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  • Haunted Houses 3: Christmas Ghosts
    2026/04/21

    The world's spookiest spooky history podcast reaches episode 3 and that means it's time to tackle that most haunted time of the year: Christmas! Ever since Shakespeare, Christmas has been all about ghost stories, but why? We'll tell you! Let's dive into the middle of the 19th century and learn about seasonal spirits and the first Great Ghost Boom.(Featuring far fewer mentions of incest than Episode 2. But not zero.)

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer John Walker.

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    52 分
  • Haunted Houses 2: Totally Goth
    2026/03/23

    The world's spookiest spooky history podcast is still talking about haunted houses! When did houses get so scary? And why is everything so totally gothic, all the time? Let's go on a haunted hayride and learn about 18th century architecture, giant helmets, Irish manor houses, and hermaphroditic horses in the second episode of Super Scary Haunted Homeschool, Season 2!

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer John Walker.

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    55 分
  • Haunted Houses 1: What Is Ghost?
    2026/02/23

    Season 2 of the world's spookiest spooky history podcast begins! This time we're talking about Haunted Houses! But before we can bust ghosts we all have to agree on what ghosts are in the first place: solid air? Hallucinations? Transparent dead people? Catholics? Who Ghost? Why Ghost? How Ghost? When Ghost? Such question! But we have answers! So let's finally learn: What Ghost?

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer John Walker.

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    1 時間 4 分
  • Vampires 9: Twilight of the Vampires
    2024/12/15

    Season 1 ends as we reach...The TWILIGHT of the Vampires! Join us at this terminal moment as vampires achieve their sexiest, most sparkly form and consciously uncouple from disease forever. Who is hottest: vampire or werewolf? And why was everyone wrong about Twilight? Prepare to declare your allegiance: Team Edward or Team Jacob?

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer Mike Walls of Audio Esoterica.

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    1 時間 18 分
  • Vampires 8: Queen of the Damned
    2024/05/29

    Vampire evolution ground to a standstill in the '80s, then a woman appeared who completely changed everything we thought about vampires. With the power of her pen, she made vampires less about disease, and more about sex. Today, every vampire lives in the shadow of our Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice.

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer Mike Walls of Audio Esoterica.

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    1 時間 13 分
  • Vampires 7: Black Vampires
    2023/03/23

    Three of the most important vampires of the '70s were Black, and here they are in all their glory. Black vampires have been an important part of the canon all the way back to the beginning, and this is just a part of their stories. Also, a lot of the music in this episode is by the inimitable Sam Waymon. Used with his permission. You can find more of his music here.

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer Mike Walls of Audio Esoterica.

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    1 時間 13 分
  • Vampires 6: Surviving the 70s!
    2023/03/07

    As the '70s began, motion picture vampires were d-e-a-d dead. How would they survive the disco decade? By moving to the small screen, starring on Broadway, and trying to be funny. In the process, they fulfilled their true destiny and finally became romantic heroes.

    This episode was created and recorded by bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special , and sound engineer Mike Walls of Audio Esoterica.

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    38 分
  • Vampires 5: House of Hammer!
    2023/02/20

    We're back! Welcome to the House of Hammer! This tiny British film studio resurrected Dracula in 1958 and gave movies the most iconic image of the vampire since Bela Lugosi in 1931! There's also a lots of talk about the menace of dope and the illegal international vampire trafficking business.

    This episode marks the podcast's RETURN after a two-year break. It now has professional technical quality, an entire cast to do the voices, sound effects, and music thanks to its director and producer, Chris LaMartina of The WNUF Halloween Special fame, and its sound engineer, Mike Walls of Audio Esoterica.

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    52 分