Ghoul at Heart’s Lori Castellon drops by the lair to chat about her new book, “Scare-cuterie,” out now! She also shares how her childhood love of Halloween inspired her to transform an everyday cooking blog into a spooky one, how she celebrates Halloween, and her all-time favorite recipes she’s ever shared.

Another Midsummer Scream is here, and Mike and Miranda have gathered their spooky crew to share their best tips and tricks for the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention. Hear why our guests started attending, what their hidden gem is, and what they’re looking forward to most for 2025.

Ready to get into collecting Halloween artwork? Mike and Miranda welcome Jorene from Shivers of Delight into the lair. As a longtime art collector and Halloween lover, Jorene shares her favorite holiday memories, her tips for collecting, and the exciting new project she’s launching this summer.

Dive into the world of Halloween village collections with Doug Welker from SpookyVillages.com. In this conversation, Doug shares how 90s Halloween cartoons fueled his early love of the holiday, how he got into collection Lemax and Department 56 pieces, and his best tips for newbies just starting their collections.

If you’ve loved horror movies since childhood, you’ll love today’s guest. Meet Mandy from Mandy’s Morgue of Horror! She joins us to discuss how her love of Halloween has evolved from childhood to adulthood, how her dad instilled a love of horror in her from a young age, and the horror movies she’s most excited to see this year.

Artist and decor collector Laura Lee joins Mike and Miranda in the lair to talk about her childhood Halloweens in New England, how she approaches her all-out decorating ideas each year, and why she decided to expand her artwork to Halloween motifs.

Need just a splash of spooky in your every day? Then you’ll love meeting Melissa España! Since 2020, her website has been a resource for all things fall and Halloween. In this episode, she shares why she started it during the pandemic, the fun Halloween tradition she created for her son, and why Chicago might be the spookiest city of all.

Writer, artist, and self-proclaimed autumn person Corrine Phillips enters the lair today to talk about her unique familial connection to Halloween, why “The Halloween Tree” is her favorite spooky piece of literature, and how October’s natural world inspires her creativity.

If you love Halloween parties, goth-it-yourself projects, and Edgar Allan Poe…meet Ali Walden from Me and Annable Lee. This blog, started in 2016, is a hub for all these things and more. Ali shares her idyllic childhood Halloween memories, what drew her to Poe’s work, and what she has in store for 2025.

In today’s episode, we take a trip to Sleepy Hollow Country — home of Julia McCue. Julia shares how she strives to make her family-owned restaurant, Horsefeathers, a Halloween destination, her favorite spooky spots to visit in the Hudson River Valley, and what her ideal October 31st looks like.