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The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 17. Graveyard ShiftThis week on The Short Horror Beer Cast, we’re getting rodential with an obscure little up-and-coming writer by the name of Stephen King. Spoilers ahead, so read the story first if that'll blow your skirt up. Story InfoTitle: "Graveyard Shift"Author: Stephen KingOriginally Published: Cavalier, October 1970Beer PairingAlec's choice: Narragansett Brewing Co, The Famous Narragansett LagerPaul's choice: Left Hand Brewing Co, Wake up DeadIn this episodeCreepy basements!Paul misinforms the public!Alec gets attacked by a bat!2025-07-151h 05The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 16. Dance of the DeadThis 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 InfoTitle: "Dance of the Dead"Author: Richard MathesonOriginally Published: Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, 1955Beer PairingAlec's choice: 3 Floyds Brewing, Zombie DustPaul's choice: False Hope Brewing, Negative OutlookIn this episodeMore impressions!Alec’s war story!We talk shit about Stephen King!Links...2025-06-2550 minThe Short Horror Beer CastEp. 15. The EmissaryThis 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 InfoTitle: "The Emissary"Author: Ray BradburyOriginally Published: Dark Carnival, 1947 (re-published as The October Country)Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7RBeer PairingAlec's choice: New Holland Brewing, The PoetPaul's choice: Hair of the Dog Brewe...2025-06-1148 minThe Short Horror Beer CastBONUS EPISODE: The Lost WordsIn 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 ConniptionEdited by Alec ChambersProduced by Sid SeizureFollow us:Subscribe at our official siteFacebookInstagram2025-05-2325 minThe Short Horror Beer CastEp. 14. Free Dirt, Part IIThis 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 InfoTitle: "Free Dirt"Author: Ray BradburyOriginally Published: Quicker Than the Eye, 1996Get it here: https://a.co/d/cqO8n7RBeer PairingAlec's choice: Founders Brewing Co., Mortal BloomPaul's choice: Flying Dog, DogtoberfestWhat We Talk AboutPaul nails his beer AND his l...2025-05-2044 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 13. Free Dirt, Part IThis 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 precious like that.Story Info* Title: "Free Dirt"* Author: Charles Beaumont* Orig...2025-05-0649 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 12. The Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarToday 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 AbsolutionThe Book* The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan PoeThe Music* Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)Follow Us:* Alec Chambers* Paul Lorello* Fa...2025-04-2945 min
The Short Horror Beer CastBONUS EPISODE: Our Favorite Dark MusicWelcome 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 PagesPlus, EGOISTE!Theme song: “Afterparty”, by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Co...2025-04-2230 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 11: Cool AirGrandpa 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 BeersPaul’s choice: Freigeist Bierkultur, Smoke and Ice Sixpoint Brewery, The CrispAlec’s choice: Arbor Brewing Company, Cold Excursion IPAThe Book* The H. P. Lovecraft Collection: Deluxe 6-Book Hardcover Boxed Set, H.P. Lovecraft, Arcturus Collector’s ClassicsThe Musi...2025-04-1541 min
Good Times Great Movies291: Haunted Honeymoon (1986)On this dig back into a past Patreon episode, Doug wants nothing more than to watch Young Frankenstein, Jamie has her Norm MacDonald-esque paper shuffling called out, and we are both surprised as to just how difficult it was to find this movie online. Try not to confuse your waif of a spouse with an obese corpse, lift bits entirely from prior films you were in, and join us as we struggle to get through the tragically unfunny comedy, Haunted Honeymoon!Haunted Honeymoon is a 1987 film written and directed by Gene Wilder and starring Gene Wilder, Gilda...2025-04-041h 17
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 10: The Music of Erich ZannWe 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 Claw Brewing Company, Sin Repent Repeat Pączki StoutThe Book* The H. P...2025-03-2558 minGood Times Great Movies288: American Gigolo (1980)On the latest episode of the podcast, Jamie can't stop talking about the size of Richard Gere's dong, Doug wishes for a life where he can make a living by going antiquing with old ladies, and we both are shocked that we didn't get a 2 hour movie of Richard Gere just 'plowin' ladies'. Use all 3 hours to make your partner climax, be sure to use 100% of the cocaine on your mirror, and join us as we assumed we were getting something sexier but were perfectly fine with the sleepiness of, American Gigolo!American Gigolo is a 1980 film...2025-03-141h 42
The Short Horror Beer CastTRAILER: It's The Short Horror Beer Cast... Season TWO!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 episodes to something like Season Naught Point One, Two, Three, etc., we're forging ahead and merely regarding Season 1 as ou...2025-03-1102 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 8: The Boarded WindowNOTE 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 the hell are we paying you for, anyway? Enjoy!Ever find yourself alone in a cabin with a corpse? Maybe you fared better than our good friend Murl...2025-01-0343 min
The Short Horror Beer CastBONUS EPISODE: A Very Special Beer Cast ChristmasAh, ‘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, terrible Christmas gifts! Alec meets the Night Hag! Paulie Wren's Christmas Story! And more from Santa's big ol' bag o' podcast maunderings!Come for the obscure references, stay for the obscure allusions—as we celebrate the Yuletide with very strong...2024-12-241h 06
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 7: SoftWe’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 Parade Founder’s Brewing Company, All Day IPAThe Book* Masques, J.N. Willamson, ed.The Music2024-12-0353 min
HistoCastHistoCast 305 - España en la independencia de los Estados Unidos IEsto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Empezamos hoy una nueva serie sobre el legado del imperio español en los Estados Unidos de la mano de @cerveranavas. En esta ocasión, nos detenemos en la ayuda de España a la independencia de los Estados Unidos, a menudo desconocida o infravalorada. Participan también en esta serie de dos capítulos @danigalpe, @HugoACanete y @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Este episodio cuenta con la colaboración de Turismo Castilla-La Mancha.
Libro Gálvez - Le...2024-11-115h 55
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 6: Dance of the FrogsHop 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!The Beer* Paul’s choice: First State Brewing Co, Cosmic Imbalance* Alec’s choice: Arbor Brewing Company, Loner HandThe Book* Loren Eiseley, The Star Thrower2024-09-2443 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 5: Down ThereUhhhhh, 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 Brown Ale* Alec’s choice: Dark Horse Brewing Co, Smells Like a Safety MeetingThe Book* Ramsey Campbell, Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fi...2024-09-0350 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 4: The JarJoin 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 Oktoberfest LagerThe Book* Ray Bradbury* The October CountryThe Music* Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse YouT...2024-07-0250 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 3: FritzchenWake 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 Brewing Co, Old Brown Dog * Alec’s choice: Great Lakes Brewing Co, Return of the Lake Erie MonsterThe Books* Charles Beaumont* Perchance to Dream: Selected Stor...2024-07-0232 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 2: Smoke GhostToday 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 LagerThe Books* Fritz Leiber Jr.* Selected Stories* Conjure WifeThe Music* Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypseFollow Us:* Alec Chambers* Paul Lorello...2024-07-0233 min
The Short Horror Beer CastEp. 1: Gray MatterWhat’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*****dBooks Mentioned:* Night Shift, by Stephen King* Gray Matter and Other Stories From Night Shift, by Stephen King, read by John Glover* Salem’s...2024-06-0335 minGood Times Great MoviesEpisode 212: Can't Buy Me Love (1987)On our latest episode, Jamie sings multiple Paula Abdul songs, Doug takes a stand on what the 'best' Paul Shore movie is, and we both embarrass ourselves with the British accents we're throwing around. Toss that beret in the garbage, bring your own wine and wine glass to your next high school rager, and join us as we assume Paul McCartney's a huge Grey's Anatomy fan while dissecting the joy that is, Can't Buy Me Love.Merch on TeePublic Follow us on TwitterFollow o...2023-06-091h 56
HistoCastHistoCast 273 - Estados griegos de Asia Central IEsto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Sí, volvemos a Asia Central pero viajamos al pasado respecto a los anteriores programas para ver el paso de Alejandro Magno por la región. Por eso hoy contamos con el relato de Fernando Pastor González (@Educo_gratis) y @fran__olmos que no se lo ha querido perder. Les acompañamos @tamtamveramendi y @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Presentación de Fernando: histocast.com/GriegosAsiaCentral
Secciones Historia:
- Historia de la disciplina - 11:22
- Imperio Aquemén...2023-05-014h 02
HistoCastHistoCast 267 - La Unión Europea, historia de un milagro IIEsto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Continuamos con la Historia de la Unión Europea con esta segunda entrega de la mano de nuevo de @cerveranavas acompañado de @danigalpe, @HugoACanete y @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Secciones Historia:
- Resumen de la primera parte - 07:20
- Comunidad Económica del Carbón y del Acero (CECA), 1951 - 28:10
- El problema español - 39:45
- Comunidad Europea de Defensa, 1954 - 57:20
- Conferencia de Mesina, 1955 - 1:16:48
- Paul-Henri Spaak - 1:28:30
- Comunidad Económica Eur...2023-02-067h 29
Kill Every MonsterCambionThe Monster Manual describes Cambions as “the offspring of a fiend (usually a succubus or incubus) and a humanoid (usually a human). Cambions inherit aspects of both parents, but their horns, leathery wings, and sinewy tails are hallmarks of their otherworldly parentage.”We are joined by Anthony Rapp.Anthony is a lifelong geek and actor, who now has the great fortune of living his best geek and actor life by appearing as Commander Paul Stamets in Star Trek Discovery. He also has enjoyed a resurgence of DnD love, having played as a kid, but not again un...2022-06-131h 16
HistoCastHistoCast 251 - Nunca sabrán lo que les alcanzóEsto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Vamos a hablar de un programa que lleva tiempo rondándonos la cabeza, muertes fulminantes en las que a la víctima no le tiempo a darse cuenta de lo que ya le ha sucedido. Y para ello se encuentran a cubierto @LordCirencester, @alejandrohdzlun, @tamtamveramendi, @Rodericus_Rex y @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Secciones Historia:
- General Antonio Cantore - 7:26
- Carlos XII de Suecia - 27:58
- Turner Ashby - 39:53
- Asesinatos selectivos israelíes - 1:07:43
- Qas...2022-05-162h 15
Duran Duran Albums PodcastInterview with Elisa LorelloElisa Lorello is an award-winning and best-selling writer, with numerous novels to her name. She is also a massive Duran Duran fan, and her wonderful memoir, Friends of Mine, charts that love of the band in her life. She talks about that, and so much more, in this brilliant bonus episode, as well as choosing her (current) Top 3 Duran Duran songs.And for listeners in the United States, if you want a signed paperback copy of Elisa's memoir, Friends of Mine, order it from This House of Books bookshop in Billings, Montana, and request a signed copy...2021-07-2348 minDuran Duran Albums PodcastNotorious AlbumPaul Cuddihy and Molly Williams discuss Duran Duran's fourth album, 'No-no-Notorious', which came out in 1986.The podcast also talks to writer Elisa Lorello (@elisalorello) about her brilliant memoir, Friends of Mine, while there's a Top 3 Duran Duran songs selection from Paul's sister, Anne Marie.You can get involved in the podcast too, and we'd love to hear from you.Twitter: @AlbumsDuranEmail: duranduran@paulcuddihy.com2021-07-121h 07
Read All About ItElisa Lorello, writerElisa Lorello is a best-selling author who grew up in Long Island but is now based in Montana. She has written 13 books - mostly novels, although she's also written a memoir, Friends of Mine: 30 Years of Life as a Duran Duran fan, and The Writer's Habit, which puts her knowledge and experience of being a writer into a book.Her first novel, Faking It, was published in 2008, which was also the first in a series, which she has also written a number of stand-alone novels. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022...2021-05-0259 min
HistocastHistoCast 154 - Batalla de BorodinóEsto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Volvemos a las guerras napoleónicas esta vez en la campaña de Rusia y concretamente con la sangrienta batalla de Borodinó. Pertrechados para ello están @danigalpe, @tamtamveramendi y escondiéndose de la metralla @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Mapa de la batalla de Borodinó: histocast.com/borodinomap
Secciones Historia:- Origen y campaña - 08:17- Ejercitos y protagonistas - 1:09:46- Shevardino y el campo de batalla...2018-01-154h 47
HistocastHistoCast 149 - Luis Montero Álvarez 'Sabugo'Esto es HistoCast. No es Esparta pero casi. Vamos con una biografía de un comunista que tiene poco de aburrida y que no dejará indiferente a nadie. Nos acerca a este personaje Silvia Ribelles de la Vega a la que acompaña y pregunta @goyix_salduero. Os recordamos que nos podéis seguir a través de nuestra cuenta de twitter @histocast y en facebook.
Secciones Historia:- Juventud - 14:40- Guerra Civil - 21:46- Resistencia francesa - 29:15- Mauthausen - 35:49- Clandestinidad en España - 59:18- Bibliografía - 1:33...2017-10-291h 56
GlitterShipEpisode #31: "Parts" by Paul LorelloParts
by Paul Lorello
I honestly don't think anyone on Earth was ever happier than Jake was when Bobo Schmuley's index finger arrived by Special Courier on Tuesday. I was the one who got stuck signing for it and paying the non-breakability reward while Jake stood right there in the sub-cooler, jumping up and down and slapping at his sides.
I held the parcel out at him. He grabbed it hungrily and tore it open and he took out Bobo Schmuley's finger and held it up to the light and turned it around—th...2017-01-1222 minGood Times Great MoviesEp. 17: A Very Brady Christmas (1988) with Patrick HartzHere's the story,of a girl named Jamie,who packed up and moved from LA to Nashville.She lives with her two dogs,and her husband,and a last line that ends with 'ille'.Here's the story,of a guy named Doug/Paul,who was bringing up three very lovely girls.All of then had hair of brown,like their mother,the middle one has some curls.Follow Good Times Great Movies on Facebook & Twitter and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher.2016-08-261h 47