Announcement: Show Delay
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
6d ago
Unfortunately, release of the episode scheduled for this month has been delayed thanks to the Eaton Wildfire in California. Your hosts are safe and sound, but complications from the fire temporarily halted production. The episode in question should be available in February. Thank you for your patience!   ..read more
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A Christmas Ghost Story VII
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
1M ago
The Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas has been celebrated by Bone and Sickle since 2018.  This year is no exception as we share two stories in this episode, one comic, and one frightening. We begin with the Introduction to the 1891 anthology, Told After Supper, by the British writer, Jerome K. Jerome, … Read More Read More The post A Christmas Ghost Story VII appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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La Befana, the Witch of Twelfth Night
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
1M ago
A short extra episode on Befana, the gift-bringing Italian witch associated with Twelfth Night, the end of the Christmas season.  Included in the show is material from the book, “The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas,” traditional music of the season, audio from actual celebrations, and a few pop songs associated with la Befana. The post La Befana, the Witch of Twelfth Night appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Vlad the Impaler
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
2M ago
A figure of mythic proportions during his lifetime, Vlad the Impaler’s notoriety receded over the centuries only to be resurrected in the 1970s, when a pair of Boston University scholars went public with theories connecting him to Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula. We begin with snippet of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the … Read More Read More The post Vlad the Impaler appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Audio Fix on Episode 125
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
2M ago
A few listeners commented that Mrs. Karswell’s dialogue was muffled at points in “Sorcery Schools of Spain.”  That  episode is now updated with a corrected version. Thanks for letting us know. The post Audio Fix on Episode 125 appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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The Spook House
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
2M ago
“The Spook House,” an 1899 short story by Ambrose Bierce is suitably spooky for the season, but not in the way you expect.It was a favorite of H. P. Lovecraft, who praised its “terrible hints of a shocking mystery.” Also, a macabre bit of poetic whimsy from A.E. Houseman, and an intruder is welcomed in … Read More Read More The post The Spook House appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Devil Boards
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
3M ago
The devilish reputation Ouija boards enjoy in horror films is a relatively new phenomenon.  In the Victorian era, they were regarded by “psychical researchers” as something to be embraced in a spirit of calm scientific inquiry, while Spiritualists saw in them a means of reaching out to those who’d passed into the “Summerland,” an anodyne … Read More Read More The post Devil Boards appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Missing Intro for Episode 133
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
4M ago
Apparently, I clipped off the beginning of the show during the initial upload.  It’s been fixed, so this would only effect those downloading yesterday, but for those who missed it, here it is.. The post Missing Intro for Episode 133 appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Spirit Boards
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
4M ago
Ouija boards, or more generally, “spirit boards” have antecedents going back to the very first days of the Spiritualist movement.  We begin our show with a seasonally spooky visit to the cottage of the Fox sisters in Hydesville, New York, where the ghost of a murdered pedlar supposedly began communicating with the family through a … Read More Read More The post Spirit Boards appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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Announcement Trick-or-Treat By Mail
Bone and Sickle
by Al Ridenour
4M ago
A special short announcement regarding the October 20 deadline for Trick-or-Treat-by-Mail for listeners joining our Patreon.  Find out how you can  receive a hand-packed candy bag from the home of Bone and Sickle Podcast. Each bag this year contains a special MYSTERY ITEM from Egypt! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/boneandsickle The post Announcement Trick-or-Treat By Mail appeared first on Bone and Sickle ..read more
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