Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror

Abby and Alan explore the real history that inspired the film The Blob. From the thousand year history of Star Jelly to the pinnacle 1950s drive in horror flick, this one is wild. 

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Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan read listener submitted stories about paranormal, unexplained and scary things that have happened in real life. Send us your stories! [email protected]

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Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan are joined by Avi Dobkin, of the From Alpha to Zedd podcast, to read mermaid poems and stories. Avi reads The Mermaid and The Merman by Alfred Lord Tennyson. 

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Abby and Alan deep dive into the history of mermaids, spanning from ancient oceanic deities, to sailor lore and alleged mermaid sightings, to The Little Mermaid and modern mermaid horror. Listen in as they unpack the rich history of mermaids and mythical aquatic sea creatures.

Special thanks to Al Goodsell for research guidance.

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Abby and Alan share wonderful stories about the mythological creature, The Kraken. The first story is written by Patrick Goodsell and read by Alan Kudan. The second story is written by David H. Keller and read by Bob Daun. Be sure to check out Bob's Short Story Hour and Hidden Oaks.

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Abby and Alan deep dive into the mythical history of The Kraken, a sea monster that notoriously hunted sailors off the coast of Norway and Greenland. Special thanks to Kevin Murphy for poetically helping is read some of the more magical Kraken passages and poems from literature.

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Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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This episode features classic fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Anderson. All are read beautifully by Jon Cook of the Fadò Podcast. We round out our fairy tale series with a modern story, written by Dan Roberts and read by Alan Kudan.

Listen in to parts one and two of our deep dive into the disturbing history of fairy tales.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to continue their conversation on the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to talk through the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them. 

Follow Fadò on Instagram and Patreon as well!

Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India.
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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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Abby and Alan explore the curse of the crying boy paintings that spread panic across Great Britain in the 1980s. The Urban Legend goes that hanging this mass produced painting in your home ends in a fire that burns everything...with the exception of the painting itself. Listen in to learn more.

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Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.

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