Ghouls Night In

By Penny Snark & Midge MunsterSociety & Culture

Ghouls Night In episodes

January 16, 2024 Sloppy Bone Storage
Penny & Midge investigate the history of catacombs. Where did this death practice begin, and what caused it to re-emerge centuries later?
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27 min
January 09, 2024 Horse-Drawn Dark Ride
Penny & Midge hop on the serpentine sluiceway and cruise through the history of dark rides! Even if you aren't familiar with the term, you've probably ridden on one of these amusement park favorites - find out what makes a dark ride, how they were first powered, and when black lights got involved.
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30 min
January 02, 2024 Just Rippin’
Penny and Midge discuss one of history's most infamous criminals, Jack the Ripper. How did the first ever media frenzy surrounding a crime like this impact the people of the time and even how we view the case today?
Note: this episode is mostly non-gory and does not focus on the details of the murders.
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28 min
December 19, 2023 A Crazy Victorian Christmas
Penny & Midge are celebrating Christmas the Victorian way - with a reading of the 1908 Christmas ghost story, "The Kit-Bag" by Algernon Blackwood. The video version of this episode is also available to watch now on the Midge Munster youtube channel! Merry Christmas, ghouls!

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33 min
December 12, 2023 Spookify Wrapped 2023
Penny & Midge look back on another year to reflect on the best Ghouls Night In episodes, top adventures and media from the year, and what we're looking forward to in 2024.
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45 min
December 05, 2023 Love That Chicken Leg House
Penny & Midge explore the lore and legends of Baba Yaga. From her chicken leg house to her flying mortar and pestle, this iconic figure of Slavic folklore has connections to many historic traditions and continues to feature as a character in modern media.
25 min
November 28, 2023 Intense Toxic Sapphic Energy
Penny & Midge discuss the iconic gothic aesthetic of a mutual favorite movie: Guillermo Del Toros' Crimson Peak. This movie has everything: a haunted AND haunting house, the biggest sleeves you've ever seen, and Feral Women.
(We had some ghosts in our recording this week - please excuse some intermittent crackles!)
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36 min
November 21, 2023 The One-Two Punch of Divine & Frank n Furter ft. Peaches Christ
Penny & Midge are joined by the legendary drag queen, filmmaker, event producer, and cult leader Peaches Christ to talk about queerness in horror, the allure of cult films, and the power of making what you want to see in the world.
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58 min
November 14, 2023 Frog Coffin Panty Raid
Penny & Midge explore the fascinating folk magic of frog coffins. Why have these miniature coffins been found in startling quantities in Finnish churches? And what do they mean?
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27 min
November 07, 2023 Dying: The Most Important Occasion
Penny & Midge continue to explore Victorian mourning customs with a look at post-mortem photography. From online myths to its place in modern death positive culture, learn more about this unique death practice.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars
25 min