Ep. 21: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison - Part II
In Part II of our breakdown of Harlan Ellison’s 1967 Hugo Award winner, we're all in on the AI apocalypse! Craft beer pairing and Gen-X tangents—what more can you ask? This is classic horror fiction, apocalyptic sci-fi, and two guys overanalyzing everything with a pint in hand like you've never heard! Spoilers ahead, so read the story first! Or read it after. Just read it, period! Links & Follow Us Website: shbeercast.comInstagram: @shorthorrorbeercastFacebook: The Short...
In Part II of our breakdown of Harlan Ellison’s 1967 Hugo Award winner, we're all in on the AI apocalypse!
Craft beer pairing and Gen-X tangents—what more can you ask?
This is classic horror fiction, apocalyptic sci-fi, and two guys overanalyzing everything with a pint in hand like you've never heard!
Spoilers ahead, so read the story first! Or read it after. Just read it, period!
Links & Follow Us
- Website: shbeercast.com
- Instagram: @shorthorrorbeercast
- Facebook: The Short Horror Beer Cast
Credits
- Theme music: "Beer Cast Boogie" by Paul Lorello, performed by Sid Seizure and the Conniption
- Ambient music: Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse (Dig his stuff on YouTube)
- Edited by Paul Lorello
Produced by Sid Seizure
00:00 - Part I Recap
03:09 - Discussion begins
08:50 - Paul flubs his lines
11:59 - Hellraiser
12:59 - Back to the story
14:23 - Hate speech
16:04 - Where are all the flying cars?
19:25 - AI, consciousness, and humanity
26:01 - Back to the story
26:32 - The hurricane bird
29:09 - The fat lady laughs
31:13 - In the ice caverns
32:24 - Benny loses it
34:04 - Ellison's story logic
34:51 - Resolving plots when writing
39:15 - Back to the story
42:00 - Ted's fate
42:48 - Let's drink to ChatGPT!
44:15 - Alec's final thoughts
46:36 - How's your beer?
