We're back! We're bigger than ever! We're suffering from the same general malaise as all of you! But we have the cure—no, we're not talking about screaming until you black out. We're talking about beer and horror!

Today we're visiting an old friend, Uncle Stevie King, with a Lovecraftian pastiche so scary it'll collate your epistles!

Join us!

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• Website: shbeercast.com
• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

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 Brewing Co, Old Brown Dog

Alec’s choice: Great Lakes Brewing Co, Return of the Lake Erie Monster

The Books

Charles Beaumont, Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories

The Music

Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse

Theme song: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption

Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

Check it out! Our 2nd episode ever! Brought back to wheezing life and stinking of funereal cerements!

Despite the fact that we were still feeling our way through the process, this is still a great episode with a great horror story at its core, paired with two beers that'll make you pine for the good ol' days of postwar urban decay.

Listen and learn:

• How to pronounce "Rauchbier"!
• How to comport yourself during a podcast when you can't hear yourself!
• How to mistake Chicago for New York!
• Fun things about Fritz Leiber Jr!

We'll be back on March 30 with a BRAND STINKING NEW episode. Till then, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the Altes.

Also, be sure to check out out at www.shbeercast.com

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Music by Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/@IronCthulhuApocalypse

Opening theme, "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption

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Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

Greetings! Paul and Alec are working like unionized beavers to get the newest season of The Short Horror Beer Cast up and running. In the meantime, we got something special: a brand new series of Bonus Episodes!

Introducing Talking Craft, a series of conversations with horror creatives of all stripes!

For our inaugural episode, filmmaker Dallas Hallam stops by to talk his craft, his film Entrance, and his upcoming film, Interaction.

It's a bit of a departure from horror short stories and beer, but there's a lot of horror talk, and there's short story talk, and Paul may have been drinking a beer at the time. So there! There's also cat noises!

And there's a little inside baseball, and a little technical this and that, but it's everything we love about the creative side of the horror biz, and we think you'll dig it whether you're a seasoned pro or just a horror fan who'd like to take a peek at how some sausages are made.

Watch this space for brand new episodes of The Short Horror Beer Cast!

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Check out Dallas Hallam's IMDB

And his film, Entrance

(FYI, Stephen King had some very nice things to say about this film)

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CREDITS:

Theme song, "Afterparty", by Paul Lorello, performed by Siz Seizure and the Conniption

Edited by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure

It's our timeless classic holiday episode from 2024!

Touch but our robes and be upheld in more than this as we revisit Thomas Ligotti's "The Frolic", a heartwarming tale of that's at least more bearable than Wham's 'Last Christmas'! Experience the magic of the season with philosophical pessimism and bodily functions! Plus, great beer!

Paul's mic was making rather merry this time around, but Alec saved the day with his stellar editing. It was a Christmas miracle unmatched! Throw another stuffed Bambi on the fire and settle down for a night of Christmas magic!

The Beer

* Paul’s choice: Schloss Eggenberg, Samichlaus

* Alec’s choice: Bell’s Brewery, Christmas Ale

The Book

* Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe, Thomas Ligotti

The Music

* “Nocturnal Phosphorescence”, “Mortuaries of Time”, by Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse

(Dig his stuff on YouTube)

Follow Us:

* Alec Chambers

* Paul Lorello

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. Throw on yer smokin' jacket and join the Short Horror Beer Cast after party!

Social Links

• Website: shbeercast.com
• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Afterparty" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
• Edited by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure

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!

Social Links

• Website: shbeercast.com
• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Solid State" by Alec Chambers
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Beer discussion music: "Halloween Theramin Fun" and "Halloween Trick or Treat", by Greg Kirkelie, from Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA
• Edited by Paul Lorello

Produced by Sid Seizure

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?

Social Links

• Website: shbeercast.com
• Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
• Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast

Credits

• Theme music: "Solid State" by Alec Chambers
• Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
• Edited by Alec Chambers

Produced by Sid Seizure