The Four Weeks of Halloween

Recommended in this episode Poems * Zombies * The Corpse Less Taken * Extraterrestrials * Mermaid poems by Jamie Gower Movies/TV Lockwood and Co.  (2023) Spooky, some menace and jump scares; stream on Netflix. One Lane Bridge (2020) Spooky, some jump scares, grown-up discussions of grown-up problems; stream on Acorn, AMC+. Wednesday (2022) Spooky, some jump scares and violence, including a pr...

Recommended in this episode: Poem Dear Dr. Frankenstein by Jericho Brown . From his book The New Testament , published by Copper Canyon Press Movies/TV Young Frankenstein  (1974) Spooky? Possibly? Maybe?; stream on Max, buy the DVD to hear Mel Brooks’ commentary (prepare to have your heart broken when he reacts to seeing his departed friend Madeline Kahn on screen again) Werewolf by Night (19...

Recommended in this episode Poem The Haunted Palace by Edgar Allan Poe Movies/TV Into the Woods  (2014) Spooky at worst; stream on Disney, rent on most services Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) Not even really spooky; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu Books The Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare and Beyond blog  (be sure to search for “Halloween“) His Face All Re...

Recommended in this episode: Poems Vintage Halloween Greeting Cards by various Movies/TV Van Helsing  (2004) Spooky, some scary; rent or stream on Apple+, AMC, Prime Video, YouTube and others Crazy Head  (2005) Spooky leaning to scary; stream on Netflix Good Omens (2019-2023) Spooky, some scary; stream on Prime Video Books Good Omens  by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (spooky at...

Recommended in this episode Poem The Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash Movies It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown  (1966) Spooky, barely Coco (2017) Spooky, at most Books Mommy? by Maurice Sendak Spooky, some scary (mostly the price—it can be hard to find) Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Spooky Terry Jones Fairy Tales by Terry Jones Occasionally Spooky Games Grim Fandango Spook...

Recommended in this episode Poem Selections from Mother Goose (The Original Volland Edition) Movies Practical Magic  (1998) Spooky, some scary (abuse) Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Spooky at most Spirited Away (2001) Spooky, some scary Penny Dreadful (2014-2016) Scary, some horrifying Books Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Spooky, some scary (abuse) Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Spooky Whi...

Recommended in this episode: We introduced a rating system for the fright level of our recommendations: Spooky ( Maybe some jump scares, but it’s more about the mood. ) Scary ( Real frights, but nothing too graphic or disturbing. ) Horrifying ( Blood, monsters, madness. You are warned. ) Poem Haunted Houses  by Carl Sandberg Movies Housebound  (2014) Mostly spooky, some scary stuff Beetl...

Recommended in this episode: Poem Theme in Yellow  by Carl Sandberg Movies Van Helsing  (2004) The Brothers Grimm  (2005) Books A Night in the Lonesome October  by Roger Zelazny (also on Kindle ) also mentioned: The Weird  edited by Anne and Jeff VanderMeer Stories to Keep you Alive Despite Vampires  by Ben Acker (also on Kindle ) Comics The Dark Horse Book of Horror...

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