Originally published in a newspaper in Troy, New York, this poem will go on to be a staple of the holiday season and defining the modern Santa Claus. The original poem was published anonymously, but  later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837.

Featuring: Matthew Sucre

Music and Sound effects by Fesliyan Studios, and Freesound, 

The Day I was Santa Claus, written by Christopher Otacasek, Produced and Directed by Matthew Sucre

Produced with permission of the Author.

Music and Sound effects by Fesliyan Studios, Freesound, and Zapsplat.

Join the 100 Ghost Story Podcast as it presents a live Halloween Special: Haunted Houses. Join us as we share experiences from our listeners detailing haunted events in their own homes. Matt and Stephen recorded the show live at our Halstead Studios on Halloween Night 2020.

Join us for an evening of Reader's Theater as Sweet Bunny presents "Crazy Love" an evening of short plays by Mark Harvey Levine. Join Amy, Becky, Cara Mia, Molly, Brian, Matt, and Steve as they take us through some heartwarming scenes. Produced by special arrangement with the Author. Recorded via Zoom April 2020 

Welcome to the live (recorded on Halloween) broadcast event of the 100 Ghost Story Adventure podcast. Tonight, live from the campus of Lake Erie College via Podbean.com, we will be sharing several of the campus ghost stories.

We will hear about “Tiberius,” the campus mascot credited with saving students from the Memorial Hall Fire; “Stephanie,” the student who haunts the fourth floor of College Hall; and a personal experience with Mrs. Morley, the ghost of Morley Music Hall.

These stories will be featured as we complete a nine-story Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, a ghost story game from Feudal Japan, rumored to attract spirits to join our gathering.  

Our regular cast members, Amanda and Stephen will be sharing their own ghostly experiences in “Jared” and “Olde Towne Hall Theatre.” 

A special thanks to the Lake Erie College Community, especially Dr. Jerry Jaffe for inviting us to campus (and reading a part of the script).

 So enjoy the show as we bring these stories to life again.

Tonight's epsidoe is a reading of the 1869 poem "Phantasmagoria" by Lewis Carrol. Our founder reads Lewis' longest poem about an encounter with a spirit. Recoreded January 2018. Music- Ofelia's dream by bensound.com sound effects from freesound.org. 

Origin is a dramatization of Ogita Ansei’s origin story of the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. It features eight traditional stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things and other works written in the late 1890’s. The stories have been adapted to the ear of a modern audience. Stories included in Part 2: A DEAD SECRETTHE STORY OF O-TEI, JIKININKI, and DIPLOMACY. Recorded LIVE at Nyacon in Kirtland, Ohio, on October 7, 2017.  Part 2 of 2. 

Origin is a dramatization of Ogita Ansei’s origin story of the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. It features eight traditional stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things and other works written in the late 1890’s. The stories have been adapted to the ear of a modern audience. Stories included in Part 2: A DEAD SECRETTHE STORY OF O-TEI, JIKININKI, and DIPLOMACY. Recorded LIVE at Nyacon in Kirtland, Ohio, on October 7, 2017.  Part 2 of 2. 

Origin is a dramatization of Ogita Ansei’s origin story of the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. It features eight traditional stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things and other works written in the late 1890’s. The stories have been adapted to the ear of a modern audience. Stories included in Part 1: OSHIDORI, OF A MIRROR AND A BELL, STORY OF A TENGU, YUKI-ONNA. Recorded LIVE at Nyacon in Kirtland, Ohio, on October 7, 2017.  Part 1 of 2. (Part 2 will release in November)

Origin is a dramatization of Ogita Ansei’s origin story of the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. It features eight traditional stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things and other works written in the late 1890’s. The stories have been adapted to the ear of a modern audience. Stories included in Part 1: OSHIDORI, OF A MIRROR AND A BELL, STORY OF A TENGU, YUKI-ONNA. Recorded LIVE at Nyacon in Kirtland, Ohio, on October 7, 2017.  Part 1 of 2. (Part 2 will release in November)