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...

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 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.... Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink FinkDark analog funk st...

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 Trick or Treating: from soul cakes to guising — from origins, folklore, and its importance to Halloween.... 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...

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 the Jack-o'-Lantern: from Will-o’-the-Wisps to Pumpkin Faces — from origins, folklore, and its symbolism for Halloween.... 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 ov...

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 the Mari Lwyd: Wales’ Skeleton Horse of Winter and Halloween’s Ancestral Spirit — from origins, folklore, and ties to Halloween.... 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 ...

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 The Wild Hunt — from origins, folklore, its many leaders across cultures, and ties to Halloween.... 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 ...

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 fan request (thanks Brian Brr), this time it's Dungeons and Dragons — and its influences and ties to Halloween.... 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 t...

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 Perchta — from origins, to that prevelant duality, to more ties to Halloween.... 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 i...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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.... 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. ...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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.... 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. Outro Music: Exc...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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.... 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. Outro Music: Exc...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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.... 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 th...

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 spooky roots of trick-or-treatingwith a brief history — from medieval guising and Mischief Night chaos to wartime sugar rations and razor-blade scares.... 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 overlor...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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... 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. Outro Music: Excerpt...