Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The House on Vesper Sands, by Paraic O’Donnell, while drinking the Glenlivet Nadurra cask-strength bottling.

In this episode:

A fearful Scotch

Some deeply inside jokes

The Gothic Genre: A TEDm&e Talk

The term “sensibility” is used a lot of times for a podcast not discussing Jane Austen

The term “vibes” is used a lot of times for a podcast run by two millenials

Sorry Bronte fans, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre don’t count as Gothic

Sorry to Bram Stoker and Wilkie Collins fans too, we guess?

It had to be noted at some point: YES there is a massive The Shining reference in this novel, and NO we never think to discuss it

Next time Michael and Ethan will continue discussion of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.