The Witching Hour

Your host is wandering the glowing radioactive mountains this week, so instead of a usual episode, here is something from the Patreon. "Explain a Lovecraft Badly" is a series in which I summarize the works of H.P. Lovecraft in a stupid way, one story at a time. This time it's "The Alchemist," or "Wizard defies laws of time and space for murderous prank." I also r...

The final Crack. This broadcast, we attempt (once again) to interview Rusty and Poppy Crack about Crack Farm Bed and Breakfast and Shrunken Head Orchard. We're starting to run out of interns... Wander in to Harry Crack's Hidey Hole and peruse a repository of well-loved, thoroughly haunted, and authentically unwashed antiques from days gone by. Featuring: Monica Murray-Derr from,  I Don&a...

Finally, the singularity in the sky is doing something. This episode is brought to you by Crossroads Solutions, Ltd.  Payment due at time of purchase. All contracts are final. All souls are nonrefundable. Featuring: Donald Kozinski Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witching Hour Patreon at the Crawdaddy or Kombucha Cultist tier and receive bonus a...

It is Crack History Month! Join us in celebrating one of Howler's Holler's oldest families.  Featuring: Taryn Sebald Unchained and On Fire (Instrumental) by The Twilight An Idyllic Existence by The Twilight Battle of Agincourt by The Twilight This is the Way by primalhousemusic Sound Effects by Playdown , Mikhail , Rerie Jack Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art:...

The Pricked Thumb Tattoo Parlor is under new management. The hills are alive! Radioactive runoff has irrevocably changed the flora in the valley.  Stop by Baby Yaga's Mobile Homes and buy a baby mobile home today! Featuring: Claire Kinder, Andy Wagner "Unchained and On Fire," performed by The Twilight with lyrics by Hannah Kubiak The raw link for Apple Podcast listeners: https://sou...

Power couple D'Arte L'Sharte and Pearl Schmurl venture deep into Spud Caverns and discover one of the residents. Our host reads some time-sensitive but long-overdue correspondence. This episode is sponsored by Hallway Hotel, where the carpets are damp, old women haunt the bathrooms, and there's no one in the vents. "Like your body through the innards of a carnivorous couch, thi...

The town of Howler's Holler is famous! Watch the documentary about the Miskatatonic Asylum for the Incurably Sane! It will chill you to the marrow of your bones. Also, a dentist gets sucked into a black hole not once, but twice. Featuring: Hans Pfrang and Gil Malis Additional Music: Romantic Sax by DPStudioMusic Documentary Background by  MiroMaxMusic   Theme music: "Lullaby," by Ki...

Here's hoping you all had a merry Crackmas! Your host fell into the Crack while depositing her offering, and was unable to record a regular episode. Enjoy this Patreon unlock of another Croak Reel, this one containing various bloopers from episodes 8 and 9. It's mostly me trying to record while my cat scrambles around like she's on Crack's Snack Shack Cracker Jack. Theme music:...

The Mothman joins us in the shack on the outskirts of town. He has grievances about his portrayal in the media. This episode may not be suitable for mature audiences. Featuring: Donald Kozinski and Natalie Buckley Natalie hosts a monthly charity stream called For the Cause Events : https://beacons.ai/for_the_cause_events  "Shallows," by The Twilight  https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight/s...

Your host is busy being thankful this weekend, so we have uploaded some Patreon bonus content to the main feed.  The people of Howler's Holler share their stories. Our first contributor is Cletus McGletus, the self-proclaimed Sentinel of the Roundabout. Allegedly, he was in the military, but with eyes like his I highly doubt it. Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Ha...

For some time now, Mica Pica's diner has been plagued by a sinister porcine curse. The Brotherhood of the Sacred Snout is now accepting more members... and more ham.  It is sanity awareness month! Some people, through no fault of their own, are sane. Give generously so that they can get the treatment they need. Featuring: Patrick Richert and Lexi Madden “This Is the Way,” by primalhousemusic...

Laundromat attendant Lionel McGinty can read your future in dryer lint. Sandy Crack makes us grateful this show is an audio medium. Two cosmic entities appear in the sky and attempt to devour each other. Get a lead-lined bunker from Penelope Plunker's Lead-Lined Bunkers! You're going to need it almost immediately. Featuring: Zachary Kozinski Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Light...

Hungry Maw Unlimited has absorbed Void Inc. and AbyssCorp, becoming the only true insatiable devourer of your thoughts! May the Hungry Maw be fed forever.  Something truly remarkable happened in Howler's Holler! You had to be there... Featuring: Andrew Kelly, Haley Ebinal, Lexi Madden, and Aaron Brown Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witchin...

The gnomes hunger for human flesh. Citizens of Howler's Holler pester a time-traveling sloth. A local woman donates her brain to the less fortunate. Come on down to Crack Farm! Enjoy a rustic getaway and peruse our field of shrunken heads. They're organic! Featuring:  Brandon Haut Brittany Haut @belladonnabritt  Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak...

Our host encounters a flesh tree. An intern in The Field has found three beans. The Void, Inc. wants access to your mind... for your own good. Featuring: Lexi Madden Roc Bauman and Nevin Langhus from "Drunkens and Dragons" AbyssCorp Music: "Anime Sunset," by The Twilight "Best Day Ever" (Bossa Nova)- by Alana Jordan Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear C...

Your host found some discarded audio in the cellar among the pickles and other foodstuffs. It was almost fired from a cannon into the swamp, but at the last minute it made it on air!  Hannah here. The episode release schedule was disrupted by troublesome voice actors who had the nerve to be ill, injured, and in need of surgery all at the same time. In the meantime, here is a compilation of blooper...

Our host interviews Precipita Jones the Spectral Chef about her new show, "Ghostess With the Mostest." The local Bigfoot has been found. Jake Leggings gets carried away... by his pants. Featuring: Karah Minelli  Donald Kozinski ( CoffeeNinjaRyu on Twitch) Ethan Kowalczyk Slade  Tori Williamson Patrick Richert “Suspicious Dramedy,” by Paolo Argento Goat Sounds by Rahul Screaming Sounds by...

Two used broomstick salesmen compete for air time. A house on chicken feet crushes a local business. The ham at Pica's Diner is haunted by the tormented souls of hogs slain in anger.  Featuring: Justin Gramling, Patrick Weisfeldt, Joey Authement. Theme music:  “Lullaby,” by Kim Lightyear “Classic Guitar Rock in Open G,” by Julius H. from Pixabay "The Battle of Agincourt," by The Twi...

Our Host interviews Penelope Plunker, a spelunker who found an interesting stone in the abandoned mine. Dickie the Pickle Man is at it again. Next week, Daphne will be in the sky. Featuring: Lexi Slagle Theme Music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witching Hour Patreon at the Crawdad...

Today, we interview Jake Leggings about an unusual fashion choice. A wolf in the Howler's Holler community suffers a hideous transformation every new moon. A local spelunker has found an interesting stone.  Featuring: Andrew Kelly Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witching Hour Patreon at the...

Today we interview Agatha Putty, the keeper of an immortal stew that has sustained her family for 53 years. The town necromancer has died, risen, died, and risen again, and we are getting tired of it. A local man might be part automobile... Featuring: Haley Ebinal and Aaron Brown Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear  Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hanna...

Several villagers ingested questionable potions and called in about their experiences. This episode is not for the faint of heart... or colon. Featuring: Andrew Kelly  Theme Song: “Lullaby,” by Kim Lightyear Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witching Hour Patreon at the Crawdaddy or Kombucha Cultist tier and receive bonus audio content like outtak...

A lot of strange familiars have appeared around Howler's Holler. We speak with Bartholomew Crack — local eccentric and caretaker of a tentacled chicken with powers beyond human comprehension.  Featuring: Donald Kozinski Theme Music: Kim Lightyear Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Art: Hannah Kubiak Join The Witching Hour Patreon at the Crawdaddy or Kombucha Cultist tier...

Welcome to the Witching Hour, a midnight broadcast from deep in the swamp on the outskirts of town. The town: Howler's Holler. The location: worrisomely close to a haunted, radioactive mine shaft. The news: unsettling beyond your comprehension. Theme song: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Featuring: Donald Kozinski, Andrew Kelly Theme music: "Lullaby," by Kim Lightyear Cover Ar...