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This week, Georgia briefly discusses the introduction of zombies into western pop culture before doing a deep dive on one of our favorite re-animated corpses, Frankenstein's monster!

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Dead

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-byron-dies-in-greece

https://www.history.com/news/frankenstein-true-story-mary-shelley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(book)

https://u.osu.edu/abel118eng4563/the-history-of-the-zombie-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=The%20zombie%20myth%20can%20be,returning%20to%20their%20African%20homeland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanism

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Tune in this week to hear the conclusion of our vampire discussions with stories from East Asia!

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180950/http://travel.sohu.com/20090914/n266715927.shtml

https://archive.org/details/B-001-000-369/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater 

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/living-dead-chinese-hopping-vampires-006050

https://www.maayot.com/blog/jiangshi-the-incredible-chinese-zombie/

https://brill.com/view/journals/bki/176/2-3/article-p279_3.xml 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VWTdzlOMO0&ab_channel=JurigJurig 

https://web.archive.org/web/20100219044550/http://spi.com.sg/spi/spi_files/pontianak/

https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/gutenberg.org/4/7/8/7/47873/47873-h/47873-h.htm 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Encyclopedia_of_Religion_and_Ethics_Volume_4.pdf 

https://web.archive.org/web/20131128183445/http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/480187-village-shaman-traps-the-langsuir-a-malay-supernatural-spirit.html 

https://www.castofwonders.org/2021/05/cast-of-wonders-453-langsuir/

https://archive.org/details/anv6461.0001.001.umich.edu 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/vic.2009.52.1.63 

https://medium.com/@madisonplantier1990/delving-into-the-origins-of-the-putrid-penanggalan-be773475bbe7#:~:text=The%20Pennanggalan%2C%20also%20known%20as,Thailand%20and%20the%20Cambodian%20Ap. 

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It only makes sense we continue the conversation about vampires so join us this week for a deep dive into the origins of western vampire lore and literature!

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://juliamartins.co.uk/on-the-medusa-vampires-and-the-fear-of-the-female-body

https://www.jstor.org/stable/658266?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2010/02/22/six-ways-to-stop-a-vampire/#:~:text=Rabies%20can%20even%20help%20explain,the%20pungent%20smell%20of%20garlic.%E2%80%9D 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire 

https://www.slashfilm.com/886601/the-real-piece-of-obscure-vampire-lore-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-hasnt-included-yet/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer.htm

http://smallstatebighistory.com/vampires-in-exeter-the-gruesome-tale-of-mercy-l-and-edwin-a-brown/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/grim-new-england-part-3-rhode-island-and-connecticut

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampire

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-curious-case-of-mercy-brown-and-the-new-england-vampire-panic/

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Join us this week to hear about the Vetala, a paranormal being in Hindu folklore that could have helped to inspire Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54697/54697-h/54697-h.htm  (Duncan Forbes)

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2400/2400-h/2400-h.htm (Sir Richard Burton)

https://enrouteindianhistory.com/baital-pachisi-in-the-modern-world/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/monster-mythology-vetala

https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/living-culture/of-spirits-and-ghosts

https://knowtales.com/vikram-vetal-and-the-kings-daughter-a-tale-of-mystery-adventure-and-wisdom/

https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vetala

https://www.ancientpages.com/2021/01/19/vetala-vampire-with-knowledge-of-the-past-present-and-future-in-hindu-mythology/

https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/6/3/the-literary-afterlife-and-legacy-of-richard-f-burton-part-three 

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Tune in to our very first episode all about the origins of headless horseman legends in Europe, which led to the birth of the first "American" short story.

Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

For further reading:

https://freerangeamerican.us/legend-of-the-headless-horseman/

https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161118-the-horror-of-the-headless-horseman

https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate/112147848/ 

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Broadcast from the Belfry is a brand new weekly podcast with two archaeologists discussing all things folklore, mythology, history, anthropology, literature, pop culture, and much more. 

Created and cohosted by Georgia Abrams & Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. 

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