Editor's Picks: Halloween
All of these pieces are a scream!
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- The Truth About Dracula
Hillary Frank, 05:00
- Before Bram Stoker's novel came out in 1897, Dracula had a different lore. Stoker got the name from a 15th-century count in Transylvania. He was known for impaling his enemies on spikes but he wasn't a vampire.
- Ghost Busters Hunt a Kansas City Spirit
Next Generation Radio, 04:45
- Erika Solomon of NPR's Next Generation Radio project reports on a troupe of "ghost hunters" seeking out a spirit that is allegedly haunting an old coffee factory in Kansas City, Mo.
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Vampire
David Greenberger, 01:57
- A stream-of-consciousness recitation of facts from an imagined horror film including Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, with spooky music followed by a ragtime conclusion.
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Diabetic Halloween
Johnny Plough, 05:35
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What does Halloween mean to a diabetic kid - when you take away the candy?
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Why Ahmad Never Got to Celebrate Halloween
Linda Sher, 03:25
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Commentary by Afghani college student about how his parents would not allow him to participate in Halloween.
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Ghost Stories and Narrative
Michael Kraskin, 02:28
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David Terry of UNC Chapel Hill describes the narrative structure of ghost stories and why we are drawn to them.
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P.C. Trick or Treat
Sean O'Connor, 02:13
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A baby seal rings the bell on Halloween Night.
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A Cook's Notebook: Hallow Beets
Viki Merrick and Steve Young, 02:53
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Augustus gets ready for the trick-or-treaters.
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Walkthrough Haunted House
Jake Warga, 05:00
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Asking owners why they think their house is haunted, and concluding . . .
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Cemetery Expedition
Jake Warga, 04:00
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Going on a Cemetery Expedition with a group of ghost hunters.
- Louisville Zombie Attack (Remix)
Chris Caligari, 3:58
- Legions of the undead descend on Louisville, Kentucky to terrorize the living, feast on their flesh, and drink their beer. It's the Louisville Zombie Attack. Chris Caligari reports.
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- The Raven
Emon Hassan, 09:09
- "Excellent audio interpretation of a classic text with a hip score and narration." - Mowry | full review
- Through a Door
Sarah Boothroyd, 07:47
- On a snowy evening in February, Sarah Boothroyd spent 15 hours listening to leftover voices in the Nicholas Street Jail.
- Showmen's Rest
Shannon Heffernan, 06:47
- A tragic train crash, a memorial to circus folk, and a graveyard haunted by elephants.
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The Premature Burial
KUER's RadioWest and Plan B Theatre Company, 11:20
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Radio Theater Production of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial.
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Dylan Grunn, Jason Dole, 08:45
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Radio Production of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart".
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How Would You Haunt?
Carolina Wheat, 10:02
- Impromptu responses contemplating death and astral mobility.
- "This is the sort of work you want coming out of your dashboard on long drives through desert nights."
Dougherty | Full review
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How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades
Linda Sher, 06:12
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Taiwanese story that is the basis for Ghost Month in Buddhist Culture.
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The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween
Jackson Braider, 06:30
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How Halloween has -- and hasn't -- changed over the years.
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The Book
Hans Anderson, 11:38
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Suspense story about a creepy pantry.
"This is straight from Mr. Poe. Well-written and compelling. Anderson has a good crisp voice for this kind of thing."
Braider | full review
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Haunted Cabin
Jake Warga, 20:00
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A piece about spending the night in a cabin deep in the woods with a group of ghost hunters. Exploring why people believe in ghosts and what they're really looking for.
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- The Scary Plan
HearingVoices, 29:00
- Ghouls, ghosts, and gore. A half-hour of scary stories.
- "Offbeat and quirky." - Hokanson | full review
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Love & Radio: Ghost Stories
Adrianne Mathiowetz and Nick van der Kolk, 30:50
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"If the monster were in here, if such fables be true . . . he could be right next to us."
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RN Documentary: Night Frights
Michele Ernsting, 29:30
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It's the middle of the night. You wake up with a start. There's a presence in the room watching you, but you are paralyzed. It's your worst nightmare - or is it?
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Jerry Stearns' Dialogue with Martian Trombone
Jerry Stearns and Brian Price, 28:38
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A reunion of the band that played the night of Orson Welles War of the Worlds, and the Martians show up . . . again.
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- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Sam A. Mowry, 60:00
- A tale of science and passion, creation and betrayal, love, loss and horror. Winner of the Gold Ogle Award for Best Adaptation 2004.
- Bloody Hell - Halloween
HearingVoices, 54:00
- A haunting HearingVoices hour of horror.There's the Bleeding Man and dreams of Blood on the Pulpit, La Llorona (lah yah-RO-nah), a Yodeling Ghost, and Radio Inferno, broadcasting direct from Hell.
- Beware Of Shortcuts!
Peter Bochan, 54:36
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A classic Halloween special from one of the original mash-up artists.
- "This mix is an unalloyed joy and could beat like a giddy, re-animated heart in a beaker at the center of any Halloween programming." - Dougherty | full review
- The Retro Cocktail Hour Halloween Party
Kansas Public Radio, 118:00
- Crazy tunes from classic albums like Shock: Music in Hi Fi, Music To Be Murdered By, Monster Melodies, The Twilight Zone and Poe for Moderns, with music by Spike Jones, The Moon-Rays, Frankie Stein and his Ghouls, Howard Shore, The Beau Hunks, Les Baxter, Pete Rugolo, The Rumble Bees and more.
- A Halloween Happening
Joe Bevilacqua, 58:00
- While en route to a Halloween party, during a thunder storm, Herman and Beulah Tompkins are side tracked by a congress of mischievous trolls.
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