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Six Impossible Episodes: Ghost Stories
October seemed like a good time for an installment of Six Impossible Episodes all about ghosts and hauntings. A lot of these are very well-known in t…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Murder of William Weare
William Weare's murder was brutal, gruesome, and a source of complete fascination for the public, and it set the stage for illustrated crime reportin…
2 years, 8 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Death of Poe
This 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers the unusual circumstances surrounding Edgar Allan Poe's disappearance, reappearance, a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Gothic All Week
Holly and Tracy talk about college experiences with Gothic literature, and modern analysis of Ann Radcliffe's work.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Ann Radcliffe, Gothic Great Enchantress, Part 2
Once Ann Radcliffe retired from publishing, all kinds of rumors started to spread about her, including some that distressed her greatly. After she di…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ann Radcliffe, Gothic Great Enchantress, Part 1
In the space of a decade, Ann Radcliffe married, started writing, and had an incredibly successful career as an author. But after her 1797 novel, she…
2 years, 8 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Mother Shipton
This 2020 episode covers Mother Shipton, who may or may not have been a real person. She's described as everything from an oracle to a witch to the d…
2 years, 8 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Sad Clowns, Sad Trees
Tracy talks about how Grimaldi's memoirs read more like a Dickens novel than a source of biographical information. Then, Holly and Tracy talk about p…
2 years, 8 months ago
Eponymous Foods – Autumn Apple Edition
The eponymous Bramley and McIntosh apples are both lucky accidents, and both of them have stories which stretch from the early 19th century into pres…
2 years, 8 months ago
Joseph Grimaldi, the First Modern Clown
Joseph Grimaldi was one of England’s most famous Regency-era entertainers. Sometimes he’s described as the first modern clown, because he established…
2 years, 8 months ago