Ring in the new year with the Terrible Antique Book Freaks! The Antiques Freaks join us today to do a live read of The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd by William Hope Hodgson, a cross-dressing revenge fantasy on the high seas. We know it's not a Carnacki, and we know it's not even scary, but it's the best we can do having read all the 'nacks already. As usual, we're using Eye of Argon rules to read this and we encourage you to get out your Carnacki bingo cards and help us re-tool them for more generalized Hodgson tomfoolery. In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes or makes reference to: sexual humor (including foot stuff) and some bad Victorian ideas and opinions, including pedophilia.

Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is reading Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer; drinking Noble Oak Double Oak.Damien is watching The House of the Devil (2009, dir. Ti West); drinking a Last Word (gin, green chartreuse, lime, luxardo).Ryan is watching Satan's Slaves (2017; dir. Joko Anwar); drinking Blair Athol 12 yr scotch whisky.If you liked this week’s story, watch Lake Mungo (2008; dir. Joel Anderson).Up next: Halloween bonus story! Read "The Ghost of a Flea" by Priya Sharma found in Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, edited by Ellen Datlow. Then... Season 6!Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is reading Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep by Adam Soto; drinking a Maple Cardamom Old Fashioned with last week's Yellowstone Bourbon.Damien is reading Devil House by John Darnielle; drinking a pickleback! Jameson Irish whiskey + Grillo's spicy dill pickle brine.Ryan is reading The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher; drinking Gramling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey.If you liked this week’s story, watch The Perfect Storm (2000; dir. Wolfgang Petersen).Up next: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair.Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com

Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is watching OCULUS (2013, dir. Mike Flanagan); drinking Far North Rye Whiskey.Damien is reading My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones; drinking a Lion's Tail (bourbon, allspice dram, lime juice, bitters).Ryan is reading The Valencourt Book of World Horror Stories Vol. 1; drinking Dewars - again.If you liked this week’s story, check out The Scar by China Miéville.Up next: 'Devereux's Last Smoke' by Izola ForresterSpecial thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! Like, rate, and follow! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com