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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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 ClubAx 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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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!...

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).

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...

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...

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 featured...

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...

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...

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...

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 AmazonRocky Horror Picture Show in LA Do you have a Halloween query or...

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...

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