Podcasts by Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead Metal and Mayhem

Episode 310: Handfasting from 2023-12-08T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're talking about handfasting today!  That old-time style ceremony where people promise each other to each other.  We'll talk a bit about its history and also about...

Episode 309:Weird Tales pulp magazine’s 100th anniversary from 2023-12-01T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another anniversary episode.  This time it's for the 100th anniversary of Weird Tales magazine.  We talk about its history and its effect on horror/...

Episode 308: Dungeons and Dragons animated series 40th anniversary from 2023-11-24T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another D&D episode, where we talk about the animated cartoon series from 1983, for its 40th anniversary!  Join us, Hank, Diana, Eric, Sheila, Presto...

Episode 307: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 50th anniversary from 2023-11-17T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another exciting anniversary edition as we talk about the 50th anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving."  It's short and sweet since we also discuss...

Episode 306: The Rocky Horror Show’s 50th anniversary from 2023-11-10T05:10

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another 50th anniversary episode!  This time we talk about doing the Time Warp and how to build a better body.  This year is the 50th anniversary of the ...

Episode 305: Hot Fuzz (the movie) from 2023-11-03T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Spooky season may be over, but we're going to continue semi-spooky things through the year because we didn't have enough time in October!  This week's episode is cont...

Episode304: Happy Halloween and Faithful Johnny from 2023-10-31T05:00

Happy Halloween from the Terrors!  We hope your Samhain will be filled with spooky awesomeness and you get all the candy you want, yet keep your teeth.

Along with our annual wish, we're i...

Episode303: Halloween 2023 - Haxan Witchcraft Through the Ages from 2023-10-30T05:00

Welcome back to more Season of the Witch!  Rather than the song, this time we're talking about Haxan Witchcraft Through the Ages on its 101st anniversary!  Why did we choose 101 instead of 100? ...

Episode 302: Halloween 2023 - The Wicker Man 50th anniversary from 2023-10-27T05:01

Welcome back to more Halloween spookiness at the Manor!  This episode we talk about that most glorious of folk horror movie's "The Wicker Man."  No, not the cheese "not the bees!" but the most e...

Episode 301: Halloween 2023 - 50th anniversary movies from 2023-10-24T05:00

Welcome back to some more spooky goodness at the Manor!  This episode we talk about horror movies that are celebrating their 50th anniversaries!  At least those that aren't getting a full episod...

Episode 300: Halloween Memories from 2023-10-20T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to episode 300!  Rather than the usual Hard Rock Heavy Metal episode for a 100th, we're going with Halloween memories for spooky season!  Pull out your favo...

Episode 299: Halloween 2023 - The Haunted Bell Inn from 2023-10-17T05:04

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more spooky fun as we talk about the Haunted Bell Inn pub!  Spookiness abounds!  Eek!  Pour a pint of whatever ghost ship style pub ale you enjoy an...

Episode 298: Halloween 2023 - The Black Shuck from 2023-10-13T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Pull up a chair along the fireplace and listen to spooky tales of the black shuck!  This otherworldly black dog from English folklore will certainly give you a scare ...

Episode 297: Halloween 2023 - Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon) 50th anniversary from 2023-10-10T05:00

Welcome back to more spooky season gruesomeness at the Manor!  Pour yourself a pint or a wee dram and join us as we discuss the excellent folk horror novel "Harvest Home" by Thomas Tryon on its ...

Episode 296: Halloween 2023 -- 50th anniversary of The Exorcist from 2023-10-06T05:00

Welcome back to more Halloween, spooky fun at the Manor!  Today's episode gets into "The Exorcist," for its 50th anniversary.  Pour a pint and listen in as we discuss the background, as well as ...

Episode 295: Halloween 2023 -- Season of the Witch (Donovan) from 2023-10-03T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to Spooky Season!  It's October Country time again and we're starting our usual Halloween blitzkrieg with one we've been saying we'd eventually discuss...

Episode 294: Gen Con! from 2023-09-29T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to a con (Kahhhhhnnn!) episode!  Jody finally made it to Gen Con this year and James had made it a couple times just before the plague years, so we discuss ...

Episode 293: Hobbit Day 2023 from 2023-09-22T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're celebrating Hobbit Day as usual, with a long episode and with very little editing!  It's just how we like to celebrate both Hobbit Day and our anniversary!   Listen

Episode 292: Top Inflation Adjusted Movie Franchises from 2023-09-15T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to some math!  Would you like to know the top inflation adjusted movie franchises?  Then listen on!  And if you disagree, let's compare math!

Next we...

Episode 291: D&D ramp up to 50 -- our favorite modules from 2023-09-08T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing our ramp up to Dungeons and Dragons' 50th anniversary next year with our own favorite things, with this episode focusing on our favorite modules.  Wh...

Episode 290: An interview with our favorite paranoid android Marvin from 2023-09-01T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We bring to you an interview with Marvin, the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!  Share and enjoy!

Next week's episode is on our favor...

Episode 289: Conspiracy Theories 2 -- Phantom Timeline and Elvis from 2023-08-25T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another conspiracy theories episode!  We know it's been a while since the last conspiracy theories episode (episode 49, back in July 2019), but that...

Episode 288: How to screw up your pub from 2023-08-18T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Occasionally we get curmudgeonly here at the Manor (stop snickering!) and this time it's on what we dislike when bars/pubs/restaurants/etc. do it.  So if you want to ...

Episode 287: Post-Zep but Pre-Zep from 2023-08-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We heard your clamoring for more Zeppelin, but it's not quite time for Physical Graffiti, so instead we're going to talk about post-Zep when they were pre-Zep!  Wait....

Episode 286: D&D campaign settings, alignment, and editions from 2023-08-04T05:00

Welcome back to our pre-50th anniversary blitzkrieg of D&D episodes, where we talk about our own personal thoughts and likes of various things before getting into some history and context ne...

Episode 285: The history of the Tarot (Jimmy Page and the Occult part 2) from 2023-07-28T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Join us as we lay out our Tarot cards to do some spooky readings!  If we're accurate, hopefully it won't actually be all that spooky.  This episode, we're doing more ...

Episode 284: Our favorite Bond actors and movies from 2023-07-21T05:00

Welcome back the Manor and welcome to another episode on that man of mystery, martinis, and Her Majesty's secret service (although at the next movie, it'll have to he His Majesty's won't it?), J...

Episode 283: Lovecraft and Carcosa from 2023-07-14T01:10

Strap on to a Mi-go and let's get into background on Carcosa, that most vile of planets that has given us some decent short stories and the future King in Yellow (but seriously, the food and dri...

Episode 282: Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (part 5) from 2023-07-07T05:16

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the final, part 5, of our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  Here, after going into touring and groupies and album and everything, we finally discuss ...

Episode 281: D&D - what race and class would we be from 2023-06-30T04:45

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to a precursor of our D&D 50th anniversary episodes (next year -- it's the official 49th this year!).  Here, we talk about what race and class we think we w...

Episode 280: Hard Rock vs. Heavy Metal from 2023-06-23T05:10

Welcome back to the Manor!  This is a very special episode for two reasons.  The first is that we've been teasing this since pretty much the very beginning of our podcast.  The second is that, o...

Episode 279: Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (part 4) from 2023-06-16T04:50

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to the 4th of 5 episodes on Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy!  We continue our march through Zep's peak and get into the album.  Not the songs yet, as...

Episode 278: Jimmy Page and the occult part 1 - John Dee from 2023-06-09T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We've mentioned a few times that we would discuss Jimmy Page's fascination with the occult and thought that there's no time like telling the future!  We mean... there...

Episode 277: The haunted blues house The Slippery Noodle Inn from 2023-06-02T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week, we're talking about the oldest established and running tavern in Indiana, the Slippery Noodle Inn, in Indianapolis.  Ghosts, prohibition, brothels, and the...

Episode 276: Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy part 3 from 2023-05-26T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the mid-point episode of our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  This is part three of five and in this one, we'll discuss groupies and we'll have some...

Episode 275: Deep Purple’s Come Taste the Band (part 1) from 2023-05-19T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to our Deep Purple arc!  We're finally merging the Tommy Bolin episodes with the Deep Purple episodes, as we get to where Tommy joins the band.  

Episode 274: Cross Country Pub Hikes in the UK from 2023-05-12T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  James drunk-ordered a book one night about hiking through the English country side, with trails that lead to wonderful pubs.  It overlaps with a few of our past episo...

Episode 273: Dandelion Wine -- Ray Bradbury’s novel and the drink from 2023-05-05T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week is a nice short one, with a brief discussion about Ray Bradbury's novel "Dandelion Wine" and how it pertains to the actual drink, which James made quite a w...

Episode 272: Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (part 2) from 2023-04-28T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  Pull out the big stereo speakers, because we're continuing our Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy arc!  In this episode, we talk about the Starship (not the band), how t...

Episode 271: Dungeons&Dragons Honor Among Thieves - a review from 1e gamers from 2023-04-21T05:04

Welcome to back to the Manor and excuse us as we interrupt our normally scheduled programming for a special episode.  We've both seen the new D&D movie and wanted to review it.  Since we've play...

Episode 270: Dedicated Listening III -- Jody’s insane ’music throughout the years in order’ project from 2023-04-14T11:30

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're extending our dedicated listening arc to episode 3!  Jody came up with an insane idea to put together play lists of rock and metal starting back in the 1960s an...

Episode 269: Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (part 1) from 2023-04-07T18:25

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Led Zep!  This year is the 50th anniversary of Houses of the Holy and we're ready to dig in!  This first episode is a bridge from Four Symbols/Zoso/...

Episode 268: Malort cocktails, band biographies, and Chicago (part 3) from 2023-03-31T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're finishing our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added i...

Episode 267: Seamus Hates Springtime from 2023-03-24T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Amongst our larger arcs, with longer episodes, we'll occasionally do a short episode for a bit of ease.  This helps, considering we've never taken a break in our 267 ...

Episode 266: Monty Python series 4 part 3 -- the final episodes from 2023-03-17T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  Sadly, we must bid a fond farewell to the Flying Circus in this episode.  We discuss the last few remaining episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus, from their final...

Episode 265: Malort cocktails, band biographies, and Chicago (part 2) from 2023-03-10T05:04

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added ...

Episode 264: The European Walk-to-Mordor pub crawl from 2023-03-03T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to do a pub crawl through Europe in a way that semi-matches Frodo and Samwise's journey with the One Ring?  If so, but yo...

Episode 263: Monty Python series 4 (part 2): Canadian Tour and episodes from 2023-02-24T05:00

Welcome back to the Macabre Manor of Mead, Mayhem, and Ballooning!  We continue our Monty Python series 4 arc with the bridge between series 3 and series 4, their Canadian tour, and then the fir...

Episode 262: Malort cocktails, band biographies, and Chicago (part 1) from 2023-02-17T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're starting our third Malort episode here, with Malort cocktails!  However, to keep the boys (especially James) from getting too drunk, too quickly, we've added in...

Episode 261: David Lee Roth, Sextoriums, Red Light Oyster Houses, and other things from 2023-02-10T05:00

What do DLR, randy Middle Ages monks, and sex workers all have in common?  They're stars of this episode!  We share our favorite David Lee Roth quotes from various Van Halen books, along with hi...

Episode 260: Monty Python series 4 (part 1 - their childhoods) from 2023-02-03T00:08:05

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Python!  This is our first of three episodes for series 4 and we're starting with their childhoods!  "What?" we hear you shout.  "Why are you doing ...

Episode 259: Malort 2: barrel aged boogaloo from 2023-01-27T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor!  One of our first episodes was on that most magnificent of liquors Malort.  We're back with episode two, talking about their barrel aged version and adding some more s...

Episode 258: Douglas Adams and Monty Python from 2023-01-20T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  In both celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy television series and in preparation for our upcoming arc on Python's series 4 of t...

Episode 257: Our annual top 5 list from 2023-01-13T11:57:46

Welcome back to the Manor!  And you may have noticed that each year our number of top things changes, and this year we only had 5 each (Jody with his albums and James with his books).  So if you...

Episode 256: Middle Earth music venues! from 2023-01-06T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  And yes, you read that correctly, we're talking about rock and metal in Middle Earth!  Okay, not Tolkien's Middle Earth, but the musical venues/night clubs that were ...

Episode 255: Iron Maiden’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner from 2022-12-30T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to our annual end of the year episode, which always features Iron Maiden!  This year, we're using this as a way to finish our Rime of the Ancient Mariner tr...

Episode 254: Father Christmas (a brief history) from 2022-12-23T05:01

Welcome to more Yuletide fun at the Manor!  Since last week we went into American Santa Claus, this week we thought we'd tackle (not literally -- we're not The Kinks playing at a Cheap Trick) En...

Episode 253: American History Xmas (Yule 2022) from 2022-12-16T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week, we get into the historical creation of American Santa Claus and how America turned away from its Puritanical antipathy towards Christmas, allowing it to bl...

Episode 252: Yule 2022 Hygge, Hot Toddies, and Ghost Stories for Christmas from 2022-12-09T05:00

Welcome back to Yuletide at the Manor!  This year we're starting the Yule season with a combination episode with some hygge comforting fun, followed by the (possible) history of where the hot to...

Episode 251: Jody reviews his latest metal concerts (Raven, Pentagram, and The Obsessed band) from 2022-12-02T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Jody insists that he hates humanity, but that doesn't stop him from going out to metal shows.  Here he reviews two of his latest shows, one with Raven and the other w...

Episode 250: Thanksgiving 2022 - we’re thankful for 250 episodes from 2022-11-24T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to our (American) Thanksgiving episode!  It's another milestone, as this is also our 250th episode.  We're quite thankful to all of our listeners and their ...

Episode 249: Rime of the Ancient Mariner from 2022-11-18T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We continue our semi-themed arc that started with Halloween season's The Flying Dutchman with the second episode... Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mar...

Episode 248: Astrological signs and beer from 2022-11-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week, the Terrors look at a few websites that give the personality and beer type for astrological signs and we determine if they fit ours or not.  Hint:  It's no...

Episode 247: Harvest Monsters from 2022-11-04T05:16

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're easing out of Halloween spooky season (before ramping up into Yule spooky season) with a short episode on harvest monsters!  Join us as we discuss German and Ir...

Episode 246: Halloween 2022 -- For Ray Bradbury, a Halloween Tree sequel from 2022-10-31T15:37:45

Welcome to a special All Hallows, Samhain, Day of the Dead, Halloween episode!  On the 10th anniversary of the passing of Ray Bradbury (2012) and the 50th anniversary of that most excellent of b...

Episode 245: Halloween 2022 -- Happy Halloween! What we’re doing and anniversaries of Nosferatu and Halloween III from 2022-10-31T05:00

Happy Halloween to all of you!  We hope you enjoy the best and most spooky of holidays this evening, as the sun sets and we go into the dark time of the year (for those of us in the northern hem...

Episode 244: Halloween 2022 -- House (1977 Japanese horror movie) from 2022-10-28T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the 4th of Jody's Japanese horror flicks!  This time, sticking with the theme of this week's trippy hippy stuff (we're looking at you, Dracula AD 1972), ...

Episode 243:Halloween 2022 -- 50th anniversary of Dracula A.D. 1972 from 2022-10-25T05:02

Welcome to more evil, spooky fun here at the Manor!  50 years ago, Christopher Lee once again donned his vampire cloak for Hammer Horror, for "Dracula A.D. 1972" and we are eerily happy that he ...

Episode 242: Halloween 2022 -- Kwaidan (1964 Japanese horror film) from 2022-10-21T05:04

Welcome to more spooky goodness at the Manor!  We're continuing Jody's spooooooky arc with the third Japanese horror films, this time it being 1964's Kwaidan!  Slice a bit of Barm Brack and a dr...

Episode 241: Halloween 2022 -- Shaun of the Dead from 2022-10-18T05:04

Welcome back to Halloween's spooky season here at the Manor!  Our bonus episode this week is on the first of the Cornetto trilogy, that excellent RomComZom from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, Shau...

Episode 240: Halloween 2022 -- Kuroneko from 2022-10-14T05:00

Welcome back to more horrific Samhain spookiness!  Our doubling up of episodes for spooky season consists of four Japanese horror movies, as recommended by Jody.  Earlier this week you heard us ...

Episode 239: Halloween 2022 -- Ugetsu (1958 Japanese horror movie) from 2022-10-12T05:01

Welcome back to spooky season at the Manor!  For this week's special episode, we talk about Ugetsu, the 1958 Japanese horror movie.  You'll see this year that Jody wanted to get into some Japane...

Episode 238: Halloween 2022 - our annual Hallowre’ad book reviews and suggestions from 2022-10-10T05:01

Welcome back to more spooky season shenanigans at the Manor!  Pour a pint and enjoy our annual Hallowre'ad where we give some recommendations and reviews.

This year we review:  The Troop ...

Episode237: Halloween 2022 -- the ghost ship The Flying Dutchman from 2022-10-07T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more spooky season spooky fun!  In this episode we talk about the mysterious ghost ship The Flying Dutchman.  From it's deal with the devil to the b...

Episode 236: Halloween 2022 -- Glorious the movie (a Lovecraftian Glory Hole) from 2022-10-05T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to spooky season again!  For the first non-Friday episode of our October Blitzkrieg, we're talking about Glorious!  This Lovecraftian horror movie may or ma...

Episode 235: Bolton Haunted Pubs from 2022-09-30T05:03

Welcome back to the Manor!  We recorded this episode a couple months ago, but thought an episode about haunted pubs would make for a great pre-Halloween episode!  We didn't record it specificall...

Episode 234: Tommy Bolin (part 5) from 2022-09-23T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  And welcome back to our Tommy Bolin arc with the final episode before Tommy overlaps with another main topic that we've discussed.  Yes, James knows he previously wro...

Episode 233: Hobbit Day 2022! Second Breakfast and Foods of Middle Earth from 2022-09-16T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  It's Hobbit Day, which also means it is our anniversary episode!  We eat (and talk about) second breakfasts and foods of Middle Earth in general.  We hope you've been...

Episode 232: Ravenwood Meadery from 2022-09-09T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and get ready for some honey mead fun.  We've already mentioned Ravenwood Meadery once in the podcast, but it was so good, this time we went the full monty.  No, not th...

Episode 231: People who overlap with several podcast themes and episodes from 2022-09-02T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This time, we both discuss one person/place/thing that overlaps with our podcast episodes.  From horror to Tolkien to music to literature to movies to... well, you ge...

Episode 230: Yes! from 2022-08-26T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  I asked Jody if he wanted to record and he said "yes."  I asked what topic and he said "yes."  So this is episode is about YES.  What does that mean?  The word?  The ...

Episode 229: Monty Python series 3 (part 4) from 2022-08-19T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to the last of our Monty Python series 3 episodes!  It's a sad day, as after this, John Cleese will no longer be a part of the Flying Circus.  He will,...

Episode 228: Hoosier Cryptids from 2022-08-12T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another cryptid episode!  This time we give 11 Indiana cryptids (this episode goes to 11).  Don't be too spooked, but you may also take these as warnings...

Episode 227: two Lovecraft short stories from 2022-08-05T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor!  We do love us some Lovecraft.  In fact, we've both recently read a short story by the author, without realizing the other had as well, so when we wanted to do an epis...

Episode 226: Tommy Bolin (part 4) from 2022-07-29T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor and the ever expanding Tommy Bolin arc!  We're in episode 4 now, with one more before we get to an overlap with another series.  We hope you enjoy this episode on one o...

Episode 225: Monty Python Series 3 (part 3 -- background to series 3 and episodes 8, 9, and 10) from 2022-07-22T05:05

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to what is quite possibly the shortest Python episode we've ever done, besides that first one on the exact date of their 50th anniversary where we talked ab...

Episode 224: A Personal Album Each from 2022-07-15T05:09

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week we get a little deep and not quite as flippant (though the jocularity is still there).  We've eached picked an album that represents are thoughts and/or fee...

Episode 223: A Mead Tasting! from 2022-07-08T05:00

Welcome to another Terrors Mead episode!  This time, we're tasting several meads from various meaderies and giving our thoughts.  More fun than anything, but the episode does give insight into t...

Episode 222: Cowboy Bebop (the animated and the live action series) from 2022-07-01T21:57

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week we get into one of Jody's biggest fandoms (and even James thinks its pretty darn good, too), Cowboy Bebop!  We talk about the original animated series and t...

Episode 221: Monty Python University Years and Series 3 (part 2) from 2022-06-24T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another 50th anniversary Monty Python arc!  Series 3 turns 50 this year, so we're continuing the streak and getting into the details!  We give a lot...

Episode 220: James Bond’s infamous intro music and our favorite theme songs from 2022-06-17T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Mix yourself a Stinger or a Vesper martini, light your cigarette, and flirt with your nearest cocktail server.  Or pour a pint and light your pipe.  Or listen sober, ...

Episode 219: The Casual Reader’s Guide to James Joyce’s Ulysses and Bloomsday on its 100th Anniversary from 2022-06-10T05:01

Welcome back to ye olde pub of the Manor!  Or whatever makes it sound like we're ordering a pint of the black stuff in Dublin in the early 1900s.  Welcome to our episode on the casual reader's g...

Episode 218: A Q&A with the Terrors! from 2022-06-03T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We've dusted off and refurbished an oldie.  At the very beginning of the podcast, we recorded a question and answer episode, so that you, the listeners, could get to ...

Episode 217: Monty Python Series 3 (part 1) from 2022-05-27T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another 50th anniversary Monty Python arc!  Series 3 turns 50 this year, so we're continuing the streak and getting into the details!  We give a lot...

Episode 216: Towel Day 2022 - songs that inspired Douglas Adams’ writing of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy from 2022-05-20T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  As a special Towel Day episode (the day that commemorates that most excellent of writers, Douglas Adams, author of that wholly remarkable book The Hitchhiker's Guide ...

Episode 215 -- Tolkien fan theories from 2022-05-13T05:00

Welcome back to the Macabre Manor!  Today we're delving into Tolkien fan theories.  Jody harshes on the eagles into Mordor and James gives his theory on Arwan-Glorfindel!  Plus, a few others of ...

Episode 214 -- a Macabre Mother’s Day special: our favorite women from 2022-05-06T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  Our moms are awesome, and so are so many more women, moms or not. Join us as we mention our favorite female actresses/musicians/writers!  And a happy mothers' day to ...

Episode 213: Runnin’ With the Demon - Van Halen meets the Demon of KISS from 2022-04-29T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  In this episode, we're revisiting two of our favorite bands to discuss: Van Halen and KISS!  Back in the day, Gene Simmons overlapped with the VH boys quite a bit, so...

Episode 212 --James Bond part 1: Hammer Films crossovers from 2022-04-22T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This episode is the first of a series of James Bond episodes, just in time for the 60th anniversary of the film series, starting with crossover actors who have had pa...

Episode 211 --Monty Python’s 50th anniversaries of And Now For Something Completely Different and of Fliegender Zirkus from 2022-04-15T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  It's a first here with the Terrors.  We've actually managed to discuss a Monty Python anniversary in one episode!  And not just one anniversary, but two!  Join us as ...

Episode 210 -- Tommy Bolin part 3 from 2022-04-08T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Join in as we finish up our Tommy Bolin arc, that wondrous fret shredder.  We will have more on Tommy later, but in conjunction with another of our arcs (oooooh, fore...

Episode 209 -- Backward Masking is a Fools Game from 2022-04-01T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We've finally decided to do our long promised backward masking episode!  Seems like a good day for it.  MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Next week's episode is p...

Episode 208 -- Tolkien Reading Day 2022 Love and Friendship from 2022-03-25T05:00

Welcome to the Manor and welcome to another Tolkien Reading Day episode!  This year's concept, as determined by The Tolkien Society, of which we both do happen to be members, is love and friends...

Episode 207 --The Terrors Beer Rating System from 2022-03-18T05:02

Welcome to the Manor!  If you've ever wondered how we rate beers here at the Macabre Manor, you're in for a treat.  Get out your calculus and non-linear dynamics textbooks, because we're going t...

Episode 206 -- The Terror’s Olympics (20 km cross country pub crawl) from 2022-03-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wanted to create your own Olympic event?  Well we have, and this is the episode in which we discuss it!  If you've ever wanted to do the 20 km cross-cou...

Episode 205 -- The 42nd Anniversary of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s Secondary Phase from 2022-03-04T05:00

Willum-welcome-be, time travelers!  Pull a pint of Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, get your brain care specialist on hold and on danger money, and join us as we discuss the Hitchhiker's Guide to th...

Episode 204 -- Monty Python Series 2 (part5) from 2022-02-25T05:00

Welcome to the last installment of our series on the second series of that most excellent and famed British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus!  Some background, some episode notes, and ...

Episode 203 -- Prostitution and Prohibition: Madam Brown and Madam Fawcett from 2022-02-18T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing our Prohibition series with part 3 that discusses prostitution.  We're focusing on two famous madams: Madam Edith Brown of Terre Haute, Indiana, USA ...

Episode 202 -- Tommy Bolin part 2 from 2022-02-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to part 2 of our Tommy Bolin series.   Tommy Bolin, guitarist extraordinary!   Don't worry.  Part 3 is coming soon!

Next week's episode is on those b...

Episode 201: A History of Guitar Finger Tapping (featuring Eddie Van Halen) from 2022-02-04T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  And welcome to an episode James had promised many dozens of episodes ago or more.... a history of two handed tapping on the guitar!  Of course the ending of the episo...

Episode 200: Heavy Metal and Hard Rock History episode 2 (July - Dec1964) from 2022-01-28T20:36

We did it, brutes!  We made it to 200!  So join us in the study with a pint and pipe or whatever you want, as we present the second half of 1964 from the original unaired podcast idea, The Heavy...

Episode 199 --Robert Burns Day 2022 from 2022-01-21T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Welcome back to what seems to be an annual event!  Robert Burns, Scottish poet, is celebrated on his birthday (January 25th) with wide recognition in Scotland and whe...

Episode 198 -- Monty Python series 2 (part 4) from 2022-01-14T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor!  Make sure to pull your pint after doing your silly walk.  We're continuing with our Monty Python series 2 arc!  A few of our favorite skits from some episodes, as wel...

Episode 197 --- Haunted Pub series Ye Olde Man&Scythe (plus a Seamus Lwyd Arsang update) from 2022-01-07T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're continuing our haunted pubs series (that we started with the A Kinda Creepy Podcast crossover back in October) with Ye Olde Man & Scythe (a name which has speci...

Episode 196 - end of 2021 spectacular! Iron Maiden (as usual) and our top ten lists of the year from 2021-12-31T04:33

Welcome back to the Manor!  It's our usual of the year spectacular, where we discuss Iron Maiden (as we usually do) and our top ten albums of the year. Also, there is a chance  that we have some...

Episode 195 -- The Terrors present an original Ghost Story for Christmas ”The Haunted Cask” from 2021-12-24T05:00

Welcome back tot the Manor!  Light your pipe (Dutch style like Santa if you have it), pour a pint (or a dram or a Wassail bowl of mead), turn down the lights, and get ready to get your Christmas...

Episode 194 --Christmas Werewolves and Veles Wild Hunt from 2021-12-17T05:00

Welcome back to more Yuletide spookiness at the Manor!  This episode continues our annual traditions of discussing Christmas Monsters and the Wild Hunt, sometimes together in an episode and some...

Episode 193 -Yule 2021: Wassailing vs. Caroling from 2021-12-10T05:00

Welcome back to Yuletide at the Manor!  Where we keep Christmas well with copious pints of spiced ale and punch!  This week's episode is on the differences between wassailing and caroling.  We h...

Episode 192 -- Yule 2021: Arsang, the Swedish Year/Omen Walk from 2021-12-03T05:00

Welcome to Yule at the Manor!  Hope you enjoy Smoking Bishop... as well as a drink.  Ha!  Jocularity.  

We start this Yule season with an episode on the Swedish Year Walk, called Arsang, ...

Episode 191 -- Lucifer the Series (part 2) from 2021-11-26T12:40

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to some more Lucifer fun.  Although we're now into November, we recorded such a long "Lucifer the television series" episode that we had to split it in...

Episode 190 -- Thanksgiving 2021: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and the WKRP Turkey Drop from 2021-11-19T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  Happy Thanksgiving! At least to those in the States.  We know other countries have Thanksgiving and Harvest Festivals at various times.  Perhaps we'll get to those ne...

Episode 189 -- Darin Wall of the band Greyhawk (part 2) from 2021-11-12T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Darin Wall of the heavy metal band Greyhawk.  For fans of the band, you already know that Darin was kick ass and stoppe...

Episode 188 -- Monty Python series 2 (episodes and post-university/pre-Python) from 2021-11-05T05:00

More on Monty Python's second series!  We continue with what the Pythons were doing after graduating from various universities, but before they decided to put Python together.  In other words, t...

Episode 187 -- Halloween 2021: Happy Halloween from the Terrors! from 2021-10-31T05:01

A short episode to wish all of you a happy and haunted Halloween and a scary and spooky Samhain.  

Next week's episode continues Monty Python's series II.

Get in touch with us at P...

Episode 186 -- Halloween 2021! An American Werewolf in London‘s 40th anniversary from 2021-10-29T05:01

More spooky season fun at the Manor!  This week we get into the most awesome of lycanthrope movies, "An American Werewolf in London."  From the plot to the actors to the special effects, all of ...

Episode 185: Halloween 2021 - The Highgate Vampire from 2021-10-26T05:01

Welcome back to spooky season at the Manor and to a spooky season extra episode!  If you listened to our crossover with the "A Kinda Creepy" podcast (on their show), you'll hear us discuss The F...

Episode 184 -- Halloween 2021! Lucifer the Band. from 2021-10-22T05:00

Welcome back to spooky season in the Manor!  Keeping with our semi-theme, we're talking about that kick ass band from Germany (though now mostly Swedish), Lucifer!  Started in 2014, they have fo...

Episode 183 -- Halloween 2021! Lucifer the series (part 1) from 2021-10-19T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor, where it's spooky season all month with lots of spooky extras.  Watch out for the dagger wielding ghost as you traipse through our halls.  He's rather cross, because w...

Episode 182 -- Halloween 2021! Selling Your Soul at the Crossroads from 2021-10-15T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We hope you didn't get hung up at the crossroads.  Unless that's what you wanted, in case you were searching for the devil himself to tune your guitar.  Pull up a sea...

Episode 181 -- Halloween 2021! Halloween Drinks from 2021-10-12T05:03

Next week's episode is about how to sell your soul to the devil at the crossroads.

Get in touch with us at Podbean: https://w...

Episode 180 -- Halloween 2021! A Kinda Creepy Crossover! from 2021-10-08T05:02

Welcome back to the Manor!  Allow us to introduce some special guests to the study, the women from A Kinda Creepy Podcast!  We had a spooky crossover event this year.  We guested on their podcas...

Episode 179 -- Halloween 2021! Hallowread books we‘re reading this year. from 2021-10-05T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  It's just the start of spooky season and we're sharing the books we plan on reading this year.  Who knows, maybe we'll even finish some in time to give a recap at the...

Episode 178 -- Halloween 2021! History and Materials of the Ouija spirit board from 2021-10-01T05:00

Welcome back to spooky time in the Manor!  The skeletons are dancing and the cauldron is bubbling.  Get ready for lots of spooky fun!  This week is the history of the Ouija Board, plus a special...

Episode 177 -- Heavy Metal (the movie‘s soundtrack) turns 40 from 2021-09-24T05:34

Welcome back to the Manor!  As promised, we're finishing our two episode series on the 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal, that most awesome of animated films from 1981!  Enjoy our talk on the musi...

Episode 176 -- Hobbit Day 2021! Hobbit poetry from 2021-09-17T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Our episode on pub poetry the other week caused this year's Hobbit Day episode to be a bit shorter, but more creative.  Rather than go on for hours about various thin...

Episode 175 -- The Great Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875 from 2021-09-10T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Pour yourself a wee dram of whiskey (or whisky, if you'd rather have Scotch than Irish or American) and listen to our tale of the actual true story of the great, flam...

Episode 174 -- an interview with Darin Wall of Greyhawk (part 1) from 2021-09-03T05:05

Welcome back to the Manor!  We have a very special guest for today: Darin Wall, bassist and founding member of the heavy metal band Greyhawk!  The formed in 2016 in Seattle, Washington, USA and ...

Episode 173 -- Pub Poetry and Coleridge from 2021-08-27T05:01

Welcome to the Manor!  It's the perfect episode to light your pipe and pour yourself a nice pint of bitter.  James reads a couple selections of pub poetry and Jody reads Coleridge's "Kubla Kahn....

Episode 172 -- Beowulf part 2 -- the adaptations from 2021-08-20T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and pour yourself some more mead, as we finish our discussion on Beowulf as we get into a few of the adaptations.  Become some geekzerkers with us (a kinning of geek an...

Episode 171 -- Heavy Metal (the movie) turns 40 from 2021-08-13T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  As you can tell, our "next time" from last week's episode has changed.  We almost missed the 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal, that most awesome of animated films!  It...

Episode 170 -- Led Zeppelin's fourth album (part 4 of 4) from 2021-08-06T05:00

Welcome to another Zepisode!  Get it? Snicker snicker.

We finally finish our delve into Zeppelin's magical fourth album (call it what you will - we covered that a Zepisode or two ago) dur...

Episode 169 - Bochet Mead from 2021-07-30T05:00

Welcome to another Terrors mead episode.  If you're curious as to what a bochet mead is, you've come to the right place.  Although really, you should've come here anyway.   You should know that ...

Episode 168 -- The Terrors debate the first metal album from 2021-07-23T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  The Terrors debate a couple of solid albums from the late '70s to decide which should be considered the first metal album.  Yes, we did decide on a winner (at least f...

Episode 167 -- Live from the Pear Lounge! Beer tasting, Hobbit trivia, and general fun times. from 2021-07-16T05:00

Another live episode!  Well, live in that we recorded it together at the same actual physical location.  Not live as in "we're airing this live!"  But anyway!  Enjoy this unedited, because it wa...

Episode 166 -- Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon saga of mead, metal, and mayhem (part 1) from 2021-07-09T05:01

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today's topic truly is one that deserves a mazer or horn of mead.  We've both read a few different translations of Beowulf (Tolkien and Heaney for James super recentl...

Episode165 -- Led Zeppelin's Fourth Album (part 3) from 2021-07-02T05:00

Welcome to another Zepisode!  I can't believe it took James this long to come up with that pun.  We continue with our delve into Zeppelin's magical fourth album (call it what you will - we cover...

Episode 164 - a Midsummer's Hike from 2021-06-25T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Okay... so something happened and the episodes got out of whack.  Anyway, screw it, we recorded it, and it's not as though you can't still take a long summer hike!  T...

Episode 163 -- Monty Python series 2 (part 2) from 2021-06-18T05:00

More on Monty Python's second series!  Our jocular anecdotes on their first three episodes. 

Next week's episode is about (stay tuned - we have no idea right now!).

Get in touch wi...

Episode 162 -- Tommy Bolin (the beginnings) from 2021-06-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  If you you know who Tommy Bolin is, you'll love this.  If not, you'll love him after listening!  Such an excellent guitarist, indeed!  (Spoiler: we could've put this ...

Episode 161 -- Led Zeppelin's Fourth album (part 2) from 2021-06-04T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more Zeppelin!  It's the 50th anniversary of their most excellent fourth album and we're continuing our coverage of it by going over the songs on si...

Episode 160 -- The Dragon's Rafters (If we could own a pub...) from 2021-05-28T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wanted to own your own pub?  We definitely do.  Here's what each of us would want for our own pubs.    So yes, another "drinking culture" episode, with ...

Episode 159 -- Monty Python: Post-University and Series 2 from 2021-05-21T05:00

Next week's episode is about (stay tuned - we have no idea right now!).

Get in touch with us at Podbean: https://www.podbean....

Episode158 -- The Lord of the Rings characters we most identify with (and more!) from 2021-05-14T05:00

Welcome back to our Manorly Hobbit hole!  We're delving into Moria again, discussing which Lord of the Rings characters with whom we best identify (spoilers: Aragorn, Faramir, Sam, Eowyn, and Lu...

Episode 157 -- Led Zeppelin's fourth album (part 1 of 4) from 2021-05-07T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more Zeppelin!  It's the 50th anniversary of their most excellent fourth album and we start with the writing and recording!  Enjoy!

Next week...

Episode 156 -- Witches Night 2021! Walpurgisnacht! from 2021-04-30T05:00

Welcome to our annual Witches' Night episode!  Last time was on Toad Cults, but this year we went all out on the actual sabbat itself!  Come and listen to us as we get into witches!  After all, ...

Episode 155 -- Deep Purple's "Stormbringer" from 2021-04-23T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor as the Terrors continue with Deep Purple, as we discuss their album "Stormbringer," final album of their Mark III line-up.  

Next week's episode is about... Witc...

Episode 154 -- Shire Pub Crawl from 2021-04-16T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wanted to do a Shire pub crawl?  We give you ideas on how to do so!  We talk hobbits and the Shire, specifically what beers we think they'd serve at the...

Episode 153 -- The Muppets Take the Manor from 2021-04-09T05:00

Welcome to the Manor and welcome to the Muppet Show!  At least welcome to a show about the Muppets.  The Muppets, their guests, their shows, their movies... we hit them all!  So now it's... time...

Episode 152 - Bigfoot! (Cryptid episode 3B) from 2021-04-02T05:00

Welcome back as we finish up with Bigfoots!  Bigfeet?  Whatever.  We have some true tales and proof of their existence.  At least that's what the monks told us.

Next week's episode is the...

Episode 151 -- Cooking with Beer (part 2B) from 2021-03-26T05:00

Deja vu! More cooking with beer!  Once again, we get into flavor profiles of the malts/grains, hops, and yeast that match up with various foods.  This is a two part episode and in this second pa...

Episode 150 -- Lucifer, Satan, and the Devil, oh, my! from 2021-03-19T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wondered what the differences is between Lucifer and Satan and the Devil?  More importantly, which one talks to us through the Ouija Board?  Well, we re...

Episode 149 -- Crossroads part 2 from 2021-03-12T12:47:21

Welcome back to the Manor!  We're finally making it back to our episodes on the crossroads.  After over a year hiatus from this, we're presenting crossroads folklore from South America, Asia, th...

Episode 148 - Bigfoot! (Cryptids episode 3A) from 2021-03-05T05:00

Welcome to the third of our cryptid episodes!  This time we discuss that hairy loveable ape-man, Bigfoot.  At least we get into the name, Native American background, the yeti-sasquatch-bigfoot c...

Episode 147 -- Cooking with Beer (part 2A) from 2021-02-26T05:00

More cooking with beer!  Except this time we're actually talking about cooking with beer instead of whiskey.  Imagine that.  We get into flavor profiles of the malts/grains, hops, and yeast that...

Episode 146 -- Monty Python Series I (part 4 of 4) from 2021-02-19T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor as we finish up our episodes on that most awesome of British comedy troupes, Monty Python and their first series.  Afterwards, we're going to play "how to stay hidden i...

Episode 145 -- Led Zeppelin, their third album (part 5 of 5) from 2021-02-12T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today we're wrapping up our arc on Led Zeppelin's III album, discussing the actual songs themselves.  It was a fun ride, working on this for its 50th anniversary!

Episode 144 -- Our favorite beers (part 4 of 4) from 2021-02-05T05:00

Pour a pint and celebrate with us!  We're finally broadcasting the 4th of 4 in our "favorite beers" arc.  This has been gathering dust back in the nooks and crannies of the Manor, scurrying arou...

Episode 143 -- thoughts on non-metal bands (part 2 of 2) from 2021-01-29T14:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today we finish our discussion on non-metal bands/music that we like.  The list isn't exhaustive, so it's always possible we'll come back to this.  But for now?  Well...

Live Show 001: Burns Night 2021 from 2021-01-26T01:13:05

Welcome to the Terrors' first live show!  It wasn't great and now we're 0 for 2 on making a really good quality Burns Night episode, but at least we show our love.  

We'll get better on t...

Episode 142 -- Monty Python Series 1 (part 3 of 4) from 2021-01-22T11:30

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to more Monty Python episodes!  We continue our discussion of the group's first series!  If you haven't listened to the first two, you really should.  ...

Episode 141 -- Iron Maiden Beer Series: Fear of the Dark from 2021-01-15T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Pour yourself a pint of the black stuff (Fear of the Dark, Guinness, etc.) or whatever your tastes buds are fancying.  Today we're talking about Iron Maiden's Fear of...

Episode 140 --2020 review: Jody's top five albums of 2020 and James' top five new drinks of 2020 from 2021-01-08T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Ha!  We fooled you!  You thought this episode would be something completely different based on what we wrote in the notes in the previous episode!  Little did you kno...

Episode 139 -- Led Zeppelin, LZ III era (part 4 of 5) from 2021-01-01T05:00

Welcome to the Manor and welcome back to our regular episodes, now that the holidays are over.  Here we continue our Led Zeppelin LZIII era episodes.   We get into the mixing of the album and th...

Episode 138 --The Terrors' Annual "Last Episode of the Year" thing from 2020-12-25T05:00

Welcome to the Manor!  Enjoy some smoking bishop... unless that brings back horrible memories of Catholic school (James still has a twitch) and enjoy the topic we always discuss during the last ...

Episode 137 - Yule 2020: The Oskoreia Wild Hunt from 2020-12-18T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and our annual Yule time wild hunt episode!  Enjoy our conversation on the Oskoreia, those hard drinking and reindeer stealing Christmas ghost riders!

Next week'...

Episode 136 - Yule 2020: Hygge, Coorie, and Ghost Stories for Christmas from 2020-12-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and our annual Ghost Stories for Christmas episode!  Gather your smoking bishop and join us for some spooky readings and context around these ghastly tales of winter gh...

Episode 135 -- Yule 2020: Algernon Blackwood's "The Glamour of the Snow" from 2020-12-04T05:00

Welcome to Yule season at the Manor!  Take a seat by the fire and have a mazer of something warming.  Today we're discussing "The Glamour of the Snow," a fantastic short story by Algernon Blackw...

Episode 134 -- A Terrors Tribute to David Prowse from 2020-12-02T05:00

It's memorial time at the Manor.  The lights are dimmed and the mirrors are covered.  Join us in a pint as we tell stories of David Prowse, Lord Vader himself, who passed away November 28th this...

Episode 133 -- The Nightmare Before Christmas: a Halloween or a Christmas movie? from 2020-11-27T05:00

Welcome to the Manor!  Join us as we discuss if the lads and lasses from Halloween Town and their movie should be watched at Halloween or at Christmas.  We're sure the answer will surprise no on...

Episode 132 -- Alice's Restaurant, a Thanksgiving Day tradition from 2020-11-20T05:00

Welcome to Thanksgiving at the Manor!  Pull up a chair and get ready to dig into popcorn, toast, and jelly beans (which is something we'll talk about next year -- foreshadowing, dun dun dun!).  ...

Episode 131 -- Unintentional Folk Rock of the '70s-'90s from 2020-11-13T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Join us as we discuss songs from the '70s, '80s, and '90s that are folk rock (it is Friday the 13th after all, heh heh heh), even though they weren't meant to be.  Ye...

Episode 130 --A Tribute to Eddie Van Halen from 2020-11-06T05:00

Welcome to the Manor, where the clocks and mirrors are draped with striped black.  A month ago today the world lost one of the greatest guitarists ever to grace its green face, when Eddie Van Ha...

Episode 129 -- Halloween 2020! Dark Carnivals and Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" from 2020-10-30T05:00

By the pricking of our thumbs... we have something to cure that.  Alcohol and talking about spooky, creepy carnivals!  Along with another "B Author" talk, where we get into Ray Bradbury's "Somet...

Episode 128 -- Halloween 2020! Our Favorite Animated Halloween Shows from 2020-10-27T05:00

Welcome to the Manor's haunting Halloween happenings!  This special episode is just a nice stroll down the avenue of animated shows.  Halloween shows that we watch, whether annually, every few y...

Episode127 -- Halloween 2020! The 200th Anniversary of "The Legend of Sleep Hollow" from 2020-10-23T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and to more Halloween haunted horror  happenings.  This time we get into Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," as 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of that ...

Episode 126 -- Halloween 2020! The Spooky Card Game "Gloom" from 2020-10-20T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Enjoy a special extra mid-week Halloween season episode.  Last year, Jody and I went to a wonderful place called Doughnuts and Dragons, where we played a spooky card ...

Episode 125 -- Halloween 2020! Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows" and "The Wendigo" from 2020-10-16T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Continuing with our annual Halloween spookfest, with this year's theme of authors, we present to you Algernon Blackwood and two of his quite spooky stories!  Enjoy! Listen

Episode 124 --Fantasmagoriana from 2020-10-12T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and our October spookfest!  One of our last live episodes (at least until we figure out how to do them without all the background noise) gets into Fantasmagoriana, a co...

Episode 123 -- Halloween 2020! Ambrose Bierce's spooky short stories from 2020-10-09T05:00

Welcome to Halloween Country at the Manor!  We're continuing our spooky author theme with Ambrose Bierce and five wonderfully spooky short stories.  Which ones?  Other than mentioning the word "...

Episode 122 -- Halloween 2020! James' trip to Waukegan, Illinois, birthplace of Ray Bradbury from 2020-10-06T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This midweek Halloween special is on Waukegan, Illinois, birthplace of Ray Bradbury.  James took a trip to check out the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum, gander at the...

Episode 121 -- Halloween 2020! The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury from 2020-10-02T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and our favorite time of year!  It's time to traipse through the October Country and start this year's theme of spooky authors with Ray Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree,"...

Episode 120 -- Led Zeppelin III era (part 3 -- Headley Grange, Iceland, Bath Festival) from 2020-09-25T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We hope you're enjoying the Led Zeppelin episodes, because we sure are!  We continue our look into their third album, particularly their writing and recording at Head...

Episode 119 -- Hobbit Day 2020! Giving Merry, Pippin, and Sam their due. from 2020-09-18T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to our annual Hobbit Day episode!  (Which also marks our second anniversary!)  Each year we talk about Hobbits to celebrate Bilbo and Frodo's shared birthda...

Episode 118 -- Happy 69th, Elvira! from 2020-09-17T05:00

Welcome to a special episode!  We wish Elvira, that most gorgeous of ghouls, the mistress of the dark, she who put the "bra" back in bravo, a happy 69th birthday.  Well, we actually go into some...

Episode 117 -- Deep Purple Mk III era -- Burn from 2020-09-11T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to more Deep Purple.  To quote Dee Snider "You're Gonna Burn in Hell!"  Well, one of those words are correct for this episode.  We introduce the new bandmat...

Episode 116 -- Led Zeppelin III era (part 2) from 2020-09-04T05:00

Welcome to the Manor, where we come from the land of ice and snow.  We're continuing our Led Zep III arc, with more history and context than you can shake a dragon boat oar at!

N...

Episode 115 -- Folk Music part 4: Folk Metal from 2020-08-28T05:00

Welcome to the last of our folk music episodes (although we may do future episodes on specific bands), finishing with folk metal!

Grab some mead and prepare to delve into the mus...

Episode 114 -- For Ray Bradbury on his 100th Birthday from 2020-08-21T05:00

Born August 22nd, 1920, Ray Bradbury has his 100th birthday tomorrow, albeit postmortem (June 5th, 2012).  Pull up a chair and enjoy a pint and pipe as we talk about our favorite stories from on...

Episode 113 -- Traquair House history from 2020-08-14T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today, we're talking about another manor, that most wonderful of hunting lodges / fortified manors, Traquair House! 

Why?  Because James fouled up a c...

Episode 112 -- Led Zeppelin III era (part 1) from 2020-08-07T05:00

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin III!  To celebrate, we're doing the usual multi-episode (3, 4, or 5 - you know how we are) arc.  

So sit back with us here at...

Episode 111 - some of our favorite music other than metal from 2020-07-31T05:00

Occasionally, as we're sitting at the Manor, we'll just start talking about whatever stupid things come into our heads (rather than the usual specific stupid things about which we usually talk)....

Episode 110 — Monty Python’s first series (and what led up to it) part 02 from 2020-07-24T05:00

Welcome back to the Python Series 1 arc!  More Pythonesque jocularity as we cover first series (what we'd call 'season' in the States), as well as what they were doing post-university that led r...

Episode 109 -- Prohibition episode 2 (Clinton, Indiana) from 2020-07-17T05:00

Welcome to the second episode on Prohibition!  This time we're focusing on Clinton, Indiana and its general area.  Family lore, local lore, and more on the Slaven Prohibition Ale!

Next ep...

Episode 108 -- Happy birthday, Eric Carr from 2020-07-10T05:00

Happy 70th, Eric.  We hope you enjoy this tribute from the Terrors (mostly Jody, natch...

Episode 107 -- The Boys Season 2 is on its way - our thoughts on season 1 and the graphic novels from 2020-07-03T05:00

For fans of "The Boys," whether the graphic novels or the Amazon series, or even if you're just a Garth Ennis fan, this episode is for you!  Don't listen if you dislike British curse terms, but ...

Episode 106 -- folk metal part 3 (folk punk) from 2020-06-26T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Get some Irish whiskey (or whatever suits you) and join us as we talk about folk punk, with bands such as Dropkick Murphys.  This will be a nice bridge from the '60s ...

Episode 105 -- Nessie! The Loch Ness Beauty (cryptozoology episode 2) from 2020-06-19T05:00

Welcome to our second cryptid episode!  This time we're talking about Nessie the Loch Ness Beauty (she's not a monster).  So yes, this makes our batting average 1.000 on lake creatures for our c...

Episode 104 -- Monty Python's first series (and what led up to it) part 01 from 2020-06-12T05:00

Finally!  We've been talking about doing a Monty Python episode for quite a while now and here's the first!  We have a couple of episodes based on their first series (what we'd call 'season' in ...

Episode 103 -- How "The Dirt" Helped Us Remember how Awesome Motley Crue Are from 2020-06-05T05:00

We love Motley Crue's music.  Not enough to dig around in the editing tools to find the umlauts, but we love them.  We listened to them all the time in middle school, high school, college, and b...

Episode 102 -- Our Favorite Beers (part 3 of 4) from 2020-05-29T05:00

Back at the dawn of time, specifically last fall as we were starting the podcast, we recorded a very long episode on our favorite beers and beer styles.  It ended up being long enough to break d...

Episode 101 -- folk metal part 2 -- folk music's influence on the '60s from 2020-05-22T05:00

Welcome to the manor!  Today we're continuing our foray into folk music, this time hitting on its cultural impact (context!) of the '60s.  Wow, this is getting close to Zep III!  Part three, com...

Episode 100 -- Episode 01 of the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal History Podcast That Never Was from 2020-05-15T05:00

Woohoo!  We've made it to episode 100!  My grandmother would be so proud of me.  Actually, she'd probably ask me why I'm doing this and then hit me with a slipper for a flippant answer (then pro...

Episode 099 -- Kiss: Music from the Elder (part 3 of 3) from 2020-05-08T05:00

Welcome to part 3 of our 3 part series on Kiss' "Music from the Elder."  If you want to know more, go check out the first two episodes.  If you already have, then you're all set!  In any case, y...

Episode 098 -- Walpurgis Night special! Burning Witches (the band and their new album Dance with the Devil) from 2020-05-01T05:00

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Episode 097 -- Walpurgis Night special! The Toad Cults of Robert E Howard from 2020-04-24T05:00

Walpurgis Night is upon us!  From sundown on April 30th to sundown on May 1st, beware the witches!

In honor of this august (the adjective, not the month) holiday, here's our discussions o...

Episode 096 -- Kiss: Music from the Elder (part 2 of 3) from 2020-04-17T05:00

Welcome to part 2 of our 3 part series on Kiss' "Music from the Elder."  If you want to know more, go check out the first episode.  If you already have, then you're all set!

Image: back o...

Episode 095 -- Dedicated Listening 2: Dedicated Media Immersion from 2020-04-10T05:00

One of our first episodes was about dedicated listening and we discussed listening to Zeppelin songs at the same time as they popped up while reading a Zep biography.  This time, because of all ...

Episode 094 -- cooking with beer 01: whiskey infused Hoosier sugar cream pie (history, recipe, and more) and more from 2020-04-03T05:00

Welcome to the kitchen of the manor!  We both enjoy cooking with beer, so welcome to the first episode where we discuss just this!  Except for the first episode, keeping in mind the mayhem part,...

Episode 093 -- Our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories from 2020-03-27T05:00

Welcome to the manor!  Mind the tentacles, as we get into each of our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories.  Best if listened to either at midnight or noon, depending on your disposition.  

Ne...

Episode 092 -- folk metal part 1 -- history of folk music from 2020-03-20T05:00

Welcome to the manor!  Today we're getting into folk music.  Partially because of our love of folk metal and folk music, but also it'll be a nice way to lead into the Led Zeppelin third album er...

Episode 091 -- 42nd anniversary of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" part 4 -- our favorite bits from 2020-03-13T05:00

Welcome back to the manor, as we sit once more along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, nursing hangovers from too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster...

Episode 090 -- 42nd anniversary of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" part 3b -- fan interview with Tracy from 2020-03-11T05:00

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), we talk to HHGTTG fan Tracy!  Welcome to the show, Tracy, hopefully we haven'...

Episode 089 -- 42nd anniversary of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" part 3c -- fan interview with Sam from 2020-03-10T05:00

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), welcome back to the show that most hoopiest of all froods, who always knows w...

Episode 088 -- 42nd anniversary of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" part 2 -- the making of from 2020-03-06T05:00

Welcome back to the manor, as we sit along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, sipping a Jynnan Tonnyx and eyeing the nearby Pan Galactic Gargle Bla...

Episode 087 -- 42nd anniversary of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" part 1 -- an introduction from 2020-03-04T05:00

42 years ago, a most notable and wonderful being came forth from the great radio drama producing planet of Aleric B and gave us the BBC radio series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (first...

Episode 086 -- Prohibition 1: true tales of Capone's Chicago, the term Red Light, and the Slaven Prohibition beer recipe from 2020-02-28T05:00

Welcome back to the manor!  Today we're discussing prohibition, that failed attempt to make life suck.  Why did this come up?  Between Jody mentioning James' family's prohibition beer in a previ...

Episode 085 -- Cryptids part 1: South Bay Bessie from 2020-02-21T05:00

Welcome to the first of our episodes on cryptids!  Those gorgeous, yet shy, creatures that cryptozoologists go nuts over.  For our inaugural, we're talking about South Bay Bessie, that playful l...

Episode 084 -- KISS: Music from the Elder (part 1 of 3) from 2020-02-14T05:00

We know, we know.  KISS' "Music from the Elder" has been lambasted by fans and critics alike, as well as by the band and their team.  Is it really that bad?  Take a trip with us as we get into t...

Episode 083 -- Led Zeppelin, the second album era (part 4 of 4 -- the songs) from 2020-02-07T05:00

We're finally finishing up Led Zeppelin's LZ II era with information, background, trivia, and our takes on the songs.  Is there much more to be said here?  Probably, but we'll let the audio do t...

Episode 082 -- Our Favorite Beers (part 2) from 2020-01-31T05:00

Back at the dawn of time, specifically last fall as we were starting the podcast, we recorded a very long episode on our favorite beers and beer styles.  It ended up being long enough to break d...

Episode 081 -- Trip Review: Nova Scotia! from 2020-01-24T05:00

James took a trip to Nova Scotia a few months ago and loved it so much that he wanted to talk about it.  Jody was definitely good with the idea, considering the number of listeners we have in th...

Episode 080 -- Holiday Special -- Burns Night 2020! from 2020-01-17T05:00

Welcome to another holiday special from the Terrors!  We talk about what we do on Burns Night, which is January 25th of every year (this year it's a Saturday!) to celebrate Scotland's wonderful ...

Episode 079 -- Sun and Steel, the beer, the song, the inspiration (Maiden beer series episode 6) from 2020-01-10T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  We left the old year with a Maiden beer review and we're welcoming the new with a Maiden beer review (almost).  Beer and metal, what a great way to leave and enter.  ...

Episode 078 -- Led Zeppelin, the second album era (part 3 of 4 -- the album) from 2020-01-03T05:00

Welcome back to the Led Zeppelin fanboy podcast! We're still on the Brown Bomber album (II) and we're actually talking about the album: production, engineering, locations, and more!  (We'll get ...

Episode 077 -- Red 'N' Black -- the beer and the song (Maiden beer series episode 5) from 2019-12-27T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor and our continuation of that awesome congruence of metal and beer!  This time we talk about Iron Maiden's Red 'N' Black porter and the song from which the name is taken...

Episode 076 -- The Wild Hunt (part 1) (Yule 2019 episode) from 2019-12-20T05:00

Welcome to the first of probably many Wild Hunt episodes!  The Hunt is especially active this time of year, as we discussed in one of last year's Yule time episodes.  Here, we regale you with tr...

Episode 075 -- Christmas Ghost Stories (Yule 2019 episode) from 2019-12-13T05:00

Continuing our annual Christmas ghost story theme!  We hope you enjoy M.R. James (it's the 100th anniversary of his story "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance) and Neil Gaiman (it's t...

Episode 074 -- Led Zeppelin, the second album era (part 2 of 4 -- groupies) from 2019-12-06T05:00

Welcome to the Led Zeppelin fan boy podcast!  Now on episode 482 (it feels like according to some of our listeners evidently -- too bad -- suck it!).  Here we talk about those wonderful women wh...

Episode 073 -- Album Reviews: Lacuna Coil, Helloween, and Nita Strauss from 2019-11-29T05:00

Welcome to the Terrors' first album review episode.  We discuss Lacuna Coil's latest album "Black Anima" (released October 11th, 2019), Helloween's latest, their live album "United Alive in Madr...

Episode 072 -- Happy Thanksgiving from the Terrors! from 2019-11-22T05:00

Just a bit of thanksgiving fun where we talk about sharing alcohol (and when we don't) and give a few shout-outs to our listener locations around the world (recorded a bit ago, so we'll have to ...

Episode 071 -- Deep Purple Mark II (part 4 -- Who Do We Think We Are) from 2019-11-15T05:00

Welcome to the Manor!  Join us as we discuss the final months of the Deep Purple Mark II era, with album things and song things and all sorts of things you never knew you were missing (probably ...

Episode 070 -- Led Zeppelin, the second album era (part 1 of 4 -- on touring and critics) from 2019-11-08T05:00

Welcome back to more Led Zeppelin!  We know you've been clamoring for this (clamor, clamor, clamor).  The first of four parts on the Brown Bomber era, with this episode focusing on touring and w...

Episode 069 -- Hallowed, the beer, the song, and All Hallows Day (Maiden beer series episode 4) from 2019-11-01T06:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Sadly October Country is on the far side of our fields, but we do get to at least discuss things of interest.  Beer and metal!  We get into Iron Maiden's beer series ...

Episode 068 -- The Strange Tale of Nera and Vampire Poems (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-30T06:00

Welcome back to the Manor as we finish up our Octoberblitzkreig!  In the last episode of our Halloween season, we (mostly Jody) regale you with poems about vampires... and vampyres... and vampir...

Episode 067 -- our favorite metal/rock Halloween song (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-29T06:00

Welcome to the metal part of the manor!  We talk about our favorite song that's Halloween themed and why, as well as throwing out an album suggestion.  Yes, there are song snippets.  By the way:...

Episode 066 -- Scare Stories to Tell in the Dark (movie review) (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-28T06:00

Yes, James went to see the show.  He was hoping it would be a bit more spooky, but for a young adult movie based on a young adult book series, it wasn't half bad.  We talk about the movie and th...

Episode 065 -- Where the Sun Don't Shine contest entry (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-27T06:00

We promised our horrible 24 hour contest entry and here it is!  We obviously had no idea what we were doing. If nothing else, it's a wee bit more spookiness to enjoy this Halloween season.  Enjo...

Episode 064 -- The Great Pumpkin's 60th anniversary and "Sam Hane" (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-25T06:00

It's the Great Pumpkin, Brutes!  Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the first mention of this Halloween figure in the funny pages.  We talk a bit about the grand figure himself, but then als...

Episode 063 -- Coven: Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls 50th anniversary (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-18T06:00

Coven!  That most magnificent and much maligned occult rock band.  Their debut album inspired some and frightened many, mostly through a massive misunderstanding of what Jinx, Oz, and Steve, as ...

Episode 062 -- Vampires in Literature (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-11T06:00

Sit by the fire and enjoy some more vampiric goodness!  We continue our exploration into the blood suckers, moving from folklore (last week) to literature!  We focus mostly on the older writings...

Episode 061 -- Monty Python's 50th Anniversary Special from 2019-10-06T01:53:08

Wow!  We almost missed this in the hubbub of our annual Halloween October Spooktacular Evilfest.  Merry 50th, Python Players!  

Image: James' wall paper and sound CD he purchased years ag...

Episode 060 -- Vampires in Folklore (Halloween episode) from 2019-10-04T06:00

Welcome to October Country in the Manor!  We've already started the season with last week's Trooper 666 (which is okay, as we start our Halloween celebrations in September anyway), but now we're...

Episode 059 -- Trooper 666, the beer and the Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden beer series episode 3) from 2019-09-27T06:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  This time, with October Country just around the corner, we discuss Iron Maiden's Trooper 666!  A fantastic beer with fantastic numerology for the number of the beast....

Episode 058 -- On Bombadil and Barrow Wights from 2019-09-20T05:00

Another special for Hobbit Day (which is in two days from this episode posting)!  Here we give our own special treatment to those much talked about people and things, Tom Bombadil and the Barrow...

Episode 057 -- Holiday Special -- Hobbit Day 2019! from 2019-09-13T05:00

Welcome to the Manor and the second of our "what we do on a holiday" special, this time for Hobbit Day!  Join us, as we celebrate both Bilbo's and Frodo's birthdays on September 22nd.  We wanted...

Episode 056 -- Star Beast (or something) 40th Anniversary from 2019-09-06T02:40:49

Welcome back to the Manor!  This week, we (well, mostly Jody... James is fairly clueless on this) discuss the behind the scenes of the movie Star Beast for its 40th anniversary!  Well, Star Beas...

Episode 055 -- Six Degrees of Deep Black Purple Sabbath from 2019-08-30T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor!  Today we play "stump the bastard," where James tries to stump Jody on his knowledge of linking musicians of the '60s - '90s to Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.  He does...

Episode 054 -- Our Favorite Beers (part 1) from 2019-08-23T05:00

Back at the dawn of time, specifically last fall as we were starting the podcast, we recorded a very long episode on our favorite beers and beer styles.  It ended up being long enough to break d...

Episode 053 -- Crossroads Folklore and Spookiness (part 1) from 2019-08-16T06:00

Join the Terrors as they head up to the crossroads, so they can sell their souls to the devil (spoilers: he didn't want them).  We'll head across Europe this time, as  the first of two parts on ...

Episode 052 -- Deep Purple Machine Head (miscellany) from 2019-08-09T05:00

There were just so many good bits we took out of the Deep Purple episodes (specifically Machine Head) that we had to make an extra special episode for those jocular moments!  Enjoy. 

Episode 051 -- Light Brigade (Iron Maiden) the beer and veterans it helps from 2019-08-02T05:00

Join the Terrors as they discuss the Iron Maiden/Robinson ale Light Brigade.  We've already discussed the song and the history, so here we get into the reason for this beer:  Help for Heroes, a ...

Episode 50 -- The Third Place from 2019-07-26T05:00

Welcome back to the Manor! For our 50th episode, we spend just a brief bit of time talking about what makes Third Places so special and what we look for in a Third Place.  What's a Third Place y...

Episode 049 -- The Men in Black told us we can't do this episode from 2019-07-19T05:00

Welcome to the Manor!  This time, against the advice of the sane and hinged, we're talking about Con******* Th******!  With any luck, we'll be back next week for our 50th. (If you're reading thi...

Episode 048 -- The Trooper (Iron Maiden) the beer, the song, the history from 2019-07-12T05:00

Open a bottle of The Trooper English ale and enjoy the Terrors as they discuss the beer itself, the song after which it's named, and the history from which the song is based!  Mmmmm... Trooper a...

Episode 047 -- When is a band not the band anymore? from 2019-07-05T06:00

Join the terrors as they embark on a journey to determine at what point do changes in the line up of a band cause it to become something else.  Many examples are given and none taken.

(Pi...

Episode 046 -- Led Zeppelin, the first album era (part 3 of 3 -- the songs) from 2019-06-28T06:00

Finally we hit the songs of the first Led Zep album!  We hit the highlights and what we love and also compare from the songs they "borrowed" (ahem, nudge nudge, say no more).

Our suggesti...

Episode 045 -- Deep Purple Mark II (part 3 -- Machine Head) from 2019-06-21T06:00

Welcome back to Deep Purple, wherein you'll hear us discuss one of the all time greatest hard rock albums, Machine Head!  We'll also touch on the Rolling Stones Mobile Unit and we hail Lord Blac...

Episode 044 -- Tolkien the movie from 2019-06-13T06:00

Our thoughts on the Tolkien biopic movie, which we found to be pretty good actually!  We only get snarky (about the movie) a couple of times.  I would paraphrase River Song again with "Spoilers,...

Episode 043 -- Avengers Endgame from 2019-06-07T11:10:19

Our thoughts on the latest Marvel movie.  We waited a while to prevent spoilers, but seriously, it's been out a month, so if you listen to this and haven't seen it, that's on you.  As River Song...

Episode 042 -- Led Zeppelin, the first album era (part 2 of 3 -- touring) from 2019-05-31T05:00

More Zeppelin goodness!  The band are enjoying the fruits of their labors, enjoying the fecundity of American touring!  They possibly toured other places, too.  Pretty sure we mention all that. ...

Episode 041 -- Deep Purple, the Mark II years (part 2 - the Fireball album) from 2019-05-24T05:00

Hooray! More Deep Purple!  Jody goes into wonderful detail on the Fireball album, while James attempts humor.  One of them succeeded. 

Picture: courtesy of Jody's vinyl collection

Episode 040 -- More odd sports! Bicycling and the Tour de France from 2019-05-17T05:00

Hopefully you enjoyed the odd Celtic sports episode, because here's more!  This time, we're the Trio of Terrors, as we welcome our first full episode (whom we've mentioned repeatedly) guest Sam,...

Episode 039 -- Hobbit Trivia from 2019-05-10T05:00

Just a bit of fun as we look forward to tonight's release of JRR's biopic movie.  We talk about beings from the books and a bit of background on philogoy and whats not.  Enjoy!

Episode 038 -- Tolkien on Fairy Stories (part 5 of 5) from 2019-05-03T05:00

We're finally finishing the ToFS arc! Hooray!  Here, we discuss the last bit of the essay and a few other Tolkien things and generally have a good time doing so.  Might also have drank a fair bi...

Episode 037 -- Helloween (Keeper of the Seven Pumpkins Part I) from 2019-04-26T05:00

Join us in the Manor as we talk about our love of Helloween, one of the first (and in James' opinion the best) power metal bands.  This episode will cover their beginnings through the Kiske era,...

Episode 036 -- Odd Celtic Athletics/Sports from 2019-04-19T05:00

Join the Terrors as James discusses his favorite Celtic sports!  We'll delve into Highland Games, Irish Road Bowling, and Hurling!

For the videos on road bowling, go here:  from 2019-04-12T05:00

The Diabolus in Musica (The Devil in Music).  The Devil’s Interval.  The Terrors discuss the sound that scared the pants of the Middle Ages Church! 

Episode 034 -- Tolkien on Fairy Stories IV from 2019-04-05T05:00

Welcome to the fourth of the five part trilogy!  Here, we talk about the last full section of ToFS (Recovery, Escape, and Consolation).  We really should smoke a pipe while doing these, to go wi...

Episode 033 -- Led Zeppelin, the first album era (part 1 of 3 -- recording and label signing) from 2019-03-29T05:00

Welcome back to the Led Zeppelin fanboy podcast!  I mean... welcome back as the Terrors once again delve into Led Zeppelin.  This trilogy will hit on the era of their first album, with this epis...

Episode 032 -- Deep Purple, the Mark II years (part 1) from 2019-03-22T05:00

Welcome to more on Deep Purple!  Herein is discussed the beginnings of what is perhaps their most famous line-up, the Mark II members.  Fun times ahead!  

(Picture courtesy of Jody's viny...

Episode 031 -- St. Patrick's Day and Tolkien Reading Day (a Terrors Holiday Special) from 2019-03-15T05:00

Welcome to the Ides of March!  On occasion, we will regale you with our own holiday celebrations (besides Halloween, which was fairly obvious back in October).  This time around we're discussing...

Episode 030 -- The Return of the Mead (#3 in the mead trilogy) from 2019-03-08T05:00

Just a bit more from our mead talks!  The third (up to now) of three.  Will the episode sound odd?  Probably, since it was one of our first and we're just now releasing it.  But hey, it's free! ...

Episode 029 -- Tolkien on Fairy Stories (part 3) from 2019-03-01T10:00

Welcome to the third of four episodes where we discuss Professor Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories!"  Here, we get into section four of the essay, Fantasy.  Sit back with a pint and a pipe and r...

Episode 028 -- Led Zeppelin Before They Were Zeppelin (part 2 1968) from 2019-02-22T10:00

Welcome back as we finish up the pre-Zep Zeppelin episode, after which we'll take a bit of a break from the band, until we come back in a few weeks with their history during the making of their ...

Episode 027 -- Led Zeppelin Before They Were Zeppelin (part 1 - up through 1967) from 2019-02-15T10:00

Welcome to the first of two episodes on the history of Led Zeppelin before they were Led Zeppelin!  (Which will be an ongoing series of Zeppelin, as well, but that's for future James and Jody to...

Episode 026 -- Malort! from 2019-02-08T10:00

The Terrors discuss one of the most wonderfully delicious concoctions ever to be poured into a glass: Jeppson's Malort!  This wonderful Swedish style liquor is sure to be a hit at your next part...

Episode 025 -- Tolkien on Fairy Stories (part 2) from 2019-02-01T10:00

Join the Terrors as they discuss the third section, Children, of Professor Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories."     

Episode 024 -- The history of distortion in rock music from 2019-01-25T10:00

Of course we all know the distorted and fuzzy tones of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, and more.  Did you know it started decades earlier and was helped made popular through western-swing...

Episode 023 -- Deep Purple Mark 1 from 2019-01-18T10:00

Welcome to the first of what will assuredly be many Deep Purple episodes.  In this episode, the Terrors focus on the Mark 1 line-up, starting from their formation in 1968 (although the story sta...

Episode 022 -- Mead lore of the Nordic and Anglo-Saxon peoples from 2019-01-11T10:00

Continuing on in our mead trilology!   Last time we spoke about the Celts, but here we'll touch a bit on the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and Germanic peoples and their mead folklore and tales, as well a...

Episode 021 -- Tolkien on Fairy Stories from 2019-01-04T06:00

Welcome to the New Year!  We thought we'd start the year (well, based on most people's thoughts of the new year -- ours starts at sun down on October 31st) the same way we started the podcast.  ...

Episode 020 -- Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" from 2018-12-28T06:00

Welcome to the final episode of the year!  Here we discuss the Iron Maiden song "Number of the Beast!"  Have a metal new year!

If you want to read the Burns poem from whence it was derive...

Episode 019 -- The Mari Lwyd and Modern Christmas Creatures from 2018-12-21T06:00

Welcome to the second Solstice/Christmas episode!  Enjoy a bit on the Mari Lwyd from Wales and hobby horses, as well as more modern winter beasties! 

James also lets you know how he saves...

Episode 018 -- Ghost Stories and Dreadful Beings of Christmas Time from 2018-12-14T06:00

Welcome to another seasonal themed episode!  We figured with all the Halloween episodes, we could at least do one or two at Christmas.  You may notice a distinct theme, though, as we're still st...

Episode 017 -- Mead Lore of the Celts! from 2018-12-07T06:00

Finally!  The Terrors discuss part of their title, when they go into the depths of mead (and bees and honey and whats-not), from the ancient Celts to more modern Celtic countries (you know, Irel...

Episode 016 -- Scrooge McDuck, sharper than the sharpies from 2018-11-30T05:00

Welcome to a week 5 episode!  November has five Fridays, so we thought we'd share our thoughts on the best comic book character ever, Scrooge McDuck!  Okay, James wanted to share this with you -...

Episode 015 -- The Difficulties of Dedicated Listening from 2018-11-23T05:00

Have you ever tried to focus on just one album at a time, getting into the music and the artwork and the time period and the artist's thoughts at the time? It's tough!  We've tried it and it's n...

Episode 014 -- Thoughts on Kiss' Farewell Tour from 2018-11-16T05:00

KISS has announced their final tour and we have our thoughts on that.  Well, Jody mostly has thoughts on that, but James has his curmudgeon moments, as well.  Also, basic thoughts and history of...

Episode 013 - The Sweet: the rock, the rage, the glam, the glory from 2018-11-09T05:00

Come with us and explore the glamtastic world of The Sweet!  Known for their hits Ballroom Blitz, Little Willy, Fox on the Run, and many more, those fantastic grandfathers (some might say grandm...

Episode 012 -- music and comedy of the '60s (a cultural watershed) from 2018-11-02T12:33:32

Getting back to non-spooky October topics!  In this, we discuss the cultural watershed that was the 1960s, notably in music (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and others) and comedy (Monty Python), a...

Episode 011 -- Happy Halloween! True stories of Ouija Boards and Seances! from 2018-10-31T05:00

True and terrifying tales of demonic goodness!  Have a happy Halloween and a sweet Samhain! 

Episode 010 -- Halloween special: Trick or Treat (the 1986 movie) from 2018-10-29T16:01:41

Welcome to the Manor!  Herein we discuss the 1986 horror-comedy flick "Trick or Treat," which features Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons, but only in very small roles.  Remember, don't ever backwar...

Episode 009 -- Halloween and a plethora of spooky movie anniversaries from 2018-10-26T11:32:13

2018 is the anniversary of dozens of classic movies, a good many of them in the horror/spooky/Halloween genres.  Enjoy as we go over them! 

Episode 008 - Halloween special on Halloween: the 40th anniversary of Halloween. from 2018-10-23T11:14:55

Welcome to our discussion of John Carpenter's Halloween!  Released October 25th, 1978, it's the 40th anniversary of the first Hollywood film to use the word Halloween in its title... and that's ...

Episode 007 -- Halloween Special: The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead from 2018-10-19T12:05:10

First released October 1968 and introduced zombies to cinematic horror fans (well, ghouls, anyway), we hope you enjoy our discussion upon it!  

Episode 006 - Halloween special: enjoyable scares! from 2018-10-16T11:17:41

Welcome to another Halloween extra episode!  In which we discuss the types of horror and haunts, as far as movies, that we enjoy.  Maybe a bit of why, too. 

Episode 005 - Halloween episode! Frankenstein turns 200. from 2018-10-12T11:53:14

Where in we mostly discuss the book and Mary Shelley, but also a wee bit about the movies, too.  Maybe not as erudite as the original Frankie, but that's okay (we hope). 

Episode 004 - Halloween special! Things that scared us as kids. from 2018-10-09T20:36:53

Sit back and enjoy jocular tales of terror and childhood (aren't those interchangeable?).

Episode 003 - Halloween special! Corpse paint in rock and metal. from 2018-10-05T12:10:24

From Screamin' Jay Hawkins to Alice Cooper to True Norwegian Black Metal, the use of corpse paint for in rock and heavy metal for theatrical and cultural aspects is fascinating.

Episode 002 - The Folklore that Inspired Robert Plant from 2018-09-28T13:14:11

The West Midlands folklore that inspired Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin! Stories of giants and dragons and fairies gathered from his Romani grandmother and his family's travels.  Plus, 50 years ag...

Episode 001 -- The Hobbit (the movie part 01) from 2018-09-22T17:10:26

Happy Hobbit Day 2018!  Wherein we discuss the movie version The Hobbit and how it relates to both the book and general cultural bits and whats not. 

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Episode 000 - an introduction from 2018-09-21T17:00:23

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead, Metal, and Mayhem podcast!  Herein, we introduce ourselves and tell you what the podcast is about, as well as givin...