EPISODE · Dec 7, 2025 · 1H 4M
S8E9: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens
from Whiskey and the Weird · host Jessica Berg, Damien Smith, Ryan Whitley
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. JamesSpecial 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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Time warp! Updates from our future's past, multiple mustachios, and the gang gets deep on ourselves (but not as deep as how this author describes a monk's haircut). Dang bro, chill. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Face of the Monk by Robert Hichens.
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