Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror

Abby and Alan explore the dark connections between Yule and Horror, dating back thousands of years. From brutal winters that early pagans endured, to modern holiday horror films like Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night...and everything in between.

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Abby and Alan discuss the true events that inspired the Amityville Horror book and film series. A horrific crime that leads to extensive paranormal and haunting claims. The Amityville Horror rocked then nation and went on to inspire over 30 sequels and remakes. Do you believe?

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Abby and Alan present the scariest stories from Lunatics Radio Hour. Sit back and relax as we send shivers down your spine. 

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Abby and Alan explore the history of The Waverly Hills Sanatorium and Tuberculosis in the United States. We were lucky enough to have our friends Robin and Bob (of Bob’s Short Story Hour and Hidden Oaks) share their first hand possibly paranormal experiences visiting Waverly Hills.

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Abby and Alan present stories about Ouija! The first story is read beautifully by Nadia Rausa (from One to a Thousand), an excerpt from The Seven Purposes. The second story is written by Abby Brenker and narrated by the one and only Kevin Murphy.

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Abby and Alan talk about the history and evolution of Ouija boards, spirit boards and talking boards. Ouija started as a device to contact spirits during the Spiritualism movement in the United States, but turned into a fun game for kids and finally to a spooky way to summon demons.

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Abby and Alan unpack the dense history of every single Halloween film ever made. Starting with the original Halloween from 1978, directed by John Carpenter and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. And ending with Halloween Kills, currently in theaters. Part two will pick up with Halloween H20. Part one covers all films from the original through The Curse of Michael Meyers. Listen back for that.

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Abby and Alan unpack the dense history of every single Halloween film ever made. Starting with the original Halloween from 1978, directed by John Carpenter and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. And ending with Halloween Kills, currently in theaters. Part one leaves off after the discussion of the 6th film. Part two will pick up with Halloween H20. 

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Abby and Alan present stories about haunted houses! The lineup includes a story written and read by Abby, a story written and read by Jon C Cook of the Fado Podcast. And a story written by W.W. Jacobs and read by Bob Daun, of Bob's Short Story Hour and Hidden Oaks.

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Abby and Alan discuss the history of haunted house attraction and rides. 

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Abby and Alan are joined by Bob Daun, Robin Sand, Michael Crosa and Jon C Cook to read poems and short stories written by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Abby and Alan explore the strange life and bizarre, unsolved death of Edgar Allan Poe. The work of Edgar Allan Poe is heavily influenced by the difficult nature of his life. 

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Abby and Alan are joined by Bob Daun and Collin Arnett of the Hidden Oaks podcast to talk about their paranormal experiences. These stories truly give me chills.

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Abby and Alan read horror stories that center around isolation. Written and read by Abby Brenker and Alan Kudan.

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Abby and Alan explore three components of the history of isolation. Starting with the dangers of solitary confinement, isolation torture and ending with bizarre cases of people being stranded on deserted islands.

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This week Abby is joined by Jon Cook of the Fadó podcast to talk about Point Pleasant, West Virginia, The TNT Area, The Mothman...and Jon's strange, unexplained first hand sightings. If you listened to our coverage of The Mothman  this is a great companion episode to get some local color.

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Abby and Alan explore the very heavy history of The Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The Mothman is a cryptid of extreme fame, but there is something deeper about these accounts than others like them.

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Abby and Alan explore the real history that inspired the film The Blob. From the thousand year history of Star Jelly to the pinnacle 1950s drive in horror flick, this one is wild. 

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Abby and Alan read listener submitted stories about paranormal, unexplained and scary things that have happened in real life. Send us your stories! filmsaboutlunatics@gmail.com

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Abby and Alan are joined by Avi Dobkin, of the From Alpha to Zedd podcast, to read mermaid poems and stories. Avi reads The Mermaid and The Merman by Alfred Lord Tennyson. 

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Abby and Alan deep dive into the history of mermaids, spanning from ancient oceanic deities, to sailor lore and alleged mermaid sightings, to The Little Mermaid and modern mermaid horror. Listen in as they unpack the rich history of mermaids and mythical aquatic sea creatures.

Special thanks to Al Goodsell for research guidance.

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Abby and Alan share wonderful stories about the mythological creature, The Kraken. The first story is written by Patrick Goodsell and read by Alan Kudan. The second story is written by David H. Keller and read by Bob Daun. Be sure to check out Bob's Short Story Hour and Hidden Oaks.

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Abby and Alan deep dive into the mythical history of The Kraken, a sea monster that notoriously hunted sailors off the coast of Norway and Greenland. Special thanks to Kevin Murphy for poetically helping is read some of the more magical Kraken passages and poems from literature.

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This episode features classic fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Anderson. All are read beautifully by Jon Cook of the Fadò Podcast. We round out our fairy tale series with a modern story, written by Dan Roberts and read by Alan Kudan.

Listen in to parts one and two of our deep dive into the disturbing history of fairy tales.

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Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to continue their conversation on the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them.

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Abby and Alan are joined by Jon Cook of Fadò Podcast to talk through the disturbing and brutal history of Fairy Tales. Some fairy tales are thousands of years old and by examining iterations throughout history, we get insight into each culture that retold them. 

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Abby and Alan explore the curse of the crying boy paintings that spread panic across Great Britain in the 1980s. The Urban Legend goes that hanging this mass produced painting in your home ends in a fire that burns everything...with the exception of the painting itself. Listen in to learn more.

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This episode features two reincarnation themed short stories. The first was written by Spooky Bambina (follow on IG) also listen to Itchy Dress Sunday on Spotify or your favorite streaming app. The second story is written by Anastasia Garcia. Anastasia Garcia is a Mexican-American writer of horror and speculative fiction. Anastasia’s recent short story is featured in Corvid Queen, a journal of feminist fairy tales, folklore, & myths. Anastasia’s writing will appear in an upcoming issue of the Nottingham Horror Collective. In 2020, Anastasia was named a recipient of the Ladies of Horror Fiction writer’s grant. Originally from Texas, Anastasia now works at Instagram and lives in New York City with her partner and her cats. Follow her writing journey on Instagram @anastasiawrites or at anastasiawrites.com.

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Abby and Alan explore alleged real life cases of reincarnation. Listen to part one for the history of reincarnation. 

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Abby and Alan explore the history of reincarnation. Reincarnation spans from ancient Egypt, to  Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, to modern day Wiccan practices. 

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This episode features two Grim Reaper themed short stories. The first, The Violin, written and narrated by Jon C. Cook of the Fadó Podcast. The second called The Death of The Ankou was written by Wyndham Lewis and narrated by Abby Brenker.

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Abby and Alan learn about the history of Death personified and the Grim Reaper. Tracing death gods and goddesses throughout history and the rise of the Grim Reaper after the Bubonic Plague.

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This episode features two short stories on the theme of Pyrokinesis. Both were written by Abby Brenker and read by Bob Daun.

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Abby and Alan sit down with Bob Daun to discuss the history and psychology behind Pyromania and Pyrokinesis.

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Abby and Alan explore the real life events that inspired the novel and  the famous film Psycho, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. We also learn about the production of the film, the psychology behind it and the many remakes that came later.

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This episode features three necromancy stories; Other worlds written by Abby Brenker and read by Miranda Warzel. Luz written and performed by Wi-Moto Nyoka, edited by Ianna A. Small, sound design is by Gabe Castro of The Ghouls Next Door. Direction by Gineiris Garcia, co-producer of Black Women Are Scary. And Old Bones written by Alan Kudan and read by Kevin Murphy.

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Alan and Abby continue their exploration of Necromancy throughout history. The second part focuses on the roots of necromancy in Egypt and the Middle East, and the influence of Christianity on this practice.

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Alan and Abby learn all about the history of necromancy. Starting with death rituals from early civilizations and ending with the major impact necromancy has on Greek and Norse mythology.  Even more coming next week in part two.

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Abby & Alan explore the haunted rumors of The Bowery Hotel...while staying there.

CW: Themes of sexual assault.

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Welcome to the second episode of Lunatics Library! These companion episodes will feature short stories that go with our historic deep dives. In this episode Miranda Warzel, Adam Bashian & Laura Sudduth read Medusa themed stories to you.

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CW: Themes of sexual assault.

Abby & Alan explore the history of Medusa. Originating in ancient mythology, she's endured and has been transformed into a modern symbol.

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Welcome to the first episode of Lunatics Library! These companion episodes will feature short stories that go with our historic deep dives.

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In this episode Abby Brenker, Miranda Warzel (@alien.meat) and Kevin Murphy read stories written by Abby Brenker...all about zombies. If you missed our history of zombies episode, be sure to go back and check it out.

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Alan and Abby talk through the history of zombies...and then phone a friend to explore some of the best (and worst) zombie films ever made. 

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Alan and Abby are joined by Adam Bashian of Dark Interiors to discuss oddities, curiosities and haunted objects. 

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Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

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Abby and Alan explore the true story that inspired Wes Craven to write A Nightmare on Elm Street and the fascinating story of the film's production. A film that helped to define the slasher villain horror sub-genre.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

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The Shining would have never come to be if Stephen King hadn't stayed at Colorado's Stanley Hotel. Abby and Alan talk all about the haunted hotel that inspired one of the most iconic horror stories and movies of all time.

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Featuring a story performance by our dear friends @michaelcrosa and @pilar.kep from @jollyvilleradio
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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

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Reluctantly, Abby and Alan explore the very long history of clowns. And the very short history of evil clowns.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

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Abby and Alan debate the existence of the paranormal through the lens of the infamous Enfield Poltergeist case from London.

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Here is the brick video, start at 7:30.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

Lunatics Magazine is available here. Subscribe to our newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @thelunaticsproject and on YouTube - Films About Lunatics.
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Abby and Alan are joined by Miranda Warzel to learn about the pagan history and tradition of Yule & The Winter Solstice.

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Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.

Music by Michaela Papa & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by @pilar.kep

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Also, consider donating to The Loveland Foundation, a fund that provides therapy for Black women.  

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