Celebrating the birthdays this week of Vincent Price, Peter Cushing & Sir Christopher Lee, Karen has chosen the 1983 star-studded film, “House of the Long Shadows” for our viewing enjoyment this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a cocktail called “Poison Punch”. The recipe that Karen found on beefeatergin.com is below.

Poison Punch Recipe

• 2 parts Beefeater Dry
• 2 parts apple juice
• 2 parts cranberry juice
• 1 part grenadine
• 1/4 tsp edible glitter (upscale accordingly)

Instructions:

1. Mix all of the ingredients into the punch bowl and stir for the edible glitter.
   
2. Multiply the ingredients by the number of servings.
   
3. Add ice into glasses when serving, or serve with Dry Ice in a punch bowl.
   

A Brief Synopsis: An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Karen tells us a little about the novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë.
  
• Do you know what $20,000 in 1983 money is worth today?
  
• Do you know what the average amount of rainfall that the country Wales receives?
  
• This is one of two films that Vincent Price, Peter Cushing & Sir Christopher Lee appear in together.
  
• References are made to the Italian composer Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi.
  
• Greg makes a “Gone With the Wind” reference.
  

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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