The Halloween Haunt

Perhaps the most famous ghost ship in the world, the Flying Dutchman has been sailing the seas for hundreds of years, with no end in sight. Thank you, Skyler, for suggesting this at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Sail there or to our Facebook page or Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Find out more about the Flying Dutchman at Wikipedia.com. Music: “Rebel” by […]

What are ghosts? What are they made of? We explore these questions and more. Tell us what you think at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com, also at Twitter @HalloweenHaunt and Facebook. About.com has quite the paranormal section where they discuss ghosts. Studiesoftheparanormal.com has studied what ghosts are made of. Music: “Land of the Dead” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Click here to download […]

Mister Beddoes was not known for his jocularity, but he seemed to be in a good mood when he wrote these lines for his play-in-verse, Death’s Jest-Book. More can be found at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Please join us on Facebook and Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Read the snippet from Beddoes’s unofficial “fan club,” PhantomWooer.org. Read Death’s Jest-Book in its […]

We are crunching the numbers, and there are many interesting things the U.S. Census Bureau knows, and now you will, too.  Please join us on Facebook, Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, and HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Music: “Gagool” by by Kevin McLeod (from Incompetech.com) Click here to download the show. Tagged: Census, Episode, Halloween, Holiday, Podcast

Victorian London is the scene of one of the most horrific tales of the nineteenth century, one which explores the dual nature of man. By suggestion from wolfemann, we go back to the beginning and trace the history of the two fellows. Tell me your two sides on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, on Facebook, and HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. More […]

If you had more money than you ever dreamed of, would you build a house for nearly 40 years? You might, if you thought spirits had cursed your family and you were next. Find out about the strangest house in the land, in the Halloween Haunt. If you know of stranger, tell us at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. […]

In this special extra-sized edition, we go back 70 years to a simpler, scarier time when people believed it just might be possible aliens from Mars would attack us.  It created quite a stir.  What Halloween hoaxes do you want us to look at?  Let us know at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Also, don’t forget to listen to […]

Ghosts and spirits walk the Earth.  Many believe it.  Where do these beliefs come from?  We explore that question in this first section on ghosts. It is a big subject. Tell us about the spirits in your life, and tell us what you want us to focus on in the future, at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Wikipedia has […]

We return to Mr. Beddoes, again for a sort of love poem.  If you have any poems or stories you would like to share, or if you would like to read a version of the poem yourself (different books changed a word or two, believe it or not), do it at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Music includes: “Ghosts […]

Thirty years ago, we learned of the poor child grown into a terror named Michael Myers.  In this edition we learn a bit more, perhaps.  Find more information at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Did you know that Michael Myers has an official website? Did you know that Wikipedia has a lot of information on “Halloween?” Yes, of course […]

Just in time for 2008, we present the top costumes in the United States for 2007.  What costume are you wearing? Let us know, and find much more about Halloween and the origins of Halloween costumes at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Also, Top 25 costume lists from Snopes.com. Click here to download the show. Tagged: Costumes, Halloween, Holiday, Podcast

We enjoy a tale from great American writer and all-around great guy Ambrose Bierce, the first such tale from him in the Haunt.  Hopefully it won’t be the last. What stories would you like to hear?  Let us know at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. You can read the tale online yourself. Learn all about Ambrose Bierce and find […]

What exactly are zombies? Undead shambling freaks? Reanimated corpses? Or something else? Let us know your favorite kind of zombie at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com, where you’ll find much more information. Wikipedia.com has good articles on zombies and voodoo. For a philosophical view of zombies check the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. A review of Wade Davis’s book about […]

Travel back in time to the American Revolutionary War and relive the Halloween sinking of a British warship.  The tale is not pleasant, but is that really what we are looking for?  Tell me your interest in ghost ships at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Also: You can see what the HMS Ontario looked like. The HMS Ontario made […]

Thomas Lovell Beddoes had an outlook on life perfect for Halloween.  He was obsessed with death.  Enjoy a bit of culture in the Halloween Haunt, and let us know what poem or story you would like to hear at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Read the poem yourself and learn more about Mr. Beddoes at PhantomWooer.org. The music: “Remains […]