It&#8217;s Always Halloween &#8211; Lucé Tomlin-Brenner

Battlefield Bed and Breakfast

Small Frights: Dead and Breakfast Mar 11, 2022

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On this episode, we discuss haunted battlefields, Halloween arts and crafts, Hallotines vs. Valoween, and a Lantern takes our recommendation and visits The Phantom Carriage Brewery.

Mentioned in this episode:

Gettysburg Ghost Tours

Wicked Finds by Design

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Small Frights: Birthdayween Mar 04, 2022

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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:

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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Small Frights: Valloween Feb 04, 2022

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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!

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Small Frights: Raven Friends Jan 28, 2022

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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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The Masque of the Red Death Jan 21, 2022

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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

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The History of the Slasher Genre: Live from The Ax Wound Film Festival Jan 14, 2022

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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

Small Frights: Peanut-Eyed Ghost Jan 07, 2022

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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

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Creepmas Creatures Dec 21, 2021

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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!

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