Ghouls Night In

Penny & Midge are ready to start the hunt for Halloween! The ghouls discuss their hopes & plans for this year, upcoming decor trends, ways to find great spooky pieces outside of the big box stores, and whether or not Penny can put the 12-foot skeleton on her balcony.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars.

Penny & Midge take a look at the history of the hearse. From elaborate horse-drawn funeral coaches to some delightfully wacky custom hearses, learn how folks are getting taken to their eternal rest in style.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny and Midge celebrate another queer horror icon: Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark! Learn about how the legendary horror hostess first fell in love with the genre, the fascinating coincidences (???) that formed her career, and her coming out of the coffin last year.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny & Midge chat about the art (and science) of taxidermy! We explore the history of taxidermy from the height of its popularity to the modern resurgence happening now. Plus, why Midwesterners love taxidermy, museum moments, and a conversation about moths.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars.

Penny & Midge get conspiratorial with a look at the rumored government experiments that inspired Stranger Things (don't worry, no spoilers)! From LSD to electromagnets, follow us down this wild wormhole to MKUltra, The Montauk Project, and beyond.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny and Midge head to Mockingbird Lane for a visit with the OTHER classic spooky TV family: The Munsters! Learn about the show that gave Midge her name, the illicit acquisition of a very important coffin, and play Addams vs. Munsters This or That with the ghouls.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny & Midge talk about the king of the vampires: Dracula! Learn about the impact this 1897 novel had on today's vampire lore, just a few of the 500+ film appearances the Count has made, and why you should never leave home without 50 boxes of dirt.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny & Midge discuss the original Halfway to Halloween celebration: Beltane! Hear about the roots of this pagan holiday, the ways it's been interpreted in the modern age, and our concerns about fire safety.
 
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars.

Penny & Midge set sail to talk about some of history's most mysterious ghost ships. What happened on these doomed vessels? Could it be murder, mutiny, or the work of that darn Bermuda Triangle?
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars

Penny and Midge get nostalgic with a look at the boom of horror aimed at children in the late 80s, 90s, and early 00s. Follow the ghouls to the Scholastic Book Fair for a look at the scary books of the era, then on to creepy cartoons, Halloween movies, and what brought this golden age to an end.
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Cover art by Alex Zimdars.