Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror

This week Abby and Alan discuss the history of Spontaneous Human Combustion, real cases and how it impacted horror and pop culture. Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the discussion on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Abby's book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Stories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources Bleak House preface, Project Gutenberg Let's Talk About Spontaneous Combustion, CrimeReads The Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion, Grunge Can humans spontaneously combust?, Popular Science Burn, Baby, Burn: Understanding the Wick Effect, Scientific American Is spontaneous human combustion possible?, Science ABC Irishman's Death Ruled Spontaneous Combustion, ABC News Galway man spontaneously combusted, Irish Echo History.com, Mental Floss (Stacy Conradt), Pérez-Pérez and Vallejo, St. Pete Catalyst (Bill DeYoung) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Abby and Alan continue our Halloween horror franchise watch through with the last six films of the Hellraiser franchise. ⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the discussion on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Abby's book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Stories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources A Nerdist Article by Rosie Knight: ⁠A Very Brief History of The Hellraiser Franchise⁠ Slash Film Article by Scott Thomas: ⁠The Entire Hellraiser Timeline Explained⁠  The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker All off the Hellraiser movies  Wikipedia and IMDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Abby and Alan kick off our Halloween horror franchise watch through with the first four movies from the Hellraiser franchise. Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the discussion on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Abby's book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Stories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources A Nerdist Article by Rosie Knight: A Very Brief History of The Hellraiser Franchise Slash Film Article by Scott Thomas: The Entire Hellraiser Timeline Explained  The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker All off the Hellraiser movies  Wikipedia and IMDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the veil thins, Abby talks about the history of séances and the human need to understand what happens after we die. Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the discussion on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Abby's book ⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Stories⁠⁠⁠⁠. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources Smithsonian Magazine Article by Abbott Kahler: The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism A Magician Among The Spirits by Houdini, available on Project Gutenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Abby and Alan talk through the history of the belief in full moon madness and "lunatics." Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on social media @ TheLunaticsProject. Get Lunatics Merch ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Join the discussion on ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠. Check out Abby's book ⁠⁠⁠Horror Stories⁠⁠⁠. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Sources Pagan Grimoire article by Rebecca Swanner: Moon Gods and Goddesses: Deities of Lunar Magic and Mysticism Etymonline article on the history of the word Lunatic NASA article on Moon Phases History.com article by Melinda Beck on European Wolf Trials PubMed Studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1454923/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25756232/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8924138/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17256692/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31012946/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26498230/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33571126/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10363673/ Fred Sebastian, "Bad Moon Rising: The Persistent Belief in Lunar Connections to Madness," CMAJ (2005). This is particularly useful because it covers Paracelsus, Blackstone, Bethlem, John Haslam, and Benjamin Rush. Nigel Walker, "The Insanity Defense before 1800," The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (1985), for the history of insanity and criminal responsibility in English law. TIME, "Miscellany: Lunatic," March 7, 1932, for the Else Flothmeier case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices