This year, in the tradition of Halloween fortune-telling, we have an interactive divination game you can play at home. It comes from aa 19th-century book on cartomancy called, The oracle of human des

If you've been curious regarding Mr. Ridenour's and Mrs. Karswell's troubles with anomalous events in the house, this short episode should answer some of your questions as Dr. Bartusch and crew attemp

(SPOILER ALERTt: Do not listen to this until you have heard Episode 146 "Urban Legend".) This is a short postscript to our "Urban Legend" episode based on feedback from a listener. It has to do with

A 1968 Halloween "Spook Show" in the Midwest left an unsettling heritage of urban legends possibly rooted in even more unsettling facts. What little is definitively known regarding this event comes f

The Halloween Jack-o'-lantern, made from pumpkins in the US and originally turnips in the UK, began its existence as a wisp of glowing marsh gas or "spooklight." We begin our episode with a montage of

There's so much more to the figure of St. George than his battle with a dragon. Legends also tell of his grisly martyrdom, capture of a demon, and postmortem abilities to cure madness through contact

As a summer replacement for our regular episode: a round-up of non-English-language Folk-Horror films (here as audio but also available as video) - The presentation was created by Mr. Ridenours for t

The Fates of Classical Antiquity not only survived in the form of related fairy-tale figuresbut also as the object of superstitions and rituals associated with newborns. In South Slavic and Balkan re

During the 15th-century, citizens of Nuremberg, Germany, experienced spectacular Carnival parades highlighted by the appearance of floats known as "hells." Featuring immense figures, including dragon

Your favorite podcast is now seven years old! As a birthday gift to our listeners, we decided to try a super short, experimental video podcast. For your pleasure, Mr. Ridenour yesterday edited togeth