Are You Scared Yet?

As a lifelong lover of everything macabre and mysterious, I started a paranormal/mixology themed podcast called Are You Scared Yet? in 2019 with a colleague of mine. I was inspired by podcasts like My Favorite Murder and And That’s Why We Drink which blend tongue-in-cheek humor with grizzly factual details. The stories relayed on the podcast were always well researched and based (as much as possible) on historical facts. Despite the serious (and sometimes spine-chilling) nature of the events, we always sought to maintain a level of natural comedic banter. Below are Instagram posts that I created for the podcast showcasing some of the content and the cocktails concocted for specific episodes.

Creating Cocktails

I absolutely loved blending my experience as a mixologist with the weekly themes of the podcast. One cocktail that stands out to me was “The Carlotta,” a rose, lemon, and gin martini-style cocktail inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, Vertigo (created for our San Francisco episode).