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Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook What an exciting episode! Host Eric Dwinnells tries using Skype to record an interview for the first time and the best part is...his guest is a true-blue Spookaroo here to discuss the Circleville Letters!!! Tonight Spookaroo Susan Barrett joins the show to discuss The Circleville Letters. Starting in 1977 and lasting at least until the mid 90's the small town of Circleville, Ohio and other towns near by began receiving unsigned letters written in strange block-lettered handwriting. The early letters focused on an alleged affair between a local school bus driver and the school Superintendent. The case takes a strange turn when the bus driver's husband dies under strange circumstances and a new bach of letters flood the town. Then of course, there was the booby trap set to kill the bus driver which contained a gun that belonged to her former brother in law...so case solved, right? WRONG. There is much more to discuss and we'll work through it all on tonight's Spooky A S! Music by Occultic Overtones JOIN OUR FB GROUP!!! Listen to this episode
Subscribe, rate and review Like us on Facebook Long time listeners will know host Eric Dwinnells is pretty skeptical about all things paranormal (except aliens!). But you true believers out there may wonder "hasn't he ever had anything happen to him that he simply couldn't explain?" The answer is...yes! And tonight he'll tell you all about them. Truth be told, Eric has mentioned these stories before but tonight he'll present them all together not as an aside, but as the very subject of the episode. You'll hear about Eric's possible psychic powers and the ghost that haunted his bedroom and loved Nirvana. You'll also hear how a really devastating break-up may have unlocked Eric's empath abilities. And perhaps most exciting of all, Eric announces that he has created a new PRIVATE place for true-blue spookaroos to discuss their favorite spooky topics without the general public judging them. All this and more on tonight's very intimate Spooky A S! Music by Occultic Overtones  James Lurgio & Eric Dwinnells in Salem, 2018 Listen to this episode
Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook As the Witchfinder General of Salem, MA, many tourist stop host Eric Dwinnells which in-town attractions he'd recommend. If you are a monster fan, then without a doubt you must visit Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery, Salem's one and only monster museum! Of course Salem is a lovely historic city, but let's face it...it's also a tourist trap filled with sub par offerings. But Count Orlok's is different: it's essentially a "wax museum"/haunted house created for monster fans by a monster fan. His name is James Lurgio. Tonight Eric sits down with James in the newly relocated and just re-opened Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery for an in-depth interview where we'll learn all about the museum and a bit about James himself. We'll learn what turned James into a "monster kid" and how he transformed that love into a business. We'll discuss the celebrities that have come to visit as well as some of the regular weirdos that pass through. And James will definitively answer many fans' one criticism of the museum; the much maligned no photos policy! Eric had never met James before this interview (aside from a few emails to set it up) and this is not a paid endorsement. Eric just appreciates quality attractions in Salem and right near the top of that list is Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery! You can find the Nightmare Gallery on FB HERE Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook Eric welcomes back known cartoon lover Emily Ferguson to discuss A Bugs Bunny Halloween...kinda. Well, ok, Warner Bros never made a Bugs Bunny Halloween special during the golden age of animation, but they did release a number of animated shorts with spooky themes. Of course there are some classic spooky toons starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and others, but tonight we're focusing on the greatest of them all, Bugs Bunny! Tonight we'll review some spooky classics featuring Bugs matching wits with Witch Hazel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Count Bloodcount, and Gossamer! The specific shorts we'll be reviewing include: Hair Raising Hare Water Water Every hare Bewitched Bunny Transylvania 6-5000 Hyde and Hare Broomstick Bunny Plus we'll also talk about the importance of starting the Halloween season no later than August. Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate and review Like us on Facebook Tonight we explore the mysterious world of the Cynocephaly: The Dog Head Men! Could such a tribe of dog-headed men actually have existed? It seems ridiculous...but a variety of ancient, medieval, and renaissance texts mention them as quite real beings! Tonight we'll learn all about the dog head men. How they lived, ate, and got along with others. Descriptions vary over time, but especially in the early accounts, a lot of things line up. There may even be a saint with a dog head!!! We'll also learn possible origin tales for such "people" and ponder if they may still be around today. spookyas.com facebook.com/spookyas Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook This is a strange one, Spookaroos. Eric invited Fatima Elmi over to watch the internet cartoon Salad Fingerswith him. She'd never heard of it, but it was very popular in its day. People wondered what it was...and why it was. Spoiler alert: Fatima doesn't care for it and seems legit mad at Eric for making her watch it. In short, Salad Fingers is a green humanoid creature who seems to enjoy pain as well as touching and licking things. He lives alone, but populates his lonely world with characters of his own creation...or does he? Always strong and occasionally disturbing, Salad fingers has attracted a cult audience as well as some haters. Salad Fingers was created by British animator David Firth. He released the series in segments over the course of about 9 years. He hasn't released a new episode since 2014, but last November, he announced he's working on Salad Fingers again. Read the interview mentioned in this episode Love Salad Fingers? Help David make more Music by Occultic Overtones
Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook Eric is keeping it short and sweet this week. All killer no filler as he dives right into the true story of Chicago's most famous ghost, Resurrection Mary! For almost a century, a young blonde has been asking travelers along Archer Road for a ride home. But there is more to this young woman than meets the eye. In fact, she's not a young woman at all...but a ghost! Allegedly, the real Resurrection Mary was killed coming home from a dance hall and now she wanders around the cemetery just trying to finally make it home. There's no doubt that Resurrection Mary has become a well established ghost story/modern myth...but does it have any basis in reality? Ws there really a Mary who died in such a way and who is buried in Resurrection Cemetery? And if the ghost really does exists, what does she want? All the and more will be discussed on tonight's episode of Spooky A S Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook Eric is back from Disney World and, by listener request, is doing another Disney-themed episode. This time he's going off the beaten spooky track to tell you about a different kind of horror: the all too real horrors of drug addiction! This is the story of Disney's Peter Pan, Bobby Driscoll. Bobby Driscoll seemed to be living a charmed life. He was the first actor ever signed to a long term contract with Disney Studios and starred in memorable Disney films like Song of the South and Treasure Island. Of course, most famously, he provided the voice for Peter Pan in Disney's hit animated film. But as soon as Peter Pan was released, Bobby was dropped by Disney and his life and career took a dramatic turn for the worse. The next several years of his life would be full of drug abuse, failed marriages, and numerous arrests. But how would the story end? Would Bobby somehow turn his life around and live to see how beloved his films have become, or would he end up dying penniless and alone at a young age? A lot of information for tonight's episode was found on www.bobbydriscoll.net Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on Facebook Eric Dwinnells is once again joined by Lilith Beest (aka Lil' Beesty) and this time they are talking about one of Eric's favorite movies, 1978's John Carpenter's Halloween! We'll discuss the film its self as well as how it was made and personal recollections of being it for the first time. We'll also briefly touch on the sequels and discuss the horror that is the Rob Zombie films. All this plus Eric points out why you shouldn't overlook the hotness of Judy Myers (Sandy Johnson)! Seriously, google image search her. And of course we'll cover the brilliance of Jamie Lee Curtis and what her costumes may tell us about her character and share our love of P.J. Soles. Music by Occultic Overtones Listen to this episode Subscribe, rate & review Like us on facebok Eric is back to tell you all about The Loch Ness Monster!!! Since the first reports in 1933, people have been fascinated and infatuated with the idea that there is a large creature living in this Scottish lake...but could it possibly be true? Tonight we'll look at the evidence presented through the years and discuss the merits of each plus we'll the truth about the most famous photo ever taken of Nessie, the infamous Surgeon's Photo Al this plus Eric reveals his big boy plans for his upcoming birthday on tonight's Spooky A S! Spookyas.com facebook.com/spookyas Music by Occultic Overtones |
AuthorEric Dwinnells is a Boston-based actor, singer, comic, and host of the podcast Spooky Ass Shit Archives
October 2017
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