We continue Patreon August, this year focusing on Mickey Rourke, with something completely different from Rourke fighting the devil, now he's finding solace at the bottom of a glass in Barfly. Scary Stories We Tell's Jess Byard joins the show to discuss Bukowski, his work body, and Rourke's role.

Starring Mickey Rourke as the titular character, he goes from bar to bar in downtown Los Angeles looking for love and getting into trouble all the while nursing booze. Along the way, he meets a colorful cast of characters who are living the same barfly lifestyle. It's a transgressive look at the life of a barfly in a way only Bukowski could.

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