It's Always Halloween

By Lucé Tomlin-BrennerHistory

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It's Always Halloween episodes

March 02, 2021 Our Next Chapter
Today we crack open a new chapter in which we'll discover the roots of another Halloween icon.
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5 min
February 26, 2021 Small Frights: Haunted Pie Shop
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 chilling ghost story from England and a hilarious story of a DIY haunted house mishap! Plus a fantastic novel recommendation and memories of tricks (and some treats).
Mentioned in this episode:
Browns Pie Shop
House of Leaves
Poe - Haunted
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38 min
February 23, 2021 Skeletons: Dennison and Beistle
In this episode, we explore the history of Halloween decor giants Dennison and Beistle. We will look at the impact these two paper companies had on American Culture and how they brought the image of the skeleton to the masses as a staple of Halloween festivities. This episode concludes our chapter on skeletons!
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18 min
February 19, 2021 Small Frights: Costume Mishaps
Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!

In this episode, we delve into our memories of the hottest, coldest, and rainiest Halloweens. We also hear a call from a Ghoul Gang member about an incredible ancient effigy mound in Southern Ohio and we discuss the problem with exorcisms and "dark energy." Plus, new horror novel recommendations!
Mentioned in this episode:
Digging Up the Indian Burial Ground Trope by Shea Vassar
How The Amityville Horror Ended Up With 22 Sequels
Christian Prayer Group and Native Americans Face-Off at Ohio's Serpent Mound
Ohio History - Serpent Mound
Exorcism: Increasingly frequent, including after US protests
Peebles Ohio
John Ajvide Lindqvist
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35 min
February 12, 2021 Small Frights: The Outcast Dead
Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!
In this episode, we travel from the Indigenous Burial Mounds of Wisconsin to the Crossbones Graveyard in London and we learn about the lack of discernment when it comes to interment. Plus mall trick-or-treating, 19th-century French Devil Tissue, & a letter from Transylvania brings a tear to Lucé's eye.
Mentioned in this episode:
Crossbones Graveyard
The History of McDonald's Halloween Buckets
Creepers Peepers Jello
Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell by Brian May
French Devil Tissue a History
The Hill of the Dead on the Western Shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts: Two Early Twentieth-Century Narratives by Marlin F. Hawley
The Meskwaki and Big Lake Butte Des Morts
Wisconsin Burial Mounds
Native Land Map
History of Wisconsin Indigenous People
Meskwaki Nation
Pete Byrnes' new album In Parallels.
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39 min
February 02, 2021 Skeletons: Memento Mori
In this episode, we learn about memento mori and the role this ancient philosophy played in keeping skeletons fashionable.
If there's something specific you want to learn about skeletons, memento mori, or Halloween in general, call into the All Hallows Hotline at 802-532-DEAD or write me an eeeekmail at [email protected].
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16 min
January 29, 2021 Small Frights: The Candy Apple Incident
Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!
This week we get treated to a few delightful Halloween memories from childhood: a bunch of party-goers get into a rather sticky situation, an epic snowstorm takes on trick-or-treaters, and a listener comes face to face with possession. Plus a new book series recommendation!
Mentioned in this episode: Dean Koontz's Frankenstien and Pete Byrnes' new album In Parallels.
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call into the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to [email protected]
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36 min
January 22, 2021 Small Frights: United American Cemetery Update
A meaningful community update on United American, Ohio's first Black cemetery. This is a follow-up to our December 11th Small Frights episode, Theater Ghosts.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Union Foundation Press Release
The Union Foundation History
2020 NPS African American Civil Rights Grant Awardees
Go Fund Me for the Restoration of United American Cemetery
We Need To Help Restore Ohio's Oldest Black Cemetery - Cincinnati Enquirer
Madisonville’s United American is Ohio’s First Black Cemetery and It Needs Your Help - City Beat
13 min
January 19, 2021 Skeletons: The Reaper's Image
In the last episode, we discovered the first images of skeletons as art were spawned from the horrors of The Black Plague - most notably the Danse Macabre and the iconic Grim Reaper.
In this episode, we meditate on the endurance of this medieval imagery through a ghastly tale by the master of horror himself, Stephen King.
The Reaper's Image was first printed in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985.
This episode is performed by Lucé Tomlin-Brenner. The editing, theme song, and sound design is by Pete Byrnes.
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call into the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail
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24 min
January 15, 2021 Small Frights: Halloween Sadism
Each Friday I share a curated selection of calls from the All Hallows Hotline and letters from the EEEEKmail bag!
This week we got a call about Skinwalkers! Plus letters about collegiate ghost sightings, trick-or-treat etiquette ideas, favorite Halloween candies, and hold onto your butts because the debate over trunk-or-treat and Halloween safety rages on!
Mentioned in this episode: Skinwalkers, The Pixy Stix Killer: The Man Who Killed Halloween, Joel Best: Halloween Sadism, QAnon Misdirects Our Attention Away From the Real Threats to Children
Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call into the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail
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31 min