On Small Frights Friday episodes I like to share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

On this episode, we take a call from a Lantern who likes to celebrate Halloween on their birthday and another call from a Lantern who shares a frightening childhood memory. We also hear some more defrightful Edgar Allen Poe and Rocky Horror Picture Show memories. Plus, we get a recommendation for a spookily-themed brewery!

Mentioned in this episode:

Local Lantern Society

March Tricks and Treats

The Old Haunted Zoo

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

The Phantom Carriage Brewery 

The Phantom Carriage (1921) (full film)

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Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

This week we read a charming EEEEKmail about the perfect Valoween night. Then we talk about Jack-o-Lantern creativity and take a call about one of the most darling fall towns!

Mentioned in this episode:

Downtown Petoskey

February Patreon Tricks and Treats!

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 [email protected]

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Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag! Witches, Ravens, and Goths on the beach. This week we hear about movies, museums, and Halloween beverages.  

Mentioned in this episode: 

Witch Hunt: A Traveler's Guide to the Power and Persecution of the Witch Haxan (1922) 

The Poe Museum Poe's Tavern 

The Raven Society Raven Beer PopPoetry - Quoth the Raven Eat My Shorts Written Works Parodied in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes 

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This week we are celebrating Edgar Allen Poe's birthday with an oddly apropos story about the wealthy Prince Prospero who attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his castle with his obscenely rich friends. One night he hosts an ornate masquerade ball for his guests, but in the midst of their revelry, a mysterious and threatening figure appears.

The story was first published in the May 1842 issue of Graham's Magazine and has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price.

Read by Lucé Tomlin-Brenner

Original Sound Design by Pete Byrnes

You can read The Masque of the Red Death here.

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Why are Slashers such a popular subgenre of horror? And where did they even come from? Many point to films from the midcentury, but real ones know we have to go back to Roman Antiquity to find the truth.

This episode was originally performed live at the 2021 Ax Wound Film Festival. Thank you for having us!

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Sources for this episode:

The Lure of the Arena by Garrett G. Fagan

They, Too, Enjoyed Watching Violence and Death - The New York Times

Could You Stomach the Horrors of Halftime in Ancient Rome by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

Roman Gladiator - World History

The Horrors of the Grand Guignol: Crash Course Theater #35

The History of Slashers: 1960-1978 By Reagan Anick

The Evolution of Slasher Films Explained by Amanda Bell

A Genre Between Genres: The Shadow World Of German Krimi Films by Phil Nobile Jr.

Smooth Kriminal: An Introduction to the German Krimi Film by Samm Deighan

Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

In this episode, we hear a Halloween memory, a Christmas memory, and get a follow-up from a Lantern on how their 2021 spooky season unfolded.

Mentioned in this episode:

Scream Marathon

Boo-k Club

Smee by A.M. Burrage

Transition by Algernon Blackwood

Candlemas

Ghostface 

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 [email protected]

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In this episode, we travel across several countries and thousands of years discovering horrible little holiday creatures who are anything but merry! Can we trace any of their gory rituals to Halloween? You'll have to listen to find out!

If there's something specific you want to learn about Halloween-like holiday traditions call into the All Hallows Hotline at 802-532-DEAD or write me an eeeekmail at [email protected].

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Sources:

Frau Perchta, Terrifying Christmas Witch

Fray Perchta, The Belly Slitter

Pennsylvania Dutch Traditions

Monsters of Christmas

Mari Lwyd – The Zombie Christmas Horse

The Midwinter Majesty of the Mari Lwyd

Is Krampus the Christmas Demon Becoming Too Commercial

Who is Krampus? Explaining the Horrific Christmas Beast

The Icelandic Yule Lads and Gryla

These 20 Terrifying Christmas Monsters Will Haunt Your Holidays

Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

Today we're talking about the creepy aspects of ANOTHER holiday. 

Mentioned in this episode:

A Christmas Meeting by Rosemary Timperley

December Kitchen Witch Recipes

It's Always Christmas!

Meet Me In St. Louis - Halloween Mischief

Seasons Screamings

Descanso Gardens

Weird Christmas

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 [email protected]

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Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

This week we get a call sharing an ingenious idea that borrows from Christmas. We also discuss Krampus, Halloween weddings, and kismet meetings. Plus we get an EEEEKmail with a fantastic perfume recommendation that overlaps with things we've learned on past episodes! Finally, should we hold a pillowcase decorating contest?

Mentioned in this episode:

Ax Wound Film Festival (Discount Code: AlwaysHalloweenAtAxWound)

December Kitchen Witch Recipes

Florinda by Shamus Frazer

The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Seasons Screamings

Every Day is Halloween (BPAL)

Vanitas (BPAL)

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 [email protected]

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Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

On this episode, we take a call from a pair of spooky lovebirds and get several recommendations for wild Halloween-themed ASMR videos. We also hear from one Lantern about their first RHPS experience, read another handwritten EEEEKmail, and discuss Native American Heritage Month.

Mentioned in this episode:

Native American Heritage Month

Indigenous Mutal Aid Directory

Derry Halloween 

A Kind Witch Helping You ASMR

Tingle Immunity ASMR

Headache Healing Cozy Witch ASMR

Mystical Woods ASMR

Spooky Bedroom ASMR

Horror Movie ASMR

Exorcism ASMR

Kitchen Witch Recipe Club

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 [email protected]

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