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It's Always Halloween

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A year-round celebration of Halloween history and traditions, spooks past and present, with your master of scaremonies Lucé Tomlin-Brenner

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Small Frights: Halloween Party on Wheels

March 15, 2024 07:05 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MB

After a longer than expected hiatus, we're back(ish) with international stories of Halloween from Europe! We also enjoy the ephemeral nature of spooky experiences that sometimes exist just for us in a moment (and then last a little longer if you write into a podcast about them).  Mentioned in the episode: Best Places to Celebrate Halloween in Belgium Kia's Puzzle Quest: Halloween Haunting Kia Creates Website Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, r...

Small Frights: The Candy Trap

November 17, 2023 08:54 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MB

Today we hear more of your stories from Halloween 2023! Yard decor, home haunts, DIY costumes, and trick-or-treating! This episode is jam packed with creative ideas and community spirit! Check out the newest collaboration between IAH and Displaced Snail: The Raven! Mentioned on the episode: The Masque of the Red Death Reading Red Letter Days Follow Spooky Steve on IG @thecraftygoonie Creepmas Creatures Support your fellow Lanterns: Fibulalart on Etsy and IG @fibulalart Be featured on...

Reflections on Halloween 2023 with GRIMtern Nathan (Part 1)

November 10, 2023 07:59 - 1 hour - 117 MB

GRIMtern Nathan joins me to look back on our favorite aspects of the Halloween 2023 season. We read your EEEEKmails and cover our top 10 seasonal moments. This is part 1 of 2. You can hear part 2 by subscribing on Spotify or Patreon.  Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Order The Lantern's Way #2⁠ ⁠...

Halloween 2023 Reflections, Part I (with GRIMtern Nathan!)

November 10, 2023 07:59 - 1 hour - 117 MB

GRIMtern Nathan joins me to look back on our favorite aspects of the Halloween 2023 season. We read your EEEEKmails and cover our top 10 seasonal moments. This is part 1 of 2. You can hear part 2 by subscribing on Spotify or Patreon.  Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Order The Lantern's Way #2⁠ ⁠...

IAH x Farthouse: The Shining

October 31, 2023 17:53 - 2 hours - 304 MB

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 gho...

BIG Frights: Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2023 06:59 - 1 hour - 143 MB

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 t...

Small Frights: More Candy, Less Pranks

October 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

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 Pump...

Small Frights: Halloween' While You Work

October 20, 2023 17:05 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

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! Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 53...

Small Frights: Whistling in the Dark

October 13, 2023 06:57 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MB

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 t...

Small Frights: Don't Touch!

October 06, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB

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! Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail t...

Small Frights: Flickering Lights

September 29, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MB

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 Be featured on a...

Hello From Salem!

September 22, 2023 06:07 - 15 minutes - 25.6 MB

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  Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advic...

Spooky ASMR with JT Smith

September 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Today long-time Lantern, Ghoul Gang member, podcast contributor, Halloween lover, and horror enthusiast JT Smith joins us to share A Walk to Nevermore, a special Halloween-themed ASMR journey she crafted. This is the perfect listen for anyone ready for a little seasonal ambiance ASAP! Follow JT Smith on Instagram @thatphangoria Ax Wound Film Festival New England Cider Map by Alex the Cider Donuteur  Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommend...

Small Frights: Halloween Dessert House

September 08, 2023 19:58 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

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 ...

Small Frights: A Midwife and a Witch

September 01, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

This week I'm celebrating the birth of a new baby in my life with local urban legends submitted by a NorCal Lantern.  Mentioned on this episode: Mumsterville Rose Hill Cemetery Mary the Wailing Witch in the Black Diamond Mines Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Pre-Order The Lantern's Way #2⁠ ⁠...

A Midwife and a Witch

September 01, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

This week I'm celebrating the birth of a new baby in my life with local urban legends submitted by a NorCal Lantern.  Mentioned on this episode: Mumsterville Rose Hill Cemetery Mary the Wailing Witch in the Black Diamond Mines Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Pre-Order The Lantern's Way #2⁠ ⁠Order Th...

Small Frights: Terror in the Music Room

August 25, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

Small Frights: Terror in the Music Room On this episode, a Lantern calls in to tell us about a disturbing tradition his music teacher embraced every Halloween. We also take a call filled with trick-or-treat memories and read a ghost story from the UK! Mentioned in the episode:Jean Richie's Skin and BonesPrimary Sources for Musical Learning: Skin and Bones for Halloween - The Library of Congress blog Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations,...

The Pale Man by Julius Long

August 18, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MB

The Pale Man by Julius Long Today I tell you a tale about a summer vacation gone wrong in the hopes of chilling your too-hot day. The Pale Man was first published in Weird Tales Vol. 24, Issue 3 (1934). It is in the public domain and you can read it for yourself here. Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail...

Small Frights Friday: The Spooky Forest

August 11, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MB

Today we take a stroll down a wooded path filled with terrors! We read EEEEKmails about handmade Halloween decor and trick-or-treat memories. Plus, we get a letter from London! Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pie...

Pete's Frights Friday

August 04, 2023 05:47 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

Today is Pete's last episode as IAH's producer/audio engineer/editor. He, Lucé, and Yoshi (Pete's dog) gathered during the FULL MOON to share some behind-the-scenes stories. They also raided the Hotline and EEEEKmail bag together and Lucé cried! FUN! Be featured on a Small Frights episode! Submit all Halloween queries, advice, recommendations, or memories via telephone to the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! or write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] ⁠Scare your fel...

EEEEK! It's Greg Nussen!

July 28, 2023 07:58 - 1 hour - 122 MB

On this episode, we welcome our new producer and audio engineer, Greg Nussen! Greg has been a part of the team as a research assistant for the past year and now he's taking the reigns from Pete who's off to explore what tricks and treats await beyond Halloweenland. Today we get to know Greg's Halloween history! What kind of candy does he like? What spooky movies are a must? Does he have any favorite costumes or trick-or-treat memories? Does he ever think about dying? We dive into it all! ...

Creature from the Black Lagoon with Greg Nussen (TEASER)

July 28, 2023 03:37 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MB

I sit down with our incredible Research Assistant (and professional film critic), Greg Nussen, to discuss 1953's Creature of the Black Lagoon. Plus, we have a majorly fun (and spooky) announcement! To hear the entire episode subscribe to bonus episodes on Spotify or Patreon (comes with additional goodies).

Small Frights: Cozy Road Trip

July 21, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MB

On today's episode, one Lantern transports us to the perfect autumnal road trip from their childhood. We also take a call about travel plans for this October. Plus a follow-up to last week's Stanley Hotel Story and a question prompts everyone out there in Halloweenland to write or call in!  Mentioned in this episode: √i by Martin Cahill   Shuck by GV Anderson We All Fall Down by Ai Jiang Grimalkin (in Tiny Nightmares) by Andrew Sullivan Milk Teeth by Annika Barranti Klien Scare your f...

Small Frights: Too Scary

July 14, 2023 22:40 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

On today’s episode we read one Lantern’s ghostly encounter story that truly puts the EEEEK in EEEEKmail. Plus we get recommendations for horror themed games and vampire themed newsletters! Also one big announcement that is much too terrifying to bear! If you need me after today’s episode I’m cowering under the covers!  Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol.2! Email all submissions to thelanternsw...

Small Frights Friday: Eyes in the Dark

July 07, 2023 16:08 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MB

Today we read an EEEEKmail from a Lantern who celebrates their Halloween adjacent birthday in a very memorable way. Plus we get some great Halloween Wedding ideas for those on a budget and hear about eerie encounters in one Lantern's new house! Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol.2! Email all submissions to [email protected]   Pre-orders open: 7/23! Submission deadline: 8/25 Be feature...

G-G-G-Ghosts with Joe Carlough from Displaced Snail

June 30, 2023 13:17 - 1 hour - 112 MB

Today I peek behind the veil with IAH collaborator, Joe Carlough of Displaced Snail Publications. Last year, Joe and I launched The Lantern’s Way, a 60-page full-color zine of your stories, pictures, and recipes that you can buy here! On this episode Joe and I share our personal ghost stories and a haunting announcement you won't want to miss! Scare your fellow lanterns this season! Submit your haunting tales, photographs, art pieces, and/or recipes to The Lantern’s Way Vol. 2! Order our ...

Small Frights Friday: Haunted Halloween Carnival

June 23, 2023 07:49 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB

On today's episode we get lost in a Halloween maze with a Lantern from the UK who has designed puzzle books inspired by our favorite haunted imagery! We also hear from an Aussie Lantern who has fought back against the negative stereotypes Halloween gets down under. Plus we take a straight up bone chilling call from the All Hallows Hotline! Join us for Vampire Lovers Double Feature Sunday, June 25th Order Kia's Puzzle Books: Halloween Haunting Ghost Hunter Magician's Library Check Out ...

Small Frights: Halloween Self Discovery

June 17, 2023 05:02 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

On today's episode we continue to celebrate Pride month with stories from Lanterns about how Halloween helped them understand themselves more fully. We also get an EEEEKmail about a couple who fell in love with Halloween together and a call from the All Hallows Hotline about buying the best house for Trick-or-Treaters.Join us for our Homoerotic Hitchcock Double Feature Saturday June 17th from 3-8pm PT Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at...

Small Frights: Witch House

June 09, 2023 16:11 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MB

Today we kick off Pride Month with a enchanting EEEEKmail about discovering oneself through a special Halloween celebration. We also take an off season call about spooky music for ANOTHER holiday and hear a story about one particuarly frightening Trick-or-Treat house.  Mentioned on this episode: Ghoul Gang Pride Month Events Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas on You Tube Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas on Amazon Rocky Horror Picture Show in LA Do you have a Halloween query or...

Small Frights: Haunted Girl Scout Camp

May 26, 2023 17:53 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MB

Today's calls and letters feature frightening and hilarious bumps in the night! From a Victorian tuberculosis clinic turned Girl Scout Camp, to an attic filled with cursed items! We also endure a wet hayride, and luxuriate in a Halloween party under the stars!  Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an EEEEKmail to [email protected] Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It'...

We All Fall Down by Ai Jiang (TEASER)

May 19, 2023 19:34 - 7 minutes - 11 MB

In the town of Fountain death reaches for you through every drop of rain. To hear the full episode join the ⁠Ghoul Gang on Patreon⁠ OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episodes through Spotify.

We Love You Pete

April 14, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MB

This is a special episode in honor of our very own Pete Byrnes, IAH producer, and my dear friend, who endured a tragic loss this week and is taking time off to be at home with his family. We are holding you in our hearts, Pete! We love you! It's Always Halloween will be taking a short break. Lucé will continue to be active on our Patreon. Please join us there in the meantime. Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you ...

We Love You, Pete

April 14, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MB

This is a special episode in honor of our very own Pete Byrnes, IAH producer, and my dear friend, who endured a tragic loss this week and is taking time off to be at home with his family. We are holding you in our hearts, Pete! We love you! It's Always Halloween will be taking a short break. Lucé will continue to be active on our Patreon. Please join us there in the meantime. Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you ...

Milk Teeth by Annika Barranti Klein (TEASER)

April 07, 2023 20:25 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MB

When the wolves start circling her family's house at night, Erzsébet starts unraveling sharp, disturbing secrets. To hear the full episode join the ⁠Ghoul Gang on Patreon⁠ OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episodes through Spotify.

Small Frights: Ghost Are You There?

March 31, 2023 17:22 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

On today's episode, we enjoy a couple of international EEEEKmails! We hear a chilling ghost story from France and a heartwarming wedding story from England. Plus one Lantern wants your Summerween party recommendations!As mentioned on today's episode:Read The Mary Shelley Club with the Ghoul GangAdd to Atalissa's Collaborative Halloween PlaylistFrench Folklore: White Ladies (Dames Blanches) Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-D...

√i by Martin Cahill [TEASER]

March 18, 2023 02:03 - 2 minutes - 3.25 MB

This short story is a dark slice of another reality not too distent from our own. The entire time I read it I wanted to shriek, once you listen you'll see why this was an extra upsetting impulse. To hear the full episode join the ⁠Ghoul Gang on Patreon⁠ OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episodes through Apple and Spotify.

Small Frights: There's Something in the Attic!

March 10, 2023 14:52 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MB

On today's episode, we take an adventurous call from the All Hallow's Hotline and learn what one unassuming Lantern found in her attic! We also dive into some zombie theory, hear about how one Lantern used horror movies to bond with his otherwise distant parent, and hear a teenage Trick-or-Treat memory! Finally we need a lil advice for how to make a wedding more Halloweeny on a budget! Mentioned on the episode: Surprise! + Jawbreaker Screening Open to All Ghoul Gang Members March Tricks +...

Small Frights: When Halloween Attacks!

February 24, 2023 10:30 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

This week we listen to one of the wildest calls we've ever received on the All Hallows Hotline! We get memorable (and dangerous) Trick-or-Treat stories, learn about Baba Yaga's role in RPGs, receive a fun recommendation for Witch's Night Out, and celebrate the Halloween floats at Mardi Gras! Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to [email protected] Order our HalloZINE: The ...

Swept Away By Ghosts?

February 17, 2023 07:56 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MB

Lucé records from the netherworld!

Baba Yaga with Annie Rose Malamet

February 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB

Today we learn about the Slavic Forest Witch Baba Yaga. Then I sit down with subversive film critic Annie Rose Malamet, of the podcast Girls Guts and Giallo, to discuss the 1973 French-Italitan witchsploitation flick Baba Yaga, one of the few films to capture this elusive folklore creature. Mentioned in this episode: Baba Yaga - The World History Encyclopedia Baba Yaga Folktales Bonus Episode February Tricks & Treats on Patreon Explore Annie's Work Lucé & Annie discuss Rosemary's Baby ...

Baba Yaga Folktales [TEASER]

January 27, 2023 16:59 - 3 minutes - 4.8 MB

Looking out for your fellow creatures of the forest might just keep you out of Baba Yaga's clutches. Here are two classic Baba Yaga tales, one from 19th-century American folklorist Katharine Pyle and one by the turn-of-the-century Russian folklorist Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal. To hear the full episode join the Ghoul Gang on Patreon OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episodes through Apple and Spotify.

Grimalkin by Andrew F. Sullivan

January 20, 2023 08:22 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MB

Witchcraft or no, you gotta draw a boundary with family before you're swallowing more than you can take. I hope you enjoy this fun and sick little tale by Andrew F. Sullivan. It was first published in the fantastic anthology Tiny Nightmares (2020). Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to [email protected] Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Hal...

Real Witches Graves [TEASER]

January 13, 2023 06:45 - 2 minutes - 4 MB

Across America, there are urban legends and folklore about witches' graves and the supernatural happenings connected to them, but is there any historical truth within those tales? In the first of two January bonus episodes, I read a chapter from Ghosts and Legends of Northern Ohio by William G. Krejci that explores the last three people known to be persecuted for witchcraft in my home state. To hear the full episode join the Ghoul Gang on Patreon OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episod...

Small Frights: Halloween Horsin' Around

January 06, 2023 17:57 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Today we read two incredible EEEEKmails from Lanterns who had different yet equally creative visions for their Headless Horsemen costumes. We take a call from a Pennsylvania Lantern who introduces us to the joy of Halloween carols and we get our first call from The Netherlands! Plus I share some exciting personal news from the pod closet. Mentioned: January Patron Tricks and Treats Kristen Lawrence Halloween Carols Sleepy Hollow: Love is Scary by Kristen Lawrence The Witch House of Beve...

Small Frights Friday: A Gothic Holiday

December 23, 2022 06:33 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MB

This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia.  Mentioned on this episode: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video) Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein Frankenstein Study Guide The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies Frankenstein Inspired YA recs: Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon Mister Creecher by Chris ...

Small Frights: A Gothic Holiday

December 23, 2022 06:33 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MB

This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia.  Mentioned on this episode: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video) Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein Frankenstein Study Guide The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies Frankenstein Inspired YA recs: Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon Mister Creecher by Chris ...

Frankenstein with Julian David Stone

December 09, 2022 19:27 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Today I sit down with screenwriter and author Julian David Stone to discuss his newest historical fiction novel, It’s Alive! Steeped in research, this book explores the wild days leading up to the production of Universal’s Frankenstein (1931). We discuss Universal Monsters, the lasting impact of Frankenstein, how to write creatively about history, and of course, we touch on some Halloween memories. All that plus I sew in all your most monstrous EEEEKmails to make the perfect episode! Now I k...

Late Autumn Update

November 25, 2022 03:52 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

Join Lucé for a short post-calendar Halloween update, and be sure to check out co-producer Pete's newest (and gayest) LP Her April, wherever good music is found! Her April on Spotify Her April on Apple Music Her April on Amazon Music Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to [email protected] Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Join the Local Lantern Society Support I...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Clark Silva

November 18, 2022 07:48 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Today we sit down with Sleepy Hollow expert Clark Silva. Silva curated the art exhibit Legend: 200 Years of Sleepy Hollow, a popular show in Southern California in 2021. We discuss the history and connection of Halloween to this timeless tale and explore what makes it such a beloved classic. We also take EEEEkmails filled with Headless Horseman-themed memories and recommendations! Follow Clark Silva on Instagram Check out his newest exhibit:  HOUDINI UNCHAINED: THE LEGACY OF HARRY HOUDINI ...

Fun-Sized Frights

November 11, 2022 18:04 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

Today we get some updates from Lanterns featured on recent episodes as well as some updates from IAH headquarters! Watch Deleana's Halloween Night! November's Tricks and Treats on Patreon Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to [email protected] Join the Local Lantern Society Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Pa...

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