Spooky Times with Eric D

Ah, the mysterious Tarot Cards! Keys to the future, a map of the past, and doors to personal insight! Or it could all just be nonsense.

In this episode, Eric Dwinnells and Brian Toney tackle the mysterious history of Tarot cards to try and uncover their original intended use. They get a little bit into the meaning of some of the cards, but mostly the focus is on why people believe they may work and tricks that professional card readers may use to MAKE you believe that the cards have magic.

Brian likes to remain a man of mystery and has never plugged anything on the show before, but tonight, he's got something he wants you to check out! What could it possibly be??? Listen and find out!

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What ghost haunts Paul Revere's grave? Which patriot was turned into a tree? Who could be buried under a playground? Where can you you enjoy a cold Sam Addams (beer) while looking at a cold Sam Addams (grave)?

Eric is taking a tour through some historic Boston burial grounds with Ray O'Hare who happens to be an honest to goodness tour guide! He'll have the answer to everything above plus some wild tangents about why the idea of ghosts doesn't seem to hold up to scrutiny very well, the difference between breakfast cereal and patriots, and the infamous MBTA!!!

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No, you don't have to have seen the movie to enjoy this ep! Yes, it contains spoilers so if you are interested in the movie, watch it first, then listen! In this super-sized episode, Eric Dwinnells and guest cohost Tom Cole discuss one of if not THE greatest werewolf movies of all time, An American Werewolf in London directed by John Landis!

Eric has known and loved the movie since he was a kid but Tom had never seen it...what did he think of it? Despite his love for the film, Eric has noticed some flaws that should be addressed! Eric and Tom discuss important questions like...

What is the point of a werewolf's killings?
Where are David's parents?
Why is Nurse Alex super DTF despite soon many red flags?!?!
Why is the ultimate appearance of the wolf disappointing?
Which has the best cover art: VHS, DVD, OR Blu-Ray?

All this and more in tonight's episode of Spooky A S!

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Eric Dwinnells and guest cohost Scott Lemonde are about to take you through a brief history of Zombies and try to separate fact from fiction. It's a tall order, but we're up for a challenge!

We'll talk about the African/Haitian organs of the belief in zombies, the role that slavery played, how the myth came to the USA, and why our idea of zombies has changed so radically over the past 50 years (hint: Romero did it). Yes, of course we'll talk about Bela Lugosi in White Zombie and George Romero's zombie films and we'll touch on The Walking Dead.

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Garfield is the most terrifying creature known to man! Ok, that's probably over stating it, but in the 1980's, he'd did occasionally go down some dark paths. Yes, we're going back to a lighter subject for this episode: Garfield the fat orange and black cat!

We're about halfway to Halloween and we're celebrating by taking a close look at the 1985 animated tv special, Garfield's Halloween Adventure...mostly. We'll also talk about the 1984 book Garfield: His 9 Lives in which there is a story where Garfield gets uncouth with his primal self and KILLS his owner! Then well go into a dark series from Garfield's daily comic strip where he wakes up to find his completely alone in the world! 

Join host Eric Dwinnells and guest cohost Ray O'Hare as they take you on a tour of Garfield's dark side! They'll also discuss the origin of Eric's infamous Halloween VHS and what life/trick-or-treating used to be like back in the day!

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Who's ready for a good old fashioned unsolved mystery? Join Eric Dwinnells and guest cohost Brian Toney as they discuss The Dyatlov Pass Incident.

In February of 1959, 9 young hikers went missing on a Russian mountain known as "Mt. Don't Go There". Eventually all of them were found dead. Some had frozen to death, others had suffered trauma from what the investigators describe only as "a competing force of nature."

Why did the hikers cut up and flee from their own tent? Why did they run out into the snowy mountain wilderness with no shoes on? Why were some found wearing only their underwear? Why was one hiker missing her eyes, tongue, and part of her lip? Why did some have fatal internal damage yet no signs of external trauma? Why were high levels of radiation found on their clothing? What were the glowing orange objects seen in the sky the night the hikers disappeared?

All this and more will be discussed on this episode of Spooky A S!

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Jennifer Lecesse is back to talkwithEric Dwinnells about the unsolved case of themostnotorious English serial killer of all time, JacktheRipper!

In Victorian London, an unidentified serial killer nicknamedJackthe Ripper is believed to have killed at least 5prostitutesin/around the Whitechapel district. We'll talk abouteach murderand go over a handful of some of the many, MANY suspectsthat havebeen put forth so far.

There's a lot to cover on this one and still we'reonlyscratching the surface. You'll also hear about Eric's baddream(from which he woke up screaming!), and his and Jennie's tripstoLondon including taking the Jack the Ripper tour together notoncebut twice!

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Eric Dwinnels and guest cohost Tom Cole are back and this time

Due to conflicting schedules, Eric is forced to host this episode SOLO! Tonight he'll teach you all about early America's Vampire Panic (focused mostly in New England). We'll talk about the most famous suspected American vampire, Mercy Brown, and try to figure out why so many Yankees came to believe in vampires in the first place. We'll also talk about where the myth of the American vampire came from as well as signs of vampirism and how to destroy a vampire. Don't miss this exciting, experimental, double digits episode of Spooky A S!

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Tonight we visit 19th century London to learn about the strange case of Spring-Heeled Jack! Jack was a demon-like creature said to leap out and attack with claw-like metal hands. It was also said that he could leap unnatural distances and spit blue flames! This creature has allegedly been spotted in/around London since the 1830's and reports of modern sightings still pop up today. So is this truly a demon from hell...or was it simply a prank that turned into an urban legend?

Eric Dwinnells and guest cohost Tom Cole discuss all this as well as why there aren't any steam punk Spring Heeled Jack cosplayers ou there tonight on Spooky A S!

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