It's Always Halloween

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 thelanternsway@gmail.com   Pre-orders open: 7/23!Submission deadline: 8/25 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 EEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

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 HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society Email all submissions to thelanternsway@gmail.com   Pre-orders open: 7/23!Submission deadline: 8/25 Buy Joe's New Book: The Queer Affirmations Coloring Book 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 EEEKmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com

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 Out Kia Creates! 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

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 (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

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 memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an eeeekmail to itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

This is a special episode in honor of our very own Pete Byrnes, IAH producer, and my dear friend, who endured a tragic loss this week and is taking time off to be at home with his family. We are holding you in our hearts, Pete! We love you! It's Always Halloween will be taking a short break. Lucé will continue to be active on our Patreon. Please join us there in the meantime. 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

On today's episode, we enjoy a couple of international EEEEKmails! We hear a chilling ghost story from France and a heartwarming wedding story from England. Plus one Lantern wants your Summerween party recommendations!As mentioned on today's episode:Read The Mary Shelley Club with the Ghoul GangAdd to Atalissa's Collaborative Halloween PlaylistFrench Folklore: White Ladies (Dames Blanches) 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Join the Local Lantern Society

On today's episode, we take an adventurous call from the All Hallow's Hotline and learn what one unassuming Lantern found in her attic! We also dive into some zombie theory, hear about how one Lantern used horror movies to bond with his otherwise distant parent, and hear a teenage Trick-or-Treat memory! Finally we need a lil advice for how to make a wedding more Halloweeny on a budget! Mentioned on the episode: Surprise! + Jawbreaker Screening Open to All Ghoul Gang Members March Tricks + Treats on Patreon SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: SURVIVE OR DIE SURVIVING! by Will J.C. McKeown Theorizing Zombies Conference in Derry, Ireland 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

This week we listen to one of the wildest calls we've ever received on the All Hallows Hotline! We get memorable (and dangerous) Trick-or-Treat stories, learn about Baba Yaga's role in RPGs, receive a fun recommendation for Witch's Night Out, and celebrate the Halloween floats at Mardi Gras! 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

Today we learn about the Slavic Forest Witch Baba Yaga. Then I sit down with subversive film critic Annie Rose Malamet, of the podcast Girls Guts and Giallo, to discuss the 1973 French-Italitan witchsploitation flick Baba Yaga, one of the few films to capture this elusive folklore creature. Mentioned in this episode: Baba Yaga - The World History Encyclopedia Baba Yaga Folktales Bonus Episode February Tricks & Treats on Patreon Explore Annie's Work Lucé & Annie discuss Rosemary's Baby (1968) Lucé & Annie discuss Crash (1996) Lucé & Annie discuss the Halloween Franchise 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

Looking out for your fellow creatures of the forest might just keep you out of Baba Yaga's clutches. Here are two classic Baba Yaga tales, one from 19th-century American folklorist Katharine Pyle and one by the turn-of-the-century Russian folklorist Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal. To hear the full episode join the Ghoul Gang on Patreon OR you can now subscribe to our bonus episodes through Apple and Spotify.

Today we read two incredible EEEEKmails from Lanterns who had different yet equally creative visions for their Headless Horsemen costumes. We take a call from a Pennsylvania Lantern who introduces us to the joy of Halloween carols and we get our first call from The Netherlands! Plus I share some exciting personal news from the pod closet. Mentioned: January Patron Tricks and Treats Kristen Lawrence Halloween Carols Sleepy Hollow: Love is Scary by Kristen Lawrence The Witch House of Beverly Hills Forest of Mirrors Home Haunt House at Haunted Hill Home Haunt 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia.  Mentioned on this episode: Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video) Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein Frankenstein Study Guide The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies Frankenstein Inspired YA recs: Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley The Madman's Daughter Trilogy by Megan Shepherd: The Madman's Daughter (inspired by The Island of Dr. Moreau), Her Dark Curiosity (inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and A Cold Legacy (inspired by Frankenstein) Gothic YA recs: In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society

Today I sit down with screenwriter and author Julian David Stone to discuss his newest historical fiction novel, It’s Alive! Steeped in research, this book explores the wild days leading up to the production of Universal’s Frankenstein (1931). We discuss Universal Monsters, the lasting impact of Frankenstein, how to write creatively about history, and of course, we touch on some Halloween memories. All that plus I sew in all your most monstrous EEEEKmails to make the perfect episode! Now I know what it feels like to be God! *Note: I misrepresented Murderbot Diaries on the air as a TV series when in fact it is a book series you can learn more about here! Also mentioned on this episode: Thomas Edison's Frankenstein (1910) This is Your Life: Boris Karloff Showgirl in Hollywood (1930) Jack Pierce — Forgotten Make-up Genius - American Cinematheque GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN HORROR 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 itsalwayshalloweenpodcast@gmail.com Order our HalloZINE: The Lantern's Way Subscribe to It's Always Halloween on Patreon  Support It's Always Halloween with a One Time Donation Follow It's Always Halloween on Instagram Shop the It's Always Halloween RedBubble store Join the Local Lantern Society