Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsJoin English barrister and Reuters correspondent turned writer, editor, award-winning tech journalist and sometime werewolf-hunter Charles Christian for one hour of folklore, the supernatural, folk horror and other weirdness. "Fun and high strangeness" is how one listener described the show. The show archive of 187 episodes runs from September/Mabon 2017 to October/Halloween 2021.
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Episodes
Episode 86: Vintage Geek & Witchcraft Documentaries
October 23, 2019 09:35 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 86 of the Weird Tales Radio Show our Big Interview is with Marshall Julius about his excellent new book “Vintage Geek” - then we talk to film historian Gary Parsons about British Witchcraft Documentaries of the 1970s - were the objective or exploitation? Plus we also touch upon movies by Kenneth Anger and about Aleister Crowley. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show September Publishing - http://www.septemberpublising.org ...
Episode 85: Maritime Superstitions & Crabby Parsons
October 16, 2019 09:32 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 85 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, it’s another hour of fun and strangeness as we say “Ahoy, me hearties” and look at some maritime superstitions then rummage through Davy Jones’ Locker + we’ve tales of witchcraft ancient and modern + we visit haunted pubs to consider the Top 10 ghostly manifestations + we recall the old tradition of “crabbing the parson” and hear of a modern vicar who says “No ghosts please, we’re Christian" Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.ur...
Episode 84: Halloween Television & Appalachian Folk Herbalism
October 09, 2019 08:26 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 84 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have a catch-up on Halloween television with Steve Higgins of Higgypop, then we discuss the Appalachian folk herbalism tradition with Elijah Weikel. We’ve also got more practical magick spells, a roundup of all the spooky events taking place in Whitby this autumn, including the Folk Horror Revival Winter Ghosts Symposium, news of a new ‘Ghost Shop’ in York, and an encounter with sorcery in Camden. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https...
Episode 83: Prepping, Vengeful Saints & the Ghosts of Nashville
October 02, 2019 08:59 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 83 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we go prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse (or Brexit!) – don’t forget to pack the dried coffee and honey! We also meet some of the musical ghosts of Nashville. And we have the saga of the Saxon saint who came back from the grave to smite a Viking warlord. Yes, it’s our usual eclectic mix of fun and strangeness. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https...
Episode 81: All of Them Witches
September 18, 2019 08:59 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 81 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to Kit Lewis about next month’s Fear in the Fens Festival - and there is a chance to win two FREE tickets to the event + we look at the folklore of Weybourne + we have more magick spells + a possible origin for the Wicker Man + we ask if the Dutch really did once eat a Prime Minister who disagreed with them? + we learn what happens if you try to raise the ghost of Sir Walter Calverley. And the DNA results are in - Charles is half Viking & h...
Episode 80: Lunar Conspiracies, Nessie & Nazis on the Moon
September 11, 2019 08:49 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 80 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have part 2 of our interview with Greg Bufithis about the impact the Moon has had on our culture, including this week Nazis on the Moon and lunar conspiracy theories. We also discover the Loch Ness Monster may be just an eel. We ask why there are so many ‘witch marks’ at Creswell Crags? And Charles has a new career as a bogeyman who frightens children. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-sho...
Episode 78: Demons & Evil Archaeology
August 28, 2019 08:36 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn Episode 78 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview US-based “renegade archaeologist" Dr Heather Lynn about demons, possessions, sinister relics and other aspects of "Evil Archaeology” + Janie discusses with Charles some of the rules that make for good science fiction and fantasy genre fiction. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Dr Heather Lynn - http://www.drheatherlynn.com Writing Genre Fiction: The 12 Rules - https://www....
Episode 77: Alien Autopsies & the Rendlesham UFO Saga
August 14, 2019 08:31 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn Episode 77 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have an interview with Suffolk-based UFO and paranormal investigator David Young about the Rendlesham Forest UFO sightings – known as the UK’s Roswell – in 1980. With its 40th anniversary fast approaching, we ask what have we learned in the intervening years? The truth turns out to be investigations have been railroaded by publicity seekers and factional infighting. And, talking of Roswell and its UFOs, we also learn more about the notorious ‘Al...
Episode 76: Helen Ivory on Witches, Weirdness & Poetry
August 07, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBIn Episode 76 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview Norwich-based poet & artist Helen Ivory about her new collection “The Anatomical Venus” and discuss witches, weirdness, poetry – and little knitted mice! We have a roundup of upcoming paranormal events news, including UFOs in Suffolk and magick spells on Long Island. Janie reports on the sad fate of Boleskine House, the one time home of occultist Aleister Crowley and, later, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. And bring out your hackers...
Episode 75: New England Horror & Ethel at the Gate
July 31, 2019 10:23 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn Episode 75 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview New England-based writer & poet Morgan Sylvia about what makes the forests so foreboding. We look at the modern urban legend of Ethel at the Gate in Leeds. We have a round-up of paranormal news in brief. We dabble in more weird spells. And, at Janie’s prompting, Charles talks about his own ghostly encounter – or was it? Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show Morgan Sylvia - htt...
Episode 74: New Ghost Hunting Theories & Here Comes Lughnasadh
July 24, 2019 08:43 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBIn Episode 74 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview paranormal investigator & conference presenter Kieran Woodhouse on the latest theories on what are ghosts and whether paranormal events have become an entertainments circus that has nothing to do with serious paranormal research. Plus we welcome back Weird Tales favourite Naomi, from Inanna’s in Norwich, to talk about the upcoming pagan/Wiccan festival of Lughnasadh/Lammas. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfa...
Episode 73: Demons, Fake Ghosts & Hagstone Charms
July 17, 2019 08:35 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBIn Episode 73 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview leading paranormal news blogger & haunted house investigator Steve Higgins about his HiggyPop website & paranormal research courses + Janie looks at the case of a fake haunting & asks: is the way to deal with a ghost to beat it with a stick? And we have more Practical Magick including a recipe for a hagstone & iron good luck charm and a simple reversing spell. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/we...
Episode 72: Magick Spells & Serial Killers
July 10, 2019 08:33 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIn Episode 72 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we interview American writer & poet Sara Tantlinger about her new book on the notorious serial killer H.H. Holmes and ask: why poetry? We also look at the tale of the Mayfly, the ghostly wherry of the Norfolk Broads - a true story or just fiction? And Jane delves into The Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words & Spells. Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show The Dictionary of Ancient Magick & Sp...
Episode 71: Exorcism Goes Management-Speke & Ghost Telephones
July 03, 2019 08:22 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn Episode 71 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we have a bumper collection of Paranormal News in Brief stories including job discrimination against witches, haunted pubs, Japanese ghost telephones & exorcism going all management-speke - plus Janie revisits the saga of alien UFO contactees - and Charlie fails his DNA test!. Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Network - https://www.straightupstrange.com/the-lineu...
Episode 70: M.R. James & Bibliomancy or Divination by the Book
June 26, 2019 08:18 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIn Episode 70 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we have a catch-up on some recent stories including another Jack the Ripper suspect and English witchcraft burnings - Janie takes a look at the old Fairlop Fair in her latest delve into seasonal folklore - and for some practical magick we report on M.R. James’s story ‘The Ash Tree’ and its use of Bibliomancy - or divination by the book. Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange ...
Episode 69: Warlock Holmes & the Case of the Bottomless French Fries
June 19, 2019 08:52 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn Episode 69 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we talk to Las Vegas-based author G.S. Denning about the adventures of his fictional dark fantasy character Warlock Holmes – and we also hear about Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, the King in Yellow, as well as Bottomless French Fries and the beneficial effects of Toast – yes, toast! This week’s links: https://www.gsdenning.com/ Weird Tales Radio is also available at: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasist.com Straight Up Strange Podcast Netwo...
Episode 68: Litha Blessings & White Walkers
June 12, 2019 09:10 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn Episode 68 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: we learn the significance of Litha/Midsummer to wiccans & pagans from Naomi of Inanna’s in Norwich; before heading to the Great Yarmouth Comic Con to talk to members of the cast of some of the hottest fantasy & sci-fi TV and movie franchises of recent years including Clive Russell (Game of Thrones), Chris Rankin (Harry Potter) & Ross Mullan (GoT - the Whitewalker & Doctor Who); and we end with the cryptozoologist who believes the Loch Ness Monster...
Episode 67: A is for Adamski, R is for Ripper
June 05, 2019 10:35 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn Episode 67 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: We take a look at a new book about alien contactees called ‘A is for Adamski’ and ask: are they mad, bad or sad? We also report on the latest DNA evidence that supposedly identifies Jack the Ripper and review some of the 100+ suspects now named. We have the heartening tale of an old woman who was accused of being a witch - and had her revenge from beyond the grave. And we learn why in the 21st century a flood the blighted a modern-day Noah’s Ark w...
Episode 66: Whitsun Folklore & Religious Relics for Sale
May 29, 2019 08:41 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn Episode 66 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: We take a look at Whitsuntide folklore and ask how did Old Mother Shipton get involved? And we also investigate the sale of religious relics today - did you know your can bid for a vial of the blood of Jesus Christ or a piece of the Virgin Mary’s vest on the internet right now? We have a truth is stranger than fiction tale worthy of M.R. James from 17th century France where a murder was condemned to death on the strength of the wrong skeleton. Fin...
Episode 65: Weird News from Around the World & the Green Children of Woolpit
May 22, 2019 07:59 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn Episode 65 of the Weird Tales Radio Show: Janie has a round-up of weird news from around the world and takes a skeptical look at Romanian witches on the web, the latest yeti sightings and an online magick scam. And we also revisit the medieval tale of the Green Children of Woolpit - was this an early close encounter with aliens, the Fae or merely displaced orphans of war? This week’s links: Urban Fantasist: https://www.urbanfantasost.com Folklore Thursday: https://www.folklorethursday....
Episode 64: Witchcraft, Feminism & the Curse of Thomas Midgley
May 15, 2019 07:51 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn Episode 64 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview mythographer Martini Fisher to ask whether witchcraft is a feminist issue and take an international perspective on the stereotyping and persecution of witches.. We also celebrate Thomas Midgley Day. Who? The man who singled-handedly did more to ruin the Earth’s environment than Hitler, the Black Death or anything else!. This week’s links: Urban Fantasist - https://www.urbanfantasost.com Martini Fisher - https://www.martinifisher.com...
Episode 63: The Witch of Dawn & Witchcraft in LA
May 08, 2019 08:58 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn Episode 63 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we interview Maja D’Aoust - the Witch of Dawn - about Familiars and the Reawakening of Witchcraft in Los Angeles. We also have more Tales of Historical Witchcraft and some Curious Folklore about Toenails. Urban Fantasist: https://www.urbanfantasost.com Maja D’Aoust: http://www.witchofthedawn.com/home.html The Old Parish on Nonington: http://www.nonington.org.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 62: Cuckoos & Swallows, Plague & Pustules
May 01, 2019 08:52 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBIn Episode 62 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have Cuckoos and Swallows as Janie delves into some seasonal bird folklore. And we head off to the Time & Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth for a preview of their new Medieval Medicine show. It’s all plague and pustules – and prayers and witchy potions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 61: Inanna & the Quest for the Magical Shop of Delights
April 24, 2019 11:22 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIn Episode 61 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have the concluding part of our interview with Naomi of Inanna’s Magical Gifts in which we find ourselves the mystical awakening of the English countryside, our fascination with hares from Boudicca onwards, storytelling, Pan and neopaganism, and the Fellowship of Isis. It’s an eclectic mix even by our standards! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 60: Inanna & the Quest for the Magical Shop of Delights
April 17, 2019 08:59 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn Episode 60 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have part #1 of our interview with Naomi of Inanna’s Magical Gifts in Norwich and learn how her dreams and the study of witchcraft became a personal quest that resulted in the creation of unique shop full of esoteric, magic and bookish delights – and in the process helped spread the word of paganism and witchcraft. We also look at the tradition of holding the St Mark’s Eve porch vigil and take a skeptical look at the English patron saint St Geor...
Weird Tales Radio Show Sampler
April 10, 2019 08:38 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThis is a cut-down sample episode of the Weird Tales Radio Show - the Today programme of the weird and the supernatural - designed to give you a quick flavour of the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 59: The Great Norfolk Broads Ghosts Hoax
April 10, 2019 08:31 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn Episode 59 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we look at the saga of the Ghosts of the Norfolk Broads - was it a hoax or just convincing fiction? And we recount the awful legend of the Witch of Berkeley - when you’ve sold your soul, the Devil is going to get you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 58: Hot Cross Buns & Weather Lore
April 03, 2019 11:39 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIn Episode 58 of the Weird Tales Radio Show Janie uncovers some curious legends about Hot Cross Buns - they never grow stale! Really? And in our section on weather lore and love divination, we ask: Red sky at night, sailor’s delight - but will he still love you tomorrow? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 57: Sorcery & Witchcraft - Ancient & Modern
March 27, 2019 08:44 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn Episode 57 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, we look at sorcery and witchcraft ancient and modern - from the Tower of London to Abu Ghraib - we also have some curious tales about Stonehenge pigs and Swiss cheeses, plus more practical magick and local legends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 56: Curious Dole Customs & the Ritual Year
March 20, 2019 09:52 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBIn Episode 56 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, our Janie talks us through some of the curious customs of the English “dole” – and we look at aspects of the Ritual Year including the "borrowed days" of March, Carling Sunday and All Fools Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 55: The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties
March 13, 2019 10:10 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn Episode 55 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have the second and concluding part of our interview with Tobias Churton about his latest book “The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties - the Magic, Myth & Music of the Decade That Changed the World”. This week we discuss Aleister Crowley, the man whose thinking most closely defined the decade but who was written out of history - apart from an appearance on the cover of "Sergeant Pepper" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 54: The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties
March 06, 2019 13:38 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn Episode 54 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to the UK’s leading authority on Western Esotericism – Tobias Churton – about his latest book “The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties - the Magic, Myth & Music of the Decade That Changed the World”. Everything from the Beatles to the Chariot of the Gods to Wicca. The concluding part of the interview is next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 53: Spooky Movies in Spooky East Anglia
February 27, 2019 09:13 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn Episode 53 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to film producer John West about making Spooky Movies in East Anglia and ask where does our fascination with scary stories come from. And we also end up talking about The Beatles and Kenny Everett – not sure how the interview ended up there! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 52: Haunted Waters & Swimming Witches
February 20, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn Episode 52 of the Weird Tales Radio Show Janie looks at some legends of healing lochs and haunted pits + we’ve got witchcraft in caves and in Essex + we look at the folklore and origins of the fairy tale Bluebeard + and we talk to Moscow about Bonnie & Clyde! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 51: Saucy St Valentine Rhymes from Olden Times
February 13, 2019 09:46 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBIn Episode 51 of the Weird Tales Radio Show Janie explores some saucy - and in some instances just plain weird - St Valentine rhymes from olden times. We also have a roundup of paranormal news in brief. And we explore the legend that is Pablo Fanque - a 19th century circus superstar and inspiration to The Beatles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 50: Headless Ghosts & Saxon Sirens
February 06, 2019 12:59 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn Episode 50 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we have not one but two headless hauntings and ask: why did these ghosts lose their heads? Plus we look at the folklore surrounding the English tradition of wassailing - is it really all about cider and Saxon sirens? And in our Practical Magick slot we have a #101 on all you ever need to know about graveyard dirt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 49: Love Locks and Mad Earls
January 22, 2019 20:27 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn Episode 49 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we celebrate St Paul’s Day (25th January) because if it is fair and clear, we shall have a happy year. We also look at a couple of modern urban legends: love locks on bridges and shoes tossed over telephone cable and ask: are they really ancient traditions or modern fads? And we remember the Mad, Bad Life of Earl Ferrers who ended his life swinging from the Tyburn Tree by a silken noose. Clean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 48: Oh, The Mistletoe Bough
January 16, 2019 10:34 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn Episode 48 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we sing the sad song of the Mistletoe Bride, trapped in her living tomb - we review the legend and have a new version of the song for you from Andy Brown. We also look at the tradition of Old Twelfth Night + Take a quiz on some little known legendary facts - seriously King Arthur, your spear is called Ron? + We have the strange story behind the Brazen Head pub name + in our practical magick slot we discover a churchyard in Northern Ireland where th...
Episode 47: Rook di goo - There’s blood in the shoe
January 09, 2019 08:57 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn Episode 47 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we all chant “Rook di goo, There’s blood in the shoe” as we look at the horrid origins of another traditional pantomime – this time Cinderella. Got a woodburning stove? Have we got some log-burning folklore for you. We also go Urban Mythbusting - was the Ploughman’s Lunch really only invented in the 1950s by a cheese marketing committee? And in our Practical Magick slot, we have a hooddo spell for container work. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
46: Step into Christmas with some Yuletide Dishes to turn your Stomach
December 19, 2018 10:05 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBEpisode 46 of the Weird Tales Radio Show podcast is our Christmastide edition - we have traditional Yuletide dishes to turn your stomach. Frumenty! You cannot be serious? We encounter a Renaissance Vatican spy. We learn the tragic but true origins of the Babes in the Wood pantomime – and also why it’s still OK to misbehave under the mistletoe. And in our Ritual Year, it’s time to go Thomasing. Clean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 45: Walking the Haunted Lanes of Norwich
December 12, 2018 13:34 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBEpisode 45 of the Weird Tales Radio Show meets a mysterious cloaked figure – the Shadowcaster – who takes us on a walk along the haunted lanes of old Norwich. And we also look at the obscure life of that obscure Saxon saint St Tibba. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 44: Meet the Krampus - Santa’s Demonic Little Helper
December 05, 2018 08:27 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBEpisode 44 of the Weird Tales Radio Show goes into the bowels of the earth to explore the hidden tunnels beneath historic Norwich – we meet St Nicholas and his demonic little helper the Krampus – and in our latest urban myth-busting was discover that ain’t no vampire – it’s just a punk rocker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
43: Kitsch & Bad Karma - The Curse of the Crying Boy Paintings
November 27, 2018 16:37 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBEpisode 43 of the Weird Tales Radio Show has a roundup of some of the more bizarre Rock ’n’ Roll Conspiracy Theories. PLUS in Kitsch & Bad Karma, we look at the Curse of the Crying Boy Paintings – ain't nothing a good bonfire can't dispel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 42: Wait a minute… You’ve just Married a Hologram & Other Bizarre Tales
November 21, 2018 10:21 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBEpisode 42 of the Weird Tales Radio Show contains a major roundup of paranormal and, frankly, just plain weird news. In our Practical Magick section we’ve some handy protection spells for anyone travelling over Thanksgiving and the upcoming Christmas holiday season. And, as we make our way through the Folklore Calendar, we encounter St Hugh of Lincoln, swans, Crownation Day and an amorous revenant who couldn't take a hint. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 41: Call that a Ripping Yarn! Frankly I don’t care if you are abducted by aliens
November 14, 2018 08:39 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBEpisode 41 of the Weird Tales Radio Show features a major interview with the writer Nik Perring in which he discusses the tips and trips associated with turning your real-life paranormal experiences into a book that will enthral and captivate your readers. And Janie looks at the Urban Myths surrounding Daylight Saving Time, as well as some November folklore, including Martinmas, Fenny Poppers & Pully Lugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 40: Casting Hexes against Trump & Hitler
October 31, 2018 12:34 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBEpisode 40 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our casting hexes against Trump and Hitler edition as we report on attempts by witches to thwart Donald Trump today, as well as stop a Nazi invasion in 1940. In an example of truth really being stranger than fiction, Janie looks at the British Royal Family and their bizarre drinking habits And we also have some autumnal folklore as we delve into the phenomenon of Angel Hair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 39: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle
October 25, 2018 09:45 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBEpisode 39 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our some witch has left a cold spell in the air and given us a cold edition! Our big story is the saga of Robin Redcap and the Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle on the Scottish Borders. We also look at the legends and folklore of St Crispin’s Day - the 25th of October. Ah, we few, we happy few, we band of brothers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 38: William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter
October 17, 2018 10:43 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBEpisode 38 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the curious story of William of Newburgh, a medieval monk who chronicled England’s first accounts of zombies, vampires and little green men. Plus we look at the folklore surrounding St Luke - yes, yet more love divination rituals for girls. And we go urban mythbusting as we ask - just who were the Kitty Witches of Old Yarmouth Town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 37: Did Barnacle Geese Come from Barnacles?
October 10, 2018 12:21 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBEpisode 37 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the folklore surrounding bird migration in autumn - do Barnacle Geese really come from barnacles. We go urban mythbusting as we examine the demonic legend associated with Bleeding Heart Yard in London And we have four Practical Magick Spells for the Autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 36: Witchcraft & the Pop Industry + the Paul McCartney is Dead Myth Returns
October 03, 2018 11:19 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBEpisode 36 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the folklore surrounding winemaking + We report on the latest allegations of witchcraft and black magick in the pop industry - and ask just what is this Florida Water stuff? We also go urban myth-busting as yet more rumours claim Paul McCartney is dead. He’s not. And we look at online psychic development courses, including scrying. We didn’t see that one coming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.