The Halloween Haunt

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“Entrance and Exit” by Algernon Blackwood Oct 17, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/_entranceAndExit_ByAlgernonBlackwood.mp3

Another chilling story…this time from an author suggested by Amy on Facebook…. More stories at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Make sure you join us on Facebook,on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, and Google+.

Read along with me at AlgernonBlackwood.org.

Music:

“Day of Chaos,” “Colorless Aura,” and “Ghost Story” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

“Keep on Strolling” by Tony Longworth from “Dead In Love original soundtrack”
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“Edge of Night” by Sam Haynes from “Something Wicked–Halloween and Horror Music for Halloween 2016”

“Land of the Dead” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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The Dybbuk Oct 13, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/TheDybbuk.mp3

Uh-oh, another thing to look out for. Maybe a ghost, maybe a demon. Find us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook, and Google+. Find all the episodes and more at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Learn more about the Dybbuk, the play “The Dybbuk,” and the Dybbuk Box from Wikipedia. See the 1937 film “The Dybbuk,” based on the play, on YouTube.

Music:

“Tabuk” and “Private Reflection” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

“The Carrion Waltz (instrumental for English Horn)” by Adam John Prawlocki (from MacJams.com)

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Random Halloween Facts 2016 Oct 10, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/RandomHalloweenFacts2016.mp3

What can we expect from this Halloween season? A few clues are contained. Tell us how you will celebrate at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Also on Facebook, on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt and Google+.

Find more Halloween stats from the National Retail Foundation here. The Motley Fool has a bit more. The Los Angeles Times has some California-centric information and more from 2015.

Music:

“Evil Dream” by Sam Haynes from “Horror and Halloween” (Find all of Sam’s currently available music here)

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H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Ancient Track” Oct 07, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/H.P.Lovecrafts_theAncientTrack_.mp3

I bet you didn’t know the computer company was founded by a classic gothic author, did you? No? That’s because it wasn’t. The Halloween Haunt is on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook, and Google+. Find more poetry and stories at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Read along with me and find much more at HPLovecraft.com

Music:

“Zombie Hoodoo” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

“Unnatural Situation” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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The Charlie Charlie Challenge Oct 04, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/TheCharlieCharlieChallenge.mp3

Excuse me…do you have a pencil? Or two? Have you played? Tell us at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Join us on Facebook, on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, and Google+.

Learn about Bloody Mary at BloodyMary.TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Find out more about bobbing for apples at BobbingforApples.TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Info about the Slender Man is at SlenderMan.TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Get the history of the Ouija board at OuijaHistory.TheHalloweenHaunt.com. And hear a spine-tingling story about an encounter with the Ouija board at OuijaStory.TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Live Science will tell you more about the Charlie Charlie Challenge. Time magazine will fill in some blanks. And the Washington Post claims to have the “complete, true story” of the Charlie Charlie Challenge.

Music:

“Chased” by Sam Haynes from “Horror and Halloween” (Find all of Sam’s currently available music here)

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“The Creature from the Black Lagoon” Oct 01, 2016

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/_theCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon_.mp3

Who’s up for a swim? Just make sure there’s a net near you at all times. Thank you, Bruno on Facebook, for the suggestion. You’ll find lots of Halloween on our Twitter feed @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook, and Google+. Tell us what you think and find more at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Old standby Wikipedia has a lot of information on the Creature. And IMDb has interesting trivia and credit information.

We haven’t discussed as many of the Universal monsters as I’d expected, but if you go to Universal.TheHalloweenHaunt.com you’ll find more.

Music:

“Exciting Trailer” and “Hitman” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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The Bell Witch Cave Oct 29, 2015

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/TheBellWitchCave.mp3

A witch story and ghost story in one. Perfect. Find all the episodes at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Make sure you join us on Facebook, on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt , and Google+.

Learn more from the official website of the Bell Witch Cave, the Bell Witch Website (unofficial?), and PrairieGhosts.com. Wikipedia will tell you about both the Bell Witch and the Bell Witch Cave.

Music:

“Tombstone” by Twilight Productions

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Shakespeare’s Three Witches from “Macbeth” Oct 26, 2015

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/ShakespearesThreeWitchesFrom_macbeth_.mp3

Witches as evil hags wasn’t a new idea at the time, but this play may be the reason that’s the first thing we think of when we think of witches. Find lots of Halloween info on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook. and Google+. And at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Read the scene for yourself here, then read the rest of the play.

Music:

“Penumbra” and “Tikopia” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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Ben Cooper Costumes Oct 23, 2015

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/BenCooperCostumes.mp3

Bruno suggested this on Facebook. So many have worn them; if you’re not familiar, you really should google them and look at pictures. You can suggest an episode there or at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Or on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, or even Google+.

Slate has a good overview of Ben Cooper’s effect on Halloween, and Wikipedia has a lot of history.

Music:

“One-Eyed Maestro,” “Amazing Plan–Distressed” and “Waltz of the Carnies” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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The Story of Interview with the Vampire Oct 20, 2015

Show notes

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/HalloweenHaunt/TheStoryOfInterviewWithTheVampire.mp3

It reinvigorated our love of vampires, and has quite the backstory. Be socially active with us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook, and Google+. Find all the episodes at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.

Wikipedia will tell you much more about the novel, the film, and Ms. Rice herself. Trivia about the film that may be true at IMDb. Find out what Ms. Rice is up to these days at her website.

Music:

“Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

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