Preserve Halloween Podcast

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses why July 5th is now officially (unofficially?) the start of Halloween season. Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist) Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink Fink Dark analog funk straight from the horr...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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. Listen to it here Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)...

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

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

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

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

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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.  Stay tuned for what song he highlights next on the next podcast.   Listen to Tarantula Ghoul - Graveyard R...

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

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

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

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 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. R...

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 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....

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 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...

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 Dark Heart of Winter in this four part series. This is part one of four. Enjoy!  Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist) Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink Fink Dark analog funk straight from t...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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!  Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist) Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink Fink Dark analog...

Send me a message. Suggest a topic. Say hello. Share your thoughts with us. 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!  Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist) Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/ Pink Fink Dark analo...

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 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 — Cha...

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 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 Antholo...

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 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...

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 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 — Pete...

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 — L...

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 (appr...

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: E...

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...

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:...