The Halloween Haunt
The Halloween Haunt
The Halloween Haunter
A short audio program celebrating our creepiest holiday. Hosted by the Halloween Haunter. History, customs, traditions, as well as spooky stories and poems. Available on all podcast apps.
Halloween Haunt Classic: Have a Halloween to Remember
I apologize…circumstances prevented me from doing what I had hoped this year…. Please enjoy this Halloween wish from 2011…and try not to be too terrified…. Here is the original description…. You can find the other episode mentioned at TheHalloweenHaunt.com…. Can the big night be here already? Please listen to the terrifying treat I’ve served up […]
Oct 31, 2024
Halloween Haunt Classic: Thomas Lovell Beddoes’ Poem, “The Phantom-Wooer”
I apologize…circumstances prevented me from doing what I had hoped this year…. Please enjoy this representation of a classic gothic poem from long ago in the Haunt…. And check back for a few more classic…aka old…Halloween treats…. Here is the original description…. The moon is making me feel romantic, so I present a poem by […]
Oct 31, 2024
Halloween Haunt Classic: Frankenstein’s “Monster”
I apologize…circumstances prevented me from doing what I had hoped this year…. Please enjoy this telling of the origin of one of our oldest monsters…? From the second year of the Halloween Haunt…. And please check back for a few more classic…aka old…Halloween treats…. He is not just a bunch of body parts. He is […]
Oct 31, 2024
Halloween Haunt Classic: “The Bells,” A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe
I apologize…circumstances prevented me from doing what I had hoped this year…. Please enjoy this representation of my first dramatic reading on this program…you’ll find I’m very…dramatic…. And please check back for a few more classic…aka old…Halloween treats…. Here is the original description…. As promised, a creepy, spooky poem from the disturbed mind of Edgar […]
Oct 31, 2024
Halloween Haunt Classic: Jack O’Lantern
I apologize…circumstances prevented me from doing what I had hoped this year…. Please enjoy this telling of the history of Jack O’Lantern from the first year of the Haunt’s programs…. And check back for a few more classic…aka old…Halloween treats…. Here is the original description…. Scary faces are popping up on porches everywhere! Why do […]
Oct 31, 2024
Top Costumes 2018
On Facebook, Aaron in Utah wanted to hear another list. Here are three (a magic number). You can also get in touch on Twitter at @HalloweenHaunt . Hear more episodes about costumes at Costumes.TheHalloweenHaunt.com. All of the episodes are at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. The lists can also be found at the CNN website. Music includes: “Waltz of the Carnies,” by Kevin Macleod […]
Oct 29, 2018
“The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare
A haunting poem about those you can’t see but are always listening. No, not the Feds. Find the Haunt on Facebook and Twitter at @HalloweenHaunt . More poetry can be found at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Read along with the poem at New Forest Centre. Scroll down. Music: “Remains from the Past” by Grigor Iliev (from Soundclick.com) “A New Morning” by Persona (from MacJams.com) Click here to download the show.
Oct 26, 2018
The David Oman House in Beverly Hills, CA
Another haunted location, another episode not great for little ones. But hopefully great for you. Find the Haunt on Twitter at @HalloweenHaunt and on Facebook. And all of the episodes are at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Learn more about the scary house at Haunted Los Angeles, the Paranormal Witness Wiki, and the Oman House website itself. Music: “ElectroShock” by Sam Haynes from “Halloween 2017 – […]
Oct 23, 2018
Waverly Hills Sanitorium
When folks in Kentucky had certain health issues, they went to Waverly Hills. Poor folks. The staff was doing the best they could. Some of the folks seem to have stuck around in the afterlife. Join our Facebook page, and on Twitter at @HalloweenHaunt. Learn about more haunted places…where else? TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Find out more about Waverly Hills from […]
Oct 21, 2018
Ambrose Bierce’s “A Cold Greeting”
Friendship can be a strange thing. What happens when it seems that a friendship…dies? You can be my friend, especially on the social media, like Twitter at @HalloweenHaunt and on Facebook, where I confess I only have a page you can like, not “friend” me. But we can pretend, right? Hear more gothic fiction from Ambrose Bierce […]
Oct 18, 2018
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