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Hosted by Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, the Preserve Halloween Podcast is dedicated to conversations involving the education, appreciation, observance, and recognition of the diverse history and practices associated with the holiday of Halloween. Listen in as we discuss ways to #PreserveHalloween...
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Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, shares the next song of many short dives into his favorite Halloween music, this time it's Tommy Collins with Black Cat. Stay tuned for what song he highlights next, but in the meantime, check out these other artists Tommy Collins is linked to: Ferlin Husky, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and Johnny Cash. Listen to Tommy Collins - Bla...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, shares the first of many short dives into his favorite Halloween music, starting with Jumpin' Gene Simmons and Haunted House. Stay tuned for what song he highlights next, but in the meantime, check out this book that tells the history of the monster craze in America. Also, check out the covers by John Anderson, Johnny Fuller (really good cover...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, partakes in the Victorian era tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories by reading A Strange Christmas Game by Mrs. J. H. Riddell, published in The Broadway Annual in 1868. Enjoy! Charlotte Eliza Lawson Riddell, known also as Mrs J. H. Riddell, and by her pen name F. G. Trafford, was a popular and influential Irish-born writer in the Victorian period. Bo...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the last set of four days/nights of Yule: Eddas Night, Hospitality Day, The Yule Goat, and finally Nornir / Fate Day. This is part four of four in the series. Enjoy! Thank you to Rebecca Swanner for the wonderful article on The Pagan Grimoire. Read it here. Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find mor...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the second set of four days/nights of Yule: Divination Day, Odin’s Night, Årsgång, and Winter Gods Day. This is part three of four in the series. Enjoy! Thank you to Rebecca Swanner for the wonderful article on The Pagan Grimoire. Read it here. Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at http...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the first four days/nights of Yule: Mother's Night (Mōdraniht), Jólablót and the Solstice, Honoring the Vættir, and The Wild Hunt. This is part two of four in the series. Enjoy! Thank you to Michael Rockwell for the donation and to Rebecca Swanner for the wonderful article on The Pagan Grimoire. Read it here. Intro Music: Excerpt f...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the Dark Heart of Winter in this four part series. This is part one of four. Enjoy! Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink FinkDark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself. Donate to keep things go...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses Winter Spirits, Hearth Guardians, and the Folklore of Watching the Dark. This is part two of two. Enjoy! Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink FinkDark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself. Don...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses Winter Spirits, Hearth Guardians, and the Folklore of Watching the Dark. This one is a two parter. Enjoy! Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink FinkDark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself. Do...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the Victorian Ghost Story once again. Enjoy! Here are some recommended books to explore and learn more: Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology — Michael Cox & R.A. Gilbert The Old Nurse’s Story — Elizabeth Gaskell The Signal-Man — Charles Dickens The Haunted House — Charles Dickens (collection) At the End of the Passage — ...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Lost Spirits of Children all over the world and through time. . Enjoy! Here are some recommended books to explore and learn more: - The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories — Michael Newton (Editor) - Victorian Ghost Stories: An Oxford Anthology — Michael Cox & R.A. Gilbert (Editors) - The Outcast Spirit: Ghost Children in Folkl...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Victorian Ghost Stories (which will lead up to more in depth coverage on future podcast episodes). Enjoy! Some authors for you to enjoy: Charles Dickens, M.R. James, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Nesbit, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Margaret Oliphant, Rhoda Broughton, Wilkie Collins, E.F. Benson, Amelia B. Edwards, and M...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses Krampus, Krampusnacht, and the Dark December Demon. Enjoy! Here's the book list mentioned on the podcast: 1. Krampus: The Yule Lord — Brom 2. The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas — Al Ridenour 3. The Dark Side of Christmas — Peter Haining 4. Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus — Various Authors 5. European Witchcraft and Dem...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses gargoyles, grotesques, and how Halloween is the perfect night for monster decoration. Enjoy! Here's the book list mentioned on the podcast: 1. The Gargoyle: History & Mythology — Adrienne Mayor 2. Gargoyles: Spirits in Stone — Lester Burbank Bridaham 3. Grotesque: The Gothic Carved Figure — Michael Camille 4. The Architecture o...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses ghosts, ancestors, and how Halloween is one of the nights the dead return. Enjoy! Donate to keep things going and allow me to do even more podcasts and research. Support the show Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink FinkDark analog funk straight f...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, briefly discusses how death is cenral to Halloween, and how different cultures across time have kept this discussion and practice going. Enjoy! Donate to keep things going and allow me to do even more podcasts and research. Support the show Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandc...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses his Halloween night group viewing of Satan's Little Helper and the importance of sharing your favorites with friends. Also, who cares Halloween is officially over, we will keep celebrating 10-31-365! Speaking of, I have a donate link down below in the description and also to the right of the page. Any amount (even $1) would help me b...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back to his rambling roots, this time it's Halloween costumes: what's trending this year, and what was popular five years ago. Enjoy! The website I found this year's trends: https://frightgeist.withgoogle.com/ Get your membership here: www.preservehalloween.com Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find mo...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Halloween familiars: creatures of Halloween night, elegant, silent, and misunderstood, walking the line between superstition and science, worship and fear...the black cat and the bat. Book/Reading List Cats and Demons: The Mythic Origins of Fear by Barbara Kipfer Bats: Biology and Behavior by M. Bro...
Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's witches: mysterious, powerful, feared, and free, with echoes of the trials that still haunt America’s Halloween conscience, and one of the most popular images of the season.... Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink F...
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