The Short Horror Beer Cast

Specifically, first lines and favorite lyrics. We love words, you see. And we thought it'd be fun to throw a few of our favorite first lines from our favorite stories out there. It was so much fun that we got to thinking about our favorite song lyrics as well! We traded them, and we laughed about it. And then Hemingway punched me in the mouth. And if you get THAT reference, you'll have no problem with any of the others. T...

Ray Bradbury is back with a Halloween tale so gruesome it'll even scare old Mudfoot Brown. And if you get that reference, you'll have no problem with any of the others. 

Join us for horror, beer, and all the Gen-X shenanigans you can ask for. 

We do spoilers here, so be sure and read the story first!

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It's Dan Simmons's breakthrough tale of bitter bereavement, childhood loss, and all kinds of undead shenanigans. It's a horror story with too much horror in it. Brace yourselves—this one stings like a nettle with a grudge. 

Grab a beer and lock your doors. 

Oh, and spoilers ahead, so read the story, why don'tcha?

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In this bonus episode, we answer that burning question and provide a soothing lotion for the burning! 

From brilliant storytelling to... er, shall we say... explosive temper, we explore the legendary writer's genius, unpredictability, and battle with mental illness. Pour yourself a short beer and and join us as we unpack the wild and complex mind behind “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.”

Theme song: “Afterparty”, by Paul Lore...

In Part II of our breakdown of Harlan Ellison’s 1967 Hugo Award winner, we're all in on the AI apocalypse! 

Craft beer pairing and Gen-X tangents—what more can you ask? 

This is classic horror fiction, apocalyptic sci-fi, and two guys overanalyzing everything with a pint in hand like you've never heard!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first! Or read it after. Just read it, period! 

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Season Three opens with a delightful little yarn by the one and only Harlan Ellison. Grab a beer and snuggle with your favorite AI chatbot girlfriend while you listen! 

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you feel it'll do you some good.

Story Info

• Title: "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
• Author: Harlan Ellison
• Originally Published: If, March 1967

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Three Floyds Brewing,...

We're back and not a moment too soon with the sequel to The Events at Poroth Farm by T.E.D. Klein, the scariest cat horror story since Garfield met the ghost pirates! It's an action-packed cap to Season Two and we couldn't be more out of ideas!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you feel it'll do you some good.

Also, be sure to check out Part I!

Story Info

• Title: "The Events at Poroth Farm"
• Auth...

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, it's a cat-lovers nightmare as we settle down for a bug-infested summer with "The Events at Poroth Farm", by T.E.D. Klein. 

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if that chills your wort. 

Story Info

• Title: "The Events at Poroth Farm"
• Author: T.E.D. Klein
• Originally Published: From Beyond the Dark Gateway , December 1972

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Short...

This week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re getting rodential with a little known up-and-coming writer by the name of Stephen King. We expect great things from this kid!

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if it'll blow your skirt up. 

Story Info

• Title: "Graveyard Shift"
• Author: Stephen King
• Originally Published: Cavalier, October 1970

Beer Pairing

• Alec's choice: Narragansett Brewing Co, The Famous ...

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: 3 Floyds Brewing, Zombie Dust
• Paul's choice: False Ho...

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 Country)
• Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7R

Beer Pairing

• Alec's...

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 Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure

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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: Founders Brewing Co., Mortal Bloom
• Paul's ch...

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 [insert Gen-X grievance].

Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if you're preci...

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 Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

The Music

* Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff...

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 Overload

* Nina Simone, Strange Fruit

* The Keith Jarrett Trio, My Back Pages

Plus, EGOISTE!

Theme ...

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 choice: Arbor Brewing Company, Cold Excursion IPA

The Book

* The H. P. Lovecraft Collection: D...

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

* Paul’s choice:

* Twin Fork Beer Co., Crescendo

* Alec’s choice:

* Griffin Cla...

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 schemata that will inevitably result from renaming all of Season 1's...