48. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

In this week’s super spooky special Halloween episode, Kayla and Taylor revisit the classic that continues to terrify children to this day: Alvin Schwartz’s 1981 horror anthology Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Topics include Halloween traditions old and new, unhinged illustrations that have no business being in a book for children, and Kayla’s forthcoming book “The Cursed Cardigan”.

This week’s drink: 

INGREDIENTS:

Taylor’s Halloween Martini

2 oz gin

1 oz sweet vermouth

¼ oz grenadine 

Dash of orange bitters

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mix ingredients in a shaker and either shake or stir, strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a gummy worm. 

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