Episode 104 Richard Matheson's Hell House

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The Two Mike's pack their bags and spend a night in Richard Matheson's Hell House.  Is it that they are in a drunken, hallucinogenic fugue state or did they really spit up ectoplasm?  You'll find out in this epitome of the haunted house novel. ( So take that Shirley Jackson!)

Cocktail Time! 

The Resonator

Take a Champagne flute and drop in one Raw Sugar Cube that has a few drops of grapefruit bitters.  Pour in one shot of Absinthe and top with very cold dry sparking wine.

Chin Chin!

Episode 103: Steven Rasnic Tem's The Excavation

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The Mikes round out their first deep dig into an artist with a discussion of Steven Rasnic Tem's first novel. One Mike disappoints everyone by not even finishing the 

It's Cocktail Time!

The Jamesontown Flood

Fill a pint glass with cold wheat beer to about an inch from the top.

Drop a shot glass filled with Jameson Whisky in it.

Watch if foam over. 

Drink.

Closing Music: "The Flood" by the Stanley Brothers

Episode 102 Melanie Tem's Prodigal

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The Mikes squander their inheritance, take up residence in a pigpen, and eventually beg to come home. Just like in the late Ms. Tem's fictional family horror novel Prodigal. Sure, the older brother gets jealous and the father kills the fatted calf for the welcome-home feast, but in the end Jeebus was right—wasn't he?

IT'S COCKTAIL TIME!

THE RUNAWAY

• Take 2 cups of watermelon and purée with a sprig of fresh tarragon.
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• Open a nice, cold grapefruit beer, like Ballast Point's Grapefruit Sculpin of Schofferhofer's Grapefruit Hefeweizen.
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• Pour beer into a pilsner glass to half full and then fill remainder with watermelon purée. Stir gently and drink.

closing music: "Howl" by The Family Crest (You are commanded to see them when they visit your town)

Episode 101: Steven Rasnic Tem's Deadfall Hotel

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Launching Necronomipod 2.0, the Mikes dig a little deeper into an author or a theme. We start with a reading of some works by married writing duo Melanie Tem and Steven Rasnic Tem. Starting with Steven's recent spooky hotel novel, we confront a bit of grief and try to figure out how to better deal with annoying parts of books.

Cocktail Time

Deadfall Gimlet

In a cocktail shaker mix:

• 2 shots gin (or vodka)
• 1/2 shot simple syrup boiled with cherry pits and stems
• juice of half a lime

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry stems to create a nice little deadfall on the bottom of the glass. 

Closing Music: "Heartbreak Hotel" by Grump