It's Always Halloween
By Lucé Tomlin-Brenner
It's Always HalloweenOct 27, 2020
Small Frights: Halloween Party on Wheels
After a longer than expected hiatus, we're back(ish) with international stories of Halloween from Europe! We also enjoy the ephemeral nature of spooky experiences that sometimes exist just for us in a moment (and then last a little longer if you write into a podcast about them).
Mentioned in the episode:
Best Places to Celebrate Halloween in Belgium
Kia's Puzzle Quest: Halloween Haunting
Kia Creates Website
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Order The Raven Record + Zine
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December Bonus Ghost Story: Horror: A True Tale by John Berwick Harwood (1861)
What's scarier than a ghost story? The unknown of course! That's exactly what our heroine discovers when she barely survives a horrific experience on Christmas that changes her irrecoverably.
Music for this episode is by the Fietchers, with theme music by Pete Byrnes.
Small Frights: The Candy Trap
Today we hear more of your stories from Halloween 2023! Yard decor, home haunts, DIY costumes, and trick-or-treating! This episode is jam packed with creative ideas and community spirit!
Check out the newest collaboration between IAH and Displaced Snail: The Raven!
Mentioned on the episode:
The Masque of the Red Death Reading
Follow Spooky Steve on IG @thecraftygoonie
Support your fellow Lanterns: Fibulalart on Etsy and IG @fibulalart
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Reflections on Halloween 2023 with GRIMtern Nathan! (Part 2)
The subscription only conclusion to the discussion GRIMtern Nathan and I have about the Halloween 2023 season. Listen to part 1 on our main feed.
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Reflections on Halloween 2023 with GRIMtern Nathan (Part 1)
GRIMtern Nathan joins me to look back on our favorite aspects of the Halloween 2023 season. We read your EEEEKmails and cover our top 10 seasonal moments. This is part 1 of 2. You can hear part 2 by subscribing on Spotify or Patreon.
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IAH x Farthouse: The Shining
Happy Halloween 2023!
Here's an extra special treat in your pillowcase: an It's Always Halloween/Farthouse Crossover Episode!
Farthouse is a monthly film podcast hosted by Cinephile Cuties (and Lanterns!), Casey O'Brien and Patrick Mallon. They watch arthouse movies, so you can pretend that you did. And today the three of us discuss The Shining, spooky bathrooms, and DIY Filmmaking!
We also read your EEEEKmails about artsy horror, film catchphrases, nude scenes in class, and bathroom ghosts and banshees!
Casey and I are making a feature film together, 14 Stories in a Bathoom! Read more and/or contribute to our fundraising campaign here!
Please note that this episode, much like The Shining, does contain adult language and situations and would probably be slapped with an R-rating if the MPAA had their say!
BIG Frights: Happy Halloween!
Happy October 31st, Lanterns! The veil is thin and the bonfires are lit, let the harvest celebration begin!
This is a collection of close to 20 All Hallows Hotline calls and EEEEKmails pertaining to our day of days. I hope this helps set the mood. Sending you all my wishes for a joyful day filled with spooks, treats, community, and remembrance. You are ALIVE, don't let 'em forget it!
Please note, we are taking the rest of the week off to recover! We return 11/10! In the meantime, please tell us how you celebrated this year! Call the All Hallows Hotline at 802-532-DEAD or write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweebpodcast@gmail.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Haunted Tents 2022 Walk Thru Video
Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More (Music Video)
Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (Music Video)
Vmpyr - L'invitation (Music Video)
Vmpyr - Carmilla (Music Video)
Follow Michael Lewis on IG: @mikelmas
Follow Charis on IG: @little_pretzel_witch
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Music for this mega episode was provided by: Mokka, Infraction, Toru Takemitsu, Lofi Geek, The Fletchers and, as always, Pete Byrnes.
Elvira as a Queer Halloween Icon with Annie Rose Malamet
This a XXX crossover episode with Girls Guts and Giallo's Annie Rose Malamet. We dive into a lot of uncensored sleaziness as we discuss the myriad of ways Elvira inspired our lives. We also discuss her memoir Yours Cruelly and her feature films Mistress of the Dark (1988), and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002).
Small Frights: More Candy, Less Pranks
On today's megapacked HalloWEEKEND episode, we read letters from Lanterns in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States! We learn about the earliest Halloween candy and the importance of slowing down in Autumn. We also talk knitting, DIY Halloween music videos, wild pranks, and answer questions about Trick-or-Treating!
Mentioned in the episode:
Kia's Puzzle Quest: Halloween Haunting
Mr. Pumpkinman and Trick-or-Treat by Levee
Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins by Indestructible Food
Fibre Folk: Halloween Special by Lorna
Fibre Valley Art Etsy by Lorna
Follow Lorna's work on IG: @fibrevalleyart + @thread.and.yarn
Follow Michael on IG: @sawdustnbones
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Music on this episode was provided by Tim Beek, Darren Curtis, SolasComposer, Aries Beats, Mehul Sharma and of course Pete Byrnes! Happy Halloween!
Small Frights: Halloween' While You Work
On today's episode, we read an EEEEKmail about the best office Halloween party of all time. We also hear about some Italian superstitions and the lasting effects of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Plus shop small and support your fellow Lanterns: The Cuckoo Bin and Pumpkin Curiosities.
Check out Diego's wild office party here!
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Small Frights: Whistling in the Dark
Happy Friday the 13th, Lanterns!
Today we discuss superstitions, lucky weddings, whistling ghosts, regional traditions, and celebrating Halloween on a zero-low budget! Love on your local black cats today!
Mentioned on the Episode:
Classic Halloween Specials Marathon
BOO-k Club: The Halloween Tree
Teresa Macabre Illustrations (@teresa_macabre)
Small Frights: Halloween Recovery
They Might Be Giants - Whistling in the Dark
What Does Whistling at Night Mean?
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Small Frights: Don't Touch!
On this episode, we walk through the memories of your favorite haunted houses and homemade Halloween Decor! Plus we get a brand new Halloween song to add to our playlists courtesy of one of our very own talented Lanterns! You can stream Lizzie LeBontemps' song here: Halloween When You Will Return to Me!
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Small Frights: Flickering Lights
On today's episode, we discuss a common fear, hear about the amazing place one Lantern listens from, get a call from a Halloween-loving mom, read a hauntingly romantic EEEEKmail, and try to answer some Dia de los Muertos advice.
Mentioned on this episode:
BOO-k Club
Ax Wound Film Guide
Boston Ghosts and Graveyard Tours
Plus we referenced these past episodes:
9/21/2020 - Lumeria, Parentalia, & Feralia
11/03/2020 - Día de los Muertos
11/06/2020 - Frankenstein's Monster
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Stephen King Film Adaptations
On September's bonus episode, Greg and I discuss as many Stephen King films as we can and recommend our faves for your Halloween watchlist! Should we keep this conversation going? Let us know!
Thanks for helping us keep the porch lights on!
Hello From Salem!
Greg and Lucé are both traveling for different film festivals this week so this is a stripped-down episode from the road!
Lucé checks into her Boston hotel and sits down to tell you about her whirlwind 12-hour day in Salem! Tune in for some off-the-beaten-track recommendations. She dishes on historic tours, art, books, witch shops, and food!
New England Cider Map by Alex the Cider Donuteur
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Spooky ASMR with JT Smith
Today long-time Lantern, Ghoul Gang member, podcast contributor,
Halloween lover, and horror enthusiast JT Smith joins us to share A Walk to Nevermore, a special Halloween-themed ASMR journey she crafted. This is the perfect listen for anyone ready for a little seasonal ambiance ASAP!
Follow JT Smith on Instagram @thatphangoria
New England Cider Map by Alex the Cider Donuteur
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Small Frights: Halloween Dessert House
Today we get swept up in a walkthrough of one Lantern's elaborately decorated, and highly delicious, Halloween party. We continue our discussion on the merits of trick-or-treating for your entire life and revel in the whimsy of youthful ghost stories. We also get a very clever Halloween costume idea from the hotline for all the spooky Swifties out there!
As mentioned on the episode:
Diego's Halloween Dessert House Walk Through Video
Diego's Famous Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cake
Evidently, The Oriental Trading Company Halloween Magazine is still alive and well!
The History of the Slasher Genre: Live from The Ax Wound Film Festival
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A Midwife and a Witch
Mentioned on this episode:
Mumsterville
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mary the Wailing Witch in the Black Diamond Mines
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IAH Spotify Playlist
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Music this week by Pete Byrnes and Scott Buckley
Bonus: The Best Cinematic Halloween Parties
Lucé and Greg discuss 10 films that boast the most spectacular cinematic Halloween parties. Some cozy, some killer, all orange and black-drenched fun! Plus Ghoul Gang EEEEKmails about their favorite scenes!
Music by Pete Byrnes and Strawberry Candy
Small Frights: Terror in the Music Room
On this episode, a Lantern calls in to tell us about a disturbing tradition his music teacher embraced every Halloween. We also take a call filled with trick-or-treat memories and read a ghost story from the UK! Mentioned in the episode:Jean Richie's Skin and BonesPrimary Sources for Musical Learning: Skin and Bones for Halloween - The Library of Congress blog
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Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales,
photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to Lantern's Way #2: There's a
G-G-G-Ghost! Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 8/25
Pre-Order The Lantern's Way #2
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IAH Spotify Playlist
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Music for this episode was provided by Alex Productions, Jean Ritchie, Alexander Nakarada, Dark Music Su and Pete Byrnes.
The Pale Man by Julius Long
The Pale Man by Julius Long
Today I tell you a tale about a summer vacation gone wrong in the hopes of chilling your too-hot day. The Pale Man was first published in Weird Tales Vol. 24, Issue 3 (1934). It is in the public domain and you can read it for yourself here.
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Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales,
photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to Lantern's Way #2: There's a
G-G-G-Ghost! Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 8/25
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Intro music by Pete Byrnes. Scoring for this episode was composed by Toru Takemitsu (Nostalghia, 1987) and performed by Yuri Bashmet.
Small Frights Friday: The Spooky Forest
Today we take a stroll down a wooded path filled with terrors! We read EEEEKmails about handmade Halloween decor and trick-or-treat memories. Plus, we get a letter from London!
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Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to Lantern's Way #2: There's a G-G-G-Ghost! Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 8/25
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This episode featured music by Naoya Sakamata, Myuu, Wee Free Music and of course, Pete Byrnes.
Pete's Frights Friday
Today is Pete's last episode as IAH's producer/audio engineer/editor. He, Lucé, and Yoshi (Pete's dog) gathered during the FULL MOON to share some behind-the-scenes stories. They also raided the Hotline and EEEEKmail bag together and Lucé cried! FUN!
Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to Lantern's Way #2: There's a G-G-G-Ghost! Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Submission deadline: 8/25
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EEEEK! It's Greg Nussen!
On this episode, we welcome our new producer and audio engineer, Greg Nussen! Greg has been a part of the team as a research assistant for the past year and now he's taking the reigns from Pete who's off to explore what tricks and treats await beyond Halloweenland.
Today we get to know Greg's Halloween history! What kind of candy does he like? What spooky movies are a must? Does he have any favorite costumes or trick-or-treat memories? Does he ever think about dying? We dive into it all!
Wanna share your Halloween memories or grill Greg? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead or write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to Lantern's Way #2: There's a G-G-G-Ghost! Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com Submission deadline: 8/25
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Creature from the Black Lagoon with Greg Nussen (TEASER)
I sit down with our incredible Research Assistant (and professional film critic), Greg Nussen, to discuss 1953's Creature of the Black Lagoon. Plus, we have a majorly fun (and spooky) announcement!
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Creature from the Black Lagoon with Greg Nussen
I sit down with our incredible Research Assistant (and professional film critic), Greg Nussen, to discuss 1953's Creature of the Black Lagoon. Plus, we have a majorly fun (and spooky) announcement!
Small Frights: Cozy Road Trip
On today's episode, one Lantern transports us to the perfect autumnal road trip from their childhood. We also take a call about travel plans for this October. Plus a follow-up to last week's Stanley Hotel Story and a question prompts everyone out there in Halloweenland to write or call in!
Mentioned in this episode:
Grimalkin (in Tiny Nightmares) by Andrew Sullivan
Milk Teeth by Annika Barranti Klien
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol.2!
Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Pre-orders open: 7/23!
Submission deadline: 8/25
Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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Small Frights: Too Scary
On today’s episode we read one Lantern’s ghostly encounter story that truly puts the EEEEK in EEEEKmail. Plus we get recommendations for horror themed games and vampire themed newsletters!
Also one big announcement that is much too terrifying to bear! If you need me after today’s episode I’m cowering under the covers!
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol.2!
Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Pre-orders open: 7/23!
Submission deadline: 8/25 Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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Small Frights Friday: Eyes in the Dark
Today we read an EEEEKmail from a Lantern who celebrates their Halloween adjacent birthday in a very memorable way. Plus we get some great Halloween Wedding ideas for those on a budget and hear about eerie encounters in one Lantern's new house!
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol.2!
Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Pre-orders open: 7/23!
Submission deadline: 8/25
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G-G-G-Ghosts with Joe Carlough from Displaced Snail
Today I peek behind the veil with IAH collaborator, Joe Carlough of Displaced Snail Publications. Last year, Joe and I launched The Lantern’s Way, a 60-page full-color zine of your stories, pictures, and recipes that you can buy here!
On this episode Joe and I share our personal ghost stories and a haunting announcement you won't want to miss!
Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol. 2!
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Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store
Join the Local Lantern Society
Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com
Pre-orders open: 7/23!
Submission deadline: 8/25
Buy Joe's New Book: The Queer Affirmations Coloring Book
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Small Frights Friday: Haunted Halloween Carnival
On today's episode we get lost in a Halloween maze with a Lantern from the UK who has designed puzzle books inspired by our favorite haunted imagery! We also hear from an Aussie Lantern who has fought back against the negative stereotypes Halloween gets down under. Plus we take a straight up bone chilling call from the All Hallows Hotline!
Join us for Vampire Lovers Double Feature Sunday, June 25th
Order Kia's Puzzle Books:
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Small Frights: Halloween Self Discovery
On today's episode we continue to celebrate Pride month with stories from Lanterns about how Halloween helped them understand themselves more fully. We also get an EEEEKmail about a couple who fell in love with Halloween together and a call from the All Hallows Hotline about buying the best house for Trick-or-Treaters.Join us for our Homoerotic Hitchcock Double Feature Saturday June 17th from 3-8pm PT
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Small Frights: Witch House
Today we kick off Pride Month with a enchanting EEEEKmail about discovering oneself through a special Halloween celebration. We also take an off season call about spooky music for ANOTHER holiday and hear a story about one particuarly frightening Trick-or-Treat house.
Mentioned on this episode:
Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas on You Tube
Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas on Amazon
Rocky Horror Picture Show in LA
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Small Frights: Haunted Girl Scout Camp
Today's calls and letters feature frightening and hilarious bumps in the night! From a Victorian tuberculosis clinic turned Girl Scout Camp, to an attic filled with cursed items! We also endure a wet hayride, and luxuriate in a Halloween party under the stars!
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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We Love You, Pete
This is a special episode in honor of our very own Pete Byrnes, IAH producer, and my dear friend, who endured a tragic loss this week and is taking time off to be at home with his family.
We are holding you in our hearts, Pete! We love you!
It's Always Halloween will be taking a short break. Lucé will continue to be active on our Patreon. Please join us there in the meantime.
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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Small Frights: Ghost Are You There?
On today's episode, we enjoy a couple of international EEEEKmails! We hear a chilling ghost story from France and a heartwarming wedding story from England. Plus one Lantern wants your Summerween party recommendations!As mentioned on today's episode:Read The Mary Shelley Club with the Ghoul GangAdd to Atalissa's Collaborative Halloween PlaylistFrench Folklore: White Ladies (Dames Blanches)
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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Small Frights: There's Something in the Attic!
On today's episode, we take an adventurous call from the All Hallow's Hotline and learn what one unassuming Lantern found in her attic! We also dive into some zombie theory, hear about how one Lantern used horror movies to bond with his otherwise distant parent, and hear a teenage Trick-or-Treat memory! Finally we need a lil advice for how to make a wedding more Halloweeny on a budget!
Mentioned on the episode:
Surprise! + Jawbreaker Screening Open to All Ghoul Gang Members
March Tricks + Treats on Patreon
SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: SURVIVE OR DIE SURVIVING! by Will J.C. McKeown
Theorizing Zombies Conference in Derry, Ireland
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Small Frights: When Halloween Attacks!
This week we listen to one of the wildest calls we've ever received on the All Hallows Hotline! We get memorable (and dangerous) Trick-or-Treat stories, learn about Baba Yaga's role in RPGs, receive a fun recommendation for Witch's Night Out, and celebrate the Halloween floats at Mardi Gras!
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com
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The Love Witch with Annie Rose Malamet
*The audio issues in this episode have been corrected. Thanks for your patience, enjoy!*
My dear friend, film critic, and Ghoul Gang member Annie Rose Malamet of Girls Guts and Giallo is back for one of our February bonus episodes! We discuss Anna Biller's controversial relic from the Trump years, The Love Witch. Fair warning, we are not fans.
Please note that the conversation we have is reflective of the film and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
Mentioned in this episode and recommended reading:
"Supernatural Horror and the Problem with Bio-essentialism"
"Female Gaze: Lana Del Rey, 'I Love Dick', And 'The Love Witch'."
“I’m Actually Trying to Create a Film for Women”: Anna Biller on The Love Witch
Baba Yaga with Annie Rose Malamet
Today we learn about the Slavic Forest Witch Baba Yaga. Then I sit down with subversive film critic Annie Rose Malamet, of the podcast Girls Guts and Giallo, to discuss the 1973 French-Italitan witchsploitation flick Baba Yaga, one of the few films to capture this elusive folklore creature.
Mentioned in this episode:
Baba Yaga - The World History Encyclopedia
Baba Yaga Folktales Bonus Episode
February Tricks & Treats on Patreon
Lucé & Annie discuss Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Lucé & Annie discuss Crash (1996)
Lucé & Annie discuss the Halloween Franchise
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Baba Yaga Folktales [TEASER]
Looking out for your fellow creatures of the forest might just keep you out of Baba Yaga's clutches. Here are two classic Baba Yaga tales, one from 19th-century American folklorist Katharine Pyle and one by the turn-of-the-century Russian folklorist Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal.
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Baba Yaga Folktales
Looking out for your fellow creatures of the forest might just keep you out of Baba Yaga's clutches!
Here are two classic Baba Yaga tales, one from 19th-century American folklorist Katharine Pyle and one by the turn-of-the-century Russian folklorist Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal.
Small Frights: Halloween Horsin' Around
Today we read two incredible EEEEKmails from Lanterns who had different yet equally creative visions for their Headless Horsemen costumes. We take a call from a Pennsylvania Lantern who introduces us to the joy of Halloween carols and we get our first call from The Netherlands! Plus I share some exciting personal news from the pod closet.
Mentioned:
January Patron Tricks and Treats
Kristen Lawrence Halloween Carols
Sleepy Hollow: Love is Scary by Kristen Lawrence
The Witch House of Beverly Hills
House at Haunted Hill Home Haunt
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Small Frights: A Gothic Holiday
This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia.
Mentioned on this episode:
Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video)
Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein
The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies
Frankenstein Inspired YA recs:
- Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron
- Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon
- Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley
- The Madman's Daughter Trilogy by Megan Shepherd: The Madman's Daughter (inspired by The Island of Dr. Moreau),
Her Dark Curiosity (inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and A Cold Legacy (inspired by Frankenstein)
Gothic YA recs:
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
- Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
- Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
- Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
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Frankenstein with Julian David Stone
Today I sit down with screenwriter and author Julian David Stone to discuss his newest historical fiction novel, It’s Alive! Steeped in research, this book explores the wild days leading up to the production of Universal’s Frankenstein (1931). We discuss Universal Monsters, the lasting impact of Frankenstein, how to write creatively about history, and of course, we touch on some Halloween memories. All that plus I sew in all your most monstrous EEEEKmails to make the perfect episode! Now I know what it feels like to be God!
*Note: I misrepresented Murderbot Diaries on the air as a TV series when in fact it is a book series you can learn more about here!
Also mentioned on this episode:
Thomas Edison's Frankenstein (1910)
This is Your Life: Boris Karloff
Jack Pierce — Forgotten Make-up Genius - American Cinematheque
GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN HORROR
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Late Autumn Update
Join Lucé for a short post-calendar Halloween update, and be sure to check out co-producer Pete's newest (and gayest) LP Her April, wherever good music is found!
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Clark Silva
Today we sit down with Sleepy Hollow expert Clark Silva. Silva curated the art exhibit Legend: 200 Years of Sleepy Hollow, a popular show in Southern California in 2021. We discuss the history and connection of Halloween to this timeless tale and explore what makes it such a beloved classic. We also take EEEEkmails filled with Headless Horseman-themed memories and recommendations!
Follow Clark Silva on Instagram
Check out his newest exhibit: HOUDINI UNCHAINED: THE LEGACY OF HARRY HOUDINI
It's a Charming Life: Sleepy Hollow Tour
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Fun-Sized Frights
Today we get some updates from Lanterns featured on recent episodes as well as some updates from IAH headquarters!
Watch Deleana's Halloween Night!
November's Tricks and Treats on Patreon
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Small Frights: Halloween Recovery
Lanterns, how are you holding up after 10/31? If you need a soothing balm, you'll love today's episode! We hear how a couple of Lanterns spent Halloweekend and what activities made their October special. But the party isn't over! This episode is filled with ideas to keep your fall moody and atmospheric no matter what hour your clock strikes!
Mentioned on this episode:
The October Game by Ray Bradbury
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BIG Frights: Happy Halloween
Today we celebrate the thinning of the veil with stories, recommendations, and frights from all over the world. This is our biggest Lantern contribution episode yet! I hope this episode brings you a whole pillowcase full of Halloween joy today. I can't wait to hear how to celebrate!
Mentioned in the episode:
Anything Can Happen on Halloween
Eban Schletter's Witching Hour
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