Happy Halloween 2023!

Here's an extra special treat in your pillowcase: an It's Always Halloween/Farthouse Crossover Episode!

Farthouse is a monthly film podcast hosted by Cinephile Cuties (and Lanterns!), Casey O'Brien and Patrick Mallon. They watch arthouse movies, so you can pretend that you did. And today the three of us discuss The Shining, spooky bathrooms, and DIY Filmmaking!

We also read your EEEEKmails about artsy horror, film catchphrases, nude scenes in class, and bathroom ghosts and banshees!

Casey and I are making a feature film together, 14 Stories in a Bathoom! Read more and/or contribute to our fundraising campaign here!

Please note that this episode, much like The Shining, does contain adult language and situations and would probably be slapped with an R-rating if the MPAA had their say!

Happy October 31st, Lanterns! The veil is thin and the bonfires are lit, let the harvest celebration begin! 

This is a collection of close to 20 All Hallows Hotline calls and EEEEKmails pertaining to our day of days. I hope this helps set the mood. Sending you all my wishes for a joyful day filled with spooks, treats, community, and remembrance. You are ALIVE, don't let 'em forget it!

Please note, we are taking the rest of the week off to recover! We return 11/10! In the meantime, please tell us how you celebrated this year! Call the All Hallows Hotline at 802-532-DEAD or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected].

Mentioned in this episode:

Haunted Tents 2022 Walk Thru Video

Haunted Tents on Facebook

Haunted Tents on IG

Field of Screams 

Izzy's Spooky Season Playlist

Gwen's Mossy Fox Shop

Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More (Music Video)

Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (Music Video)

Vmpyr - L'invitation (Music Video)

Vmpyr - Carmilla (Music Video)

Follow Michael Lewis on IG: @mikelmas

Follow Charis on IG: @little_pretzel_witch

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Music for this mega episode was provided by: Mokka, Infraction, Toru Takemitsu, Lofi Geek, The Fletchers and, as always, Pete Byrnes.

On today's megapacked HalloWEEKEND episode, we read letters from Lanterns in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States! We learn about the earliest Halloween candy and the importance of slowing down in Autumn. We also talk knitting, DIY Halloween music videos, wild pranks, and answer questions about Trick-or-Treating! 

Mentioned in the episode:

Kia's Puzzle Quest: Halloween Haunting

Kia Creates Website

Mr. Pumpkinman and Trick-or-Treat by Levee

Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins by Indestructible Food

Knit One, Stab Two

Fibre Folk: Halloween Special by Lorna

Fibre Valley Art Etsy by Lorna

Follow Lorna's work on IG: @fibrevalleyart + @thread.and.yarn

Follow Michael on IG: @sawdustnbones

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Music on this episode was provided by Tim Beek, Darren Curtis, SolasComposer, Aries Beats, Mehul Sharma and of course Pete Byrnes! Happy Halloween!

On today's episode, we read an EEEEKmail about the best office Halloween party of all time. We also hear about some Italian superstitions and the lasting effects of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Plus shop small and support your fellow Lanterns: The Cuckoo Bin and Pumpkin Curiosities. 

Check out Diego's wild office party here!

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Happy Friday the 13th, Lanterns!

Today we discuss superstitions, lucky weddings, whistling ghosts, regional traditions, and celebrating Halloween on a zero-low budget! Love on your local black cats today!

Mentioned on the Episode:

Classic Halloween Specials Marathon

BOO-k Club: The Halloween Tree

Teresa Macabre Illustrations (@teresa_macabre)

Spider's Web Song

Romancing the Gothic

Small Frights: Halloween Recovery

Small Frights: Beggar's Night

They Might Be Giants - Whistling in the Dark

What Does Whistling at Night Mean?

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On this episode, we walk through the memories of your favorite haunted houses and homemade Halloween Decor! Plus we get a brand new Halloween song to add to our playlists courtesy of one of our very own talented Lanterns! You can stream Lizzie LeBontemps' song here: Halloween When You Will Return to Me!

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On today's episode, we discuss a common fear, hear about the amazing place one Lantern listens from, get a call from a Halloween-loving mom, read a hauntingly romantic EEEEKmail, and try to answer some Dia de los Muertos advice.

Mentioned on this episode:

BOO-k Club
Ax Wound Film Guide

Boston Ghosts and Graveyard Tours

Plus we referenced these past episodes:

9/21/2020 - Lumeria, Parentalia, & Feralia

11/03/2020 - Día de los Muertos

11/06/2020 - Frankenstein's Monster

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Greg and Lucé are both traveling for different film festivals this week so this is a stripped-down episode from the road!

Lucé checks into her Boston hotel and sits down to tell you about her whirlwind 12-hour day in Salem! Tune in for some off-the-beaten-track recommendations. She dishes on historic tours, art, books, witch shops, and food!

Ax Wound Film Festival

New England Cider Map by Alex the Cider Donuteur 

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Today long-time Lantern, Ghoul Gang member, podcast contributor,

Follow JT Smith on Instagram @thatphangoria

Ax Wound Film Festival

New England Cider Map by Alex the Cider Donuteur 

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Today we get swept up in a walkthrough of one Lantern's elaborately decorated, and highly delicious, Halloween party. We continue our discussion on the merits of trick-or-treating for your entire life and revel in the whimsy of youthful ghost stories. We also get a very clever Halloween costume idea from the hotline for all the spooky Swifties out there!

As mentioned on the episode:

Diego's Halloween Dessert House Walk Through Video

Diego's Famous Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Cake

Evidently, The Oriental Trading Company Halloween Magazine is still alive and well!

The History of the Slasher Genre: Live from The Ax Wound Film Festival

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