Preserve Halloween Podcast

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses why July 5th is now officially (unofficially?) the start of Halloween season.

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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 Johnny Fuller with Haunted House, a song written by Robert Geddins.

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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 LaVern Baker with Voodoo Voodoo.

Stay tuned for what song he highlights next on the next podcast, and in the meantime, be sure to check out more about LaVern and her amazing Hall of Fame career.

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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 Henry Hall with Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogeyman.

Stay tuned for what song he highlights next on the next podcast, and in the meantime, be sure to check out more about Henry Hall and his impact on radio.

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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 Kay Starr with The Headless Horseman.

Stay tuned for what song he highlights next on the next podcast, and in the meantime, be sure to check out more about Kay Starr and her amazing career. 

https://memphismusichalloffame.com/inductee/kaystarr/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/06/kay-starr-obituary

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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 Kip Tyler with She's My Witch.

Stay tuned for what song he highlights next on the next podcast, and in the meantime, check out some of the bandmates who played with Kip. Many went on to their own careers: Jim Horn, Larry Knechtel, Sandy Nelson, Mike Bermani, Mike Deasy, and Steve Kreisman. And of course, check  o...

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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 Suzanne Waldron aka Tarantula Ghoul with Black Cat. 

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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.  

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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), and Ray Stevens. 

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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. Born September 30, 1832  and passing away on September 24, 1906, she was the author of 56 books, novels a...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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! 

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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! 

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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! 

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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 — Rudyard Kipling
Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book — M.R. James
The Judge’s House — Bram Stoker...

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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 Folklore — Lieve De Meyer
- Ghosts of the Frozen North — Christine Daaé
- The Myst...

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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 Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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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 Demonology — Russell & Alexander
6. The Wild Hunt: History and Lore — Ronald Hutton
7. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of S...

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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 of the Gothic Cathedral — Robert A. Scott
5. Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting — Rolf Toman
6. The Devil’s Cathedral: Demon Imagery in Gothic Art —...

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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!

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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!

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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! 

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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

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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. Brock Fenton
The Witch’s Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for Successful Magic by Raven Grimassi

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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....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's haunted houses: a symbol of memory, of fear, of what lingers after life, a warning and an invitation, and one of the most enduring images of Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Trick or Treating: from soul cakes to guising — from origins, folklore, and its importance to Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's the Jack-o'-Lantern: from Will-o’-the-Wisps to Pumpkin Faces — from origins, folklore, and its symbolism for Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's the Mari Lwyd: Wales’ Skeleton Horse of Winter and Halloween’s Ancestral Spirit — from origins, folklore, and ties to Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's The Wild Hunt — from origins, folklore, its many leaders across cultures, and ties to Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another fan request (thanks Brian Brr), this time it's Dungeons and Dragons  — and its influences and ties to Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, is back with another brief history, this time it's Perchta — from origins, to that prevelant duality, to more ties to Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of Krampus — from origins, to that awesome sack, to why he could fit right in during Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of La Befana — from origins, to distinct features, to her ties with Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of Baba Yaga — from origins, to distinct features, to her ties with Halloween....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses a brief history of witches and their Halloween importance — from their history around the world to their relevance in pop culture and their significance to Halloween iconography....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the spooky roots of trick-or-treatingwith a brief history — from medieval guising and Mischief Night chaos to wartime sugar rations and razor-blade scares....

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Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, brings a new format and discusses vintage Halloween decorations and a brief history of their origins...

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