There Might Be Cupcakes Podcast

In which Carla explores the echoes of Johnny's past and the house's present, the spiral of echoes, and the beginning of the exploration of the Five and a Half Minute Hallway. Letters from an asylum and always echoes hallways. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski ht...

In which Carla learns that the most important Supreme Court case of the civil rights movement was brought about by a sixteen-year-old in her state...and an entire county in her state shut down public school rather than integrate. Marked explicit for racism and racist violence. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission My history teacher,...

In which Carla reviews Toni Morrison’s multi-award-winning horror novel Beloved, and the horrific history that inspired it for Black History Month. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission End music: Lapitino, F. J., Anderson, M., Prince, C. A. & Burleigh, H. T. (1924) Go down Moses. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https...

In which Carla celebrates Epiphany by exploring barriers, and celebrating the Victorian tradition of horror at Christmas one more time this season, by reading a Victorian short story that takes place on another barrier night: Halloween. Story: “Man-Sized in Marble”, by E. Nesbit Referenced episodes: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-52...

In which Carla once again explores the horror realm of Victorian Christmastide and reads another story by a Victorian horror author. Referenced episode: 67: Haunted Yule: Twelve Days: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/haunted-yule-twelve-days-67-82798501 Music: “Midnight Mass” by Dee Yan Key and “Snow on Snow (Bleak Midwinter)” by Rue Royale used wit...

In which Carla reads her original Christmas horror short story, “Holly Jolly Christmas”. All rights reserved. Music: “Deck the Halls” by Rue Royale and “Christmas Evil” by Associated Press, used with permission Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission Podchaser: 80 Podcasts to Discover in December, including me!: https://www.podchaser.c...

In which Carla reviews and discusses 31 more horror movies without blood and gore, suitable for the squeamish viewer or beginner to horror. No spoilers. Podchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including There Might Be Cupcakes! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-november-pc !5OvkkR9IR4GmAv65 References , sources, and recommended reading: First Bo...

In which Carla continues to explore the Navidson Record of House of Leaves. This is the third episode; to begin, start with episode 68: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-520320/episodes/bone-chimes-and-primitive-spid-85959021 then listen to episode 70: Ergodic: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcas-52032...

Show notes: In which Carla explores the horror subgenre found footage, and its subgenre internet horror Creepypasta: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/ https://www.reddit.com/r/creepygaming https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep Ted the Caver: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_the_Caver https://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/ Slender Man: https://creepypasta.fandom...

In which Carla explores Poe’s plague, and its relationship to Shakespeare’s desert island. Sources: Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781500497248 The story at the Poe Museum: https://www.poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death The story with annotated vocabulary: https://poestories.com/read/masque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death htt...

In which Carla explores the beginning of the Navidson Record, the structure of the novel, the history of ergodic literature, and the social phenomenon of the novel 21 years ago, as well as the psychological symptom that drives the stories in this novel. First episode in this series: Bone-Chimes and Primitive Spiders: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/43799576 The House of Leaves universe: House of...

In which Carla celebrated four years of There Might Be Cupcakes! (April 28, 2017) Sources: https://poestories.com/read/alone https://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/alonea.htm The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780836204384 Greg Behrendt, “There Might Be Cake” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxOIvC9cC0 Episodes referenced: 1. Poe and Carla and Cu...

The entire episode 27 has been found and saved. Let us celebrate #halfwaytohalloween! Enjoy this flashback to 2017, and enjoy my story and stories from other wonderful podcasts. List of all podcasts involved in this episode, in order, with links, at the website entry for episode 27, Halloween Enormous Stories: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-27-halloween-enormous-stories/ Website entr...

In which Carla begins her series on the horror novel House of Leaves. The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375703768 The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780375714412 Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple https://apple.co/2MT62F4 , Spotify https://spoti.fi/3c2RsDq , Amazon https://amzn.to/3t0qkMy Referenced:...

This is my segment from the 2018 multi podcast collaboration for Halloween, which was published as my episode 27. When I transferred to Spreaker Prime, the incredibly large episode was lost in transit. Here is my portion: In which Carla goes legend tripping, looking for the Bunnyman of Virginia. Original publication date: October 31, 2018 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off...

In which Carla explores the Twelve Days of Christmas and why we send Christmas cards, and reads a Victorian horror story by F. Marion Crawford. Christmas episodes: 32: What the Dickens 47: Victorian Christmas: The Goblin and the Paw 65: Happy Christmas Chaos 66: Deck the Hall with Horror   Sources and Suggested Reading: “The Doll’s Ghost”, F. Marion Crawford, collected by Arthur Conan Doyle and Wa...

In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading four horror classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, as well as the four-hundred-year-old origins of “Deck the Halls”. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail. (Original episodes from...

In which Carla shares personal stories from childhood Christmases, and shares how she and her family found cupcakes in the unlikeliest of places. These are the stories that weren't funny then, but are now. Originally aired December, 2017; now with new music Website entry for this episode (photographs and books): theremightbecupcakes.com/episode31christmascupcakes Music: Scott Holmes, "This Is Chri...

In which Carla reads several of her poems live.   “and the hunter always followed deep into the forest of campus down the wide lane of Avent Ferry into the shelter of my first home my Mews, I your dark muse on foot or by car, you followed my ex-boyfriend, my attacker ("This girl just had a bad date") Stalking your prey Watching me Your arrow cocked Your cock bowed Reveling in the hunt REVELNIT my...

In which Carla shares more of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her second live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube.  Image: one of my photographs from Waverly Hills Resource: My Letterboxd list of my favorite haunted house/demented domicile films: boxd.it/7CzKy Sound credit: horror movie Eli (2019)  https://letterboxd.com/film/eli-20...

In which Carla shares all of her past and present personal paranormal experiences in her first live episode. To watch this episode, you may go to either to GetVokl or to YouTube. Website entry: Haunting resources (including my Waverly Hills photos) theremightbecupcakes.com/resources-hauntings. Photo for this episode is mine of the tunnel at Waverly Hills. Suggested Reading—Books Referenced in Epis...

In which Carla explores all the different incarnations of Childe Roland and his Dark Tower quest throughout history.   Referenced and related episodes: Episode 19: The King’s Eclipse Episode 54: Gilead: Meaning in Place   Suggested Reading (links to Bookshop, supporting independent bookstores and There Might Be Cupcakes): Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Concordance by Robin Furth: https://bookshop.o...

In which Carla celebrates World Book Day by reading from her own novel in progress, working title Bonnie Mommie, that she first read from in episodes 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara and 8: Toxic Doxology.   Referenced episodes on official website: 2: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-2-casey-anthony-bonnie-macnara/ 8: Toxic Doxology: https://www.the...

In which Carla reads a lesser-known Poe story, "The Oval Portrait".   Story Read: "The Oval Portrait”, Edgar Allan Poe, April 1842 Read online with linked vocabulary words and references at https://poestories.com/text.php?file=ovalportrait Recommended Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, Uncensored: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780674066311   Referenced Episodes: 1 Poe and Carla an...

In which Carla explores a favorite horror author of Victorian England, and finds an marvelous polymath, an LGBTQ icon, and a woman who rescued ancient Egypt and explored terra incognita.   Story read: “The Phantom Coach”, Amelia B. Edwards Recommended Reading: The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Amelia B. Edwards: https://amzn.to/3ov6nut Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody no. 1)...