Season 21 Episode 2: CROMTOBER! Brotherhood of the Wolf and Black Death

 

Welcome back, Cromrades! We are currently experiencing some difficulty posting our episode in the normal way. Archive.org is where we generally host our files, and they have had some great difficulties with hackers recently. We are trying to decide what to do. But in the interim, here is our second episode of the Howardian Film Festival, which also doubles as our Cromtober 2024 episode. 

Edit 11/9/24: Here's the episode.

One Things

Jon: The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World

Josh: Mörk Borg

Luke: Mustard!

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Cromtober 2023 Episode 2: The Underwater World of H.P. Lovecraft

 Welcome back, Boils and Ghouls! Your three-headed podcast hosting ogre has selected a couple of delightfully frightful tales for tonight's Cromtober recording! They are of the nautical horror bent, set in demon-haunted New England: Dagon, and The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft! We discuss all manner of horrific details regarding these two thematically linked stories beside a Cromtober fire on a lonely and darkening coastline. 

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Art by Gou Tanabe

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Cromtober 2023 Episode 1: An Interview with John Langan!

Greetings, Cromrades! We're kicking off our 2023 Halloween festivities with a bang! We're pleased and thankful to have had the opportunity to chat with Mr. Gaunt, otherwise known as John Langan! We meander around a ton of topics, discussing horror writing styles, the importance of regionalism in horror, the focus / intent of the Corpsemouth collection, John's experiences and influences on 'The Fisherman,' the ephemerality of a genre's canon, the nature of 'monsters,' Halloween traditions, how our fears change, and of course John's pulp / REH influences! Join us, won't you?

One Things

Josh: All things Laird Barron, but specifically 'The Imago Sequence and Other Stories!'

Jonathan: The Neil Gaiman Library Series!

Misc. Past Volumes by John Langan Mentioned in the Show

Most recently... "Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies"

The Stoker-winning novel, "The Fisherman"

"Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters"

"The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies"

"Sefira and Other Betrayals"

"Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies"

And Finally, John Langan's Most Recent and Upcoming Appearances

Murano and Ward's "Shadows Over Main Street, Volume 3"

Jiang and Nogle's "Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia"

Datlow's "Christmas and Other Horrors: An Anthology of Solstice Horror"

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Cromtober 2022 Episode 2: Dickens' 'The Signalman' and Leiber's 'Belsen Express'

Hile, Cromrades! We return for our second spooktacular episode for this October. Our Halloween festivities this year are focused on spectral locomotives! For this episode we read Dicken's 'The Signalman' and Leiber's 'Belsen Express.' Heady talk around the firepit await you!

One Things

Josh: Is absolutely DIGGING some Scott Oden, particularly 'A Gathering of Ravens!' If you are new to Scott's work, this is a great place to start. If you are looking for a shorter, free option to check out this author, be sure to check out his entries in Issues 4 and 5 of Whetstone. You will NOT regret it!

Jonathan: Getting cosmic with some 'Kirby and the Forgotten Land!'

Luke: Lovin' on some Type O Negative, and has been relistening to the Requiem Metal Podcast. Check Episodes 265 and 266 for a great 10-hour effort to work through their oeuvre. Also be sure to check out Radical Research for other heady criticism. These dudes are 1000% legit deep-dives into metal and prog.

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Cromtober 2022 Episode 1: Get on the Ghost Train and Head to Willoughby

 

Howdy Cromrades! It's the most wonderful and spooktacular time of the year, around these parts we call it Cromtober. Our 2022 Halloween festivities are focused on spectral locomotives, you know,  ghost trains! Trains have long inspired tales of ghosts and haints and even sometimes serve as means of conveyance to get your soul down to hell. 

For our first episode, we focus most of our discussion on the class Twilight Zone episode "A Stop at Willoughby" where our protagonist "Mr. Gart Williams, an ad agency exec, who in just a moment, will move into the Twilight Zone—in a desperate search for survival."

Beyond our stop in the Twilight Zone, we also discuss why trains are kind of scary and the different things they symbols in folklore and ghost stories. Last but not least, let's learn about President Abraham Lincoln's Ghost Train! Hope aboard, won't you? 

 

One things

Josh: Has been enjoying The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon

Jonathan: Has been dipping his toes into some true crime with the podcast Le Monstre 

Luke: Loves books, especially the Valancourt Books edition of "In a Lonely Place" by Karl Edward Wagner

Show Notes

Check out a deep dive into Railway Ghosts with our podcast pal Blurry Photos

Some other shows that have hit this topic, make sure you check 'em out Bone & Sickle, Haunted Garage, Listen with the Lights on, Unrest Podcast. 

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Cromtober 2021 - A Trio of Vampire Tales

Welcome back, Cromrades! For Halloween 2021, we have a mega-episode for you all about vampires! Listen here as we discuss 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker, 'A Rendezvous in Averoigne' by Clark Ashton Smith, and 'The Horror from the Mound' by Robert E. Howard!

One Things

Jon: 'The Enchanted World' Series, by Time-Life Books!

Josh: The Muppets' 'Haunted Mansion!'

Luke: Planet X Games! You can back 'King Tut's Rootin' Tootin' Weird West Extravabonanza' here!

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Relive Cromtober Nights of Yore!

Hi gang, it's starting to feel a bit spooky these evenings, huh? We'll have Cromtober 2021 content out for you soon enough, but in the spirit of the season, we wanted to put all our links to all our past Cromtober episodes in one place for easy access:

Cromtober 2014, Part I: "The End of the Story," by Clark Ashton Smith

Cromtober 2014, Part II: "The Music of Erich Zann" by Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Cromtober 2014, Part III: Robert E. Howard's "The Cairn on the Headland"

Cromtober 2015 Episode 1: Ghosts of our Homelands

Cromtober 2015 Episode 2: A Jamesian Halloween!

Cromtober 2015 Episode 3: University Ghost Stories

Cromtober 2016 Part One: A Monstrous Conversation, featuring Justin Stewart and Kentucky Kaiju!

Cromtober 2016 Part 2: Bonfire Ghost Stories

Cromtober 2017 Part I: Howard's Werewolf Stories!!!

Cromtober 2017 Part II: Terrifying Tales by Ambrose Bierce and Laird Barron!

Cromtober 2017 Part III: Spooky Dreams

Cromtober 2018 Part One: Howard and Poe

Cromtober 2018 Part Two: Dorothy Quick's "The Witch's Mark"

Cromtober 2018 Part 3: Wine and Witches (It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus!)

Cromtober 2018 The Coda

Cromtober 2019 Fear Part 1: Infinity

Cromtober 2019 Fear Part 2: Little Green Men

Cromtober 2019 Fear Part 3: Beyond the Light

Cromtober 2019 Wine & Witches (Frightening Childhood Films)

Cromtober 2019 Tailypo & Others

Cromtober 2020 Halloween Traditions Part 1: The Halloween Game

Cromtober 2020 Halloween Traditions Part 2: The Legend of Stingy Jack

Cromtober 2020 Halloween Traditions Part 3: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Cromtober 2020 The History of Cromtober

The History of Cromtober

Cromrades - we have sad news to share with you. There will be no Wine & Witches episode this year. The Wine & Witches crew did assemble and were excited to record for you, but our recorder malfunctioned. They discussed their favorite Halloween TV specials. It would have been good, and we're sad that it was lost. Another episode given up to the podcast gods, never to be heard by mortal ears. If you're bummed about the lack of Wine & Witches in your life this year, please let them know! We will pass the word along to them!

It is of small consolation, but here we have some ridiculous banter beside the fire. Cromtober is nearly history - and as we look further down the road, we see Karl Edward Wagner's creation Kane awaiting us! 

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Outro: "I Believe in Halloween" by The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. 

Cromtober 2020 Part 3 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Welcome back, boils and ghouls! Cromtober continues with a discussion of Washington Irving's classic tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in its various adaptations, and the nature of headless horsemen all around the world! 

Joinnnnn usssssssss!!!

One Things

Jon - Harrow County - looks like a great comic for this time of year!

Luke - Blumhouse's films on Hulu  - Culture Shock and others. 

Josh - A Visit to Pine Mountain State Park! Check out beautiful, secluded, spooky places in your state!

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Outro: "The Headless Horseman" by Brom Bones - we mean, Bing Crosby. 

Cromtober 2020- Halloween Traditions, Part 2- The Legend of Stingy Jack

Cromtober 2020 continues with our examination of Halloween traditions. Part two features a discussion about that mainstay of the front Halloween front porch, the Jack O'Lantern! Why do we carve these grotesque effigies and leave them in front of our domiciles? What sort of story might inspire us to do so? 

Tune in to find out!

One Things

Luke: Found a new metal band he wants you to check out, Idle Hands

Jon: Think you should read some international folklore in Scandinavian Ghost Stories

Josh: Enjoys the Tim burton aesthetic and watched Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow, shout out your fave Burton film!

Next time: We venture north to Yankeeland to visit a charming little dale known as Sleepy Hollow! Join us won't you?

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Cromtober 2020 - Halloween Traditions, Part 1: The Halloween Game

Welcome back Cromrades. Cromtober 2020 begins, and finds your three intrepid pulp podcasting heroes discussing the traditions and trappings of Halloween... This week, Luke submits 'The October Game' by Ray Bradbury. Join us, won't you?

One Things

Jon: Unsolved Mysteries

Josh: Old Gods of Appalachia

Luke: The Second World Fantasy Awards, an older anthology of fiction.

Next time: Pumpkins, carvin', 'n traditions!

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Cromtober 2019 - Tailypo & Others

We just can't quit you, Cromtober! We're back for one more episode, wherein we are just gathered around the fire and telling some spooky stories... Join us, won't you?

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Cromtober 2019 - Frightening Childhood Films with Wine & Witches!

At last, Wine & Witches is back! Ashleigh, Kara, and Liz have returned to discuss frightening films that left a mark upon their childhood! Up first, Ashleigh presents why Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) is actually a horrific movie. Then, Kara discusses The Brave Little Toaster, an animated film from 1987 and the frightful scenes contained within. Finally, Liz takes the show back to The Emerald City for the 1985 sequel Return to Oz.

Scenes of TERROR:

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

• The infamous Tunnel Scene. 
• The Oompa Loompas

The Brave Little Toaster

• The Air Conditioner Scene.
• The "Worthless" junkyard scene. 
• The "Brave Little Toaster Dreams of Hell" scene. 

Return to Oz

• Here come The Wheelers!
• Princess Mombi's collection of heads provides context for this terrifying scene!

Wheelers!

Tik-Tok does look a little like Wilford Brimley... 

One Things

• Ashleigh: A suite of creepy podcasts, including My Favorite Murder, Man in the Window, and Bardstown Podcast, but listen to Dolly Parton's America to get your mind away from dark thoughts!
• Kara: some entertaining shows, including Fleabag, Schitt's Creek, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!
• Liz: TLC's 90 Day shows, including 90 Day Fiance, 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, and 90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days. 

What movie scared you when you were a kid? Was it a children's film? Or were you watching horror films at a young age? Write in, and let the Witches know! 

Next time: Spooky Stories By The Fire - The 2019 Cromtober Coda!

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Cromtober 2019 - Fear, Part III: Beyond the Light

Welcome back Cromrades. Cromtober continues, and finds your three intrepid pulp podcasting heroes trapped within The Witch's hut, where their own worst fears are being used against them! This week, Josh discusses his fear of the unknown - not the darkness itself, but what lies concealed within it - in the context of H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Outsider."

Join us, won't you?

One Things

Jon: The Big Book of the Unexplained by Doug Moench

Josh: Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

Luke: Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner

Next time: Wine & Witches returns! 

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Cromtober 2019- Fear pt 2: Little Green Men

Welcome, Cromrades! Cromtober 2019 continues with the Witch using our fears against us! Today the wheel turns to Jonathan and his fear of being abducted by aliens. Instead of prepping with a story for this episode, you should check out this article on Betty and Barney Hill's alien abduction case.

One Things
Luke: Clive Barker's "The Hellbound Heart"
Josh: An examination of "IT" on the page and on the screen by Hypnogoria
Jon: "Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories and Unexplained History"


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Cromtober 2019 - Fear, Part I - Infinity

Welcome, Cromrades! It's our favorite time of the year, the season of Cromtober! This year, we go a little free-form with a discussion of our fears. For this first episode (click here) we use HPL's poem, "Nemesis," as a lynchpin for our discussion. Find it here!

One Things
Jon: Anthony Bourdain's 'Hungry Ghosts'
Josh: Final Fantasy Tactics
Luke: Shirley Jackson's 'We have Always Lived in the Castle'

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Cromtober 2018 The Coda

On our final episode for Cromtober 2018, we discuss the history of our witch and perhaps the origin of the animosity between us. We are joined by friend of the show, Justin Stewart, for a short interview and finally we also talk about some witch folklore from our respective homes. Tune in for some Halloween fun!

One Things Jonathan: Hellboy Library Editions vol 1-3 Luke: All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By by John Farris Josh: The Occult: A History by Colin Wilson Witches of interest:  Irene Ray of Indiana: https://blog.history.in.gov/irene-ray-alleged-witch-of-rochester/  Witch Ghost Girl: http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2014/03/debunking-kentucky-cemetery-legend.html 

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Cromtober 2018 Part 3: Wine and Witches (It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus!)

Welcome back, our Witches and Warlocks! For this episode of Cromtober content our favorite powerful sorceresses, the Brides of the Cromcast, hit the studio for a discussion about their favorite movie to watch during Spooky Season - 1993's Hocus Pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, and starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, and Vinessa Shaw. Other topics include nostalgia, depictions of witches in popular culture, and baking inspired by The Great British Bake-Off! 

One Things Liz: Celebrating birthdays - particularly her own! (Happy birthday, Liz!)  Ashleigh: The Binge Mode Harry Potter podcast!  Kara: NBC's The Good Place (Also available to stream on Netflix!)  Email and let the ladies know your thoughts on Hocus Pocus, nostalgia, etc. What things from your youth are you nostalgic for?  Next time: Will our heroes get their final Cromtober content together in time? And will they escape or placate The Witch? 

Smart money is on The Witch!

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Closing theme: I Put a Spell On You arranged for the Hocus Pocus soundtrack and performed by Bette Midler.  

Cromtober 2018 Part Two: Dorothy Quick's "The Witch's Mark"

Welcome, Cromrades! It's our favorite time of the year, the season of Cromtober! This year, we focus on the witch in pulp stories and in this episode we discuss Dorothy Quick's "The Witch's Mark," originally appearing in Weird Tales in January of 1938. Misc. sources from this episode include:

Phil Ford and J.F. Martel's podcast, Weird Studies

Terence Handley's blog, Tellers of Weird Tales

One Things
Jon: Eric Von Danikan's "Chariots of the Gods"
Josh: Benito Cereno and Chris Sims's biblical podcast, Apocrypals
Luke: Henry Mazzeo's "Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural"

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Cromtober 2018 Part One: Howard and Poe

Welcome, Cromrades! It's our favorite time of the year, the season of Cromtober! This year, we focus on the witch in pulp stories and selected two stories that might not ordinarily be thought of as witch stories - "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allen Poe, and "Sea Curse" by Robert E. Howard.  The folkloric link between black cats and witches is well known. And "Sea Curse" features a character that strikes the figure of the crone-like witch, contrasted with many of Robert E. Howard's other presentations of witches.   What are your thoughts? Is "The Black Cat" a witch story per se? Does old Moll from "Sea Curse" strike you as a witch figure? Let us know!

One Things Jon: Reddit Unsolved Mysteries Josh: The history podcast Our Fake History, especially episode #37 featuring Robert Johnson and a certain crossroads transaction. Luke: Joe Hill's novel NOS4A2, and Joe Hill in particular. Questions? Comments? Curses?

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