mofos! So here’s the deal. Season 1 was a test run to see if we could actually do this thing. Turns out, we sorta can. At any rate, we're having fun, and that's all that counts. (That's not all that counts.) This season, Season 2, is actually our first real season, the one where we finally figured stuff out. But to avoid the crises of sc…
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NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS: This is a toned-down, less special-effecty version of the show we uploaded as a treat on New Year’s Eve. That glitzier edit was a one-time dealio, you see. But the show’s more or less the same. If you listened to it already, we hope you liked it and urge you to listen again. And bring a friend. And take notes this time. What th…
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BONUS EPISODE: A Very Special Beer Cast Christmas
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Ah, ‘tis the season of warmth, of joy, of strict atomization of humbug, of all things wintery and blazing with good humor, benevolence, comfort, and extreme pessimism regarding the futility of all human existence… Yes, we're covering the king of bad tidings, Thomas Ligotti, by discussing his masterpiece of unnerving horror, "The Frolic." Also, terr…
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We’re back with a banger by F. Paul Wilson. Join us at the end of the world with the most hideous disease to befall humankind since ABBA. Plus, rats! Paul Newman! Mutant bunnies! And more! Make no bones about it, this one’ll get under your skin. The Beer * Paul’s choice: Unibroue, La Fin Du Monde * Alec’s choice: Short’s Brewing Company, Soft Parad…
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Hop on over and settle in for a night of batrachian terror! It’s anthropologist Loren Eiseley’s masterful foray into fiction, or so we’re inclined to believe. We took a leap with this one, dissecting something toadily new, warts and all. Also, more impressions! How to pronounce “Schuykill”! And we unveil the catchy new jingle: “Is it Horror?” Enjoy…
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Uhhhhh, today we're, eh-huh, going Down There, hhhuh-huh, huh-huh… So join us as we explore the depths of a certain office building and the horrors that lie within. Also, Anglophilia, more sucking sounds, Paul's very weird obsession, and more! Keep your area clean and join us for some workplace thrills! The Beer * Paul’s choice: Samuel Smith’s Nut …
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Join us as we gaze into The Jar, by the one and only Ray Bradbury! Plus, swamp sounds, a 1940s alert, more podcast spinoff ideas, and fair to middling impressions! You really don't want to miss this one. The Beer * Paul’s choice: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, Hazy Little Thing (served in a mason jar) * Alec’s choice: North Peak Brewing Co, Dauntless Ok…
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Wake up and smell the hamster cage, because today we're heading to the pet shop for "Fritzchen," a creepy little weird tale by Charles Beaumont, featuring a truly bizarro creature and a psychopathic monster of a child. Fun for some of the whole family! Plus, Greg Brady's rival, and a podcast spinoff idea! The Beer * Paul’s choice: Smuttynose Brewin…
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Today we pour over “Smoke Ghost”, by the incomparable Fritz Leiber Jr. Also, Paul mangles the German language, Alec can’t hear himself, and we introduce the 1940s alert! The Beer * Paul’s choice: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier * Alec’s choice: Altes Original Detroit Lager The Books * Fritz Leiber Jr. * Selected Stories * Conjure Wife The Music * Iron …
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What’s the worst taste you’ve ever had in your mouth? We discuss our top picks and talk about “Gray Matter”, by horror gem Stephen King. Bring your corn cob and settle in for a swig! The Beer * Paul‘s pairing choice: Budweiser (Not gonna link it. You know where to find the damn swill.) * Alec’s pairing choice: Founder’s Dirty B*****d Books Mentione…
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