Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror

Abby and Alan are joined by Bob Daun, Robin Sand, Michael Crosa and Jon C Cook to read poems and short stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. Listen to Jollyville Radio , Fadò , Hidden Oaks and Bob's Short Story Hour to support our friends. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Get your lunatics merch here ! Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jor...

Abby and Alan explore the strange life and bizarre, unsolved death of Edgar Allan Poe. The work of Edgar Allan Poe is heavily influenced by the difficult nature of his life.  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. lunaticsproject.com Support the show

Abby and Alan are joined by Bob Daun and Collin Arnett of the Hidden Oaks podcast to talk about their paranormal experiences. These stories truly give me chills. Check out Hidden Oaks and Bob's Short Story Hour.   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. lunaticsp...

Abby and Alan read horror stories that center around isolation. Written and read by Abby Brenker and Alan Kudan. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Get your lunatics merch here ! Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Support the show

Abby and Alan explore three components of the history of isolation. Starting with the dangers of solitary confinement, isolation torture and ending with bizarre cases of people being stranded on deserted islands. For more information on ways to help fight solitary confinement in the US prison system, check out Solitary Watch and Letters to Solitary.   Click here for information on organizations in...

This week Abby is joined by Jon Cook of the Fadó podcast to talk about Point Pleasant, West Virginia, The TNT Area, The Mothman...and Jon's strange, unexplained first hand sightings. If you listened to our coverage of The Mothman  this is a great companion episode to get some local color. Click here for information on organizations in Texas who are fighting against the abortion ban. Check out...

Abby and Alan explore the very heavy history of The Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The Mothman is a cryptid of extreme fame, but there is something deeper about these accounts than others like them. 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. lunaticsproject.co...

Abby and Alan explore the real history that inspired the film The Blob. From the thousand year history of Star Jelly to the pinnacle 1950s drive in horror flick, this one is wild.  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. lunaticsproject.com Support the show

Abby and Alan read listener submitted stories about paranormal, unexplained and scary things that have happened in real life. Send us your stories! filmsaboutlunatics@gmail.com Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India. Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pi...

Abby and Alan are joined by Avi Dobkin, of the From Alpha to Zedd podcast, to read mermaid poems and stories. Avi reads The Mermaid and The Merman by Alfred Lord Tennyson.  --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Get your lunatics merch here ! Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep. Support the show

Abby and Alan deep dive into the history of mermaids, spanning from ancient oceanic deities, to sailor lore and alleged mermaid sightings, to The Little Mermaid and modern mermaid horror. Listen in as they unpack the rich history of mermaids and mythical aquatic sea creatures. Special thanks to Al Goodsell for research guidance. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook an...

Abby and Alan share wonderful stories about the mythological creature, The Kraken. The first story is written by Patrick Goodsell and read by Alan Kudan. The second story is written by David H. Keller and read by Bob Daun. Be sure to check out Bob's Short Story Hour and Hidden Oaks. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Get your lunatics merch here...

Abby and Alan deep dive into the mythical history of The Kraken, a sea monster that notoriously hunted sailors off the coast of Norway and Greenland. Special thanks to Kevin Murphy for poetically helping is read some of the more magical Kraken passages and poems from literature. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Get your lunatics merch here ! Music b...

This episode features classic fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Anderson. All are read beautifully by Jon Cook of the Fadò Podcast. We round out our fairy tale series with a modern story, written by Dan Roberts and read by Alan Kudan. Listen in to parts one and two of our deep dive into the disturbing history of fairy tales. onsider donating to Asian Am...

Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to continue their conversation on the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them. Follow Fadò on Instagram and Patreon as well! Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India....

Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to talk through the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them.  Follow Fadò on Instagram and Patreon as well! Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India. --- Check out Abb...

Abby and Alan explore the curse of the crying boy paintings that spread panic across Great Britain in the 1980s. The Urban Legend goes that hanging this mass produced painting in your home ends in a fire that burns everything...with the exception of the painting itself. Listen in to learn more. Subscribe to the Spooky B*tches newsletter here. Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-1...

Abby and Alan read listener submitted stories about paranormal, unexplained and scary things that have happened in real life. Send us your stories! filmsaboutlunatics@gmail.com Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India. --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art b...

This episode features two reincarnation themed short stories. The first was written by Spooky Bambina ( follow on IG ) also listen to Itchy Dress Sunday on Spotify or your favorite streaming app. The second story is written by Anastasia Garcia. Anastasia Garcia is a Mexican-American writer of horror and speculative fiction. Anastasia’s recent short story is featured in Corvid Queen, a journal of f...

Abby and Alan explore alleged real life cases of reincarnation. Listen to part one for the history of reincarnation.  Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India. --- 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. lunaticsproject.com Get the Spri...

Abby and Alan explore the history of reincarnation. Reincarnation spans from ancient Egypt, to  Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, to modern day Wiccan practices.  Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India.  --- 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 @pi...

This episode features two Grim Reaper themed short stories. The first, The Violin, written and narrated by Jon C. Cook of the Fadó Podcast . The second called The Death of The Ankou was written by Wyndham Lewis and narrated by Abby Brenker. Consider donating to Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Atlanta . --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Mi...

Abby and Alan learn about the history of Death personified and the Grim Reaper. Tracing death gods and goddesses throughout history and the rise of the Grim Reaper after the Bubonic Plague. Consider donating to Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Atlanta . --- Check out Abby's book Horror Stories . Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster...

This episode features two short stories on the theme of Pyrokinesis. Both were written by Abby Brenker and read by Bob Daun. Subscribe to Hidden Oaks and Bob's Short Story Hour to stay up to date on the amazing creative projects Bob's working on. And listen to Bob read some of Abby's story in this episode of BSSH. Consider donating to Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Atlanta . ---...

Abby and Alan sit down with Bob Daun to discuss the history and psychology behind Pyromania and Pyrokinesis. Subscribe to Hidden Oaks and Bob's Short Story Hour to stay up to date on the amazing creative projects Bob's working on. And listen to Bob read some of Abby's story in this episode of BSSH.  Consider donating to Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Atlanta . --- Check out Abby...