Ten penny words are drunken misdirection, sideburns correlate to writing prowess, whiskey that burns in a whole new way, and a GHORSE! Find out what all this jargon means, and why we almost recommended Nic Cage's magnum opus, Ghost Rider, in this hppy-go-lucky episode! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're bowing in reverence to our eighth book in the collection, ‘Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny’ edited by Fiona Snailham. In this episode, our featured story is: The Sexton's Adventure by Sheridan Le Fanu.