Villainy is not what it once was, or maybe it's just never been what we thought.  Stephen and Mark explore the state of villainy in Starter Villain by John Scalzi.  As they learn the dark nature of subscription services, they will fortify themselves with something equally as dark.  Jim Beam Black Extra Aged.

Just who was that old man, anyway, and how old was he when he died??  There's weird stuff in A House with Good Bones, but Copper & Cask will keep them save with its depth of flavor and spice.

The boys are back with another T. Kingfisher novel.  This one is Southern Gothic meets Lovecraftian Horror.  To try to keep things nice and normal, they will be sampling Jefferson's Bourbon Whiskey.

The guys kick back with some Knob Creek while they talk about what they forgot about Starling House.

In this episode, Stephen and Mark spend some time talking about one of their favorite authors, Alix E Harrow, and her new novel "Starling House."  This one is a modern day dark fantasy with bloodline curses, dark dreams come to life, and Lovecraftian nightmares lurking just inside the evening mist.  To fortify themselves, they will partake of a gift from one of Stephen's friends, a bottle of Driftless Glen Bourbon Whiskey.

What are some authors better at than others?  Show and Tell.

Welcome back!  Stephen and Mark begin their fourth season of the show with "The Hurricane Wars", a new fantasy tale by author, Thea Guonzan.  Their first bourbon of the season will be from a local brewer turned distiller, Two Brothers Bourbon Whiskey.  And so Season 4 begins!

On this Halloween Season 3 finale, Stephen and Mark will sample some different old fashioneds while discussing the Henry James classic, "Turn of the Screw".  The bourbons they will try tonight are Makers Mark French Oaked, Castle & Key, and Elijah Craig Small Batch.

Two words for this one.  Screw. Top.

The boys jump into the world of fantasy YA/New Adult fiction, and they are not ready for what they find in "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros .  They're also not ready for The Judge Bourbon Whiskey from High 'n Wicked which seems to keep changing its flavor profile with every sip.