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204 Halloween is Forever pt 2 w/Brian Reed

10/1/2021

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Eric continues his conversation with Brian Reed, 1/3 host of the Halloween is Forever podcast! They are still talking about sitcom halloween episodes...and so much more!
Listen, when two Halloween nerds get together, conversations can take some turns. Its hard to stay on topic. But they do discuss Halloween episodes of Cheers, Friends, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Punky Brewster, The Monkees, The Muppet Show and 7th Heaven!
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203 Halloween is Forever pt1 w/Brian Reed

9/23/2021

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Eric doesn't know Brian Reed, but he knows his podcast, Halloween is Forever, and he likes his Instagram posts so he just knew he'd like him! In fact, they got along so well discussing Halloween and Halloween sitcom episodes that this unexpectedly became a two-parter!

In the first half of their conversation, Eric and Brian discuss their mutual love for Halloween, family members who help shape that love, the perils of relying on a VCR, and the awesome loneliness of watching bad movies with Gilbert Gottfried and Rhonda Shear on USA Up All Night!

Oh, and eventually they even start to discuss the topic they agreed to talk about: what makes a good Halloween sitcom episode?
All this plus Eric can't shut up about Kate and Allie, Hubie Halloween and more!

Music by Occultic Overtones (featuring Brian Toney)

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Bonus! Zombies and Mister Rogers: A Pittsburgh Story

9/9/2021

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​Here's a bonus mini ep for all you patient Spookaroos! Eric and Fatima talk about their recent trip to Pittsburgh, Monroeville, and Evens City! They visit The Living Dead Museum, the filming locations of the original Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead and even visit the super not spooky Mister Rogers! All this plus a totally random celebrity encounter! Pittsburgh may have a self-esteem problem, but Eric and Fatima had a great time there and they'll tell you all about it right here!

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Music by William Loose, and Fred Rogers with vocals by Holly Yarbrough
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201 Lyndhurst and more w/Fatima Elmi

9/2/2021

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​Believe it or not, Eric has MORE to say about The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (aka The Night Dracula Saved the World)! This time he's roped Fatima Elmi in to discuss it with him. Join them as they discuss their trip to the classic Halloween special's filming location: The Lyndhurst Mansionwhich is currently open to the public and which you can tour!

You'll also hear more about some of the actors who appeared in the special including Eric's encounter with Frankenstein's Creature himself, John Schuck!

You'll also learn the strange connections between The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, the broadway musical Annie, and Rugruts!
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Music by Occultic Overtones
Eric and John Schuck
Eric D and actor John Schuck
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201 The Cottingley Fairies w/Susan Barrett

8/4/2021

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Tonight Eric and his guest, Spookaroo Susan Barrett, discuss The Cottingley Fairies! In 1917, two English girls, Elsie Wright and Francis Griffiths, claimed to have met a band of fairies while playing near a brook...and they had pictures to prove it!

Even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wanted to believe the pictures were real. Soon believers and skeptics alike were demanding answers from Elsie and Francis...but they were reluctant to discuss the whole affair in public...until 60 years later or so!


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Francis and the fairies
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Elsie is given a gift by a fairy
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200 Ghostwatch w/Emily, Brian and Tom

7/4/2021

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Tonight host Eric D is joined by three guests: Emily Ferguson, Brian Toney and Tom Cole to watch and discuss the landmark 1992 BBC Halloween special: Ghostwatch!

Ghostwatch was a show about a "live" investigation of a haunting, but it was presented as real. Reality TV is nothing new these days, but in 1992, it was not widely known. This caused some viewers to think what they were seeing was real and this caused something of a panic through the nation....or did it? It seems a lot of urban legend has grown up around this special and it's aftermath. We couldln't wait to watch it for he first time and share our thoughts with you on episode 200 of Spooky times with Eric D! Now go learn about the ghost named Pipes who haunts a glory hole. No, seriously. 

Music by Occultic Overtones/Brian Toney
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199 Looking Back w/The Spookaroos

6/25/2021

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Tonight Eric and some true-blue Spookaroos look back at the first 198 episodes of Spooky Times with Eric D! And as an added bonus, hear Brian Toney, Eric Dwinnells, Fatima Elmi and Kat Lee cover The Beatles' Helter Skelter!
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Music by Occultic Overtones, The Beatles, and Charles Manson

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198 Mohawk River UFO & Patreon Announcment

6/8/2021

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Tonight Eric shares the story of The Mohawk River UFO! This was a series of frightening and possibly deadly encounters that took place in and around Scotia, New York. Perhaps even more frightening than the red glowing UFO's where the strange men who began to appear in town after the sightings. Who were these strangers and why did they seem to stalk the UFO witnesses?

Plus Eric talks about plans for episode 199 and 200 and the podcast's new Patreon page!

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Music by Occultic Overtones
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197 Ancient Ghostbusters and Exorcists

5/19/2021

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Tonight Eric learns all about Ancient Ghostbusters and Exorcists! You'll learn what ancient people thought ghosts needed to move on to the other side and how to best battle demons. Plus the importance of being able to make good clay likenesses of certain kings and demons. You'll also learn about Pazuzu and how the hit film The Exorcists rather misrepresented him.

Most of tonight's info comes to us thanks to a series of YouTube videos by The British Museum's Irving Finkle.

Music by Occultic Overtones

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196 Thurl Ravenscroft Tribute w/Ray O'Hare

5/2/2021

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Tonight Eric and guest Ray O'Hare discuss the life and career of iconic voiceover artist/singer, Thurl Ravenscroft!

Thurls life may not have been spooky in and of its self, but he did plenty of spooky voices for Disney and other companies. His most notable credits would include the lead vocal on the Haunted Mansion's "Grim Grinning Ghosts", the singer of "You're a mean one, Mister Grinch" and, for 50 years, he was the voice of Tony The Tigger for Frosted Flakes!

An interesting career to say the least and you can learn all about it on this week's Spooky Times with Eric D!
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Chewbacca looking far to cosy with Darth Vader on The Donnie and Marie Star Wars episode.
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